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Darth Lars
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Padawan LearnerIf I had kids, I would never try to raise them as Star Wars fans. I would make available the original Star Wars trilogy (probably "despecialized" editions), Indiana Jones 1 and 3 (the two movies in the trilogy), The Terminator and Terminator 2, etc. and so on, and allow them to watch them if they want to. That's it.
If they bring home anything that is labeled "Star Wars", then I would take it away from them ... unless it is vintage, of course. hmm.. on second though, I would take it away from them especially if it is vintage -- but only to put it into a glass case.
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Better a bad bomb than a bombadwalking_carpet said:
As I said before, IMO the real danger is not kids enjoying the PT, but kids convincing themselves to like the PT because they are brainwashed by going to TFN or swallowing all of Lucas' BS.
There are lots and lots of people who like th PT.
I just don't think most of them frequent TFN or listen to lots of interviews from Lucas. They just like them.
This isn't a defense of the PT. A bazillion people liked Transformers 3, and no one said they needed a website to "defend" i.
TV's Frink
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Ointment FlyTheBoost said:
walking_carpet said:
As I said before, IMO the real danger is not kids enjoying the PT, but kids convincing themselves to like the PT because they are brainwashed by going to TFN or swallowing all of Lucas' BS.
There are lots and lots of people who like th PT.
I just don't think most of them frequent TFN or listen to lots of interviews from Lucas. They just like them.
This isn't a defense of the PT. A bazillion people liked Transformers 3, and no one said they needed a website to "defend" i.
Ugh, people who like th PT and "defend" i should be ashamed of themselves.
Also, would you like to buy a few letters?
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Puggo - Jar Jar's Yoda said:
Keeping your kid from watching the PT? That's a little over the top. This is a different generation, and they have every right to enjoy things that we don't enjoy. In fact, it doesn't bother me at all if the younger generation doesn't like the original SW and prefers the PT. They also don't like the Beatles, Miles Davis, and a host of other things that earlier generations consider great. However, they should learn to respect that which came before, because the things they love will become passe too.
That said, I think that eventually anyone with an IQ over 90 will realize, on their own or with a modicum of education, that the PT sucks and the OT rocks.
I agree with this post.
I watched the OOT (my dad had copies from the 19965 re release and I was born in 1996 so I'm literally in the middle I guess) and I watched the PT. I like both - I like one more than the other, I think it's obvious which, but there's no need to go to extremes. In fact, I think in context with the PT, directing, acting, dialogue, etc, the plot of the OT is much better. Note, I said plot. Nothing else.
(In fact I say overall the plot of the PT is better than the OT, the presentation is what makes the OT the better trilogy)
And no, I'm not one of those who believes that what's new is better - I like the Beatles more than the Black Eyed Peas , Jack Kirby more than Grant Morrison.
Fan of the OOT, OT, and the PT, plus the ET (Edited Trilogies) ;)
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I am ready for the OOT!At the theater yesterday, my son saw the trailer for 3D Phantom Menace. He was very excited and asked if we could see it. Awkward silence.
Of course, I said yes.
But I just had to add: "I'll take you to see it, even though it's my least favorite Star Wars movie."
You know of the rebellion against the Empire?
CatBus
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A légpárnás hajóm tele van angolnákkal.I've pretty much decided that if my kid wants to see any official Lucas Star Wars stuff outside the trilogy, that's fine, but we should do it chronologically. So it's Holiday Special, Caravan of Courage, etc, and lastly Revenge of the Sith. And he'll have to watch the last three on his own. I'll sit through the whole Holiday Special with him, but I'm no masochist...
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Wait for me. I shall be merciful and quick.Poor guy. =(
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of Earth.My six-year-old wanted to see it because his friends told him about it. I told him that he needs to make new friends and in this case cyberbullying is acceptable because Star Wars doesn't need fans who aren't productive to society. Then I told him that he'd better change his mind because mommy could always make another one who hates the prequels and desires to kill anyone who likes them like he's supposed to and we could just give him your name. Then I locked him in the closet with a bucket.
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Better a bad bomb than a bombadMy lad got a General Grievous mask for Christmas. Recently he's really gotten into it.
Having never seen ROTS, he calls the mask "Bad Guy" and alternates between it and his Darth Vader mask.
My boy (2 1/2) also really digs the cartoon from The Holiday Special.
thewolfnears
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TheBoost said:
My lad got a General Grievous mask for Christmas. Recently he's really gotten into it.
Having never seen ROTS, he calls the mask "Bad Guy" and alternates between it and his Darth Vader mask.
My boy (2 1/2) also really digs the cartoon from The Holiday Special.
You've never seen Revenge of the Sith? (Or is it your Kid who hasn't seen it?)
Either way, Awesome. That's just way awesome. I wish I had never seen it.
Why was I 14 in 2005 and wanting to see it? WHY?!?!?!
Akwat Kbrana
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Token Linguistics NerdToday's "make Frink feel old" post is brought to you by thewolfnears. (Tune in next time for even further exploitation of Frink's extreme ancientness!)
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Ce n'est pas DuracellEnergizerthewolfnears said:
Why was I 14 in 2005 and wanting to see it? WHY?!?!?!
Probably the same reason why I wanted to see it when I was 18 - the fact that Lucas was a completely talentless hack and his PT an epic endeavour in failure hadn't quite been made apparent yet.
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star wars fan since age 2TheBoost said:
My lad got a General Grievous mask for Christmas. Recently he's really gotten into it.
Having never seen ROTS, he calls the mask "Bad Guy" and alternates between it and his Darth Vader mask.
My boy (2 1/2) also really digs the cartoon from The Holiday Special.
I know grevious was in the original animated clone wars - is he in the CGI clone wars show? if so, is that how he knows of him?
has he watched any PT movies? i remember you saying he does like the OT
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Akwat Kbrana said:
Today's "make Frink feel old" post is brought to you by thewolfnears. (Tune in next time for even further exploitation of Frink's extreme ancientness!)
*wonders how I made him feel ancient*
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TheBoost
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Better a bad bomb than a bombadWell, my son has been exposed to the Prequals.
Kinda.
Yesterday at the frozen yogurt shop he saw "The Padawan Menace," the Lego Star Wars cartoon. He liked it. So did I. I think I need to go and buy it.
timdiggerm
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Are you kidding? That was a "make tim feel old post"!
Wolfman
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My son came over to stay at the weekend and asked to watch the original Star Wars. He is 16years old and this is the first time, even surrounded by all the memorabilia at my place, that he has wanted to watch the film.
He has always sat quite while I rant and rave about George and the state of the franchise.
So, on Sunday he asks to watch the unaltered Star Wars. Before hand, I give him a brief outline on the making of the film and to forget completely anything from the prequels that he may remember.
He sat through the whole film not making a sound. The final verdict.."Brilliant" !
After the film we had a short chat on the changes that have been made to the film since and how George has suppressed the original.
Next up, Empire. He wants to watch the original version again and has not even asked to see any updated scenes yet from any of the films.
If after the trilogy is complete, he will want to ever watch the films again..who knows ? All I know is that he was really happy to watch the original Star Wars and to listen to me going on about the 'good 'ol days !
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Chief Architect of Cynical MoralityDoing my part:
My nephew really seemed to like playing with them, though he seem disappointed that the X-Wing didn't roll. I'm trying to wait to show him Star Wars Revisited, but he's still way too young to get it.
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Ointment FlyNephew? Darn, I thought you were hiding a son.
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star wars fan since age 2Wolfman said:
After the film we had a short chat on the changes that have been made to the film since and how George has suppressed the original.
so he knows wolfman was removed?
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See You, Space Cowboy...I was at Disneyland last Sunday and didn't go on Star Tours. But that's not what this is about.
On the way back to the lot, I heard a mother telling her son about the movies because of how much he liked the ride. He was probably 3 or 4. She said that in the movies he'd met Darth Maul first, and then Vader. Oh well.
Wolfman
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walking_carpet said:
so he knows wolfman was removed?
Oh yes !
I gave a general overview of the situation which I shall continue with when we watch Empire.
Adventures in Raising the Next Generation of Original Star Wars Fans