Oh God what I geek I am, Goobye all..

[cirquelover]

Ominous words you speak!

I'll be seeing it in the early afternoon. Of course my boy already has the movie book so I know most of the plot but it will be interesting to see it on the screen.

[Moonliner]

OK, first things first...

Originally Posted by wendybeth

I hope all this is worth it.

Oh yea.

Originally Posted by DisneyDaniel

Load some previous "Star Wars" soundtracks into your MP3 player to set the mood.

I actually loaded a select set of loud songs (Old time rock and roll, some Matallica, etc..) to drown out any unwanted sounds.

Originally Posted by Fab

I'll still love it, but there's no way in hell I'm going to see it til my dad comes home from Asia;

Ahh I always knew you were strong with the good side of the force.

Originally Posted by Ghoulish Delight

I'm holding out hope for this one.

And I will be waiting to read your review/comments. They should be... Interesting.

Originally Posted by wendybeth

So, has Geekliner come up for air yet?

Originally Posted by €uroMeinke

Anybody have his cell phone number?

I'd sooner kiss a Wookie than give out my cell phone to anyone here.

Originally Posted by wendybeth

Okay, we need to start a poll or place some bets on what character he's dressed as. .

Please I'm a fan but I don't go there. However, if I was to dress up I'm a strong believer in dressing to body type. For example someone who is five foot two does not a good Vader make. I would have to go dressed as a Wookie.

Originally Posted by Gn2Dlnd

I think Geek Gold would actually be that bounty hunter guy that doesn't talk much.

Ahh you know me to well. I defiantly have an affinity for the silent killer type, but see the previous answer. I’m too tall for a storm trooper, who coincidently, are the same size as Boba.


Oh and as a PS, on Good Morning America this morning they had a live shot from "My" theater. It's listed as "Connecticut ave" in DC. A very kick ass theater.

[Moonliner]

And now for my comments on the movie. Respect the use of the spoiler tag. However parents with young ones planning to attend the show might want to continue.

Spoiler:

I’m sure all the finer details about the movie will be discussed, dissected and argued about for at least the next week or two. So what I would like to share is my personal feelings about the movie. Just a few years ago I would have given this movie major props as I suspect many of you will. I will always be a hard core Star Wars fan but first and foremost I’m a dad and that’s where this movie is a big problem for me. It’s heavy. Heavy in a Star Wars meets “Apocalypse Now” kind of way. No Jar-Jar binks, No insipid puns from C3PO, no cute aliens, all the things I personally hated about Episode I and II are gone from this movie. Instead we have betrayal, corruption, whole sale slaughter and the graphic death of the innocents. Palpatine is evil and not the classic somewhat stylized evil of the earlier episodes. No, we are talking Hannibal Lector type evil and Annie, sweet little Annie brutally and oh so graphically follows him down that road of evil and then one ups him. Just what in the hell am I supposed to do with a nine year old that is dying to see this movie? Characters my kids love from the earlier episodes are sliced, diced and puréed in full color and not by some nameless clone, but by Annie, sweet little Annie the kid who’s picture is still on my little ones pillowcase. I expect you are going to hear a lot of backlash on this from parents that took their kids to see “Star Wars” and had no idea what they were getting into. Parents like me. Due to my self imposed blackout I really had no idea just HOW dark this movie is. Fortunately, I did not take the kids with me last night, but I have tickets for them to a show today and I honestly don’t know at this point what I am planning to do. I expect more than a few parents are going to be sitting there slack jawed as the heads and limbs go flying and even worse as the emotional toll of turning Anakin to the dark side plays out.

[mamabot]

Originally Posted by Moonliner

And now for my comments on the movie. Respect the use of the spoiler tag. However parents with young ones planning to attend the show might want to continue.

My husband and I have already made the decision to not let the kids see the new SW movie until after we have seen it. I am tempted to read the spoiler you posted, but I would like to be surprised. Thank you for the heads up though.

And as an aside, if you quote a post that includes a spoiler tag, the spoiler tag does not hide the text when you are responding to the post. (Just in case some of you want to stay away from spoiler.)

[DisneyDaniel]

Some thoughts and reactions to "Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith" that will NOT spoil anything for anyone, after watching it last night:

--The film serves its purpose very well as the bridge and final prequel leading up to Episode IV, the original "Star Wars." When you re-watch either Episodes I and II again or the original trilogy after seeing Episode III, a lot more plotlines and characters will make more sense in the big picture as a six-part series.

--The movie's title "Revenge of the Sith" says it all, hinting at what to expect.

--The flow of the story, special effects, character development and acting are much stronger in Episode III when compared to Episodes I and II--not that there was anything wrong with the previous two films, which I loved.

--If you have kids, then you may want to watch this PG-13 film first to see if you want to take your kids. If you do take your kids, I hope good parenting means will you discuss good vs. evil, right vs. wrong, and reality vs. fantasy with them after watching it together. This is not necessarily a bad film for kids, it's just that Episode III is much darker than the other "Star Wars" films and some kids might be disturbed by both what is seen or inferred at certain parts. Plotwise, however, the darkness of some scenes does serve a purpose for the entire fim series.

--As always, the special effects, battle scenes and light-saber fights are top notch.

--I would and will see this film over and over at the theater--where it's meant to be watched on the big screen.

[cstephens]

Re: Moonliner's comments about the film's appropriateness for kids:

Spoiler:

I completely understand your point about not having wanted to know anything about this film, but it was been discussed fairly widely in the press that this film is intended to be much darker, and the fact that it's the first time a Star Wars film has been given a higher rating than PG-13. If you know the story, though, you have to know that it has to go there. This is the pivotal film, this is the one that has to show you how a sweet little kid like Anakin can become someone like Darth Vader. And yeah, it's pretty brutal. But I think it has to be that way. It would have been too trite and totally against Anakin's character for him to just go to the dark side for a trivial reason. And the film definitely shows the transition that Anakin goes through. I don't have kids, so I don't know what I would do in this case. I have a co-worker who has gotten his 6 year old into Star Wars, and I was a bit taken aback when he mentioned that his son really wants to see this movie. He's going to end up waiting for the DVD since his son would have too many questions (he's not seen episodes 1 and 2 yet). Someone on another board was concerned about her 9 year old son, but after some discussion, her son seems to be ok with this kind of stuff, so she's going to let him see it. It really depends on your kid - not that you need me to say that. I do know a number of parents who won't let their children see *any* film until they've pre-screened it first because in any film, they may find something that they don't think their child is ready for yet.

So taking off your dad hat for the moment, what did you think about the film?

[Moonliner]

Originally Posted by cstephens

So taking off your dad hat for the moment, what did you think about the film?

OK, I think I can keep this reply free of major spoilers. I really did avoid almost ALL press on this, no reviews, interviews etc.. All I had seen were the unavoidable "This one is darker" headlines. The Empire Strikes Back was also labeled "Darker" and I guess that's more what I was thinking. My bad.

My issue with this is that Lucas made the first two episodes overtly kid friendly only to turn around and change all that for the third. It leaves parents in a bit of a sticky wicket. In my case, my wife and I took the time to discuss the movie and decide together what we are going to do. We decided to take them but I'm talking to them before hand about what they are going to see. So to summarize what am I really saying is that if you plan to take a kid be sure you know what you are getting into before you go.

As for your question, I am finding it surprisingly difficulty to "take off my dad hat" and I know that has adversely effected my view of the film. However, as I said (in the spoiler bit) before I had movie aged kids I think I would have liked it much better.