I have been a Star Wars fan for 12 of my 19 years. I cheered when the Special Editions came out, but I maintain that Han shot first. I have played more Star Wars games than I can count, including video games (from the Atari to tha Gamecube and the Xbox), card games(both incarnations), and the tabletop RPG. I enjoyed Episodes 1 and 2 despite their obvious weaknesses, and went back to see Episode 2 on an IMAX screen. When Episode 2 came out I bought a spare lightsaber so that I could have one to stay pretty, and another to do battle with my friends, and I kept at it even after my friend Tom and I simultaneously gave each other huge freaking welts on the face. I've in the face of two thoroughly disappointing prequels kept the faith that the third would live up to its title. According to most reviewers, my faith will be repaid at midnight tonight.
And I don't have tickets.
You have dissapointed me for the last time
UPDATE 9:30: I GOT TICKETS!!! Review soon to follow at around 3:00 Central
Hehee I wanna be there tooo!!!!
ReplyDeleteI'm going to find this interesting as I have never seen ANY of the Star War movies.
ReplyDeleteNever, truly. I wasn't able to admit it for many years but I'm at peace with it now. What can I say? I was a poor college student when they first came out (before many of you were born most likely) and after that, well I just didn't see the point. I hope Patrick can forgive me.
ReplyDeleteYay! Hope you enjoy it! But don't spoil the ending for me. Yeah, I know, lame joke. *shrug*
ReplyDeleteOk, I thought that I was going to have the energy to review as soon as I got back, but I'm going to have to sleep on this one. I don't want to get this one wrong. Sorry I made a promise that I couldn't keep
ReplyDeleteSaije: I've forgiven worse. My initial reaction is to say that I strongly reccommend them, but to be honest I understand completely if you didn't come away from it with the same feeling I did.
Steve. Yeah. But there are things about the ending to spoil that I'll keep a lid on.
Dan: Star Trek had the chance to grab me once and for all with Enterprise and it failed. Which isn't to say that I won't watch Star Trek Classic or TNG just about any time I see that its on. As for the lightsabers, I fear I may be out of practice, but if it's a battle you want, then a battle you shall have.
if you want to see them, this is how I suggest you do it. First, read some Dr. Seuss books to rekindle your inner child (not to say that only this is required to enjoy them, but it will make the experience more excellent), then watch the original trilogy, then (this is the most important) watch episodes 1 and 2 with a friend who has seen them and is fairly knowledgeable, and give that friend the remote, telling him/her to cut to the good parts and fill you in on the story you missed. Then watch Episode 3.
ReplyDeleteI'm a trekkie through and through. I've only seen some of the episodes from Enterprise season one and so far I've enjoyed it. I'm having a heck of a time trying to match the technology and design aesthetics of the NX-01 with the 'future' NCC-1701. And one thing that's really irked me is the fact that Vulcans (apparently) cannot lie, and yet I've seen T'Pol blatantly lie in a number of episodes.
ReplyDeleteI have seen Star Trek, except not Enterprise (I don't like prequels). I like Star Trek. Where is the promised review by the way? of the Star Wars movie?
ReplyDeleteIts not that there weren't flaws in the originals, its that those that were there were endearing rather than annoying.
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