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StormtroopersAreBetter
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A Long Time Ago... - Share Your Star Wars Story
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25-Mar-2009, 8:12 PM

Most of my memories are pretty stupid...

I vaguely remember watching The Phantom Menace with my biological dad (long story short: my mom and dad divorced, so I visited my dad on Saturdays... I think. Its been so long.) I only remember watching the pod race, but the scene where Jar-Jar is saved by Qui-Jon (after almost being crushed by the huge droid transport... so close!) is still fresh in my mind. I don't remember what I thought of the movie, but I must've enjoyed it a little bit. Definitely less now than then.

I went to the Star Wars science exhibit at the Boston Museum of Science (that's in Massachusetts). I remember "riding" the Millenium Falcon and jumping into hyperspace. Pretty neat. I got a nice little pin that said something like "I rode the Millenium Falcon!" or "I survived hyperspace!" I can't remember exactly and I can't find it either. There was also a large area with all kinds of things in it. I remember waiting for it to open and years later I realized the door was exactly like the door to Jabba's Palace. Inside I think there was a R2-D2 building station using the computer but by then it was time to leave and I don't even think it was fully operational. There were some documentaries that basically connected Star Wars to real science... there was a part of the exhibit where you could learn about real fake limbs like those of Luke and Anakin. A replica of Luke's speeder, a little tiny seat that simulated floating (pretty uneventful), I remember a staff member mentioning that George Lucas was at the exhibit opening, and then there was a history of either our galaxy or the Earth, narrated by Yoda... actually no, it was probably a real person... but whatever.

I have some trading cards and a single action figure (Emperor Palpatine I believe). I never cared for them, because I was never into trading card games. Besides, the Star Wars ones had the dumbest names - "TIE Fighter DS-55-2", "Return to Spaceport", even "Greedo's Marksmanship"!)

I have one Star Wars game, Rogue Squadron II for the GameCube. I never finished it, though I used cheat codes to access other levels and the documentary. I think the only mission I beat was the first one... Battle of Yavin! I used to have Revenge of the Sith for the Nintendo DS, but I later sold it. It was basically a port of the GBA with 3D flight levels.

No idea when I first saw the original trilogy, though I'm positive I never saw them in theaters (I was 3 in 1997, so I doubt it.) I do remember trying to rent a VHS boxset of the OT. My dad (my once-step dad, now my adoptive father) said no since I already had the DVDs. I think it was this set I wanted: http://i20.ebayimg.com/04/i/001/14/03/b64d_1.JPG

I did see Revenge of the Sith in the theaters, but the only memorable parts for me were: Luke's aunt and uncle (Owen and Beru?) holding baby Luke and looking at the dual sunset, Anakin being burned, then Darth Vader rising from his operation table thing, and the Death Star being built.

Finally, I remember putting in Empire of Dreams and telling my friend that the easiet way to fall asleep was to watch it.