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How to be a SW fan

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I was foraging through the agonybooth forums (a website for bad movies) and I found something about what makes a true SW fan.
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Huh, that was not bad. This kid may be on to something. I mean how frustraiting is it being an SW fan? Who the hell has to fight for a DVD release of their favorite movie in decent quality? Being an SW fan could very well be considered a masochistic practice. Being a Star Trek fan would be so much easier, how great would it be to spend blissfilled hours debating why Klingon blood was pink (and pathetically CG) in zero gravity, but red every where else. Even more fun is how the Klingon got his ruffles. Us true Star Wars fans have choosing the difficult path. I liked what this guy said about the people who own all the DVDs and have a few SW posters not being real SW fans. That is something I very much agree with.

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Well, all I truly want is a watchable copy of the OOT on DVD or whatever replaces DVD. That's why I joined the forums here.
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Heh, I thought that was hilarious. While I don't agree with every statement in there, he does bring up some good points. I was laughing throughout.

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Well, all I truly want is a watchable copy of the OOT on DVD or whatever replaces DVD. That's why I joined the forums here.


Well it is reasonably watchable if you go by that criteria I think. I'm just happy I have the OOT on dvd. But that's just the point. I shouldn't be happy, because a lacklustre effort was made in order to serve us the best possbile experience.

But yeah, they're one of the most important films ever made and anything less than perfect quality is unspeakable. What's the point of knocking us down with all these special edition releases. Who really cares if some creature farts blablah.
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Where I disagree with him is my hate of SW started once the OOT was deemed obsolete by Lucas in 2004. Sure I think the PT movies are average, sure I think the Holiday Special Sucks, and sure there are too many EU Books that have dilluted the series, but those are all SW stuff that I don't have to read or watch, so I don't hate any of that stuff. What I hate is the suppression and the changing of the real OT, I am not calling the OOT anymore, it is the real OT, and I will stand by my statement I made years ago if Lucas never touched the OT movies, all you would have is this niche fanbase who couldn't get over the PT movies complaining, but now he has people like me who just want to watch SW, Empire, and Jedi the way I saw them from 77-83 bitching and pissed off at him.
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As a star wars fan of several years, I can say with no doubt this article has absolutey created a perfect portrait of what it means to be a star wars fan today.

There was once star wars, then holy hell that was awesome Empire strikes back, then Leia in a bikini, then there was EU, then games, then there was Special editions, then prequels, then excuse the language but fucking special editions of the prequels on dvd, then more games, then another special edition with the prequel's influence, then cartoons, the ot on dvd in laserdisc quality, then every fan just said "Enough's enough!"
He big in nothing important in good elephant.

"Miss you, I will, Original Trilogy..."

"Your midichlorians are weak, Old man." -Darth Vader 2007 super deluxe extra special dipped in chocolate sauce edition.

http://prequelsstink.ytmnd.com/
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Good Lord. I think that guy is dead on with his ideas there. There wasn't a single thing he said there that I couldn't agree with to some degree. For instance, while I never hated the Ewoks and the way they killed Imperial troops and war machines so easily, I certainly don't like the way it was so simple-minded-ly executed on film. Now that I'm at the point where I've become extremely annoyed with George Lucas and his changes to the Star Wars universe, I've become more obsessed than I ever was before. Heh.


Originally posted by: Wesyeed
then excuse the language but fucking special editions of the prequels on dvd


Strong language is totally and completely valid when attached to that concept.

By the way, Weyseed, whatever happened to the part of your signature that said something to the effect of "George Lucas leaves lightspeed cockpit views to the OT. *explodes*"? That was pretty funny to read. I also like everything in your current signature (except for "Don't push me, cuz I'm close to tha edge... I'm tryin not to lose my head... " since I'm not sure what its referring to).

"Now all Lucas has to do is make a cgi version of himself.  It will be better than the original and fit his original vision." - skyjedi2005

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The signature references Grandmaster Flash's rap song. I find it funny that he's going to be inducted into the Rock and Roll HOF at the same time as Van Halen. So then you have...

Don't push me... cause I'm close to the edge... I stood there and looked down... I lost a lot of friends there, baby... I got no time to mess around...

*LOL*
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Every true Star Wars fan is a Luke Skywalker, looking at his twisted, evil father, and somehow seeing good.

yup

"The Empire can't stop us now..now its our turn" -Luke-

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Originally posted by: Tiptup
Good Lord. I think that guy is dead on with his ideas there. There wasn't a single thing he said there that I couldn't agree with to some degree. For instance, while I never hated the Ewoks and the way they killed Imperial troops and war machines so easily, I certainly don't like the way it was so simple-minded-ly executed on film. Now that I'm at the point where I've become extremely annoyed with George Lucas and his changes to the Star Wars universe, I've become more obsessed than I ever was before. Heh.


Originally posted by: Wesyeed
then excuse the language but fucking special editions of the prequels on dvd


Strong language is totally and completely valid when attached to that concept.

By the way, Weyseed, whatever happened to the part of your signature that said something to the effect of "George Lucas leaves lightspeed cockpit views to the OT. *explodes*"? That was pretty funny to read. I also like everything in your current signature (except for "Don't push me, cuz I'm close to tha edge... I'm tryin not to lose my head... " since I'm not sure what its referring to).


ha ha ah, yes. Thanks, nice to know someone else thought that old sig of mine was a hoot. I decided to change it for whatever reason that I can't remember. The part about not tryin to lose my head I quoted from that Happy feet movie after seeing it.

Heh, now I think it perfectly describes being a star wars fan, and of course this essay couldn't be more right about all our frustrations with george lucas. If one thing's for sure, no matter what kind of star wars fan you are, it's agreeable that Lucas has been showing a disreputable lack of respect for us people who have spent years worshiping him. So I consider myself divorced from lucas now. Yeah, I gave him three chances and he's consistently proven he's not in this for producing high quality films anymore. And as you may know, (because I've read it myself and it brings vomit to my throat) some out there in the web want to promote the belief that original trilogy fans are blinded by nostalgia. I admit that's true of return of the jedi, but even that film maintained a level of competence I didn't see in the newer batch, ewoks be damned. It's so true today. we hate star wars. We hate it. We hate it so much. I hate boba's new voice, hate the removal of shaw, hate all this bullshit Lucas is trying to force on us. But fuck I love the general idea star wars so much it kills me that this genius, lucas, has fooled people into believing he's a genius and can do whatever he wants with these movies, and STILL have the tonics of the web praise him. That's life, I guess...
He big in nothing important in good elephant.

"Miss you, I will, Original Trilogy..."

"Your midichlorians are weak, Old man." -Darth Vader 2007 super deluxe extra special dipped in chocolate sauce edition.

http://prequelsstink.ytmnd.com/
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THat's kind of dead on for my case. Scary.
There's good in the Original Trilogy, and it's worth fighting for.
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