Star Wars Day

[Broch]

I also seem to be one of a very small minority that doesn't hate Jar Jar Binks.

I'm with you there. But then, I am far less critical of the films as a whole - yes some were a lot better than others but all I ask when I have watched a film is "was I entertained?" and the reality is I think I was "entertained" by all of them.

 

[Paul_B]

I just want to know what happens in a film. Even if it's very bad I'll still probably watch it through to finish the story of the film. They're probably all pretty much the same anyway. Hero up against much more powerful enemy. High jeopardy, multiple close escapes and finished with a win for the underdog hero. Common enough in many other action films.

 

[sunndog]

I'm with you there. But then, I am far less critical of the films as a whole - yes some were a lot better than others but all I ask when I have watched a film is "was I entertained?" and the reality is I think I was "entertained" by all of them.

Broch pacing up and down in his front room after watching any film

"AM I NOT ENTERTAINED!!!"

 

[Broch]

Broch pacing up and down in his front room after watching any film

"AM I NOT ENTERTAINED!!!"

If only I had the looks

 

[santaman2000]

We were just discussing having a Star wars day so that the kids can be a) excited like I was or b) bored stupid, it could go either way!!

Good luck. Let us know how it turns out.

 

[santaman2000]

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Anybody else realize Cinco de Mayo is on Taco Tuesday this year!? This is what we’ve been training for!

 

[crosslandkelly]

Anybody else realize Cinco de Mayo is on Taco Tuesday this year!? This is what we’ve been training for!

In 1912, Hellmann's mayonnaise was manufactured in England, and the Titanic was carrying 12,000 jars of the spread scheduled for delivery in Vera Cruz, the next port of call after its stop in New York. This would have been the largest single shipment of mayonnaise ever delivered to Mexico but as we know, the great Titanic did not make it to New York. The ship sank and the cargo was lost forever.
The people of Mexico, who are crazy about mayonnaise, were inconsolable at their loss. Their anguish was so great, that they declared a national day of mourning on May 5th, which they still observe to this day, and it is known, of course as Sinko de Mayo.

 

[Stew]

I just want to know what happens in a film. Even if it's very bad I'll still probably watch it through to finish the story of the film. They're probably all pretty much the same anyway. Hero up against much more powerful enemy. High jeopardy, multiple close escapes and finished with a win for the underdog hero. Common enough in many other action films.

This may suit?

Star Wars in 30 seconds with bunnies.

Angry Alien Productions specializes in cartoons, illustration and design services by Jennifer Shiman

www.angryalien.com

 

[TeeDee]

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There is a day and meme for that !!!!

 

[Tengu]

I think the mistake many make with SW is twofold;

To treat every film as if it is the same. They are not. Each is different. IV is The Heroes Journey, I is a Childrens show, II is a Political Thriller.

To only watch the Films and not examine the other Media. There are vast amounts of ties ins of really various quality. Even if just the cartoon series. Many believe that the best SW of recent years is encompassed in the Clone Wars Series.

Thusly you will achieve Enlightenment

 

[Paul_B]

I've been watching the Lego starwars short film a lot with my 7 year old son. Best SW film if only because they were simply using FX animated Lego to take the weewee of of SW. Love the entrance of Darth Maul. The scene just before the end scene when the emperor hugs Darth Vader and DV says "hugs mean love" with a kind of grin to the mask made me laugh too.

 

[C_Claycomb]

You Tube. Look up How It Should Have Ended. fantastic for Star Wars and both Marvel and DC. Very funny.

A wise friend told me that if people objectively held the original trio (IV, V, VI) to the same critical standard that they have held all the others to, they would be less impressed.

Time changes many things. When I first watched the prequel trio, Ja-ja annoyed the bejezus out of me, but I was happy enough with the story, and thought the special effects were good. Re-watching the prequels after watching the sequels, Rogue1 and Solo I am much less annoyed by JaJa, not just relatively speaking. Now I would put Solo as the worst of the films and the prequels being on par with the sequels for quantity and quality of absurd plot devices, gimmicks and inexplicable holes.

The advantage the original trio has is that they were filmed without needing to make tie-ins to earlier or later work. The prequels really suffered from having to tie in with events already set in film.

 

[Allison McKenzie]

Rather than just slag the films, why don't we try something productive. If you had to be a star wars character, who would you be?

 

[Tengu]

Thats a really difficult choice.

You might as well ask where in the Galaxy Far, Far Away you would like to go?

 

[Allison McKenzie]

I suspect 'Where in the galaxy' would be pretty easy when one of the options is Ewok forest.

 

[gra_farmer]

Friends sent me this, and had to share

Missed the star wars day, but whom I would be, it has to be hans solo

 

[Stew]

Rather than just slag the films, why don't we try something productive. If you had to be a star wars character, who would you be?

Probably a Jawa. A simple life, tinkering with bits and bobs....

 

[C_Claycomb]

Where is much easier than who. Forest moon of Endor, or Takodana (home of Maz Kanata...looks remarkably like Borrowdale )

 

[Bishop]

Owned a Jawa once, good mechanically but the concept of decent brakes eludes them

 

[Tengu]

Rakata Prime. (Lehon)

Nice climate (Think South Seas) Well out of the Old Republic/Empire/New Republic, so you wont have your style cramped by them. Its a Monument world so very good for Archaeology.

And, like Endor, you stand a good chance of being eaten by the natives....

...Only you wont these days, as they are long gone.

Aside from the dangers of feral Rancor and potentialy still active Force artefacts, its a pretty cool place.