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Jan 28th, 2008 at 7:45pm

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I showed Alexander Star Wars for the first time the other night and to say he was impressed is like saying Charles Manson is a little uptight...  Since then, he will only be called Darth Vader and Olivia is now Princess Leia.  The next morning when he woke up, the first words out of his mouth were 'I'm Darth Vader"  Grin

I really envied him, seeing it for the first time.  Star Wars was the first movie I ever saw by myself.  I was all of 13 years old...

Do you know what it takes to get 6 year old twins to sit without moving for 2 hours?  Wink
 
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Reply #1 - Jan 29th, 2008 at 3:12am

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Do you know what it takes to get 6 year old twins to sit without moving for 2 hours?

Yup, a REALLY good film Wink Isn't it great seeing it again from their perspective thought Kevin?
 
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Reply #2 - Feb 3rd, 2008 at 6:41am

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Ah, the wild imagination of children. Didn't we all play our favorite series or movie-hero? What a great time in life.

Just be afraid if little Alexander starts shouting about... "Kevin, I am your father!"  Grin
 
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Reply #3 - Feb 3rd, 2008 at 7:09am

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There is definitely a magic in the old adventure films that we don't get nowadays...!

The original Star Wars is a typical example for me....

...not forgetting the original Star Trek, Indianana Jones, etc, series...

Genuine Family Fun... Smiley...!

Paul....Tron/Blade Runner/Goonies/Adventures in the Forbidden Zone/Space Truckers, etc,... the list is endless!....nuffin' like it now!... Cool...!

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Reply #4 - Feb 3rd, 2008 at 1:12pm

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I've never seen any Star Wars movie
 
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Reply #5 - Feb 3rd, 2008 at 2:13pm

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Reply #6 - Feb 3rd, 2008 at 2:46pm
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Ashar wrote on Feb 3rd, 2008 at 1:12pm:
I've never seen any Star Wars movie

Whilst finding that hard to believe, if true then you really have missed out my friend.
The effects may look a bit dated now but at the time it was way ahead of it's time. To use an analogy, imagine having FS98 then moving straight to FSX... it really was that much of a jump.
 
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Reply #7 - Feb 3rd, 2008 at 3:38pm

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We recently invested in a 42" plasma, wall mounted, with the sound routed through my hi-fi, and the first film my 9-year-old son and I watched was Star Wars Ep IV. Truly a ground-shaking experience! The Star Destroyer didn't quite thunder overhead like it used to in the cinema, but it was goldurned close.

Pass the chocolate raisins, someone.

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Reply #8 - Feb 3rd, 2008 at 4:11pm

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Ashar wrote on Feb 3rd, 2008 at 1:12pm:
I've never seen any Star Wars movie

Whilst finding that hard to believe, if true then you really have missed out my friend.


I'm dead serious here...Never been the movie type of guy...I watch movies every now and then...For Star Wars, I find that there's too many parts to it and I'm not gonna watch them all...Maybe sometime in the near future Cheesy
 
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Reply #9 - Feb 3rd, 2008 at 6:00pm

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My son's just got into Star Wars too (he's nearly 7).
I really wanted him to feel the same awe and excitement I felt when I first saw the originals back in the late 70s. And it looks like it's working  Cheesy

He saw Ep IV twice but wasn't that impressed before. This time he's a bit older and we started with Ep I.

The transformation of that little boy into a Jedi Knight and then Darth Vader really captivated him. Ep IV is by far IMHO the weakest film in the series now looking at the series as a whole - suddenly neither Kenobi or Ben can jump around any more for a start  Grin -  and in its simple one-thread story line and dated look as a stand-alone piece, though it of course has nostalgic value, and the part when all the fighters are starting up their engines and heading out to take on the Death Star still gets my pulse racing after 20 viewings... but he got through it last night with all its static talky bits etc.

Ep V next week - my second favourite after Ep III. He's already filled with trepidation that the Empire is going to be Striking Back - it's going to be bad like the third one isn't it daddy... yes son, it is......  Grin
 
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Reply #10 - Feb 4th, 2008 at 2:01am

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I'd have said Phantom Menace was the weak one. Dire script, wooden acting (due largely to dire script), and Jar Jar Binks the most annoying alien in the universe. That said Darth Mauls light sabre is pretty cool Cool
 
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Reply #11 - Feb 4th, 2008 at 2:20am

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Wing Nut wrote on Feb 3rd, 2008 at 2:13pm:
And you felt this was significant because...?


I used the few hours to do some extra work and all... Tongue
 
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Reply #12 - Feb 4th, 2008 at 9:58am

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ozzy72 wrote on Feb 4th, 2008 at 2:01am:
I'd have said Phantom Menace was the weak one. Dire script, wooden acting (due largely to dire script), and Jar Jar Binks the most annoying alien in the universe. That said Darth Mauls light sabre is pretty cool Cool


Yeah, the Gungans are pretty annoying but there's plenty of locational variety, spectacular underwater monsters, I love the pod race, Darth Maul is cool, the first appearance of the friendly droid duo and plot stirrings that become significant later etc. Based on the scripts and acting quality all 6 are the weakest films  Grin
 
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Reply #13 - Feb 4th, 2008 at 11:23am

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Ashar wrote on Feb 3rd, 2008 at 1:12pm:
I've never seen any Star Wars movie


Yes...! Finally someone else besides me who hasn't either...! Cool

I did watch 20 or so minutes of 'Return of The Jedi' on the tv when I was young, but at the time I didn't know what I was watching, so I flipped to the next thing on tv.... Grin
 
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Reply #14 - Feb 4th, 2008 at 3:52pm

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BFMF wrote on Feb 4th, 2008 at 11:23am:
Ashar wrote on Feb 3rd, 2008 at 1:12pm:
I've never seen any Star Wars movie


Yes...! Finally someone else besides me who hasn't either...! Cool

I did watch 20 or so minutes of 'Return of The Jedi' on the tv when I was young, but at the time I didn't know what I was watching, so I flipped to the next thing on tv.... Grin


Hey wow...I didn't know that... Cheesy Cool
 
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Reply #15 - Feb 5th, 2008 at 6:37am

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BFMF wrote on Feb 4th, 2008 at 11:23am:
Ashar wrote on Feb 3rd, 2008 at 1:12pm:
I've never seen any Star Wars movie


Yes...! Finally someone else besides me who hasn't either...! Cool

I did watch 20 or so minutes of 'Return of The Jedi' on the tv when I was young, but at the time I didn't know what I was watching, so I flipped to the next thing on tv.... Grin


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Essel, if you had had the Millennium Falcon and a crew of Jedi Warriors with you in Iraq, things could have turned out a lot different... Roll Eyes...!

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Reply #16 - Feb 5th, 2008 at 6:53am

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got the original trilogy for Christmas Smiley best box set i ever received. I think if I got the new ones it would be worst box set I ever recieved
 
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Reply #17 - Feb 5th, 2008 at 12:03pm

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J. wrote on Feb 5th, 2008 at 6:53am:
got the original trilogy for Christmas Smiley best box set i ever received. I think if I got the new ones it would be worst box set I ever recieved


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The first time I watched it was a pretty amazing thing. I was awed and watched it over and over again. Cool
 
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