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40 Years Ago Today Star Wars Was Released
Posted on 5/25/17 at 7:46 am
Posted on 5/25/17 at 7:46 am
Is their a movie franchise that receives more criticism and love simultaneously?
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Posted on 5/25/17 at 8:19 am to The Johnny Lawrence
Seems warranted. 8 movies and only 3.5 of them are good; one of which is a spinoff.
Posted on 5/25/17 at 8:31 am to Blue Velvet
5 of them are good. Unless you're just being movie snob
This post was edited on 5/25/17 at 1:18 pm
Posted on 5/25/17 at 8:32 am to Blue Velvet
I've posed this question to people I know that say they love Star Wars but hate the prequels: would Star Wars be where it is today (an over $5 billion franchise) if the prequels never existed. My answer: no, because even though they are extremely flawed, they serve the purpose of creating the huge SW universe.
Posted on 5/25/17 at 8:39 am to JetsetNuggs
Without the prequels they may not be at 5 billion right now, but they could have got there anytime they wanted to.
Star Wars can just print their own money anytime they choose to.
Star Wars can just print their own money anytime they choose to.
Posted on 5/25/17 at 9:04 am to Ham Solo
Saw the original some years ago. Never seen any of the other installments.
Posted on 5/25/17 at 9:06 am to The Johnny Lawrence
On July 1, 1977, I went to Bob Wynn's birthday party. I was 11. We were going to see some movie at Mall St. Vincent that I had never heard of. Star what?
I remember it like it was yesterday.
I remember it like it was yesterday.
Posted on 5/25/17 at 9:25 am to The Johnny Lawrence
Posted on 5/25/17 at 9:29 am to The Johnny Lawrence
They've beaten the charm out of the original film by dissecting it and expanding from the severed organs and limbs.
I preferred it as a small franchise.
I preferred it as a small franchise.
Posted on 5/25/17 at 9:37 am to The Johnny Lawrence
40 years ago, the lines at the old Bon Marche theatre,extended down the sidewalk a couple of hundred yards. It was crazy.
Posted on 5/25/17 at 11:41 am to jeff5891
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3.5 of them are good. If more you're just being a retard
Posted on 5/25/17 at 11:46 am to JetsetNuggs
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I've posed this question to people I know that say they love Star Wars but hate the prequels: would Star Wars be where it is today (an over $5 billion franchise) if the prequels never existed. My answer: no, because even though they are extremely flawed, they serve the purpose of creating the huge SW universe.
Of course it would. The universe was huge already and there was a massive demand for the prequels (and now sequels) thanks to the continued love for the original trilogy, which expanded the universe (and was continued by hard core fans in the books, which... sorry to break it to y'all, are near universally terrible). If anything, the prequels contracted the universe, as the strength of the first movies were always that it hinted at a larger universe... it was the classic "used universe".
Turning the page, I think you can make a good argument Star Wars is the most influential movie ever made. You practically can divide film history into a before and after its release. Not all of its influence is good, particularly how it created the blockbuster culture in Hollywood, but its impact on moviemaking and how they are marketed cannot be understated.
Posted on 5/25/17 at 12:34 pm to The Johnny Lawrence
I remember standing in line at Robert E Lee theater on Plank. Hard to believe its been that long already.
Posted on 5/25/17 at 12:58 pm to The Johnny Lawrence
IV - Good
V - Great
VI - Average
I - Horrible
II - Atrocious
III - Below Average
VII - Average
RO - Good
V - Great
VI - Average
I - Horrible
II - Atrocious
III - Below Average
VII - Average
RO - Good
Posted on 5/25/17 at 5:15 pm to jeff5891
Anyone that thinks revenge of the sith isn't good needs to experience the full POWER of the dark side
Posted on 5/25/17 at 5:59 pm to Blue Velvet
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Seems warranted. 8 movies and only 3.5 of them are good; one of which is a spinoff.
Force awaken right?
Posted on 5/25/17 at 6:15 pm to Cow Drogo
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Anyone that thinks revenge of the sith isn't good needs to experience the full POWER of the dark side
This. I stand by that movie.
Posted on 5/25/17 at 6:49 pm to Lsupimp
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40 years ago, the lines at the old Bon Marche theatre,extended down the sidewalk a couple of hundred yards. It was crazy.
Thats where i saw it, and raiders of the lost ark every friday night for the year or so it was there... :)
Posted on 5/25/17 at 9:04 pm to The Johnny Lawrence
I heard something today that said it opened in only 32 theatres? That can't be accurate, right?
Posted on 5/25/17 at 11:20 pm to JetsetNuggs
The prequels were worth it for giving us the animated Clone Wars stories that have led into Rebels. Well, well worth it.
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