Comment Do I care? (Score 1) 447
Obviously I care enough to post, but beyond that? Frankly, I'd managed to put Star Wars entirely out of my mind until I saw a trailer for it in front of Blade 2.
Now, compare this to drooling in anticipation before Phantom Menace. Downloading the trailers the instant they became available online. Being hailed as a demi-god by the people I was living with for being the first to download the trailer and get it playing. Buying the soundtrack a week before the movie even appeared. In short, alot of faith from a relatively rational person.
This time, there's none of that. It's not that I really disliked Phantom Menace - I'll even defend Jar Jar to a point. The problem was that it didn't measure up to my (overly) high expectations, and didn't compare well with the other movies.
There's a bright side complementing the dark though. If it turns out to be a pile of festering shite, I've only wasted a few bucks, and there's no emotional attachment. If it holds its own against the originals, we can forgive George Lucas his mistake, and go off in perfect bliss knowing that all is right with the world again.
Now, compare this to drooling in anticipation before Phantom Menace. Downloading the trailers the instant they became available online. Being hailed as a demi-god by the people I was living with for being the first to download the trailer and get it playing. Buying the soundtrack a week before the movie even appeared. In short, alot of faith from a relatively rational person.
This time, there's none of that. It's not that I really disliked Phantom Menace - I'll even defend Jar Jar to a point. The problem was that it didn't measure up to my (overly) high expectations, and didn't compare well with the other movies.
There's a bright side complementing the dark though. If it turns out to be a pile of festering shite, I've only wasted a few bucks, and there's no emotional attachment. If it holds its own against the originals, we can forgive George Lucas his mistake, and go off in perfect bliss knowing that all is right with the world again.
