Why the hell is Star Wars so freaking popular?????

[CatWoman]

:shrug:

would you believe I've yet to see any versions of this movie?

[BearClaws]

1. I'm With Ya!

I just don't get it.

[WI_DEM]

2. you are not alone

I've never seen any of the movies. Even the 1977 version, but I have a friend who wants to have a movie party and show the first three and I may go and see what all the fuss is about.

[realisticphish]

3. cause it's a good story

i don't need any other reasons to enjoy it :shrug:

[Left Is Write]

9. Yep, that's me too.

[Goldmund]

4. I've seen them all.

The original series was half-assed I thought. The new series is horrible.

So what I'm saying is that I don't get it either.

[FloridaPat]

5. Becaue back in the 70's it was top sci-fi movie stuff and we sfi-fi

fans go nuts over things like this. Although somehow the 3 first ones were much better than 4 & 5. Haven't seen 6 yet.

[Ron Green]

6. It's got nothing that a Western hasn't got, which of course has

nothing on Homer.

[bleedingheart]

7. I remember seeing the first Star Wars movie when it came out in the 70's

..I was a young kid and I was amazed. It was new, it was about the future and it was so cool..

I am just a big geek..

[Cannikin]

8. Just all around fun...magic, adventure...heros and bad guys in black

[Zomby Woof]

10. It is great mythology

Timeless themes of good versus evil, redemption, a quest for something that transcends ourselves, destiny, and not a small bit of 40's/50's B-movie fun nostalgia.

Lucas made the original Star Wars in 1977 to "make movies fun again".

He is also a disciple of the late mythologist Joseph Campbell, and the more you read of classical myth, the more Star Wars resonates.

And yes, it's just plain fun too. :-)

[everythingsxen]

11. So, what you are saying is ---

You don't get a series of movies, because you have never seen any of them?

Well, that's not exactly a suprise is it?

Anyway, on to the question: Star Wars is so freakin' popular because it blurs the line between Sci-Fi and Fantasy; it has characters that are believable (I mean motivation-wise); it has excitement, plot twists and some pretty awesome dialogue; it has lightsabres.

You should see the films. If you see the originals, try to find VHS copies of the unaltered originals. THe DVD versions are OK and I imagine less disappointing than seeing them for someone who never saw the original.

[CatWoman]

15. just because I haven't seen them

doesn't mean I don't know about them.

You can barely watch a tv show, or listen to a radio show, without someone going on about Star Wars.

Watching Adult Swim last night, for example.

[dhinojosa]

12. Cause some liberal named George Lucas makes some damn good movies.

The movies that launched careers and industries. The stories are great, the characters are great, and it is the top sci-fi series. The music is the best too. Oh man, what is not to like about these movies.

Maybe you should watch at least one to find out.

[MemphisTiger]

13. I agree, but that's why I don't go to see them

also, I have stopped calling this episode "Revenge of the Nerds"







Sorry, that was the last one....



seriously.

[jobycom]

14. Because a whole lot of people like it....

Isn't that usually how something becomes popular? :-)

[Mike Daniels]

16. I think the first movie was popular due in part to the special effects

which for 1977 probably were unlike anything most people had seen in the movies up to that time.

The story (based in part in Ep. 4 on the samurai film "The Hidden Fortress") obviously played some part in its success as well otherwise no-one would have cared enough to go to the first two sequels. Of couse, Lucas expertly set up the plot so that the movies played as serial installments where you had to go to the next installment to see what happened next.

[underpants]

17. The original was a western set in space

a tried and true formula. It caught on and off Lucas went.

[arcos]

18. I don't get it either...

I've seen the original three movies and they were fine... no big deal, but they weren't terrible. I haven't seen any of the prequels and have no intention to... ugh!

[Hand]

19. Insh'Allah...

There's really no other possible explanation. :shrug:

[Mutley]

20. I just like them

I think it's an interesting storyline and I grew up with the original trilogy.

[AngryAmish]

21. Coolest movies of my youth

Saw "Empire Strikes Back" a few weeks ago and it was pretty darned good. Plus, I'm a geek.

[Beetwasher]

22. Fantasy Escapism

That's why I like it...It's fun! :hi:

[CatWoman]

25. I heard your bank account grew mysteriously

now, where the hell is my drink????? :hi:

[Beetwasher]

27. Coming Right Up!

:toast:

Uh oh, now I'm in trouble! Spending money that ain't mine!

[Chicago Democrat]

23. OK How old are you?

My guess : 30


Im 44 and it was THE MOVIE of the 1970s.


By the time you had your opportunity to see or not, it was passe.

[CatWoman]

26. I'm 49

I wish to hell I was 30 again!!! :D

[Chicago Democrat]

28. Well then you just arent into bad script and speech making and

stilted charactors.


LOL

[CatWoman]

29. Are you kidding???

I'm constantly ridiculed because I think William Shatner is the cat's pajamas :D

[deadparrot]

24. Je ne sais pas.

I've seen the original three, but...meh, I don't get it. They're okay, bt nothing special in my book.