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Well, indeed, I'm clearly very smart. But, that aside, the question then is: why do so many adults obsess over it?
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Because they loved it as kids...and keep hoping to recapture those moments.
Myself? Lets put it this way: When Episode 7 came out (I already forgot the name), I intended to go see it in theaters, but it's only when a couple of friends of mine had me over for dinner a few months later that I was reminded it had come and gone. Then I watched their downloaded copy with them, and I rather strongly felt like it was NOT worth a purchase.
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It's OK, but the bit where they say goodbye just before the train pulls out of the station, is a bit of a tear-jerker.
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I liked that scene. Especially when the TIE Fighter blew up the train and it turned out the pilot was Jar Jar Binks.
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Not seen it yet but a friend who is a huge Star Wars freak has been left absolutely distraught by it - his far away galaxy has collapsed around him and he's a shadow of the man that he used to be. If there is such a thing as Post Cinematic Stress Disorder, he's got the worst case of it ever known to mankind.
On the other hand, the reaction from the less committed (less commitable?) folks I know has been much more favourable - generally veering towards "maybe a bit too long but rather good all the same."
My suspicion is that it has something for everyone bar the purist.
I'll probably do what I usually do with blockbusters, head to a cinema with the intention of watching it but wind up opting for the indie production on screen 19 instead.
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In their quest to be politically correct, they ruined this movie....the formula has been broken.
I did not leave the theater in awe, as I have done with past SW movies.
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Every new part is worse than previous one. The way things are going they will force Wookie to shave, and be gay for a while, just to be on the correct side.
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I thought the experience was excellent, given that my experience is that I haven't seen it and probably won't. I was sorely disappointed by the last two flops, and have no interest in seeing yet another. Maybe when it comes out on Netflix and I have a dull evening I'll watch it on my little laptop screen.
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Marc Clifton wrote: Maybe when it comes out on Netflix and I have a dull evening I'll watch it on my little laptop screen.
Given that Disney's about to take over Fox in order to better compete with Netflix, I think you'll be waiting a long time for it to show up there.
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They've lost their way, of course.
It started out horrible, but improved toward the end.
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Just got back, know what you mean...
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Vunic wrote: I think it's mainly in the US, people are so crazy about this funny UFO things?
Every freaking UFO / Alien attack (In Movies) takes place in the US, i guess they would love to die while fighting Aliens or they just want to show off anything. Nod idea but yeah i guess it's a US thing.
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HobbyProggy wrote: i guess it's a US thing.
Just a little biassed maybe? Erich von Däniken - Wikipedia[^]
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Don't you come up with this freak...
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Quote: Every freaking UFO / Alien attack (In Movies) takes place in the US In fairness, that's only true of American movies, so is understandable enough. Japanese cinema/anime has no shortage of aliens landing in or attacking Japan... and there's always The Arrival of Wang, a wonderful Italian interpretation of the genre, for those of you wanting something a bit different to get your teeth into....
...but yeah, never miss an opportunity to laugh at the US - they do seem to have more than their fair share of loony toons...
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Yes, we do, and somehow they keep getting voted into Congress.
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Try Tarkovsky: Stalker (IMDb: Stalker) for a variant that is definitely unamerican in style.
If you taste is primarily in American style movies, don't waste your time on this one.
Others might enjoy it, though. It has a quite good reputation as an "art" movie.
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Looks interesting... ta. I see it's on YouTube for £2.49.
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Real life UFO sightings don't just occur in the US. They occur near air force bases all over the world.
98.4% of statistics are made up on the spot.
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PeejayAdams wrote: Real life UFO sightings don't just occur in the US. They occur near air force bases all over the world.
Not surprising since of course people see many things that are 'unidentified' all the time.
However the story is attempting to claim that the source is extraterrestrials (back by proponents and a business), which is far different.
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HobbyProggy wrote: Every freaking UFO / Alien attack (In Movies) takes place in the US, i You clearly watch and parse rather selectively.
Japan was a favorite UFO target just about forever. "The Mysterians" was one of my favorite movies when I was little. Damn - they even put a long pointy nose on a robot.
If one goes by length as defining a movie, Dr Who's invasions were primarily of London (when on earth, at least).
However - I'm willing to compromise on this. How about we call it fair and put out signals so the next main attack is Quebec? Who-TF would care? We can let the aliens win and call it the mother of all win-win situations.
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Agreed
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