They were no more shit than the originals which were shit in their own right

( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Thu 9 Aug 2012, 14:01, 1 reply, 12 years ago)

In what way 'shit'?
I mean, before all the photoshop re-issue nonsense, anyway...
( b3th Not shit. Not mod., Thu 9 Aug 2012, 14:02, Reply)

Acting is awful, plot is boring...I just don'tlike them very much
and the 2nd and 3rd one are seriously boring.

I didn't grow up with them i guess
( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Thu 9 Aug 2012, 14:03, Reply)

Okay, Mark Hamill is no Laurence Olivier
but at the time, they were pretty groundbreaking. The story scope, the subject matter, and even some of the 'not very' special effects were unheard of.
( b3th Not shit. Not mod., Thu 9 Aug 2012, 14:05, Reply)

But none of that means shit to me as I didn't see them until the early ninties whereby they looked dated

( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Thu 9 Aug 2012, 14:07, Reply)

So, in summary
You had a deprived childhood which is why you're a bent spastic now.
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Thu 9 Aug 2012, 14:12, Reply)

Yes, that is why those romanian orphans are rocking, because they've never seen star wars

( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Thu 9 Aug 2012, 14:13, Reply)

Allow me to bring some sense into this debate
I am the right age to have enjoyed Star Wars as a child.
I thought it was great and sometimes pretended I was Luke Skywalker.
I am now an adult and no longer get excited by it.
Hope this helps.
( tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Thu 9 Aug 2012, 14:15, Reply)

Shit, that's twice I've agreed with you today
Am i turning into a lesbian?
( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Thu 9 Aug 2012, 14:17, Reply)

I wouldn't be surprised.

( b3th Not shit. Not mod., Thu 9 Aug 2012, 14:18, Reply)

Just shut up and kiss me, you fool.

( tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Thu 9 Aug 2012, 14:18, Reply)

George certainly broke the mould when he came up with a story of good versus bad, but get this in space as well

( Light In Chains maker of the ikea sofa, Thu 9 Aug 2012, 14:08, Reply)

They do say that all stories fall into one of about five archetypes.
Up till Star Wars, the only sci fi available was hokey 60s camp like Star Trek, Lost in Space, Blake's 7 etc. This was the first time sci fi went 'literature' in its scope. Certainly the first time it did it in a blcokbuster way.

EDIT: I'll just DMAAKM then shall I?
( b3th Not shit. Not mod., Thu 9 Aug 2012, 14:11, Reply)

Metropolis

( Light In Chains maker of the ikea sofa, Thu 9 Aug 2012, 14:12, Reply)

Logan's Run

( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Thu 9 Aug 2012, 14:12, Reply)

Silent Running

( scarpe We Stole Bikes, Thu 9 Aug 2012, 14:16, Reply)

Ooh! Ooh! I know this one!
Forbidden Planet, right?
( b3th Not shit. Not mod., Thu 9 Aug 2012, 14:17, Reply)

Dark Star

( The Light in Chains don't touch the Pope's boner, Thu 9 Aug 2012, 14:27, Reply)

This is such utter bollocks I don't know wherre to start

( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Thu 9 Aug 2012, 14:12, Reply)

www.imdb.com/media/rm1070111232/tt0062622
( scarpe We Stole Bikes, Thu 9 Aug 2012, 14:14, Reply)

what are you talking about?! Star Wars had a far bigger scope than that!!
It had Ewocks for fucks sake, EWOCKS!
( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Thu 9 Aug 2012, 14:16, Reply)

Please don't, that would be rubbish
I've always put the appeal of Star Wars down to it being bloody good fun more than anything to do with originality. Heroes you want to be and properly evil villains. As a kid. It's basically a Western with much cooler weapons and spaceships, but I don't see how that can possibly be a bad thing.
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Thu 9 Aug 2012, 14:19, Reply)

Too late.
I'm dead.
( b3th Not shit. Not mod., Thu 9 Aug 2012, 14:19, Reply)

I always Darth Vader looked ridiculous, even as a child it looked like someone made a fancy dress outfit

( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Thu 9 Aug 2012, 14:21, Reply)

I met Dave Prowse a coupe of years ago.
He was proper lovely, and really happy to stop and talk. *Really* west country, though.
( b3th Not shit. Not mod., Thu 9 Aug 2012, 14:22, Reply)

I'm assuming he was the guy who played DV?

( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Thu 9 Aug 2012, 14:23, Reply)

Green Cross Code Man

( hartley hare Just some prick who thinks it doesn't apply to him, Thu 9 Aug 2012, 14:25, Reply)

yeah just a pity he's a big ruiner and can't keep his gob shut

( Light In Chains maker of the ikea sofa, Thu 9 Aug 2012, 14:25, Reply)

You're just upset they look left & right

( hartley hare Just some prick who thinks it doesn't apply to him, Thu 9 Aug 2012, 14:27, Reply)

It certainly wasn't the first.

(PsychoChomp, Thu 9 Aug 2012, 14:22, Reply)