Comments on: I’ve never http://notfree.co.uk/theblog/2008/10/13/ive-never/ Mon, 13 Apr 2009 14:55:14 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Fletch http://notfree.co.uk/theblog/2008/10/13/ive-never/comment-page-1/#comment-557 Fletch Mon, 02 Feb 2009 16:20:08 +0000 http://notfree.co.uk/theblog/?p=79#comment-557 I think there are a lot of us that actually haven't seen star wars, and don't really want to. It's just that we're sort of "in the closet" about that because it's not pleasant to be stared at and asked why not so we all keep it secret. Maybe we should start a secret society. Once I was going to hire every Star Wars movie from the video store and complete a full-on star wars marathon all weekend so that I could sort of come up to date with everything and feel normal in a world where everyone knows Star Wars. Then I thought: "Or I could just go surfing". And that was the end of that idea. I think everyone that sees it for the first time today will be disappointed. It was unbelievably good, apparently, when it was released, but unless you can really connect with that experience of seeing it 20 years ago then you won't get much out of it today (probably still a good movie but as you pointed out you expect THE MOST INCREDIBLE MOVIE EVER due to the hype, and then you're let down). The SFX aren't going to impress you much. Not that I've seen it, but I think I can be confident of that. It's like watching Terminator 2 today: it was epic when it was released with the SFX and that guy that melted into different shapes, but today it's like an OK movie with an utterly incomprehensible plotline. OK Star Wars is certainly more important than T2 but you get the idea... I think there are a lot of us that actually haven’t seen star wars, and don’t really want to. It’s just that we’re sort of “in the closet” about that because it’s not pleasant to be stared at and asked why not so we all keep it secret. Maybe we should start a secret society.

Once I was going to hire every Star Wars movie from the video store and complete a full-on star wars marathon all weekend so that I could sort of come up to date with everything and feel normal in a world where everyone knows Star Wars. Then I thought: “Or I could just go surfing”. And that was the end of that idea.

I think everyone that sees it for the first time today will be disappointed. It was unbelievably good, apparently, when it was released, but unless you can really connect with that experience of seeing it 20 years ago then you won’t get much out of it today (probably still a good movie but as you pointed out you expect THE MOST INCREDIBLE MOVIE EVER due to the hype, and then you’re let down). The SFX aren’t going to impress you much. Not that I’ve seen it, but I think I can be confident of that. It’s like watching Terminator 2 today: it was epic when it was released with the SFX and that guy that melted into different shapes, but today it’s like an OK movie with an utterly incomprehensible plotline. OK Star Wars is certainly more important than T2 but you get the idea…

]]> By: Kimmy http://notfree.co.uk/theblog/2008/10/13/ive-never/comment-page-1/#comment-536 Kimmy Mon, 13 Oct 2008 16:50:20 +0000 http://notfree.co.uk/theblog/?p=79#comment-536 they range in quality they range in quality

]]> By: Kimmy http://notfree.co.uk/theblog/2008/10/13/ive-never/comment-page-1/#comment-535 Kimmy Mon, 13 Oct 2008 16:49:24 +0000 http://notfree.co.uk/theblog/?p=79#comment-535 I had never made myself watch Dirty Dancing. I avoided it for 5 years. Then I decided to watch it (but only after everyone had stopped nagging me about it) and i loved it. seriously. Try 'return of the sith' to see what you think of that, i admit the star wars films aren't brill. but give another one a go as least. they've been made over a large span of years. I had never made myself watch Dirty Dancing. I avoided it for 5 years. Then I decided to watch it (but only after everyone had stopped nagging me about it) and i loved it. seriously. Try ‘return of the sith’ to see what you think of that, i admit the star wars films aren’t brill. but give another one a go as least. they’ve been made over a large span of years.

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