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Post #641479

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Baronlando
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What single (Non-SW) movie from the last 30 odd years has come closest to the spirit of Star Wars?... and why?
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27-May-2013, 10:49 PM

I would go with something like GHOSTBUSTERS and BEVERLY HILLS COP, only because of 2 things: the similarly broad appeal (lots and lots of people from all the demos turned out for it and loved it) and that mix of playing it straight and goofy that is really difficult to pull off now for some reason. Maybe because people are way more anal about everything striking a consistent tone and blah blah blah, but who knows. When you see NEW HOPE with a crowd it's always surprising how much people laugh, even Empire and Jedi never really managed that.