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In response to "History is repeating itself, eh, Spock? -- nm" by David

I'm just impressed that despite the last trilogy breaking no records, and being garbage, we're going through this again...when the real 800lb gorilla

Posted by Will Hunting (aka JoeMetz) Apr 21 '15, 10:14

opens in 2 weeks. One of them actually grossed 200mil in 3 days, which is still like 15% more than then #3 movie on the list.

Oh yeah, the Star Wars thing also ignores the actual calendar...which is truly and actively in play here...

Logic people, logic.

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I think you miss that *this* movie has what many people really want from SW: The original cast - TWuG Apr 21, 10:21 8
- what I took from the trailer, is that it just looks more like the original movies, and less like the prequels. nm -- nm - groiny Apr 21, 10:21 7
  - I'll be honest, the first teaser with the Falcon was a YES!...the 2nd was completely limp - Will Hunting Apr 21, 10:33 5
    - And damn, will somebody get that black stormtrooper his inhaler! -- nm - con_carne Apr 21, 10:37 1
      - and a nice cold Colt 45 malt liquor. nm -- nm - Billy Dee Williams Apr 21, 10:37
    - Agist. -- nm - Diva Apr 21, 10:36
    - the part that got me was the wrecked Star Destroyer. nm -- nm - groiny Apr 21, 10:35 1
      - That shot actually looked like what we saw in ID4 with the crashed spaceship in the Nevada desert. - Will Hunting Apr 21, 10:37
  - Yes. Which is why I want to see it. -- nm - TWuG Apr 21, 10:23
Different animals. - Ultron Apr 21, 10:16 33
- You're remembering it wrong. EVERYBODY was dialed up about the prequels. -- nm - David Apr 21, 10:18 29
  - My favourite memory about The Phantom Menace was making about $10 million by shorting it opening weekend. -- nm - Roger More Apr 21, 10:33
  - As I said, my mother skipped them. And she saw the trilogy movies a minimum of three times each in the theater with me. - Ultron Apr 21, 10:21 1
    - flip side: my mom didn't particularly care about the original trilogy, but she saw episode 1 on opening day. -- nm - mafic Apr 21, 10:23
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    - in JJ they trust. - Mel Profit Apr 21, 10:22 20
      - People spent years after Phantom Menace convincing themselves it was good. -- nm - David Apr 21, 10:45 5
        
        Yes, we know you think this. -- nm - Mel Profit Apr 21, 10:49 1
        
        I remember the threads. - David Apr 21, 10:52
        
        i walked out at the end and said 'well, that was horrible" and haven't seen one since. but i will see the new ones. -- nm - Andie Apr 21, 10:48 1
        
        the 2nd prequel sucks. But I did like the 3rd one. especially the 3rd act. -- nm - Remlik Apr 21, 11:03
        
        The bummer for us Star Wars geeks is that there was a good movie in there...and some very poor decisions deprived us of it. -- nm - Jim Apr 21, 10:46
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        The issue that I have with JJ is... - Roger More Apr 21, 10:42 3
        
        MI3? *glove slap* - David Apr 21, 10:46 2
        
        There's a lot about M:I 3 to like but - spoils - Roger More Apr 21, 10:51 1
        
        You lie. -- nm - David Apr 21, 10:52
        
        I saw what he did with Star Trek so I am hopeful. - Mel Profit Apr 21, 10:31 6
        
        And I will never back down from my opinion that the pod racing scene was still absolutely stellar and almost made up for Jar Jar. nm -- nm - Jim Apr 21, 10:35 5
        
        that and Darth Maul and The Saga Begins by Weird Al -- nm - Beaker Apr 21, 11:17
        
        that was a great segment -- nm - Remlik Apr 21, 11:09
        
        Probably because it was conceived for the first Star Wars movie. -- nm - Roger More Apr 21, 10:47
        
        except for that annoying Jewish alien. nm -- nm - groiny Apr 21, 10:36 1
        
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        I would actually not go that far. We hoped he could capture the feeling again. We wanted to believe. - Ultron Apr 21, 10:31
      - and Kathleen Kennedy and Lawernce Kasdan. -- nm - Remlik Apr 21, 10:23
    - That is true. But that reaction was not by everyone on the planet. - Ultron Apr 21, 10:22 3
      - Delusional -- nm - David Apr 21, 10:44 2
        
        Now, tell us to get off of your lawn. -- nm - Ultron Apr 21, 10:56 1
        
        How is your misremembering to feel better about something in any way about me? -- nm - David Apr 21, 11:04
- I know many more people with kids who saw the prequels who can't wait for Episode 7 -- nm - Remlik Apr 21, 10:18 2
  - Those poor kids. Call CPS on them. -- nm - Will Hunting Apr 21, 10:31
  - Meet more people -- nm - professor smartbrain Apr 21, 10:21

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