Star Wars

kunst nugget

books4sale wrote: »

I thought kids these days were into the Transporters, Vampires and the animation.

They're also into the bullying, the facebook, the drugs and the Spongebob. Crazy kids!

spankysue

Watch the original trilogy.

This is not a trap.

You'll get that reference after you watch them

books4sale

kunst nugget wrote: »

They're also into the bullying, the facebook, the drugs and the Spongebob. Crazy kids!

I see your point, more teenagers (11-17) from what I hear.

'the Spongebob' though, really?

SEPT 23 1989

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dbrpqWkNqyo

The J Stands for Jay

Saw empire and jedi loads of times as a kid. Still think they're good. Saw a new hope a few years back - load of ****e

Cantona's Collars

gobnaitolunacy wrote: »

How come it's set a long time ago....yet everything's futuristic?

You left out the Galaxy far far away bit.Ask Stephen Hawking about light years and space travel,that'll explain a lot.........plus it's a science fiction movie.

ejmaztec

melekalikimaka wrote: »

see it, you must

Sh1te, it is.



:P

books4sale

McGaggs wrote: »

Saw a new hope a few years back - load of ****e

A 'new hope'? Its called 'Star Wars'!

It was 'Star Wars' we had in block capitals at the front of the cinema in the late 70's. Where's this 'new hope' on the original posters?

What's with this younger generation, always having to rename stuff.

Lansdown Rd is now the Aviva, what bol*x! :mad:

Thwip!

Zaph wrote: »

Actually the correct order is 4, 5, 6. The end.

We have the newer trilogy there, might as well make the best of it.

This is coming from someone who had to put up with Spider-Man 3 and Third x-men film. No sense ignoring them, better to make the best of them. Plus McGregor was great

Jaxxy

books4sale wrote: »

A 'new hope'? Its called 'Star Wars'!

It was 'Star Wars' we had in block capitals at the front of the cinema in the late 70's. Where's this 'new hope' on the original posters?

What's with this younger generation, always having to rename stuff.

Lansdown Rd is now the Aviva, what bol*x! :mad:

It's Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope. You'll see it at the top of the scrolling text at the opening of the film.

Agricola

Never got the attraction of Star Wars either. It just seemed to be a childish, Barney the Dinosaur take on Sci-fi.

jimthemental

I find them infuriating to watch. There are plot holes all over the place in the movies, especially with Vader going from getting Sam Jackson to use restraint to full on assassin in a few minutes. It's like the shít in spiderman 3 where he's shown to be evil by having an emo haircut. The character development just takes ridiculous leaps at times.

ejmaztec

Agricola wrote: »

Never got the attraction of Star Wars either. It just seemed to be a childish, Barney the Dinosaur take on Sci-fi.

I always saw it as Disney in space, and found it ironic when Disney actually bought Lucasfilm and all the Star Wars crap that went with it.

Thundercats Ho

My brother gave me the earlier 3 films to watch over christmas.
Got 30 - 40 mins into it, and had to turn it off. I couldn't stick the camp robot lad any longer. I won't be going back to it again.
I also thought bladerunner was shíte.

Hannibal Smith

How can you never have seen Star Wars? I never thought people like that existed....I just assumed everyone has seen them...you've never even seen one???? :eek::eek:

kunst nugget

Thundercats Ho wrote: »

My brother gave me the earlier 3 films to watch over christmas.
Got 30 - 40 mins into it, and had to turn it off. I couldn't stick the camp robot lad any longer. I won't be going back to it again.
I also thought bladerunner was shíte.

Woah, diss Star Wars all you want but Bladerunner is the top drawer.


Ridley Scott really made a hames of things revisiting the Aliens universe for Prometheus, I really hope he doesn't go ahead with the sequel that's being rumoured at the moment.

robinph

Jaxxy wrote: »

It's Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope. You'll see it at the top of the scrolling text at the opening of the film.

Only on the later re-releases of the first film:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Wars_opening_crawl#Episode_IV_opening_crawl

Bipolar Joe

This thread got me thinking, is there a Star Wars sub-section on Boards?

AnonoBoy

Live long and prosper OP!

To infinity and beyond!

Jaxxy

robinph wrote: »

Only on the later re-releases of the first film:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Wars_opening_crawl#Episode_IV_opening_crawl

Didn't realise that! That can be my something new learned for today.

padd b1975

Hannibal Smith wrote: »

How can you never have seen Star Wars? I never thought people like that existed....I just assumed everyone has seen them...you've never even seen one???? :eek::eek:

I have never watched any parts of the following;

Star Wars.

Star Trek.

Lord of the Rings.

Aliens.

Harry Potter.

Rambo.

I think I watched one of the Die Hards years ago, but can't remember which.

There are probably more but just can't think right now.

I honestly don't feel that I am missing out that much.

jugger0

Star wars is great when you're a young fella, however watching them now... lettuce be cereal the Stormtroopers would of massacred those smelly ewoks and made uggs out of their pelts, i wish the empire won... RIP to all the lads who didn't make it off the death star in time you will be missed.

GavRedKing

Bipolar Joe wrote: »

This thread got me thinking, is there a Star Wars sub-section on Boards?

Yup.

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/forumdisplay.php?f=150

T-K-O

'
Basically i'm wondering if I should bother me hole

'

I wouldn't suggest you bother your hole watching any movie

krudler

Jaxxy wrote: »

Didn't realise that! That can be my something new learned for today.

Thats when Lucas thought "sequels!" and then did the ole "oh it was always meant to be a trilogy", pfffff.

CrazyRabbit

gobnaitolunacy wrote: »

How come it's set a long time ago....yet everything's futuristic?

...in a galaxy far far away.

GavinFlud

padd b1975 wrote: »

I have never watched any parts of the following;

Star Wars.

Star Trek.

Lord of the Rings.

Aliens.

Harry Potter.

Rambo.

I think I watched one of the Die Hards years ago, but can't remember which.

There are probably more but just can't think right now.

I honestly don't feel that I am missing out that much.

I watched the first Harry Potter and just never got into it so never watched the others. That being said, I don't think I've ever met someone who hasn't seen any Star Wars OR LOTR films. Those films are awesome!

krudler

Its easy to dismiss the movies now because Lucas has tarnished them so much, but they were a true phenomenon on their original release, skip to about 5.00 into this clip. Cinema audiences, who are jaded now from blockbusters, had literally never seen anything like Star Wars, it changed the face of movies forever, for both good and bad.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W0eoG5sMpfE

enda1

Wouldn't be a massive fan. Grand is all they are. Better than that Hobbit Peter Jackson rot though!

pickarooney

I've never been able to sit through a full one. My wife loves them and could watch them over and over but I just don't see the appeal.

I got a part in some godawful student short film one time and my character was totally obsessed with Star Wars. The director kept making references to bits of the film and just laughing when I said I'd never seen any of them. He eventually realised I was being serious and forced me to watch a few scenes. I could see parts of his soul withering away through his tear-soaked eyes as I just 'meh'ed the whole thing.

ejmaztec

Thundercats Ho wrote: »

My brother gave me the earlier 3 films to watch over christmas.
Got 30 - 40 mins into it, and had to turn it off. I couldn't stick the camp robot lad any longer. I won't be going back to it again.
I also thought bladerunner was shíte.

The only bad thing about Bladerunner was the weather.:(

Mal-Adjusted

Star wars is alright. The bit where Spock dies is pretty sad though.

HTML5!

padd b1975 wrote: »

I have never watched any parts of the following;

Star Wars.

Star Trek.

Lord of the Rings.

Aliens.

Harry Potter.

Rambo.

I think I watched one of the Die Hards years ago, but can't remember which.

There are probably more but just can't think right now.

I honestly don't feel that I am missing out that much.

You hate film.

The end.

padd b1975

GavinFlud wrote: »

I watched the first Harry Potter and just never got into it so never watched the others. That being said, I don't think I've ever met someone who hasn't seen any Star Wars OR LOTR films. Those films are awesome!

Not pushed about Star Wars to be honest, but would like to read the LOTR books before watching the films.


Just thought of another 2, the Shreks and the Toy Storys:o

enda1

padd b1975 wrote: »

Not pushed about Star Wars to be honest, but would like to read the LOTR books before watching the films.


Just thought of another 2, the Shreks and the Toy Storys:o

Those Shrek films are terrible. Don't bother with them.
LOTR films aren't great, books are though.

kunst nugget

pickarooney wrote: »

I've never been able to sit through a full one. My wife loves them and could watch them over and over but I just don't see the appeal.

I got a part in some godawful student short film one time and my character was totally obsessed with Star Wars. The director kept making references to bits of the film and just laughing when I said I'd never seen any of them. He eventually realised I was being serious and forced me to watch a few scenes. I could see parts of his soul withering away through his tear-soaked eyes as I just 'meh'ed the whole thing.

For me, Star Wars really represents the start of that whole kidult thing and the juvenilization of cinema. I think it's fair enough to look back at the original films with a mildly nostalgic glow as being a big part of the childhood and the wonder the special effects inspired. But let's face it, the actual story was a load of poo and the three brought out a couple of years ago were absolute tripe. Watching the Phantom Menace was like having a veil fall from before my eyes as I realised how awful that film was and it hit me like a ton a bricks how corny the other ones were. I really suffered through the other two new ones out of some sense of obligation to my younger self but by the time they were finished I hated my bastarding inner child.

If the original films, without all that hideous re-editing Lucas done a while ago, were on the TV I'd watch them but I wouldn't have a fraction of the affection I had for them that I had before George Lucas started dry-humping their corpses in a bid to get as much money as possible out of them.

9959

ejmaztec wrote: »

The only bad thing about Bladerunner was the weather.:(

....and the 'futuristic' soundtrack.

HTML5!

enda1 wrote: »

Those Shrek films are terrible. Don't bother with them.
LOTR films aren't great, books are though.

Well if he doesn't watch them how will he know?

Watch the first Shrek, it's not bad. Some people love it. I'm not really into them myself to be honest.

The first two LOTR movies are fantastic I think. ROTK was just OK I thought.

I'm so glad they left Tom fcuking Bombadil-hole out of the movies!

kunst nugget

9959 wrote: »

....and the 'futuristic' soundtrack.

Wha? It's one of the most amazing electronic soundtracks out there and has been a massive influence on generations of producers.

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kunst nugget wrote: »

For me, Star Wars really represents the start of that whole kidult thing and the juvenilization of cinema. I think it's fair enough to look back at the original films with a mildly nostalgic glow as being a big part of the childhood and the wonder the special effects inspired. But let's face it, the actual story was a load of poo and the three brought out a couple of years ago were absolute tripe.

The story was brilliant! A classic tale (classic themes anyway) told in the realm of sci-fi set against the backdrop of an inter-plantery war!

And it could've been so much better had Lucas done things a bit differently.

9959

kunst nugget wrote: »

Wha? It's one of the most amazing electronic soundtracks out there and has been a massive influence on generations of producers.

Nothing dates like the recent past, have another listen.
The 'sound of the future' now sounds like 1982.

Kubrick got it right with '2001:A Space Odyssey', classical and timeless.

kunst nugget

9959 wrote: »

Nothing dates like the recent past, have another listen.
The 'sound of the future' now sounds like 1982.

Kubrick got it right with '2001:A Space Odyssey', classical and timeless.

Tbf, I've listened to it several times. It's timeless and perfectly captures the future noir aspect of the film. I love it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WWS747M7UnQ

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HzBCVfeyaZ8

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fvq5uhqGCWM

9959

kunst nugget wrote: »

Tbf, I've listened to it several times. It's timeless and perfectly captures the future noir aspect of the film. I love it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WWS747M7UnQ

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HzBCVfeyaZ8

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fvq5uhqGCWM

Well at least we can agree that it's a great film.

Good luck to you!

ahnowbrowncow

1, 2 and 3 are good and much better than 4, 5 and 6.

There, I said what we were all thinking.

Zaph

ahnowbrowncow wrote: »

1, 2 and 3 are good and much better than 4, 5 and 6.

There, I said what we were all thinking.

No we weren't. 1, 2 and 3 don't exist as far as I'm concerned.

Bipolar Joe

Zaph wrote: »

No we weren't. 1, 2 and 3 don't exist as far as I'm concerned.

can we ban that user? Is saying the imaginary Star Wars prequels are better than the ones that do exist a bannable offence? Can we make it one?

ahnowbrowncow

Zaph wrote: »

No we weren't. 1, 2 and 3 don't exist as far as I'm concerned.

I was only joking.

There are no good star wars films.

Bipolar Joe

ahnowbrowncow wrote: »

I was only joking.

There are no good star wars films.

BANNED.

old hippy

Have the similarities been pointed out yet?

illicit007

Thwip! wrote: »

Episode IV
Episode V
Episode I
Episode II
Episode III
Episode VI

In that order OP.

DO IT

Why in this order? Without giving too much away for the OP. You can PM if that's not possible.