Comments on: Tales Of Inaccurate Wonderment

By: AmazingAdrian

AmazingAdrian — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 17:39:40 +0000

Well, I was born in 1983, and remained unaware of Star-Wars until I saw Empire and Return in my late elementary school years. Good shows, classic following. I became involved in the expanded universe through the writings of Timothy Zahn and haven't really looked back since. To me, Star Wars has always been more interesting than Star-Trek.

As for the prequels, I went to each one on opening day, realizing the significance of NEW Star-Wars for the next generation. Each film gave me mixed feelings, but now that all three are out and can be seen together, I don't think they are as bad as people make them out to be. There are some things that probably could have been done differently for greater effect, but I was able to remain subjective enough to see merits in each of the films.

By: Phantom6612

Phantom6612 — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 16:09:00 +0000

I'm still a huge fan of Star Wars. Yeah, mostly the original series–saw Jedi when I was eight, and when they went back to theaters a few years after that…I was hooked. I still enjoy the prequels, but they definitely don't hold up against the original trilogy.

Do like some of the expanded universe. I've read my share of the books, which are very hit or miss. Mostly I kind of like what was being done with the really Old Republic.

But I tend to try and come up with my own stories, even if they ignore canon.

By: dolan kerys

dolan kerys — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 08:09:08 +0000

I was in the theater in the womb when the original film was first released. Saw all subsequent theatrical releases on opening night. Loathed the prequilogy. Enjoyed the Clone Wars movie for what it was and for finally making Anakin a character I could like. I love the series. Watching Darth Vader teach a little girl how to work around the rules is nothing but win in my book.

By: bipolarbear

bipolarbear — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 05:48:48 +0000

The prequels are superior in special effects. Inferior in plot, acting, casting, writing, directing…. oh yeah and their boring as well.
Dare I ask Matthew how old you are? I have a feeling that you are too young to appreciate a movie that used anything but top of the line CGI and are hung up on that..

By: asmariamoon

asmariamoon — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 04:54:32 +0000

speaking of misspellings, you misspelled misspelled.

By: Meohmy911

Meohmy911 — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 01:48:11 +0000

Well, they say there are only 7 distinct plots in existence and all movies/books/stories etc are variations thereof. They also say that everything's been done already so we're just recycling old stuff now. The Star Wars plot follows Joseph Campbell's hero archetype which is based on scads of books, stories, myths and so forth, so it is obviously a popular premise. Even if the story is not "original", it is a lot of fun. I'm inclined to think that the only thing the prequels are superior in is special effects, which, given the technological advances since the originals were made, was pretty much going to be the case no matter what.

By: Denis

Denis — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 06:25:52 +0000

I agree with what he says. If you look at it, the original Star Wars is pretty generic: you have a random main character who is essentially cut loose from his homeland when his relatives are killed, which instills a sense of vengeance in him, and so he sets off to destroy his arch-nemesis: the person responsible for the death of his relatives. several skirmishes against said nemesis, in which he loses something each time (mentor and friend, hand), until he eventually gains strength (as fast as a dragonball Z character), and defeats his nemesis.

By: Denis

Denis — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 06:20:33 +0000

speaking of criticism, you misspelt criticize.

By: Kschenke

Kschenke — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 18:27:31 +0000

Aw, no fair. Why can’t Wil Wheaton plug MY site?

By: menchi

menchi — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 03:19:27 +0000

Oi those are fighting words!