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Originally Posted by wodin
Finally someone who agrees with me, I remember all the great reviews, and everyone else raving about it and I was like meh.
Of course being young and very much subject to peer pressure, I either raved along with them or more likely just shut up.
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I hear you. I remember all the hype over the first Star Wars movie, but when I finally saw it I was unimpressed by the plot and the acting. It felt like a cartoon being played out with live actors wearing the worst costumes I ever saw. The special effects though were awesome for the 1970s, but over all the movie, and all of its sequels, fall short of good SciFi IMO. I get a lot of flack for my view, even today. I think the Star Trek series and early 1st generation movies were way better than Star Wars, but as Captain Kirk said, there would never have been a Star Trek movie without the popularity of the first Star Wars movie. It jump started the renewed popularity of SciFi in the 1970s. Personally, I like the Mel Brooks parody movie of Space Balls much better. May the Schwartz be with you!
Gotta love a rusted old Winnebago with rocket engines piloted by a giant dog...