[civilian_number_two]

I also forgot to mention that the Hillcrest Drive-In, the Stanley and the Vogue theatre (where I saw JEDI) are all closed for movies. They reopen the Vogue every year for the Vancouver intenational Film Festival, but it's otherwise reverted to a stage venue as well, given to plays and concerts and the odd comedy show. I saw TPM at that damned Metropolis, that soul-barren box of stadium seats and six-dollar pizza slices. So the OT, more than being the series of films that brought me to a love of movies, is also the focus of a special Nostalgia, a reminder that you really can't go home again.

[Jen]

Out of all the films, the premiere viewing that I remember the most is the first time I saw The Empire Strikes Back. I was 6ish, which means it was 1984, and the movie had been out for a good six years. Anyhow, my mum and dad had gone off to do grown up things for the evening, so they had dumped my younger sister (who was 2) and me off for the evening at my dad's brother's house. My Uncle Gregg, who is a fabulous man in almost every respect, decided that a great evening's entertainment for his small nieces would be to rent a movie and have a pizza. However, as a man with no children of his own, he chose to make a homemade pizza that featured eggplant prominently, and he rented "The Empire Strikes Back." We scorned his homemade pizza as "yucky" and refused to eat the eggeplant slices because they were "really gross," and when we sat down to watch the movie, we only got as far as the scene where Luke disembowels that large llama-like thing on the ice planet before we let up howls of protest. "HE KILLED THE HORSEY THING!" we shrieked. "WORMS FELL OUT OF HIM!" My uncle's explanations fell on deaf ears, and he had to shut it off.

And I finally saw the rest of the movie a few months ago, a good 20 years later.

[Chefelf]

And I finally saw the rest of the movie a few months ago, a good 20 years later.

And you thought it was amazing.... Riiiiiight?

[Jen]

I thought it was pretty good. I feel the same way about The Empire Strikes Back as I do about all the Star Wars movies: that they're amusing enough. I liked the Ewoks.

Yes, Chefelf Forum members: Chefelf fell in love with a girl who really liked the Ewoks.

Make of it what you will!

[Despondent]

I'd suspect that means you're a real sweet person.


my ex btw really liked JJ binks. I had to repeat view that aotc tripe because she wouldn't go opening night. It was sweet. I teased her about her fave character. Her (with all the innocence and wonder of a four-year old:) "you mean Jar-Jar gets to be a Senator?"

[Jordan]

I saw TPM at that damned Metropolis, that soul-barren box of stadium seats and six-dollar pizza slices

Metropolis is hell on earth. The stadium seating hurts my back. The chairs are so fucking stiff and straight. Every store is SO IN YOUR FACE. BUY BUY SELL SELL, ---Look at me! I'm a fucking shoe floating in gel here on display at the footlocker in metropolis. I'm Metropolis, home for the unruley little punk ass kids from all over the lower mainland. Take the sky train and enter through the back way so you can be harrassed by asian gang members it's a real treat.


I wish death on the man that devised Metropolis. I can't stand malls and metropolis is as bad as it gets (ok, west edmonton mall is worse).

I wish the stanely theatre would re-open. My commy pal once helped protest with the projectionists at all cineplex odeon theatres. The issue was sparked by the garnishing of wages. The projectionists went on strike, and so the theatre hired in SCABS.

Accoding to my pal, if cineplex increased ticket sales by 2 cents, then they could have achieved he same amount as garnishing the wages.

Long story short- Chris (the pinko commy) and the rest of the gang went ot go see RUSHMORE (awesome flick). Chris refused to cross the picket line with us, so to accommodate Chris, we went to some small shifty independent theatre on Denmen Street.

The expeirence was great! It felt cosy and loving. The film was hilarious, and the atmosphere was inviting.

In comparisson to Metropolis: Cold, uninviting, painful seats, $$ tickets, $$ food, 2 deg C in the theatre room.

[Mike Mac from NYU]

I thought it was pretty good. I feel the same way about The Empire Strikes Back as I do about all the Star Wars movies: that they're amusing enough. I liked the Ewoks.

Yes, Chefelf Forum members: Chefelf fell in love with a girl who really liked the Ewoks.

Make of it what you will!

"Behind every great man, there is an even greater woman"

You resemble that remark, Jen!


I loved the Ewoks too, Jen. You are not alone.

[Just your average movie goer]

I am going to let the remark slide. You too, Mike. Like Vwing said earlier, we are NOT getting into this.

[Supes]

I was nine in 1977, and hadn't seen very many films in the theatre by that time. I was an avid comic book reader, mostly following the silver age marvel stuff and the chessiest cornball DC stuff I could get my hands on. I used to collect the Jimmy Olson and the (far superior, though corny as hell) Lois Lane stuff, as well as Flash and Shazam, of all things. For some reason I had no tolerance for cornball Batman syuff, so steered clear of all the stuff from a decade before; fortunately in the seventies Batman was on his own again and often quite serious.

Tell me that you still have all those comics Civ!

I'm a collector, but only really got into collecting in the early 90's. I'd had a heap of Spiderman comics from when I was a kid, but they have since dissapeared. No idea where they got too. But it sounds like you were reading the comics I've tried to collect as back issues for about 10 years or so. So are easy to get a hold of, but others - well that's comics I suppose.

[civilian_number_two]

In my twenties I gave all of my comics away, save a few that were too nostalgic (complete STAR WARS series among that number) to a childhood friend and fellow collector. There were numerous titles he tried to give back. He'd say "This is worth way too much money! I can't take it!" To which I'd say "Are you going to sell it?" And he'd say "God, no!"

My feeling was I moved around a lot in those days, and I was tired of moving the damn things. I never would have sold them, mementos as they were not only of a time in comic books but of a time in our lives. We even drew comics together as kids, and I always had better taste in buying than he had =) Knowing the books would always stay together was enough for me.

No, we aren't still in touch, but I'm sure he still has them.

[Chefelf]

That was an interesting post. I am curious, though, what country are you from? I have a general idea of where your country is but I'm curious now as to which particular country you are from?

As for the metal bikini... I think the large percentage of male posters here is why that element has not been too highly criticized.

[Despondent]

Yes.

btw, there's a new Star Wars Unleeched series of 4 "action figures." (they don't have motion skills like the old action figures methinks.) One is of the sexified Princess Leia. (and one of the Emperor is called in every reference I've seen, "Darth Sidious.")

So I guess He'll have that name in the OT SE DVD release. Damn you, Lucas.

Nice post, Madam C.

[barend]

I saw at the cinema in 1978, I was like 2 years old... I was overwhelmed even though I didn't really understand the story that much, but repeated viewings over the next year or so drilled it in quite well. My best friend growing up had them on reel, and we used to watch them on nearly a daily basis before we had to go to school.

I saw all at the cinema, and loved them to death. It wasn't part of my childhood. It WAS my childhood!!!

[Just your average movie goer]

Very good post, Madam Corvax. You gave us all a very different perspective on the whole Star Wars phenonemon there. Thanks for the good wishes too.