Man I rememeber watching the downloaded trailer on my bestfriend’s blue G3 Powermac who had highspeed cable internet (man that shit was like lightening after dealing with dial up previously).

We were so fucking hyped. We were like 15 and 16 and big StarWars fans so we couldn’t believe this was happening.

I managed to procure the single of Dual of the Fates and listened to it on repeat. I read all the magazines I could on the production. This film could do no wrong.

Now I was living in France at this time and it didn’t come out until October which was excruciating. When we began to hear reports Stateside that the film was not good, we totally blew them off. They did not “understand” Star Wars.

I finally saw it on a matinee showing on opening day and my initial reaction was one of excitement. “This movie is so awesome!”

I later went to rewatch it a couple weeks later, but I remember feeling bored and wishing I had gone to see something else.