Posted by George Peatty on 07/21/07 19:59

On Sat, 21 Jul 2007 04:42:21 -0700, "Jim Beaver" <jumblejim@prodigy.spam>
wrote:

>STAR WARS. I saw the first three when they came out and was increasingly
>bewildered by what audiences could find to like in them beyond a certain
>(initial) fun with the special effects. Years later, I went back and saw a
>couple of them again and wondered why I had not hated them any more in the
>first place. I cannot bring myself to see the new batch. While there are a
>couple of Gene Autry movies I've enjoyed less, there are no Roy Rogers
>movies I've enjoyed less.

Rogers could act and sing. Autry could only sing. I love The Phantom
Empire, but in the same way some people love Plan 9 ..

I had somewhat the same reaction to Star Wars. I remember leaving the
theater immensely disappointed after Empire .. I saw Phantom Menace, but not
the last two. It was clear after Jar-Jar that this was not my Star Wars. I
thought, too, that Lucas doesn't understand his own characters, but that's
another thread ..

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