Saw The Force Awakens Today

[elrhiarhodan]

And it was AWESOME!!!!!!!



And if anyone (cough - George Lucas - cough) had any doubts about Han shooting first, rest assured, a man who'd casually throw an enemy into the mouth of a rampaging monster (what where those things called??? Raznors, Ravenors?) wouldn't have hesitated to shoot Greedo first.

And likely spoilers in the comments, so be warned.

Comments

[winterstar95.livejournal.com]

I too saw it twice opening weekend. I am one of the few that actually saw Star Wars (before it was called A New Hope) in the theaters in 1977. TFA is glorious and when Rey called for the lightsabre - I cried! It was very much like the moment when I awaited Eowyn to say "I am no man". It was everything I wished for and more!!

(and I think I am going to see it again tomorrow)

[elrhiarhodan]

I think anyone who is over 45 saw Star Wars in the movie theater. I was 13 when it came out - saw it twice the first time around, and then at least two or three more times each when ESB and RotJ came out. There is such majesty seeing it on the big screen.

I would have liked to have seen the original release again in the theater - not the crappy re-cut that Lucas insists is HIS vision - but that only exists on a rare and now very hard to find set of DVDs (and if you've got em, the original VHS tapes).

[winterstar95.livejournal.com]

Unfortunately in 1977 we were too dirt poor (can you believe it with movies costing a buck) to afford to go more than once. Though I do recall that it came back for a short time into theaters in 1978 and we saw it again then. Oh the days before VHS. I think I might have the original VHS of Star Wars - much like I have the Star Wars story on LP. I have been posting some pics of some of my old collection on tumblr. It is so much fun to look back on it all now.

:)