Does anyone care about this?

05-25-07, 04:58 PM

Thirty years!
The movie was certainly ground breaking in its day.

Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope - May 25, 1977

http://www.starwars.com/episode-iii/...s20040405.html

Sailor Steve · 05-25-07, 05:02 PM

I care, though I had forgotten the exact date. I remember because I had already been married for three years, and had been looking forward to it for months. At the time it was unlike anything anyone had ever done before. I actually saw it before word-of-mouth got out, which means I didn't wait in two-hour three-block-long lines. For several days no one knew about it.

It's still a great movie.

Ramius · 05-25-07, 05:04 PM

Don't remind them, it will only mean another "special" edition will be released.

But has it really been that long

05-25-07, 05:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

I care, though I had forgotten the exact date. I remember because I had already been married for three years, and had been looking forward to it for months. At the time it was unlike anything anyone had ever done before. I actually saw it before word-of-mouth got out, which means I didn't wait in two-hour three-block-long lines. For several days no one knew about it.

It's still a great movie.

Sounds like you have a couple of years on me SS. I was sixteen at the time and didn't see the film until August of that year.

Heibges · 05-25-07, 06:16 PM

I was 8, and I saw it at a drive-in with my dad and my best friend. Probably in June or July.

ASWnut101 · 05-25-07, 06:29 PM

I wasn't even born...

Chock · 05-25-07, 11:14 PM

Being interested in writing and graphics, I was following the progress of Star Wars (which it was universally referred to as at the time, none of that Episode blah, a new hope cobblers) quite some time before it was released. Of course at the time, I didn't know it was going to be that big, but I kind of figured it might be quite influential knowing the trouble they were going to with design and special effects.

If you weren't around at the time it was released, I guess it's kind of hard to understand the impact it had. It was the first time that a space battle sequence actually looked like it might genuinely be taking place, instead of a lot of crappy models on string. There had been a few movies with convincingly done space stuff before, notably 2001: A space Odyssey, Solaris and (the little known) Silent Running. But Star Wars was the one where it actually all came together with decent production values and a fun storyline.

Certainly one of THE influential movies of all time. But these days you kind of wish George Lucas would give it a rest and shut up. Expect another overpriced DVD boxed set soon.

Chock

GSpector · 05-26-07, 01:12 AM

Wow, I was 10 and it was great back then. I have all the versions for Eps 4-6. I did not care to much to Eps 1-3. To many graphics and not enough story. Doesn't work when the majority of the movie is CGI.

nikimcbee · 05-26-07, 01:37 AM

I remember the first time I saw it! The standing in line... We staued and saw it twice!

Camaero · 05-26-07, 03:11 AM

I wasn't born just yet, but when I did see it, I oh so badly wanted to be a Jedi!

Biggles · 05-26-07, 03:55 AM

As I was only born in 1990, I didn't see this movie until I was about 7-8 years old. However, I remember that after seing it (although my english wasn't that good in my youth) I watched it again....and again....and again....

Then I got a shock: there waws TWO MORE MOVIES?!

Anyway, this movie has indeed changed the movies of this day, and it has also changed my life! (this is not an overstatement)

Lagger123987 · 05-26-07, 10:31 PM

I love Star Wars! Listen to this song called "I'm white and nerdy"

Frau_Phillips · 05-26-07, 10:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Biggles

As I was only born in 1990, I didn't see this movie until I was about 7-8 years old. However, I remember that after seing it (although my english wasn't that good in my youth) I watched it again....and again....and again....

Then I got a shock: there waws TWO MORE MOVIES?!

Anyway, this movie has indeed changed the movies of this day, and it has also changed my life! (this is not an overstatement)

I was born in 1990 too, but I remember when they re-released it. My dad took me to see all three of them with him at the local cinema. I was in kindergarten, but I was absolutely enthralled with it. And to have it shown in a movie theater just made it all the more fantastic an experience.

Knock the re-releases all you want, but I think it's great that they occasionally show it in theaters again. I know that I'll be quite sad my children won't get a chance to see it and experience it like I did.

Of course, with all the advancements, by the time I have kids, who knows :p

azn_132 · 05-26-07, 11:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Lagger123987

I love Star Wars! Listen to this song called "I'm white and nerdy"

Kaleu. Jochen Mohr · 05-26-07, 11:43 PM

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Originally Posted by azn_132

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lagger123987

I love Star Wars! Listen to this song called "I'm white and nerdy"

i guess he's a nerd

05-25-07, 04:58 PM	#1
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Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	I care, though I had forgotten the exact date. I remember because I had already been married for three years, and had been looking forward to it for months. At the time it was unlike anything anyone had ever done before. I actually saw it before word-of-mouth got out, which means I didn't wait in two-hour three-block-long lines. For several days no one knew about it. It's still a great movie. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

05-25-07, 05:04 PM	#3
Ramius Commander Join Date: May 2001 Location: At sea (again) Posts: 457 Downloads: 43 Uploads: 0	Don't remind them, it will only mean another "special" edition will be released. But has it really been that long __________________ There is a forgotten, nay even forbidden word, which means more to me than any other. That word is England

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Heibges Sea Lord Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: San Francisco, California Posts: 1,633 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	I was 8, and I saw it at a drive-in with my dad and my best friend. Probably in June or July. __________________ U.Kdt.Hdb B. I. 28) This possibility of using the hydrophone to help in detecting surface ships should, however, be restricted to those cases where the submarine is unavoidably compelled to stay below the surface. http://www.hackworth.com/

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ASWnut101 Admiral Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: USA Posts: 2,021 Downloads: 9 Uploads: 0	I wasn't even born... __________________

05-25-07, 11:14 PM	#7
Chock Sea Lord Join Date: May 2005 Location: Under a thermal layer in chilly Olde England Posts: 1,842 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Being interested in writing and graphics, I was following the progress of Star Wars (which it was universally referred to as at the time, none of that Episode blah, a new hope cobblers) quite some time before it was released. Of course at the time, I didn't know it was going to be that big, but I kind of figured it might be quite influential knowing the trouble they were going to with design and special effects. If you weren't around at the time it was released, I guess it's kind of hard to understand the impact it had. It was the first time that a space battle sequence actually looked like it might genuinely be taking place, instead of a lot of crappy models on string. There had been a few movies with convincingly done space stuff before, notably 2001: A space Odyssey, Solaris and (the little known) Silent Running. But Star Wars was the one where it actually all came together with decent production values and a fun storyline. Certainly one of THE influential movies of all time. But these days you kind of wish George Lucas would give it a rest and shut up. Expect another overpriced DVD boxed set soon. Chock

05-26-07, 01:12 AM	#8
GSpector Seasoned Skipper Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Colorado Springs Posts: 676 Downloads: 11 Uploads: 0	Wow, I was 10 and it was great back then. I have all the versions for Eps 4-6. I did not care to much to Eps 1-3. To many graphics and not enough story. Doesn't work when the majority of the movie is CGI. __________________ Specter

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nikimcbee Fleet Admiral Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Patroling the Slot. Posts: 17,952 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	I remember the first time I saw it! The standing in line... We staued and saw it twice! __________________

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Camaero The Old Man Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: USA, Massachusetts Posts: 1,477 Downloads: 18 Uploads: 0	I wasn't born just yet, but when I did see it, I oh so badly wanted to be a Jedi! __________________

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Biggles Silent Hunter Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Sweden (I'm not a Viking...) Posts: 3,529 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	As I was only born in 1990, I didn't see this movie until I was about 7-8 years old. However, I remember that after seing it (although my english wasn't that good in my youth) I watched it again....and again....and again.... Then I got a shock: there waws TWO MORE MOVIES?! Anyway, this movie has indeed changed the movies of this day, and it has also changed my life! (this is not an overstatement) __________________

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Lagger123987 Grey Wolf Join Date: May 2007 Location: Little Saigon, San Jose, California Posts: 944 Downloads: 323 Uploads: 4	I love Star Wars! Listen to this song called "I'm white and nerdy"