General Star Wars Random Thoughts Thread — Page 140

Empire voted top film of all time by a new poll.

Very interesting to see the films that are not at the tops of these lists. Really reflects the changing of the generational guard. Nice to see many of "our" classics up there.

Tyrphanax said:

Empire voted top film of all time by a new poll.

Very interesting to see the films that are not at the tops of these lists. Really reflects the changing of the generational guard. Nice to see many of "our" classics up there.

I swear such lists should disallow films made within the last ten years just to keep the churn down.  Not that there aren't always some fine films within the last ten years, but it's not like people will stop making lists in the future, and they can show up then if they still warrant it.

Tyrphanax said:

Empire voted top film of all time by a new poll.

Very interesting to see the films that are not at the tops of these lists. Really reflects the changing of the generational guard. Nice to see many of "our" classics up there.

 That's nice but after a quick browse, that looks like one of the stupidest film polls I've ever read.... gimme Sight & Sound or nuthin'.

These sorts of polls seem to come out a couple times a year.

Note the name of the magazine conducting this one. ;)

TV's Frink said:

It's actually not a terrible list, but The Dark Knight at #3 is laughable, and as much as I like Inception, it doesn't belong anywhere near this list.

These were my thoughts.

darklordoftech said:

Where do things that fall through Bespin (the gas giant) land?

Apparently they just get lodged in the Cloud City airshafts.

I think we'd have a planet-wide celebration, with body-surfing stormtroopers, and then we'd topple the statue of George Lucas.

Jaitea said:

What would happen to this site if Disney released the BD's of the OT the way we wanted them?

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I'd be out, in approximately as much time as it takes to write goodbye. For many, including myself, the lack of a proper OT release is the only real reason for being here.

Yeah, there are still fan edits and preservations of unrelated films, some of which I've been involved in. But really, a proper OT release? Our work is done.

But I think the key words in your question are "the way we wanted them".  Let's say a good-quality BD release of the OT happens someday. I'm assuming it won't have the '77 crawl, won't have the original six-channel mixes (not to mention no mono mixes), and it will have some sort of screwed up video issues (DNR, boosted contrast, weird colors).  That's probably quite enough to keep this site going with its current dedicated following, even if the appeal to new users is reduced.

Well I believe many of us are here just to discuss Star Wars. Pretty much the best place to do that.

I don't think things would change too much. We all sort of ended up here because we didn't fit in with other parts of the fandom. The people who prefer the SE's, and hiss at anyone who likes the OOT, aren't likely to change their tune. Some of them are probably already putting an mental footnote on the sequel that reads "Not By George".

The new films will change the fandom map as much or more than the prequels did.

We should send George a nice note someday, thanking him for unintentionally bringing all of us together, and inspiring the first fan edits. :)

I'll still be here!

Did anybody have this in their yard back in the day? I recall Toys R Us selling these, but it looks like an accident waiting to happen now.

Hey kids! Have fun planning Ewok massacres! Your Emperor commands you!

Wow, four whole sounds for that giant thing. One sec, just playing a million songs from a handheld device.