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Group Name: Repeat
Last Post By: Risselada
Post Date: 4/10/2007 12:39:57 AM
Body: When I was 7, the first Star Wars (okay, now known as Episode IV) was released in theaters. It was a watershed moment for me as for many others. I owned the soundtrack album on vinyl, the figurines, a viewmaster with short segments to watch over and over. I saved my allowance for several weeks to afford the $14 X-Wing toy spaceship. Call me a geek or a cliché, but it left an indelible mark on my psyche relating to good and evil, technology, and optimism. Star Wars become the first movie that I watched several times - I think I saw it five or six more times in the theater. This was quite a feat for a 7-year old in the days before cable as we know it, VCRs, DVDs, and DVRs. Now that we have all this stuff, and that the following two movies - The Empire Strikes Back (Episode V) and Return of the Jedi (Episode VI) - as well as the second wave - Episode I, Episode II, and Episode III - have all come out, I can now watch each of them to my heart's content. Okay, I'm not 7 anymore, and these films certainly don't have the pull they once had. Still, I was as excited as many others to see all these films made. Ewoks aside, I enjoyed all these movies and find myself watching them, or parts of them as it happens, on cable when they're on. I'm even starting to enjoy the second wave a bit more than I did after a first look.This experience however simply reaffirms my feelings about the original Star Wars. It's the best of the series, the one that started so much madness and delight. It still takes me back to an age when I wanted and needed heros, to the 70s when the heros weren't so clean cut, and the special effects weren't so perfect. When outer space, only rarely depicted in this way previously, was magical and fresh. I've found that it's a movie that to this day, I can watch again and again with great pleasure and nostalgia.
]]>Tue, 10 Apr 2007 04:39:57 GMTStar WarsRepeatWhen I was 7, the first Star Wars (okay, now known as Episode IV) was released in theaters. It was a watershed moment for me as for many others. I owned the soundtrack album on vinyl, the figurines, a viewmaster with short segments to watch over and over. I saved my allowance for several weeks to afford the $14 X-Wing toy spaceship. Call me a geek or a cliché, but it left an indelible mark on my psyche relating to good and evil, technology, and optimism. Star Wars become the first movie that I watched several times - I think I saw it five or six more times in the theater. This was quite a feat for a 7-year old in the days before cable as we know it, VCRs, DVDs, and DVRs. Now that we have all this stuff, and that the following two movies - The Empire Strikes Back (Episode V) and Return of the Jedi (Episode VI) - as well as the second wave - Episode I, Episode II, and Episode III - have all come out, I can now watch each of them to my heart's content. Okay, I'm not 7 anymore, and these films certainly don't have the pull they once had. Still, I was as excited as many others to see all these films made. Ewoks aside, I enjoyed all these movies and find myself watching them, or parts of them as it happens, on cable when they're on. I'm even starting to enjoy the second wave a bit more than I did after a first look.This experience however simply reaffirms my feelings about the original Star Wars. It's the best of the series, the one that started so much madness and delight. It still takes me back to an age when I wanted and needed heros, to the 70s when the heros weren't so clean cut, and the special effects weren't so perfect. When outer space, only rarely depicted in this way previously, was magical and fresh. I've found that it's a movie that to this day, I can watch again and again with great pleasure and nostalgia. 4/10/2007 12:39:57 AMWhen I was 7, the first Star Wars (okay, now known as Episode IV) was released in theaters. It was a watershed moment for me as for many others. I owned the soundtrack album on vinyl, the figurines, a viewmaster with short segments to watch over and over. I saved my allowance for several weeks to afford the $14 X-Wing toy spaceship. Call me a geek or a cliché, but it left an indelible mark on my psyche relating to good and evil, technology, and optimism. Star Wars become the first movie that I watched several times - I think I saw it five or six more times in the theater. This was quite a feat for a 7-year old in the days before cable as we know it, VCRs, DVDs, and DVRs. Now that we have all this stuff, and that the following two movies - The Empire Strikes Back (Episode V) and Return of the Jedi (Episode VI) - as well as the second wave - Episode I, Episode II, and Episode III - have all come out, I can now watch each of them to my heart's content. Okay, I'm not 7 anymore, and these films certainly don't have the pull they once had. Still, I was as excited as many others to see all these films made. Ewoks aside, I enjoyed all these movies and find myself watching them, or parts of them as it happens, on cable when they're on. I'm even starting to enjoy the second wave a bit more than I did after a first look.This experience however simply reaffirms my feelings about the original Star Wars. It's the best of the series, the one that started so much madness and delight. It still takes me back to an age when I wanted and needed heros, to the 70s when the heros weren't so clean cut, and the special effects weren't so perfect. When outer space, only rarely depicted in this way previously, was magical and fresh. I've found that it's a movie that to this day, I can watch again and again with great pleasure and nostalgia. http://www.spout.com/groups/Repeat/Watch_Repeat/132/1698/1/ShowPost.aspxPost Subject: Watch, Repeat
Group Name: Repeat
Last Post By: gothere
Post Date: 7/2/2006 4:15:27 PM
Body: I started this group because I realized that a few other Spout members had begun to use a tag I think I started ("watch-repeat"). I invited you to the group. Also because I had started a few personal lists which seemed to apply, and I wondered how other people felt about watching films again.It's interesting how your experience with a film can change over time. I'm quite certain that the evolution of Cable TV, HBO, VHS, DVD, etc., has changed our perception of film. Tom Cruise annoys me as much as he does everyone else, but my wife and I will put up with that grin to catch the choice Jack Nicholson bits in A Few Good Men as it endlessly loops on TBS or wherever.Some films tend to get better upon repeat viewing, others get worse. Perhaps it's a function of my mood, timing, my own maturity, or who I'm with. Or maybe it's an aspect of the film itself. I'm not sure how many times I've seen Caddyshack, but can it be refuted that it gets better every time?
]]>Sun, 02 Jul 2006 20:15:27 GMTWatch, RepeatRepeatI started this group because I realized that a few other Spout members had begun to use a tag I think I started ("watch-repeat"). I invited you to the group. Also because I had started a few personal lists which seemed to apply, and I wondered how other people felt about watching films again.It's interesting how your experience with a film can change over time. I'm quite certain that the evolution of Cable TV, HBO, VHS, DVD, etc., has changed our perception of film. Tom Cruise annoys me as much as he does everyone else, but my wife and I will put up with that grin to catch the choice Jack Nicholson bits in A Few Good Men as it endlessly loops on TBS or wherever.Some films tend to get better upon repeat viewing, others get worse. Perhaps it's a function of my mood, timing, my own maturity, or who I'm with. Or maybe it's an aspect of the film itself. I'm not sure how many times I've seen Caddyshack, but can it be refuted that it gets better every time?7/2/2006 4:15:27 PMI started this group because I realized that a few other Spout members had begun to use a tag I think I started ("watch-repeat"). I invited you to the group. Also because I had started a few personal lists which seemed to apply, and I wondered how other people felt about watching films again.It's interesting how your experience with a film can change over time. I'm quite certain that the evolution of Cable TV, HBO, VHS, DVD, etc., has changed our perception of film. Tom Cruise annoys me as much as he does everyone else, but my wife and I will put up with that grin to catch the choice Jack Nicholson bits in A Few Good Men as it endlessly loops on TBS or wherever.Some films tend to get better upon repeat viewing, others get worse. Perhaps it's a function of my mood, timing, my own maturity, or who I'm with. Or maybe it's an aspect of the film itself. I'm not sure how many times I've seen Caddyshack, but can it be refuted that it gets better every time?