History repeats itself
When The Phantom Menace came out people loved it.
https://youtu.be/XSaaa_OBkzw?t=1m22s
>>64252842
>When The Phantom Menace came out people loved it.
LOL
Were you 3 years old in 1999?
>han solo hair lice
what?
>>64252842
>>64252956
thats what nerf herder means
>>64252911
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XSaaa_OBkzw
>>64252842
Phantom Menace: 56%
The Force Awakens: 95%
K
hahahahhaha
where you around at that time?
>>64252842
That looks like that Bowling for Columbine guy.
Also no self-respecting geek would have an INFLATABLE lightsaber.
>>64253657
Literally got the most charismatic people to say that, most people hated phantom menace, even back then.
>>64252911
theres alot of alcoholics on this board, and they are probably older than 17.
>>64253715
>his only source is RedditTomatoes
epin senpai
>>64253824
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=STAXNARv_8c
>>64253715
its 94% now you fucking Disney Shill cock sucker
>>64253657
>Shaq liked it
M-maybe it wasn't that bad?
>>64253715
that's with Disney paying shills for reviews
>>64253863
The Phantom Menace: 6.5/10
The Force Awakens: 8.6/10
K
>>64253775
y-yes.
>>64253908
It was great you pessimistic bitch!
>>64253922
>I-It's a conspiracy!!
>>64252842
Yeah we're probably just getting caught up in the hype. I think we're all just excited about a new Star Wars. Even if the movie is meh I think we still derived some enjoyment out of it just by seeing all the old characters again.
>>64252842
Anatomy of a fa/tv/irgin
Fixed that FOR YOU.
>>64253966
conspiracy sounds so negative. collusion is better and is harming no one.
>>64253355
>you PM bro?
>>64253715
>3rd Death Star
>virtually no world-building
>>64253715
>>64253925
>When The Phantom Menace came out people loved it.
>posts contemporary ratings
K
>>64254228
If Disney wanted to world build they wouldn't have bought the rights to Star Wars.
>>64254298
Those ratings will stand, anon. They aren't going anywhere. It must be tiring for you with all these mental gymnastics.
People loved it immediately after it came out. Many couldn't accept the fact it was bad, TFA had a similar effect on me. You go to the movies with a group of people, you don't want to be "that guy" so you say, "it was good, I guess." Over the course of the next few days the rage enlarges within you and you find yourself looking for a place to shitpost your hate and ironic love for the prequels, then you realise the meme site you visit has a board for movies, so you decided it's time for a visit.
>>64252911
People did love it -- largely because their hype got in the way of looking at it critically.
Eitherway, it was a fun time to be around.
It took me a few hours to feel bad about Ep. 1 and a day or two to hate it. Ep. 7 I still feel all cozy about. ANH Redux is better than Jar Jar stepping in "icky poo" forever.
>>64254346
But they never do you fuckwit. I can tell you now Matrix Reloaded was in the 90's when it released.
Now its not. Many of the reviews post 2003 are bad.
http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/matrix_reloaded/reviews/
>>64254731
So mad, anon. Why so angry? The ratings have stood, and will stand. Magic and petty crying won't change it, saganfan1983.
>>64254346
not that anon but how old are you? do you think reviews are an adequate measure of the time period. People loved TPM when it came out.
>>64255117
This new meme is one of my favorites. The movie was pretty well panned when it came out. Not as bad as Attack of the Clones was, but it wasn't pretty at all for a Star Wars movie. You younglings really have no clue what you're talking about and are just repeating a meme created by autists.
>>64252842
>1:02
>>64255205
>used meme twice
>autist and younglings
If you say so. I was 12 at the time and everybody loved it but I guess you know more.
>>64255205
movie criticism hadn't been completely defanged by online aggregate sites when the prequels came out. it's not a comparable environment to today.
>>64255246
>but I guess you know more
I do obviously.
Only Star Wars turbonerds loved the phantom menace when it came out. I'm talking the kind of guys who dressed up costumes and stood in line for hours to see it. Normal people fucking hated the movie and people legitimately thought and still think Jar Jar is the worst character ever made
>>64254370
That's what happened to me. Didn't want to rain on anyone's parade, but the only thing worth seeing was Luke at the end and they even goofed up that shot
>>64255322
You still have not answered the question about how old you are. We all gotta hide something right?
>>64255338
turbonerds either loved it or were shitting on it from the trailers
>>64255338
>jar jar is the worst character ever made
you dropped your fedora
>>64254903
>>64254346
>>64255117
AVATAR CONFIRMED TO BE FUCKING AMAZING
>>64255491
Retarded son of a bitch aren't you?
>>64252842
I'm insulted. That picture is me, but at the same time it's not. I'm renting the garage bub, and the hairs nature.
>>64255419
You either weren't born or were too young to remember the kind of negative flack Jar Jar recieved and is still getting to this day.
>>64255534
>hurrr insults
>>64255618
>hurr durr caps and a nonsense screenshot
try harder
>>64255600
Oh yes I remember kids loved it and the adults did not mind him. Its only now that redditors such as yourself have named him the worst character ever. good day my kind sir ~tips fedora~
>>64255728
Confirmed to be too young to remember anything about the movie. You'd be hard pressed to find anyone who saw the movie who didn't have an opinion on him. If Jar Jar was received well his character wouldn't have been thrown into the background so readily.
Now fuck off because you obviously don't even know what you're talking about.
>>64252842
>"how many of you think these is gonna be a lousy movie?!"
It's like they knew...
>>64256003
oh yes he obviously was not in attack of the clones. He was only reduced to a cameo in ROTS because the "Jar Jar blows" movement was gaining steam due to you and the fear of nuclear annihilation that your katana would cause.
>>64255675
>durr what i said has no relevance to a discussion about RT SCORES because all caps used
die in a hole retard
>>64256158
Well it's nice for you to admit you're wrong. So fuck off and go try to be contrarion with someone who actually doesn't know what they're talking about.
>>64252842
The comparisons aren't appropriate. First, look at the reviews. Counting release reviews, The Phantom Menace got like a 60% on RT, while TFA has a 94%. It's a much better received film. Second, as someone who went and remembers opening night for both movies, the audience reactions to the films themselves couldn't be more different. People were laughing and cheering throughout TFA, while the cinema was almost completely silent during TPM after the opening crawl.
>>64252842
>There's no way it's gonna be a disappointment
>unless the other two movies suck
>there's no way it's gonna be a disappointment
They had no idea
>>64256271
you must be fucking dumb. He plays a pivotal role in attack of the clones you moron. How dense are you neckbeard?
>>64256256
No one knows the point of your post anon. That is why you are retarded.
>>64256361
>completely silent in TPM probably because there was an actual plot to pay attention to
>people cheered because "OMG han solo and OMG leia and oh wow Darth Vader mask"
Yeah TPM didn't have those to sell the movies because it was trying to be different. Anyways people loved TPM when it first came out.
>>64256848
>>completely silent in TPM probably because there was an actual plot to pay attention to
>>64256848
>>people cheered because "OMG han solo and OMG leia and oh wow Darth Vader mask"
People cheered when Rey forced grabbed the lightsaber. People cheered the actions of a new character in a Star Wars film. When the fuck was the last time that happened?
>people loved TPM when it first came out
It was trashed by critics. Kermode talks about how deflated everyone was at his screening of the film when it came out.
>>64256905
nice b8
>>64256961
No one cheered when Rey did shit in our movie. You are lying. No one cheered any of the new characters. get the fuck out of here.
No one was deflated. Kids walked out entranced by the darth maul fight. Adults were pretty casual about it. The nerds were figuring out what would happen next. Nice revisionist history though
>>64257034
>No one cheered when Rey did shit in our movie. You are lying. No one cheered any of the new characters. get the fuck out of here.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oiqCLIeN3jM
26:55
>>64257034
>No one was deflated. Kids walked out entranced by the darth maul fight. Adults were pretty casual about it. The nerds were figuring out what would happen next.
Haahahahahah holy shit /tv/ is trying to hard with this revisionist history. You weren't even old enough to have been to the premiere for the phantom menace. Just shut the fuck up.
>>64254370
Yep pretty much the same with me, I actually got fucking disguisted looks when I eventually came out and said the movie was basically mediocre at best with fucking terrible pacing and writing and characterization.
One of my friends even went with the "Well you thought Rogue Nation was good" like that's a fucking argument considering RN was an incredibly well done 60s/70s style cheesy spy flick that was consistent within itself while Star Wars basically has to rely on flat characters and nostalgia and a main character who is made so mary sue and everything she does only exists to drive the plot forward its actually immersion breaking.
>>64257096
>one guy making noise and a few clapping in a whole theater
>one instance in a 33 minute video
K
>>64257034
You were the nerd kid who was entranced by the darth maul fight and trying to figure out what would happen next, your parents were casual because they didn't want to burst your bubble.
Kids who grew up with the prequels are the only people defending them today. Everyone else thought they were terrible.
>>64257141
The Force Awakens is better than Rogue Nation, though.
>>64257119
>You weren't even old enough to have been to the premiere for the phantom menace.
neither were you judging by your post
i bet you didn't even fucking see empire or return in the cinema either
>>64257191
Fuck off, RN and Mad Max were easily the best blockbuster movies of the year.
>>64257170
Lol sure bud. Everyone in my school loved that shit. How old were you considering? Id bet maybe 16
>>64257163
I literally disproved what you said and you can't even accept it. One guy near the mic sounds loud, and suddenly the dozens of people cheering don't exist. Are you telling me that only one person there is clapping?
>>64257141
>Rogue Nation
>the most boring fucking MI ever made
>TFA
>flat characters outside of Rey
>>64257239
one example does not beat the norm redditor. The whole video is 33 minute movie reaction and you give me one instance in one particular theater. Come on pal. A clock is right two times a day
>>64257216
>complains about the poor characterization in TFA
>likes films with literally no characterization
Fury Road demonstrates how reactions are spread, copied, an memified. It's genre schlock that people like pretending is good.
>>64254370
The opposite happened with me. I went expecting a shitshow and when the credits rolled, anger I'd had since attack of the clones receded. I didn't even realize I had been angry for 14 years until that anger was gone.
So unless episode 8 (along with the 30 sequels) is prequel tier, disney will have my eternal thanks for ending the nightmare that was george lucas with creative control.
>>64257170
Sure. I guess my whole school recreating the fight scene between maul and qui gonn and obi-wan was but sure. And yes my parents are casuals. They don't care about star wars as most adults don't.
>>64254731
Are you a moron? Matrix Reloaded was released in 03.
>>64257223
>everyone in my school loved that shit
So you're proving his point?
>>64257283
You literally said
>No one cheered any of the new characters
Your particular theatrical experience doesn't discredit mine or any other
>>64257283
>my anecdote is better than your anecdote, redditor!
:^)
>>64257371
>>64257223
Jeez could you samefag any harder. We get it, you're trying to show how cool and unique you are by saying you love unpopular things.
>>64253863
>his only source is the one board full of shitposters
Epin Haxer Anon
>>64257398
I never denied that I wasn't young at the time. I was twelve. He is younger than me and so are you probably so you are probably getting your prequel from red letter media or some other memey video bullshit
Evokes nothing, rips everything, steals from everyone, "family is back together" mais qu'est que ça peut me foutre?!!A cinema made of moments (and forgettable ones at that).Lame-ism at its best.The franchise that killed movies for life. Whom will praise now Malick, Mann, Boyle, Moretti, Haynes, Noé, Davies &Akerman?/Hamil's beard, Driver's torn face, Fisher's Temple's gaze &Rowlands n'aw features+Bawss desert IMAX 3D
>>64257428
That was me. I thought it didn't post. But sure I bet being in your mother's womb gives you an accurate representation of the hype around TPM
>>64257427
You made the assertion so prove it. Most reactions are darth vader, luke, leia, han, c3PO and that video proves it. Not the new characters. No one but kids gave a shit about the new characters.
>>64257494
There's no denying the hype surrounding one of the most popular franchises of all time getting a new release around the time of the phantom menace. But when spastics like you straight up make up shit like people loving Jar Jar and the movie being well received as facts you are going too far with your revisionist history.
>>64257427
I mean Jesus people liked BB-8 more than the new characters.
>>64257453
Actually >>64257223 pegged it exactly. I was 16 in 1999. I left TPM unsure hoping lucas was going somewhere. AotC revealed he wasn't.
But, yes, children loved the prequels. Kids will love anything. The problem is the movies weren't marketed as children's movies. They were marketed as all-ages movies by virtue of being star wars. The problem is lucas has the mind of a child, and not in a good way unless being regulated by others.
>>64257589
>Using my word against me
Nice
>people loved Jar Jar
Never said that. kids did. they thought he was funny. But nobody minded him until faggots like you started this whole "jar jar is abomination fuck the prequels" garbage. and yes on the days it was released people liked TPM. Hell, right now people are beginning to dislike TFA more and more. Even my dad was like this shit was a rehash and he is a casual.
>>64257268
>the most boring fucking MI ever made
2 and 3 exist. Rogue Nation is a fantastic action movie and probably one of the best action movies in the past couple years.
Also another point, yes Ethan Hunt is a mary sue, but he is consistent within Mission Impossible's universe, he's part of an agency of the worlds best super spies and the movie plays up his mary-sueness to corny extreme levels and actually flat out makes jokes about it (HE IS DESTINY MANIFEST!). Everything in RN is consistent and well done and it does a fantastic job of basically stealing the thunder from the James Bond franchise. (especially the final scene with this music score https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ieoZQIXwyU )
Ethan Hunt or IMF's stupid magic technology does not break suspension of disbelief because it's all played for what it is and consistent within the world they have built.
TFA isn't only not even consistent with established Star Wars lore, it's not even consistent within it's own movie, characters are rushed around without any time to develop, Rey is as flat as a board and yet is perfect at everything for no reason, basically every beat is ripped 1:1 from A New Hope.
The Force Unleashed is just capeshit with a Star Wars skin.
>>64257597
>Implying BB-8 isn't a new character
>>64257170
I actually have to agree with this. I was just a little kid back when TPM came out. I loved it at the time, and still have a soft spot for the prequels now. My dad can barely stand them.
>>64257684
>new
>almost identical to R2D2
>>64257633
No I meant who old were you now and I meant 16. I worded it incorrectly. yes, Lucas is not very good with dialogue and character development we get it but the OT were plagued with those but people overlook it because it would be considered heresy to go against them. It is just cool to overlook them now
>>64257597
>implying anyone dislikes Finn or Poe
>>64257739
My dad is the opposite. Loves the prequels cannot stand the OT because he calls them cheesy and bulshitty. he hated TFA too
>>64257745
Different mannerisms, different design, different role in story. You are just anti-droid.
>>64257776
>Homo interracial couple
LITERALLY pandering to progressives
>>64257748
>no character development in the OT
So you don't know what character development is?
>>64257776
Poe, a decent character gets maybe what 10 minutes of screen time and they give oscar isaac nothing to work with.
And finn are you serious?
"why do you do with your head"
"Yeah resistance people look like me"
come on now. those are paraphrases but they were shit lines.
GOAT tier new characters:
>Kylo Ren
>BB 8
good tier:
>Fin
>Poe
Bad tier:
>everyone else
Literal shit tier:
>Rey
>>64257385
>what does POST mean?
>>64257777
Well that's interesting. Haven't heard of many people with those opinions. But my dad did hate TFA as well, so they do have that in common.
Look at that pathetic fucking manchild
>>64257822
> I am han solo the cool guy
> I am Leia. Oh shit you blew up my family and relatives but fuck it I am over it.
>I am Luke. Fuck my family that were burned to a crisp I care more about this old guy I just met.
come on anon
>>64257825
Finn was likable as fuck. And Poe being a tertiary character isn't a flaw. Not every character needs a long, dramatic arc to be successful.
>>64257848
Yeah He likes serious movies and not comic and cheesy ones. I don't blame him. He would watch the prequels if they are on tv at a good scene. He would automatically change the channel if it was the OT.
>>64257863
Ah, you're trolling, gotcha.
Ebin memes memester!
>>64257868
No. Sorry Finn was not likable. Poe was the only charismatic and fun guy to see and he was given nothing. I am not going to even speak about the main character because she was utter shit.
>>64257916
How is that trolling?
>>64257916
throwing out "memes" and bullshit. Now I know you have nothing. if those aspects of the OT didn't bother you, then you really don't know character development.
>>64257903
>someone exists who is capable of taking the prequels seriously
... yea, i don't believe that for a second.
>>64257941
I liked Finn, so did most of the people i went to see the movie with, just because you can't get over your /tv/ ooga booga memes doesn't mean he wasn't likable.
>>64257968
its a series of easy baits that are debunked every time they're brought up, that are a lot easier to type out than to dismantle. Bait 101.
>>64257989
I shit you not. he does not actively seek out the movies and could give a rats ass about star wars in general. But he wouldn't change the channel if he saw obi-wan and anakin on mustafar but he would always change it on the OT.
>>64257903
That's funny man, my dad really is the opposite of that. He loves old cheesy actions movies, and modern action shit like The Expendables. Still has good taste with some things, like Clint Eastwood, Gladiator. Just general dad movies.
>>64258036
Sure anon. I disagree and so do many others but okay.
>>64257903
Your dad sounds legitimately retarded.
>>64258069
My dad loves all that shit too. He loves arnold but for some reason the OT pisses him off. The prequels are nothing to him but he would rather see them. My dad's favorite is probably Braveheart and Gladiator
>>64258071
No you're just trying to fit in with the /tv/ hivemind. Finn was plenty likable.
>>64257792
>anti-droid
im anti-reddit
>>64258078
see: >>64258041
>hurr durr he likes different movies he must be retarded.
okay child
>>64258041
>RotS
Eh, I can understand that. AotC and tPM are what was throwing me. those movies are not watchable.
>>64258121
Oh yeah? because he is a fuck up and he has shitty lines and was terribly acted. No. Contrarian piece of shit. Kids must love him as well because all his toys are still on stock
>>64258121
There is no /tv/ hivemind yet because of you cancerous tourists still being here
When threads stop 404ing after 20-40 minutes then come back and try your defense again
>>64258039
Ah, so it's not trolling. You are just unable to refute his points.
Gotcha, kid.
>>64258143
There's more fantasy and unrealistic shit in the prequel trilogy than in any of the originals. For your dad to supposedly have a preference for them when you say he likes serious movies just means he might be retarded or has never watched them
>>64258215
You have just unironically used the term "hivemind" as if it is something that actually exists.
You need to get off 4chan immediately else the brain damage you've already sustained will be completely irreversible.
>>64258242
movies with a serious tone you retard not serious and realistic shit. God you are retarded.
>>64258238
Sorry for not being willing to engage.
its okay, I'll keep replying to you as long as it takes you to feel good about yourself.
>>64258250
why are you here redditor? shouldn't you be comparing the sharpness of your katana and discussing the merits of TFA as a film over the prequels. If you go, I will give you an upvote.
I promise. ;)
>>64258242
>picks on anon's dad
He was just sharing man. Why do you gotta be a dick?
>>64258293
I guarantee you have no legitimate explanations for any of those problems. How could Luke not give a shit about his aunt and uncle? Do not give me some shit like "oh it was a metaphorical chain to his past that restrained him from his grand adventure". Give me a real answer.
>>64258266
Did you really just try and say that the prequel series had a serious tone? The movies where one had a bumbling jamaican, reptillian duck as a main character? Yea, your dad must be retarded because he's passed it on to you
>>64258327
>all these ironic maymays used as if anyone ever said them on 4chan seriously
it may be too late... your mind is already dead.
>>64258384
Are you saying the OT had a more serious tone? Because if you are, then you are truly a dipshit.
>>64258370
>aunt uncle dead
>hey ben, lets go kill the empire
>>64258392
>it may be too late... your mind is already dead
I am done
>>64258181
See, you can tell you're just trying to act how you think /tv/ would approve because he wasn't terribly acted at all.
>>64258416
Oh yes I can see the sadness when he mentions them. Except he never does. When Ben dies, he sits there like a lumpy little shit while Leia comforts him. he never once mentions the death of his aunt and uncle as a driving force. But the death of Ben was certainly a driving force.
>>64258423
His lines were worse than if GL had written them and he is just badly acted. Sorry you can't recognize that. It's okay though pal.
>>64258451
aunt uncle = driving force
ben = rudder
no ben = no rudder
>>64258498
Okay so your trolling.
>Ebbin meme bro.
>>64258525
Your concession is noted.
>>64258396
Compared the prequels i would say they do indeed have a more serious tone. The villains actually have weight to their prescence. None of the prequel villains did besides maybe Maul, Greivous was turned into a joke, Sidious was corny as hell in the prequels.
The originals also don't have their scenes ruined relying on CGI making the films seem like a video game.
You could argue the plot is far more simplistic in the OT but that's in itself not necessarily a negative.
Face it kid, your dad just might be retarded or might've just straight up never watched the originals because he didn't have some autistic nerd to take to see them when they came out.
>>64258551
Look at:>>64257916
Seems you did awhile back.
>>64258599
I also promised to respond as long as it took you/him to feel good about him/yourself.
>>64258581
sure great ol pal. If you say my dad is retarded every time, it might be true is your game right? continue thinking the OT is this perfect and great work of art. Goodbye memer
>>64252842
>History repeats itself
Sure does
>small group of vocal, shit-shattered nerds complain about muh lore
>plinkett does review
>gives nerds excuses to dislike movie
>plinkett review paraded around 4chan and then reddit
>everyone gets on the hate train
>new movie about to come out
>"boy it's going to suck, just watch. history repeats itself."
>>64258647
>>64258293
thats not me. haha but okay bye.
>>64258681
A perfect circle.
>>64258653
Never said they were perfect. But you've just proven that the only people who try to defend the prequels so much and try to make up bullshit like people liking them when they came out are the spergs who's first star wars movies were the prequels.
>>64258681
You do realize memes like the plinkett reviews don't catch on unless they're speaking to something a lot of people already feel, right?
You're capable of understanding that people have things in common, yes?
>>64258738
>OT is campy shit.
>Prequels campy but not as campy.
>my dad prefers less campy over really campy.
>Last movie of OT: ewoks destroy empire
>last movie of prequels: all jedi die
You cannot be that retarded to understand this can you?
>>64258826
You BT him the FO to the point of the entire thread dying
>>64258826
You're really only saying he prefers RotS over RotJ. Which isn't completely outside the realm of possiblity.
But saying he prefers the prequels, as a whole, to the OT is saying he likes jarjar, found AotC engaging, and liked anakin's character arc. Which is why people are having so much trouble understanding.
>>64258826
Do you understand the difference between plot and tone?
>>64258938
he prefers ROTS over ROTJ. He will not watch the cheesy padme bullshit just like he won't watch han and leia bullshit but he will watch geonosis over most shit in the OT outside of the fight on bespin. Like I said he could give a rats ass about star wars as do most men that lived through Clint east wood's heyday and shit but he can't stand the OT for the most part. My dad reaction to star wars is like red's in that 70s show. He thought the lasers and lightsabers were decent at the time but he hates how campy that shit is.
>>64258977
>implying the tone of ewoks banging stormtroopers with supersticks is darker than the murder of a whole cult of people
wow
>>64259084
>Implying the tone of UNLIIIIIIMITED POWEEEEEEER is darker than the culmination of Luke's temptation to the dark side against the emperor and Darth Vader.
Wow.
>>64259179
>jabba and the dancing scene in Jabba's palace with that awful mouth sucker
>Ewoks LITERALLY BEAT THE EMPIRE
>list goes on and on'
Sheev always overacted in star wars anon. come on. And one cheesy line from an actor that made his whole star wars schtick mozzarella does not erase order 66 and anakin burning alive or the death of padme and shit.
>culmination of Luke's temptation to the dark side against the emperor and Darth Vader
>meanwhile in ROTS anakin plays with butterflies and does not deal with his descent into the dark side
>>64259054
>Han and Leia bullshit
How are Anakin and Padme comparable to Han and Leia? Han and Leia is pretty goddamn comfy and realistic. It's not shoved in at scenes it doesn't belong in, and it's pretty emotionally powerful in ESB, while Anakin and Padme is just mushy shit for like, literally an hour. Watching these two cardboard characters fall in love for no reason. No hint, no growth, no turmoil, just mushy Valentines Day bullshit.
If Han Solo killed a bunch if sand people, including women and children, how would Leia react? To be angry is to be human? Wear some more provocative clothing?
I love the prequels to death became of nostalgia but your dad must be retarded or something. Han and Leia is some of the best sci fi romance
>>64259900
>You like scoundrels
>you really like scoundrels
>I love you
>I know
anon please. and killing sand people would be like killing somalian pirates. It's all good.
>best sci-fi romance
>trades insults and then suddenly ~love~
No. I sincerely hope you watch other movies anon if you think this has the best love story in sci-fi. Truth be told, me and my 2nd grade girlfriend did the same thing. We insulted each other and I sent her a note that said "do you like scroundels, yes or no? circle one"
>>64260057
>like killing somalian pirates
Yeah, but Anakin didn't just do that. He ransacked the entire village. He killed the women and children, who obviously didn't have a say in the matter.
Also, ever heard of tsundere?
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>>64260173
Ehh they are animals. When he killed real "younglings" is when the shit mattered.
Also, yes it is most trite and cliched type of romance.
but I would not say no to buttfucking drake.
> 7-11 assistant manager
He's not Arab you dumbfuck of a cartoonist
>>64260296
I prefer cliche to "omg I love you so much. Oh I love you too *playfully bites neck*"
I thought I was on some emo 12 year old girls deviantart account.
Also, tsundere was much less common at the time. It was also done in a way in which both characters were kind of tsundere, which 's kind of interesting.
>>64260375
nah that shit was forbidden and sexy.
Leia and Han everybody was just waiting and shit. Overall, both shit but I jerked off to Padme so gucci.
>>64254370
I was fucking pissed. It wasn't shit, but i felt so let down.
I went with my dad, who is a huge star wars fan, and my friends and siblings also watched. Everyone else was praising it, so i just went with the flow, but later i got depressed when i rewatched ROTS and realized it was better and actually a good movie to fit with the original trilogy.
I have never seen a Star Wars fan who bares the resemblance to OP's picture.
It most appears to be normies that make up the fandom.
OP's image seems more relevant to the Doctor Who fandom if anything else.
> never kissed a girl
So this implies all girls have been kissed and so many of them must be whores
This guy is calling women whores.
>>64252842
wow hype really is a thing
is this how germany loved hitler in the 1930s/40s
>>64254370
>People loved it immediately after it came out.
I'm 48 and saw ANH when it came out.
Nobody was fooled by TPM you millennial fucktard. Sure, there were EU retards desperately trying to figure out how everything fit into their fanfiction bullshit but overall we knew it was crap and the minute we heard the word "midichlorians" it was fucking over.
Fool yourself but admit you're the minority.
>>64261277
calm down grandpa.
33yo here
Yup, its true, when the phantom menace came out not one fucking soul said anything bad about the phantom menace for a long time, we all had stockholm syndrome, and now i am seeing history repeat itself with this force awakens shit, no one wants to be the one to point out the emperor has no clothes
>>64252842
>>64253657
Before the movie:
>THIS IS GOING TO BE AWESOMEE!!! FUCKING STAR WARS MAN MOVIE EVENT OF THE FUCKING MILLENIUM
After the movie:
>it was nice I guess, it had cool fights. kids will love it
Does this sound like someone who liked the movie?
totally agree, too much hype
The average Star Wars fan today:
>20-something years old
>has a gf/bf
>likes to play video games with friends
>frequently uses social media like twitter/facebook/reddit
>>64261277
Stop lying, kid.
>>64253966
mate if you seriously think reviewers don't take bribes then you're real naïve ngl
>>64257170
>Kids who grew up with the prequels are the only people defending them today
I think this is bullshit desu senpai. I was born in 88, so episode 1 came out when i was 11.5. I don't remember if I saw it or not in the theatres. And when I did see it at home I remember being it as fucking boring.
I think the people who defend the prequels (I've never actually met one in real life) who are young have nostalgia instilled in them by their parents love of the originals. So there's this obligation to say they're at least decent. Like they're total shit BUT that lightsaber fight was pretty kickass.
I was in high school when Ep 3 came out though and the other 2 were pretty much universally regarded as boring shit by my peers at the time.
It wasn't until around the time of Clones that the general feeling towards the prequels really sunk in. The thing is that most people don't really attach themselves to the details of these movies, and some of the worse things pass over them and are forgotten about.
People remembered the podracing much more than they remembered the entire Gungan section of the movie. If you were the sort to remember the individual characters you would find people who thought Sebulba was a cool design, but I'm pretty sure I wouldn't remember the name of the Gungan king if he had one.
I know that the slow pace/political approach of Ep1 annoyed some people, but that didn't bother me at all. That was how Jedi were supposed to be, more monks than warrior monks (based on the representation of Obi-Wan in ANH.)
Darth Maul wasn't really an interesting character at all but people did remember the fight scene and especially the music.
I didn't really hear any negative feedback about it from the people I knew. I remember a phone call with the biggest Star Wars fan in my group of friends where he liked how everything came full circle (I guess how Anakin blew up the control ship or whatever... not sure I would agree on that.)
But Ep2 definitely hurt the impression of Ep1 retroactively. I think the reason is that it was built in such a way that people -realized- they were shellshocked by all the action of the movie, and so they looked back on the movie to analyze what they missed. And so they remembered the bad things of the movie, faster than they normally would have. Then they started wondering whether Ep1 had the same problems, and the collective mood started to sour.
>>64262603
I should also note that I personally still don't mind Ep1 all that much. I'm not about to buy a Qui-Gon figure (I remember I got one from some carnival game) but I've seen many worse movies, and I appreciate its attempt to do its own thing. Ep2 on the other hand is unwatchable and seems like an overreaction to the call for more action.
>>64254370
>You go to the movies with a group of people, you don't want to be "that guy"
>you get shamed for voicing your opinions
Based America
>>64254431
>Hype got in the way
This. Everyone on this board who was shocked by the media blitz for TFA either wasn't born or was too young to remember the TPM saturating everything.
TFA had a BIG push behind it but even Disney was aware that everyone older than 15 when TPM came out had a "fool me once" approach to this movie.
>>64252842
>I'd put my feet up if I could
what did she mean by this?
>>64263153
man, this is true in many circles. Why the fuck do you think idiots put Jedi on their sensis?
George Lucas was driven off the internet months after the release of the phantom menace. People hated it though a small percentage of fans have always defended the prequels
>>64264728
Welp, if she's anything like your average Star Wars fan she probably has diabetic edema.
>>64252842
>people
Wrong.
>When The Phantom Menace came out nerds loved it.
>>64262603
I think EP1 is better than EP2, mostly because they had to set up a ton of information and locations for the second one, but then they just squandered everything with EP2.
