Star Wars...Why should I see it?
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I'd say it's not important. I was getting yelled at to see Blade Runner because it was so amazing and whatever recently.
I saw it and it was horrible, I loved the visuals but Harrison Ford was terrible in that movie. His acting was ...goofy, and the story didn't sit well with me. Some of it was okay but I dunno I didn't dig it. I can see WHY it's legendary but I just didn't like it.
I guess I just countered my own statement, it's worth seeing because then you can see where some ideas for later moves have come up. Just like I've made people see Aliens so they can realize that everyone is taking from them lately.
I saw it and it was horrible, I loved the visuals but Harrison Ford was terrible in that movie. His acting was ...goofy, and the story didn't sit well with me. Some of it was okay but I dunno I didn't dig it. I can see WHY it's legendary but I just didn't like it.
I guess I just countered my own statement, it's worth seeing because then you can see where some ideas for later moves have come up. Just like I've made people see Aliens so they can realize that everyone is taking from them lately.
I didn't see them until my girlfriend forced me to watch them about a year ago. 4 is ok, 5 is pretty good, and 6 is fucking retarded. Now that I'm old enough to notice, all of the ridiculous plot holes really piss me off. And Ewoks piss me off. And Chewbacca pisses me off more than pretty much anything else, ever.
You should see it so that you may understand why high popularity does not necessarily mean high quality.
I think you can appreciate the historical fact that at their time the effects they produced were completely mind-bending, without actually having to go see for yourself the effects which by current standards aren't particularly compelling. However, even within the first three releases (Star Wars, Empire Strikes Back, Return of the Jedi) the effects are uneven. I still hold the opinion that the cantina scene from Star Wars blows all of the alien muppetry from Return of the Jedi straight to hell. (Yes, I get to call it Star Wars, and you get to pretend, if you like, that you don't know which movie I'm talking about.)
Either see them or don't. The references appear not to be going away, but then for the longest time I thought Casablanca references would never die either and it finally seems to have happened.
Either see them or don't. The references appear not to be going away, but then for the longest time I thought Casablanca references would never die either and it finally seems to have happened.
Onyx Oblivion said:
Well, to be entirely honest Star Wars is pretty shallow, the plot twists were always kind of predictable, and a lot of the big moments are remembered because of some extreme over-acting. The point here is that your not going to miss much by knowing a lot of what is coming. I think part of the appeal of Star Wars is that it's something that both a smart nerd-boy and the everyman can enjoy. Being one of the few movies to hit the sweet spot of utter intellectual banality while having the illusion of depth (which was actually inserted afterwards).
You should see Star Wars because it's such a cultural icon, and also the spectacle of the thing is pretty impressive. Star Wars is noteworthy because it's one of the first works of fantasy to try and do "Space Opera" seriously and pull it off.
It's also noteworthy that the FX for Star Wars have aged quite well, which is one of the most impressive things about it.
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That said if you really hold no interest, then there is no reason to watch them, but since your even bothering to ask people's opinions that does mean you have at least some interest, but aren't sure if you want to watch 5-6 hours of movie footage from the 1970s and 1980s.
I don't suppose some rather honest (negative) comments by Harrison Ford and Carrie Fisher nowadays help matters much. Nor does the fact that Mark Hamill by all reports is not doing any voices for the latest Star Wars property (Old Republic Online), having apparently blown it off to play "The Joker" yet again for "DC Universe Online". Then again it seems like the animation department doing the DC stuff treated him a bit better than Lucas did.
Having Harrison Ford pretty much say (by reports) that he considered Han a shallow character and that the integrity of the series was "sold out" early on not that it was very good to begin with was paticularly crushing (if it's accurate). Not to mention Carrie Fischer (Princess Leia) saying she was stoned while doing the whole metal bikini bit, apparently feeling she had to be in order to do something like that. Very human comments, but kind of a nerd-buster you know.
Because the Library of Congress has declared Episode 5 to be "a work of enduring significance to the American culture." [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/106479-U-S-Government-Deems-The-Empire-Strikes-Back-THX-1138-4EB-Important]
Dont watch them. Its awesome to be able to say youve never seen star wars. It makes you unique, and if you dont have anything else going for you thats something.
