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   In article <00001001@net396.fidonet.org>, Jimmy Anderson   
   <@p0.f45.n396.z1[ASC46]fidonet[.]org> wrote:   
      
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   > -=> Wolffan wrote to All <=-   
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   >  Wo> not that anyone asked my opinion, but...   
   >   
   > Well this *IS* an open forum after all...    
   >   
   >  Wo> I, personally, think that Ep VII liberated and expanded much of its   
   >  Wo> plot from Ep IV. I also think that Ep VII is markedly better than the   
   >  Wo> previous four (yes, including    Return of the Jedi   ) and overall is   
   >  Wo> better than the first. It trails Ep V, but    Empire Strikes Back   
   >  Wo> was well above all the others,   
   >   
   > I don't get that... I hear a lot of people say they enjoyed Empire better,   
   > and I respect others' opinions, but I don't see how it's a better movie   
   > than the original Star Wars. Might it be my age? (I was 10 when Star Wars   
   > came out, but a lot of people I hear mention Empire being their favorite   
   > go on to comment that it was the first one they saw in theaters...)   
      
   The original "Star Wars" movie was somewhat hamstrung by special   
   effects techniques. Even by the time of"The Empire Strikes Back" there   
   had been improvements, which allowed for bigger battles. Add in a more   
   frenetic lightsaber battle, and you've increased the chances of the   
   ADHD viewers to be interested.   
      
      
      
   >  WO> so that   s not a surprise. It is   
   >  Wo> perfectly possible for a movie (or a book, or many other works) to show   
   >  Wo> clearly that it was heavily based on earlier work and yet be superior   
   >  Wo> to that earlier work. Ep VII is an example of such a movie. I will be   
   >  Wo> purchasing the blue-ray version of this movie, to go with the blue-ray   
   >  Wo> version of the original three. (I mostly care about Empire and New Hope   
   >  Wo> ) It may or may not be relevant to note that I have not purchased   
   >  Wo> either DVD or blue-ray versions of the second trilogy and have no plans   
   >  Wo> to do so.   
   >   
   > I think the prequels are just as much a part of the "Skywalker Story" as the   
   > original trilogy, but I know that's not the 'popular opinion.' :-)   
      
   The Prequel Trilogy is part of the story. George Lucas said he started   
   in the middle (Episode IV) because he knew people would find the start   
   "boring".   
      
   Much of the complaints are from people who saw the Original Trilogy as   
   kids and stupidly believe the movies should have "grown up" as they   
   supposedly had. They completely miss the point that the Original   
   Trilogy movies were aimed at kids and that having "grown up" Prequels   
   would have made an ill-fitting mess of the franchise.   
      
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