Star Wars

Stavro Mueller

Strongbow10 wrote: »

So if I was to start watching them I really should start with 5 and 6?

And then watch 1-4 afterwards?

No. If you want to pretend the dire prequels don't exist, start with IV - A New Hope and go from there. The Empire Strikes Back (no. 5) is the best one of the whole lot but in the words of the Kerryman giving directions, I wouldn't start from there if I were you.

Evilsbane

It's a cultural touchstone and watching them will allow you be "in" on far more jokes and understand far more cultural references.

For the record, other cultural touchstones that are often referenced (and that you should therefore watch) include:

Citizen Kane
The Wizard of Oz
Casablanca
It's a Wonderful Life
Gone with the Wind
Ben-Hur
Goldfinger (or SOME sort of James Bond movie, but usually the references are to Goldfinger)
The Good, The Bad and The Ugly
Dirty Harry
The Exorcist
The Omen
Shaft
The Godfather
Grease
The Shining
Alien
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
Indiana Jones movies
Terminator 2: Judgment Day
Rocky 1, 2 and 3
Die Hard
Top Gun
Dirty Dancing
The Shawshank Redemption
The Silence of the Lambs
Most of the Disney animated features such as The Lion King, Aladdin, etc
Reservoir Dogs
Pulp Fiction
Toy Story
Titanic
The Matrix
Fight Club
The Lord of the Rings Trilogy
Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy

This is not necessarily an indication of how good they are, just an indication of how often people make reference to them, like using scenarios from them as metaphors. For example Gladiator is an excellent movie, but very few references are made to it in general conversation, so I didn't list it. But watching THESE movies seems to be "expected" of you - none more so than Star Wars.

Oh, and if you have a girlfriend she's probably going to force you to watch The Notebook at some stage.

A Neurotic

OP, I was in the exact same situation as you up until last week. All of my mates in college have been horrified that I'd never seen them, until finally last week one of them sat me down and we watched the first trilogy.

My impression, as a 22 year old seeing them for the first time? Meh. They're alright.

A lot cheesier/more childish than I was expecting, but I suppose that's just that my expectations were off. For some reason I thought they'd be a lot darker, more epic and involving. But yeah, give them a watch, if only to get everybody to shutup.

Xavi6

Never seen a full one, started watching a few and lasted maybe half an hour.

Don't see the appeal of it all.

kowloon

It's a childhood thing for most people. The new ones are so bad that they've reduced the appeal of the originals for the current generation. With Disney in charge of the lot (and Star Trek too) I expect something new will have to come along to replace old Star Wars and Trek for our future adults.

Thwip!

Strongbow10 wrote: »

So if I was to start watching them I really should start with 5 and 6?

And then watch 1-4 afterwards?

4,5,1,2,3,6

Chuck Stone

Alien.

Ordinary folks out bring shit home on a freighter.

Forget that Kings and Queens and boy heroes in space shite.

HTML5!

It seems a lot people criticise Star Wars because they perhaps were a bit older when they watched it first so it can appear a bit dated, which is fair enough.

However, I also think it's pure lazy to slag the acting, effects etc - these films (I'm disregarding I, II and III) are 30+ years old! They're actually pretty f uking good given that.

George Lucas used actual WWII footage for some of the dogfight scenes in Star Wars, which by the way, was made on a very small budget. It was quite an accomplished piece of film making when you take everything into account.

Simply put - the greatest story of good overcoming evil ever!!

PS. Ignore anyone who advises watching the most recent abominations - there's so much wrong with them, boards doesn't have a big enough DB for me to expand!..

..well that and I'm an using a poxy iPhone (loaner)! How on earth are you supposed to get anything done on such a small screen!?

CrazyRabbit

I refuse to acknowledge the OP any further until they have watched episodes IV, V and VI.

Dravokivich

If the director keeps on re-doing them all the time, how good could they have been in the first place? Seriously!

They are a load of cack. If you really want to, watch Spaceballs instead. It's a lot of fun and is basically the same story.

Zaph

Thwip! wrote: »

4,5,1,2,3,6

Actually the correct order is 4, 5, 6. The end.

Melion

I get a worse reaction when i say i cant stand any of them.

Zaph

Melion wrote: »

I get a worse reaction when i say i cant stand any of them.

Would you consider a siteban a worse reaction?

Grayson

Episodes 1-3 are the BEST. After that, watch Indiana Jones. The Crystal Skull is by far the best Lucas film ever made. It's amazing how he could go back to projects after 20 years and do his best work.

admiralofthefleet

Pinklady11 wrote: »

My son absolutely loves StarWars and he's 11. He's loved them since he was about 6. I have watched a couple of the movies as he would have them on a lot but I never really thought much of them if I'm honest.

In fact there was one in the cinema a year or so ago (can't remember which one) in 3D and I brought him to see it and I fell asleep for most of it!!

I think it's a male thing.

yeah my 4 year old nephew is starting to really get into it

the original trilogy are the only decent ones

Jaxxy

Pinklady11 wrote: »

My son absolutely loves StarWars and he's 11. He's loved them since he was about 6. I have watched a couple of the movies as he would have them on a lot but I never really thought much of them if I'm honest.

In fact there was one in the cinema a year or so ago (can't remember which one) in 3D and I brought him to see it and I fell asleep for most of it!!

I think it's a male thing.

No. I know plenty of women who love Star Wars and other science fiction, myself included.

I'd definitely recommend watching the original trilogy OP. I saw A New Hope for the first time in full when I was about twelve and it opened up a whole new world of film for me. I do agree to an extent with other posters who say they think it might be a love you carry from childhood but I still think it is something you can enjoy as an adult.

Having said that I did recently try to get my boyf into Star Wars, but some of the magic was lost due to him knowing the entire storyline thanks to Family Guy.

kunst nugget

HTML5! wrote: »

George Lucas used actual WWII footage for some of the dogfight scenes in Star Wars, which by the way, was made on a very small budget. It was quite an accomplished piece of film making when you take everything into account.

He didn't in the final cut. In a rough draft before the film and its special effects were completed he spliced in WW2 dogfight footage to indicated where the fights would go in and he had his special effects team to look at dogfight footage as a guide for what he wanted to get across in the final cut.

gobnaitolunacy

How come it's set a long time ago....yet everything's futuristic?

anncoates

Chet T16 wrote: »

Now, is it worth watching ET...?

Definitely.

books4sale

Maire2009 wrote: »

If only to be hip and cool and down with the kids watch them. Personally I love them.

Hip and down with the kids? What's that all about?

But sure I went to the cinema to see Star Wars in the 70's and 80's, that puts me and all my generation in our 40's & 50's.

I thought kids these days were into the Transporters, Vampires and the animation. My kids wouldn't be seen dead watching a film 20 years old. Whenever I stick on something 'old', I always get the same old groans 'Ahhh Dad, this is so old like you!'.

kunst nugget

books4sale wrote: »

I thought kids these days were into the Transporters, Vampires and the animation.

They're also into the bullying, the facebook, the drugs and the Spongebob. Crazy kids!

spankysue

Watch the original trilogy.

This is not a trap.

You'll get that reference after you watch them

books4sale

kunst nugget wrote: »

They're also into the bullying, the facebook, the drugs and the Spongebob. Crazy kids!

I see your point, more teenagers (11-17) from what I hear.

'the Spongebob' though, really?

SEPT 23 1989

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dbrpqWkNqyo

The J Stands for Jay

Saw empire and jedi loads of times as a kid. Still think they're good. Saw a new hope a few years back - load of ****e

Cantona's Collars

gobnaitolunacy wrote: »

How come it's set a long time ago....yet everything's futuristic?

You left out the Galaxy far far away bit.Ask Stephen Hawking about light years and space travel,that'll explain a lot.........plus it's a science fiction movie.

ejmaztec

melekalikimaka wrote: »

see it, you must

Sh1te, it is.



:P

books4sale

McGaggs wrote: »

Saw a new hope a few years back - load of ****e

A 'new hope'? Its called 'Star Wars'!

It was 'Star Wars' we had in block capitals at the front of the cinema in the late 70's. Where's this 'new hope' on the original posters?

What's with this younger generation, always having to rename stuff.

Lansdown Rd is now the Aviva, what bol*x! :mad:

Thwip!

Zaph wrote: »

Actually the correct order is 4, 5, 6. The end.

We have the newer trilogy there, might as well make the best of it.

This is coming from someone who had to put up with Spider-Man 3 and Third x-men film. No sense ignoring them, better to make the best of them. Plus McGregor was great

Jaxxy

books4sale wrote: »

A 'new hope'? Its called 'Star Wars'!

It was 'Star Wars' we had in block capitals at the front of the cinema in the late 70's. Where's this 'new hope' on the original posters?

What's with this younger generation, always having to rename stuff.

Lansdown Rd is now the Aviva, what bol*x! :mad:

It's Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope. You'll see it at the top of the scrolling text at the opening of the film.