23rd May 2005, 10:21 AM
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AOL Watches Star Wars Searches Soar
Full Text: http://www.searchengineguide.com/laycock/004515.html
Some Snippets:
"It's no surprise that Internet users flocked to the search engines this week to look up information on Star Wars. According to recently released information by America Online, it's a good week to be Natalie Portman."
"AOL claims that over 8,000 Star Wars related terms were logged at their search site this week. " |
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23rd May 2005, 12:09 PM
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So, has anyone gone to see the movie yet?
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23rd May 2005, 01:20 PM
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I did. I enjoyed it very much. I thought they did a great job of bringing the audience right up to the beginning of Episode IV. It was major flashback time.
If you enjoy star wars, I think you'll enjoy this movie. Just remember that it's sci-fi - not going for oscars with acting or anything. Have fun with it!
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23rd May 2005, 03:58 PM
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I love Star Wars, so I am excited about seeing it when the mania dies down a bit and theaters aren't so crowded.
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24th May 2005, 05:20 AM
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I have already seen it twice. I loved it. I would recomend that parents see it first before taking kids. I enjoyed the actioin and the humor, but the best part was the emotion. This is the best George Lucas has done on showing raw emotion. Anyway I would suggest that everyone see it. Its a great movie.
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25th May 2005, 02:05 PM
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Saw it last Friday...it was ok. Not as good as any of the originals, and ranking slightly behind episode 1 in my mind. (But much better than episode 2).
It was cool to see the process that led Anikan to become Darth Vader. Though I actually didn't feel like the emotional side of things was played out that much. The movie was long, but felt really short.
I will say that being a birth junkie, the birth scene irked me something awful. Not to mention the fact that one day Natalie Portman is RUNNING around in a mini-skirt and the next day she is giving birth to what appear to be 9 or 10 pound twins. Yeah. Uh huh.  |
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24th February 2006, 01:39 AM
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Yeah I liked starwars 3, 4, 5 and 6 but 1 and 2 wernt all that great. I think 1 and 2 relied too much on good graphics to dazzle the audience while 3, 4, 5 and six had a good story line
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24th February 2006, 02:08 PM
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Dialogue is King
In general I agree with you, but I'll take it a step further. 3 had a good story line, but like 1 and 2 it lacked what truly drove 4, 5, and 6: great dialogue. The original movies were filled with imminently-quotable, witty, entertaining dialogue.
With the exception of "Winged Migration," you can't have a good movie without great dialogue.
- Paul
[disclaimer: being the Stars Wars nuts that we are, we own all 6 despite our misgivings about the new ones]
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24th February 2006, 09:54 PM
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I, of course, totally loved it. I saw it twice at the theaters and we now have it on DVD so I can watch it another zillion times. 
www.GalacticFrontier.com hmmmmm.... do we have another great epic in the making? |
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25th February 2006, 09:28 AM
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Yes, and Maybe
Well, I guarantee that the Galactic Frontier series will be a great science-fiction epic, but I don't guarantee they'll be made into a multi-billion-dollar movie franchise. 
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