tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2513019539869706574.post1052496258199064726..comments2024-03-29T06:16:21.012+08:00Comments on Monsters and Manuals: The Star Wars VaccineUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2513019539869706574.post-44775218206585194492019-12-25T09:06:28.905+08:002019-12-25T09:06:28.905+08:00I had a similar reaction when I saw episode 7. I ...I had a similar reaction when I saw episode 7. I just thought "This is Ok, but its not for me. I am sure the kids of today will like it, but I am passed this point in life".Zzarchovhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07714805545939725730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2513019539869706574.post-32807352417346784312019-12-25T00:16:40.820+08:002019-12-25T00:16:40.820+08:00Another vote for Brouge One here - Its like a star...Another vote for Brouge One here - Its like a star wars heist film, pleasantly isolated.Dragonsdoomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08308752843878120677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2513019539869706574.post-34120167297945265852019-12-23T23:05:42.769+08:002019-12-23T23:05:42.769+08:00It's been said that the original Star Wars was...It's been said that the original Star Wars was to movies what The Beatles were to popular music: an out of the box global phenomenon. Critics called Star Wars the Sleeper of the Century. That is true. As I tell my sons, you had to be there. If you grew up after Star Wars, you can never get the impact that movie had on what you had come to expect in movies. Likewise, Star Wars mania didn't go away in a few months. It was alive and well when the first sequel was released in 1980. Like The Beatles, Star Wars was everywhere. Nonetheless, the first 'hit' to the reputation did come with the sequel. Hard to believe, but I remember many people upset about the dangling ending. The idea of a movie that demands a sequel was rather strange. Plus, many I knew and heard just didn't buy the 'Vader as Dad' bombshell, feeling it a cheap gimmick to attempt to invent hype in the hope of getting people to repeat the first phenomenon. I can still remember the discussions and how many thought it was, to use the term today, lame. But such is the problem with sequels. Empire Strikes back came to be well regarded, but following it, the 'mania' was never quite the same. David Griffeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06629314279592541401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2513019539869706574.post-25395476341359896242019-12-21T21:07:29.237+08:002019-12-21T21:07:29.237+08:00Growing out of Star Wars is just something that ha...Growing out of Star Wars is just something that happens at a certain point, right? I think for me it was the Corellian Trilogy. Reading "Ambush at Corellia," it just struck me, this was the same story over and over again, it was even more shallow than what was passing for Star Trek at the time (Voyager), and the next set of novels was either going to be really boring or really different (and lo and behold, what followed was that New Jedi Order dreck).John Higginshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06522143715905888511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2513019539869706574.post-10462251900513187492019-12-21T14:58:58.123+08:002019-12-21T14:58:58.123+08:00How old is your son? I went to see SW9 chiefly bec...How old is your son? I went to see SW9 chiefly because my kid wanted to (and I had hopes it would be good...sigh...) and he loved the movie. As a dad I want to facilitate what he likes, not what I think he should like; tried that a few times, it doesn't work out well at all. Truth is: Star Wars is a great movie series for kids. Adults, not so much. Doctor Futurityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02586371999646337047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2513019539869706574.post-59394029921266050992019-12-21T11:07:03.329+08:002019-12-21T11:07:03.329+08:00Star Wars died for me the moment EA acquired the l...Star Wars died for me the moment EA acquired the license to produce games. Even when the prequels sucked, you at least had things like Battlefront, KOTOR, or Dark Forces in the IP. Now there's nothing to justify it.Rosenritterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05708668233952612105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2513019539869706574.post-1454143664184635292019-12-21T07:18:52.709+08:002019-12-21T07:18:52.709+08:00Yeah, the scale was much more human. That was part...Yeah, the scale was much more human. That was part of its charm.noismshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09933436762608669966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2513019539869706574.post-58089695093848140452019-12-21T07:17:59.537+08:002019-12-21T07:17:59.537+08:00I loved RotJ as a kid though. And I do think it pr...I loved RotJ as a kid though. And I do think it provides a highly satisfactory conclusion to the series at the end.noismshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09933436762608669966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2513019539869706574.post-62369897620747250402019-12-21T07:17:07.501+08:002019-12-21T07:17:07.501+08:00Yeah, I liked George Lucas's original approach...Yeah, I liked George Lucas's original approach of having the characters make asides to things without explaining or showing them. You can mention something like "the clone wars" and have it just be background flavour.noismshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09933436762608669966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2513019539869706574.post-24219351463755708442019-12-21T07:15:16.862+08:002019-12-21T07:15:16.862+08:00I am prepared to believe it but even that whole Ma...I am prepared to believe it but even that whole Mandalorian thing is now tainted by association with Attack of the Clones...noismshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09933436762608669966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2513019539869706574.post-81276950518908734262019-12-21T07:13:34.377+08:002019-12-21T07:13:34.377+08:00What are some good ones?What are some good ones?noismshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09933436762608669966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2513019539869706574.post-52199176342933841282019-12-21T07:13:09.583+08:002019-12-21T07:13:09.583+08:00I liked Tie Fighter and X Wing.I liked Tie Fighter and X Wing.noismshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09933436762608669966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2513019539869706574.post-72062232881646448772019-12-21T06:30:14.160+08:002019-12-21T06:30:14.160+08:00I still remember when our dad made us watch the or...I still remember when our dad made us watch the original trilogy on VHS. No digital remasters, Han shooting first, etc. Seems like another life (well, I was eight). And Luke's original adventure seems so weirdly... small, in comparison to these half-billion-dollar extravaganzas.HDAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13506175636615989219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2513019539869706574.post-91807708610183723282019-12-21T04:48:09.583+08:002019-12-21T04:48:09.583+08:00My interest dropped long ago. Probably when I saw ...My interest dropped long ago. Probably when I saw RotJ and it was already feeling like they were out of ideas in the face of corporate sphincter tightening... SW had become serious business and no chances would be taken. <br />The best Star Wars movie I've seen in decades was Guardians of the Galaxy. Timmy Crabcakeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14737954661234574830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2513019539869706574.post-39482621412561448732019-12-21T03:51:27.627+08:002019-12-21T03:51:27.627+08:00baby Yoda thobaby Yoda thoCaptain Crowbarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11959402382179885595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2513019539869706574.post-17800069700341304642019-12-21T00:03:45.358+08:002019-12-21T00:03:45.358+08:00I liked Rogue One. And of course the original 3, i...I liked Rogue One. And of course the original 3, in their original versions. Other than that I don't care. Except maybe that I hate the overly detailed vastly expanded universe Star wars has become, it feels cramped & leaves little room for the imagination. There's too much canon.Ghasthousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07401924351959645260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2513019539869706574.post-69107150223377442732019-12-20T22:19:54.964+08:002019-12-20T22:19:54.964+08:00The Mandalorian is decent enough.The Mandalorian is decent enough.Boshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06908715118408289864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2513019539869706574.post-59103569612162408062019-12-20T21:23:41.877+08:002019-12-20T21:23:41.877+08:00You should be watching fan films. What some Fans a...You should be watching fan films. What some Fans are putting out is reminiscent of empire strikes back. It doesnt matter if they have peed all over starwars like a predator marking its territory.Sean Robert Meaneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16273566549106707316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2513019539869706574.post-71936825883692156082019-12-20T21:10:01.739+08:002019-12-20T21:10:01.739+08:00I am absolutely still a super Star Wars fan. But I...I am absolutely still a super Star Wars fan. But I am only interested in the material up to 1998, plus a handfull of videogames from the early 2000s. I don't think that love will ever leave me.Martin Christopherhttp://leavesofkaendor.comnoreply@blogger.com