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

[Moonliner]

I'm back. It's 3:00am on the dot here.

I won't go into much detail tonight except to say.

Oh my god Mr. Lucas what have you done?

More to follow...

[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.

[Gn2Dlnd]

:sincericasm off: I really appreciate the culture of "spoiler respect" we've developed here on the LoT, thanks. :sincericasm on:

[Gn2Dlnd]

How can you be 5 foot two and be a Wookie? I'm thinking Ewok, maybe. Or Jawa.

[Moonliner]

Originally Posted by Gn2Dlnd

How can you be 5 foot two and be a Wookie? I'm thinking Ewok, maybe. Or Jawa.

The "Five foot two" was just an illustrative example. I'm a tad over 6'3".

[cirquelover]

I'm a little nervous about taking my boy after hearing that but we have tickets and it is the last episode. Looks like we will be having a long talk before and after the film!

It's going to be a long movie, good thing we will have our star wars M&M's, a bucket of popcorn and lots of soda. We'll all be hopped up on sugar, wheeee!

Movies feel like they are getting longer and longer, maybe they want you to feel like you got your moneys' worth!

[Moonliner]

Originally Posted by cirquelover

I'm a little nervous about taking my boy after hearing that but we have tickets and it is the last episode. Looks like we will be having a long talk before and after the film!

It's going to be a long movie, good thing we will have our star wars M&M's, a bucket of popcorn and lots of soda. We'll all be hopped up on sugar, wheeee!

Movies feel like they are getting longer and longer, maybe they want you to feel like you got your moneys' worth!

For a more explicit "parents guide" surf on over to: "What might scare the pooo out of the kids"

[Gn2Dlnd]

Originally Posted by Moonliner

The "Five foot two" was just an illustrative example. I'm a tad over 6'3".

Um, yeah. Wookie.

Hellooooo up there!

(and after re-reading your post, con cafe, I realize you did say "tall")

Maybe I'll go see this after my farmer's market today. I'm heartened by the fact that you don't say not to go. Anyone in H'wood and environs want to do "Thursday at the Movies with the Commodore?"