Star Wars Episode III trailer

[ottomobiehl]

Just saw it on TV tonight and was pretty impressed.  I don't know how this thing is going to get PG rating or even a PG-13.  Very Dark and violent.:-o

Looks as if there may be hope for the last of the Star Wars flicks after all.

Anybody else seen it?  Any comments?  

Just curious....

[ottomobiehl]

Cymric wrote:
So you guys mean that after 5 movies, Lucas finally managed to produce something worth seeing, and not just because it has cool special effects?

/ducks

:lol: Don't feel bad, not everybody enjoys Star Wars and that's not a bad thing.

I've always thought that American Graffiti was a good Lucas flick and even THX 1138 was done very well.

As far as Star Wars goes, it was always supposed to be a "fairy tale" set in space by using well established archetypes.  For example the wise old wizard (Kenobi), the princess in peril (Princess Lea), the world weary hero (Han Solo), the classic villian (Darth Vader) and the wide eyed youth (Luke Skywalker).  It has a simple plot; Go rescue the princess and get the plans to the good guys so they can save the base.  It barrows themes and elements from such classics as the works of Homer (the poet/story teller not Homer Simpson) to the Wizard of Oz.  Other story tellers have done this too.

Lucas was smart though, he parlayed all of those elements into a clever little fantasy flick (with a dose of timing) and made an empire out of it.  I wish I could do half as well.

I believe Star Wars is supposed to be an enjoyable yarn and those who try and analyze it beyond that or read more into it than there is probably wont get it.

[ottomobiehl]

A guy on another board I frequent is a seriously major star wars fan. He was telling people that they were traitors (or something anyway, "not true fans")for not thinking ep1 and 2, and this new trailer were good.

Right, people like that need to get a life and probably need to move out of their parents basement.  The Star Wars movies are a good couple of hours of fantasy escapeism.  They are not something to base your life around.  That goes for Star Trek to.

For a good laugh ya'll should check out this site and see these shows/movies taken to their extreme in fanboyism. :-o

[ottomobiehl]

Cymric wrote:

ottomobiehl wrote:
For a good laugh ya'll should check out this site and see these shows/movies taken to their extreme in fanboyism. :-o

Pray tell, how did you find that site? :lol:

You never know what you'll find on the internet when you are bored. :-)

Actually, I found it when I was searching for sites dedicated to modeling sci-fi or space related miniatures.

The site does make for a good read and a good laugh. :-D