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Post #653945

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Owyn_Merrilin
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Star Wars: Episode VII to be directed by J.J. Abrams **NON SPOILER THREAD**
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10-Aug-2013, 5:04 AM

DuracellEnergizer said:

 

Owyn_Merrilin said:


It's more one of those other big budget sci fi movies, like Stargate or The Fifth Element, that were good but didn't really stay in the public consciousness.


Comparing Stargate to Bizarro Trek, are we? Well, I know how to cope with disingenous statements like that ...

http://i.imgur.com/veXIt.jpg

 

To be fair, Stargate has stayed in the public eye pretty well... but a lot of that has to do with the 10+ years of TV shows it spawned. The movie itself is kind of a footnote to the series at this point, and it's not something you're likely to hear a random person gushing about. Heck, I see more people talking about The Fifth Element online, even though I'd say Stargate is much better as a serious movie (although TFE is an incredibly fun, lighthearted sci-fi film. They're tough to compare directly.) It wasn't necessarily a direct quality comparison, just about the way the movies were received and their legacy.