Author Topic: May the Fourth... (Read 2220 times)

AZRedhawk44 · « **on:** May 02, 2019, 07:04:17 PM »

...be with you.

Anyone got plans for a Star Wars marathon for the day, or has Disney ruined the franchise sufficiently to deter that behavior any more?

We're talking about a partial marathon in my house and I proposed the following selections:

Clone Wars animated movie
Revenge of the Sith
Rogue One
Empire Strikes Back
Return of the Jedi

Left out Phantom Menace and Attack of the Clones because they're the weakest of the prequels. Left out the original '77 movie because two movies dealing with the first Death Star just seems excessive for a Marathon, and Rogue One has a far better space battle, and sets a more despairing tone for the state of the galaxy (gives the Empire a triple-win in a row!). Left out the sequels, because...I don't really want to see them.

What would you choose for a SW franchise marathon?

bedlamite · « **Reply #1 on:** May 02, 2019, 07:29:17 PM »

Up until rogue one, the correct order to watch them in was:

A new hope
Empire strikes back
Attack of the clones
Revenge of the sith
Return of the jedi

You might be able to watch rogue one first, but it's not really necessary.

MillCreek · « **Reply #2 on:** May 02, 2019, 07:46:24 PM »

Peter Mayhew, the original Chewbacca, died three days ago in his North Texas home.

https://variety.com/2019/film/news/peter-mayhew-dead-dies-chewbecca-star-wars-1203203816/

RoadKingLarry · « **Reply #3 on:** May 02, 2019, 08:40:46 PM »

Quote from: MillCreek on May 02, 2019, 07:46:24 PM

Peter Mayhew, the original Chewbacca, died three days ago in his North Texas home.

https://variety.com/2019/film/news/peter-mayhew-dead-dies-chewbecca-star-wars-1203203816/

I'm surprised that didn't get more airplay.
It does explain the disturbance I felt in the force though.

RIP Chewbacca.

AZRedhawk44 · « **Reply #4 on:** May 02, 2019, 08:44:59 PM »

Quote from: bedlamite on May 02, 2019, 07:29:17 PM

Up until rogue one, the correct order to watch them in was:

A new hope
Empire strikes back
Attack of the clones
Revenge of the sith
Return of the jedi

You might be able to watch rogue one first, but it's not really necessary.

I don't think I've ever watched them in that order, though I can understand the reason for this order. Might be interesting. It's the same number of movies as my proposed selection. I'll stew on it.

WLJ · « **Reply #5 on:** May 02, 2019, 08:45:13 PM »

That's going to hit Barack pretty hard. How old was Michelle?

Oh you mean that Chewbacca. Nevermind.

Was that a violation of the no names thingy?

bedlamite · « **Reply #6 on:** May 02, 2019, 08:52:16 PM »

Quote from: AZRedhawk44 on May 02, 2019, 08:44:59 PM

I don't think I've ever watched them in that order, though I can understand the reason for this order. Might be interesting. It's the same number of movies as my proposed selection. I'll stew on it.

I showed them in that order to someone who had never seen them. When asked later about jar-jar, he wasn't sure who it was.

Andiron · « **Reply #7 on:** May 02, 2019, 09:30:52 PM »

Quote from: AZRedhawk44 on May 02, 2019, 07:04:17 PM

...be with you.

Anyone got plans for a Star Wars marathon for the day, or has Disney ruined the franchise sufficiently to deter that behavior any more?

We're talking about a partial marathon in my house and I proposed the following selections:

Clone Wars animated movie
Revenge of the Sith
Rogue One
Empire Strikes Back
Return of the Jedi

That seems like ideal to me, though I've never seen any Clone Wars stuff.

MechAg94 · « **Reply #8 on:** May 02, 2019, 09:41:35 PM »

I think I would like to rewatch the Prequel series. It has been a while. I have seen some clips that point out that it was a work of art compared to the most recent series.

Regolith · « **Reply #9 on:** May 02, 2019, 09:46:37 PM »

I'm going to my nephew's birthday party. He's turning 4 on Saturday. That's about it as far as plans.

I got him one of these: https://www.melissaanddoug.com/band-in-a-box---hum-jangle-shake/1318.html#product-details

I've pretty much lost interest in the series over the past couple of years, in part due to Disney's "offerings."

Ben · « **Reply #10 on:** May 03, 2019, 12:22:43 AM »

I only celebrate Cinco de Quatro.

Fly320s · « **Reply #11 on:** May 03, 2019, 05:36:42 AM »

I get the nerd stuff about Star Wars, but no one ever says the date as, "May the 4th." People say, "May 4th" or "The 4th of May," but "May the 4th" doesn't make sense. /pedantic rant.

On another note, Sunday is May the 5th. May the mayo be in your sink.

MikeB · « **Reply #12 on:** May 03, 2019, 09:05:52 AM »

Disney ruined Star Wars for me.

I of course grew up on the originals. I actually liked the prequels, didn’t think they were as good as the originals, but I still enjoyed them and the story still had somewhat of a continuity. Roque One was actually good in my opinion. Force Awakens was ok, felt like a new hope repeat, but I could forgive that if the movies got better. I thought there was room for good future with Skywalker training Rey, hoped Kylo might become less of a whiny emo child and felt there was potential for interesting Snoke story.

The Last Jedi was just plain awful in most every way possible and blew up any decent continuity or interest for me in any future movies. I have zero interest in seeing another Star Wars movie ever again now.

TechMan · « **Reply #13 on:** May 03, 2019, 09:07:34 AM »

Quote from: Regolith on May 02, 2019, 09:46:37 PM

I'm going to my nephew's birthday party. He's turning 4 on Saturday. That's about it as far as plans.

I got him one of these: https://www.melissaanddoug.com/band-in-a-box---hum-jangle-shake/1318.html#product-details

I've pretty much lost interest in the series over the past couple of years, in part due to Disney's "offerings."

So you want your sibling and his/her spouse to hate you till eternity.

makattak · « **Reply #14 on:** May 03, 2019, 09:07:39 AM »

I'm pretty soured on the "new" Star Wars, but as we already own the originals, I'm not yet soured on them.

No plans, but we may end up watching "A New Hope" on Saturday.

HeroHog · « **Reply #15 on:** May 03, 2019, 09:09:08 AM »

I dropped Star wars a few of them back. Well remember when the first one came out though and it was something back then. I was in the Navy IIRC, yup, 77.

Regolith · « **Reply #16 on:** May 03, 2019, 09:39:31 PM »

Quote from: adively on May 03, 2019, 09:07:34 AM

So you want your sibling and his/her spouse to hate you till eternity.

I'm just trying to help the kid become musically literate. It's entirely for educational purposes, and not at all a practical joke on my sister/b-i-l.

Perd Hapley · « **Reply #17 on:** May 05, 2019, 06:05:46 PM »

Disney didn't ruin the franchise. Its own popularity did. It went from being a good trilogy that many people liked in the 70s and 80s (but with a hardcore fan-base that kept it alive), to being an inescapable franchise that just kept going until the hype began to oversell the actual product. A familiar story these days.

MechAg94 · « **Reply #18 on:** May 05, 2019, 08:30:32 PM »

That and Disney was determined to push out movies at a fast pace and probably didn't hire the best people to ride herd on it.

Jamisjockey · « **Reply #19 on:** May 05, 2019, 09:29:15 PM »

Saw the Avengers on May 4th. Was disappointed how they brought Vader back and he killed Deadpool. Pathetic.

Andiron · « **Reply #20 on:** May 05, 2019, 11:13:11 PM »

Quote from: Jamisjockey on May 05, 2019, 09:29:15 PM

Saw the Avengers on May 4th. Was disappointed how they brought Vader back and he killed Deadpool. Pathetic.

lol

Angel Eyes · « **Reply #21 on:** May 05, 2019, 11:32:47 PM »

Quote from: Jamisjockey on May 05, 2019, 09:29:15 PM

Saw the Avengers on May 4th. Was disappointed how they brought Vader back and he killed Deadpool. Pathetic.

At least you didn't reveal that Superman died.

charby · « **Reply #22 on:** May 05, 2019, 11:49:12 PM »

Quote from: Angel Eyes on May 05, 2019, 11:32:47 PM

At least you didn't reveal that Superman died.

Again?

Perd Hapley · « **Reply #23 on:** May 06, 2019, 09:42:18 AM »

Quote from: Fly320s on May 03, 2019, 05:36:42 AM

I get the nerd stuff about Star Wars, but no one ever says the date as, "May the 4th." People say, "May 4th" or "The 4th of May," but "May the 4th" doesn't make sense. /pedantic rant.

Incorrect. "May the fourth" might be less common, but you see it every now and then. It's funny you should bring that up, because people think the same thing about Yoda. They think his funny ideas about word order in sentences is just because he's a weird green alien that talks funny. In fact, his mode of speech is simply archaic, which makes sense, because he is so much older than the other characters.

TommyGunn · « **Reply #24 on:** May 06, 2019, 09:54:20 AM »

So ..... Yoda=Chaucer.

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