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"Star Wars:The Force Awakens"
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11-29-14, 11:51 AM (EST)
 
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I felt... nothing. No anticipation. No excitement. Not even a vague approaching disappointment. I had one reaction: Oh, so Stormtroopers can be of any skin hue now. And the rest was internal silence. I didn't even try to get the original trilogy when it went on Black Friday sale. Because it was the reedits. And maybe that's part of this: Abrahams could create a miracle -- but then Lucas will find a way to screw it up... I watched. And then I let it go.
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kingfish 17853 desperate attention whore postings
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11-29-14, 12:18 PM (EST)
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I am past the awaiting with tingling anticipation stage too. But it has promise. I'll watch it, there was a little feel of coming home to the first Star Wars.
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kingfish 17853 desperate attention whore postings
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11-30-14, 04:45 PM (EST)
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I wouldn't either. Especially since I called it "...not permitting yourself the enjoyment of a watershed movie event in 1977."The point I was making wasn't about your taste in movie genre, but that you are proud of not enjoying something. But (to Estee) the Godfather? Really? Part 2 provides as rich a flavor of turn of the century New York as I've ever seen. The rest of the parts 1 and 2 (Part 3 stunk) were just very well done gangster movies, but the part about recent immigrant Vito getting started was IMO as good as it gets.
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kingfish 17853 desperate attention whore postings
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12-01-14, 11:41 AM (EST)
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Typo. Right, typo. Mishitting a letter, or misspelling a word, or an auto spell correction error is a typo, not the rephrasing of a sentence. That’s not a typo.(I don't want to be contentious, but it seems that we are still not communicating. So, the following is not meant to be provocative). But no matter, you're still missing the point I was trying to make, which was that in your initial post you stated that you are you are proud (my emphasis on proud) that you denied yourself enjoyment. This is a form of masochism. Next step is self-flagellation. And that being the case, you should see the reason for the Christmas crack. Which was not all that wise on my part, probably, and I apologize, especially if it raises your ire. So I hereby take it back, even though Christmas with a “proud to be” fun denying masochist would not be my personal cup of tea. That was my main response. The following is mostly explanatory and because I run on and on and can’t seem to stop. I get over-hyped. So, as to the “arguably the most overhyped movie in history” claim. I was there, and I can tell you that that movie was barely hyped at all, especially when compared to today’s productions. This was pre-internet and before the cable TV explosion. Being young and bored, I and couple of friends decided to go to the movies. The hyping of movies in 1977 was in its infancy (Jaws in 1975 was the movie that really started the modern massive movie ad campaigns, and ad budgets were still comparatively low in 1977), and I had no idea what it was or what it was about. Whatever hyping that was out there then didn’t filter thru to me. We just made an impromptu decision and picked Star Wars. And we were blown away. Lucas became a god. For the record, and because of the impact it had on me, I consider that movie to be the best of the entire series, especially in comparison with the more recent ones. I too become impatient with those, and am not expecting much from those to come. Hope springs eternal, however. It didn’t hurt that I was a very receptive Sci-Fi fan then, and it hit me square in my literary sweet spot. The franchise taken as a whole is admittedly over hyped and off-putting to a lot of people. I got sick of it myself. The ad budgets they have these days (tens of millions of dollars?) seems obscene. Anyway, then there was no one in the audience in costume. I think “Rocky Horror Picture Show” takes the honors for costumed audiences. But so what? People do that to enjoy themselves. That’s hardly a basis for criticizing a movie. That actually points to the enthusiasm and the enjoyment that people watching the movie have. That’s a good thing, except to people who criticize others for liking something for which they are proud to have not been caught up in the hype of.
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kingfish 17853 desperate attention whore postings
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12-02-14, 10:23 AM (EST)
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LAST EDITED ON 12-02-14 AT 02:28 PM (EST)
Get a good grip on your light saber, we're transitioning to hyper speed.
GO! Why aren't we going? The RED button? Oh. Ok. Are you sure? I thought you had to push the green button to go. It's still not working. Lift up the hood, Chewie, and where is the manual on this thing? Rahhhah ruh ruh ehh ehh! Shut up Chewie, it isn't my fault.
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suzzee 5594 desperate attention whore postings
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12-02-14, 04:31 PM (EST)
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I'll admit it, I loved the first three movies. LOVED them. I wanted to be Leia. (I wanted to be chased after by Han Solo). No I wasn't a nerd in 1977, I was a twenty something though so I should have past all that but no. I was a member of the Star Wars fan club. I've got some copies of Bantha Tracks. I have an original Rancor on my workstation and several Star Wars Happy Meal toys in my desk. I have posters. I made sure my son had Star wars action figures.(ok, I still have them) they're mine. Why? I don't know. I was smitten with Harrison Ford since Raiders. I guess I never really grew up. I guess the movies were just so much fun. And I still love the NASA goodies my secret santa Sir Fish got me. I liked Star Trek when I was a kid. I was nerdy before nerdy and Star Wars became the same thing. I had vhs tapes, regular and wide-screen. I will watch SW when it's on, I may not be glued to it but I can't resist. My favorite quote is Yoda's "Do or do not, there is no try." Would I sit through a screening of a new movie? Sure would.
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suzzee 5594 desperate attention whore postings
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12-04-14, 12:04 PM (EST)
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The value for me is as nerdy home decor in one of the bedrooms. And as for the ultimate SW nerdy clincher...I made the model kits of the Falcon, x-wing, tie fighter, At-At and a couple of scene sets. My son was about 2 at the time, and I claimed to be making them for him. I was such a liar. ha!
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kingfish 17853 desperate attention whore postings
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12-03-14, 10:18 AM (EST)
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LAST EDITED ON 12-03-14 AT 11:30 AM (EST)Yeah, it (the transition) might have more understandable if they had included some experience he might have had in the Army to show that there was that underlying side of him. I don't remember whether Puzo included any Army background in his book. Pacino's acting style was "better acting means yelling louder". Now he's just, well, goofy. And you never saw the first Star Wars? You would be rewarded if you could get into a movie theater, lean back in a padded movie theater seat, grab your seat rests, and have the horns from the John Williams theme music explode upon you while the intro rolls by in yellow brick road scrolling. That, to me, was a very compelling lead in. Obviously, it would be less effective in your living room watching it on a TV. Still good though.
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kingfish 17853 desperate attention whore postings
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12-03-14, 11:31 AM (EST)
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20. "RE: Star Wars:The Force Awakens" |
Question: Why didn't Charlie Brown ever just get a kicking tee?
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Agman2 383 desperate attention whore postings
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12-03-14, 12:00 PM (EST)
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LAST EDITED ON 12-03-14 AT 12:02 PM (EST)Question: Why didn't Charlie Brown ever
just get a kicking tee? I think he was into being dominated, and Lucy was the perfect dominatrix for him. My guess is that pulling his balls football away from him was one of her "punishments".
This could be the most perplexing puzzle for mankind to try and solve since the good 'ol, "Which came first, the chicken or the egg?"
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suzzee 5594 desperate attention whore postings
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12-04-14, 12:07 PM (EST)
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25. "RE: Star Wars:The Force Awakens" |
Snoopy needed the laughs!
I should be watched....closely.
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