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Star Wars Virgin Takes the Plunge

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the losin-it dept.

Entertainment Weekly is running a short account of one Star Wars virgin who recently sat down to watch all six Star Wars movies in their originally intended order while recording his thoughts. From the article: "So after watching the sun set on all six of the Star Wars (or sun rise, in my case), what do these movies mean to me? I have to be careful where I tread here, because people's love of these movies is passionate to say the least. (Personal note: My friends had a Star Wars-themed wedding.) The cynical and tired side of me wants to say that George wanted Episode I to be shown first because after watching 14 straight hours of Star Wars, my memories of young Anakin and Jar Jar are almost long forgotten. I've tossed them aside along with my package of caffeine pills and bottle of Coke."

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  1. Re:we all know by B3ryllium · · Score: 2, Informative

    He once said that he made 4, 5 and 6 first because they featured a more compelling story.

    He was right. :)

  2. Re:Speaking of long movies... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Informative

    I have a feeling Cremaster Cycle may be a obscure for most people here. So a couple of links:

    Offical Site
    Somewhat sparse Wikipedia page on the topic.

  3. Clearly Not Familiar With Star Wars by h4ck7h3p14n37 · · Score: 2, Informative
    Late last week I was challenged by EW.com to watch Cinamax's complete Star Wars Marathon -- George Lucas' complete saga in the order in which he originally intended (Episodes I-VI).

    Who says that's the order Lucas intended? Plus, there were supposed to be nine movies in all; a trilogy of trilogies. AFAIK, the order that the movies were released _was_ the intended order.

    The scripts in the earlier movies are significantly stronger. The dialogue is more mature and smart. They had to be, if he was going to get the funding to continue his saga. For the newer Episodes, you can practically see George sitting at his Mac on top of his pile of money and giggling as he types lines line ''Whoa, that's tense'' and ''How rude!'' I looked it up and he was never a writer for Full House, which means he came up with those ditties all on his own. It could be the 4 o'clock in the morning talking, but it's almost as if he didn't have anyone proofreading his scripts. And did he even hire a casting director?

    Dear God! Take another look at the credits. The best movies in the series are the ones where Lucas didn't write the screenplay.

    They need to do a follow-up article where the reviewer watches the theatrical releases and compares them to the re-releases. I swear, that musical number they added in ROTJ makes my ears bleed.

  4. Re:Anyone... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Informative

    I'm just gonna piggy back on your post and mention now that he's seen all the star wars flicks, he will now find this absolutely hilarious:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PFazQ0yjBbE

    (Triumph Insult Comic Dog harassing the Star Wars fans)