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Are we seeing the OT through nostalgic eyes?
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<blockquote data-quote="Ian_C" data-source="post: 430320" data-attributes="member: 6115"><p>I can dig up posts I made on other forums 15 years ago that dealt with the issue of people being unable to view the PT with the same mindset that they had when they first saw the OT. Between that, and having expectations no one could possibly live up to, it's amazing the PT made the box office totals it did.</p><p></p><p>Of course there are aspects of the OT that we overlook as adult fans. Stop motion tauntauns at the beginning of ESB, Luke having just as bad a "NOOOOOO!" as Vader, dated puppetry effects, etc. We overlook them partly for nostalgia, but also because those films had HEART. The trilogy as a whole is far better than the individual components that go into it. I loved the PT (and R1) because I feel both aspired to tell an imaginative story that again exceeded any negatives. It's why I can love some purely awful horror films - I 'connect' with them despite their flaws.</p><p></p><p>Ian</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ian_C, post: 430320, member: 6115"] I can dig up posts I made on other forums 15 years ago that dealt with the issue of people being unable to view the PT with the same mindset that they had when they first saw the OT. Between that, and having expectations no one could possibly live up to, it's amazing the PT made the box office totals it did. Of course there are aspects of the OT that we overlook as adult fans. Stop motion tauntauns at the beginning of ESB, Luke having just as bad a "NOOOOOO!" as Vader, dated puppetry effects, etc. We overlook them partly for nostalgia, but also because those films had HEART. The trilogy as a whole is far better than the individual components that go into it. I loved the PT (and R1) because I feel both aspired to tell an imaginative story that again exceeded any negatives. It's why I can love some purely awful horror films - I 'connect' with them despite their flaws. Ian [/QUOTE]
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