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May 25, 2017, 01:19 PM
chellim1
Use the Force, Luke!
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May 25, 2017, 01:39 PM
mikeyspizza
I was 24 in 1977 and, while I enjoyed the first couple of movies, I never cared for it after that.
May 25, 2017, 04:16 PM
Rey HRH
Am I right in thinking that Star Wars was the first movie that showed space ships dirty as one should expect them to be. Prior, space ships have always had clean exteriors without smudges.
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May 25, 2017, 04:17 PM
charlie12
Never saw it.
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May 25, 2017, 04:18 PM
archerman
I was 11 when it came out, and they took our class to the theater to see it. And that was a big deal to go to see a movie with the whole class.
I have watched a few since then, but the first one was very cool.
Archerman
May 25, 2017, 05:03 PM
matthew03
I was 4, it and the following films in the original trilogy were a huge part of my childhood. I played with the toys, fought the Empire on the playground and in our neighborhood.
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May 25, 2017, 05:34 PM
4x5
I was 10 in 1977, and didn't see Star Wars until it was re-released in about 1979. My brother had to practically drag me to go see it, but once there, I loved it! I never got into all the newer releases though.
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May 25, 2017, 06:18 PM
sig239dlehr
I was a sophomore in high school 40 years ago and remember hearing all my friends & classmates talking about it. When I finally saw Star Wars I liked it, but not enough to see it more than once. The movie that made a much bigger impression on me that summer, so much so that I ended up seeing 5 times, was Smokey & The Bandit! That movie had 3 stars in it...Burt Reynolds, Jackie Gleason, and that 1977 Black Trans Am!! In fact, I spent my evening last night watching it on the big screen again thanks to TCM & Fathom Events. I felt like I was 16 again! I had a close friend that wanted a Trans Am so bad that he quit the football team to get a job at Winn-Dixie to afford a 1978 dark brown TA ( Black TAs were almost impossible to find, so he settled for brown). I guess it is a Southern thing, y'all Yankees wouldn't understand!
May 25, 2017, 08:36 PM
Icabod
quote:
Originally posted by Rey HRH: Am I right in thinking that Star Wars was the first movie that showed space ships dirty as one should expect them to be. Prior, space ships have always had clean exteriors without smudges.
Yes, Time called it "a fabulous, lived in universe."
“ The work of destruction is quick, easy and exhilarating; the work of creation is slow, laborious and dull.
May 25, 2017, 09:04 PM
Suppressed
The main thing I remember about when the movie came out is that my mom took me to the theater. I was nine at the time. She also took me to see Damnation Alley . Remember that movie?
May 25, 2017, 10:32 PM
mark_a
I remember sitting there in awe...
Hard to imagine Smokey and the Bandit out-grossing it that year but it did...
May 25, 2017, 10:34 PM
stiab
quote:
Originally posted by M-11: the galaxy was changed forever by The Force.
That didn't really happen, it was just a movie.
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May 26, 2017, 10:31 AM
83v45magna
May 26, 2017, 10:44 AM
jaaron11
quote:
Originally posted by Icabod:
quote:
Originally posted by Rey HRH: Am I right in thinking that Star Wars was the first movie that showed space ships dirty as one should expect them to be. Prior, space ships have always had clean exteriors without smudges.
Yes, Time called it "a fabulous, lived in universe."
Complaint number one on my list about the prequels is how shiny and obviously computer generated everything is. Where is the dirt and decay? CGI can be both a blessing and a curse.
I won't list complaints 2 through 478.
J
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May 26, 2017, 12:00 PM
sigspecops
I was 9 years old and in complete and utter amazement at what I was seeing. I was used to the clean, antiseptic look of Star Trek, where technology made dirt and grime a thing of the past, so the well worn, dirty look really helped to make Star Wars look like a real, lived in place. It was like the change that took place in the 60's whith Westerns. Cowboys started to look dirty and a more realistic looking old west started to appear.
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May 26, 2017, 02:21 PM
TheFrontRange
My parents took me to see it and I loved it. Ditto for "The Empire Strikes Back." Had most of the toys, books, etc. I also enjoyed a lot of the copycat stuff like the original "Battlestar Galactica" and the dusted-off "Buck Rogers" TV franchises.
I'd become a teen by "Return of the Jedi" and lost interest for a bit...I've actually yet to see that film. I've seen the latest installment as well as the prequels.
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May 26, 2017, 03:07 PM
Expert308
I didn't see the original until spring of `78 when I was winding down college. I had an afternoon off and went to see it then, and it blew me away. Driving home afterward I still felt like I was flying down that trench in an X-wing. I went back and watched it again probably half a dozen times over the next couple of months. The next two were almost as good. I didn't care much for the prequels, with the exception of the showdown between Obi-Wan and Vader in episode 6. I finally saw The Force Awakens a year or so after its theater run ended, it was pretty good too - especially the end. I haven't seen Rogue One yet, but will and I'm looking forward to the next one.
