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"Some people hear their own inner voices with great clearness and they live by what they hear. Such people become crazy, or they become legends." ~ One Stab ~
I never did get to see Spinal Tap on the big screen.
Hmmm... PJ20 at the Brew & View (Vic Theatre)?
Yes. That needs to happen.
The Houston show of PJ20 was at a cool little theater with a bar, really cool untill the "drunks" start knocking their bottles over and listening them slowly roll all the way to the screen! :roll:
All the world will be your enemy, Prince with a thousand enemies, and whenever they catch you, they will kill you. But first they must catch you, digger, listener, runner, prince with the swift warning. Be cunning and full of tricks and your people shall never be destroyed.
-Wizard Of Oz with Dark Side Of The Moon playing in my Ipod
-The Empire Strikes Back
-8-Mile..with a predominately african-american viewing audience...while stoned (already saw this once but it was so great, I wanna go back)
Probably my favorite movie ever. I did technically see it in the theater though because I saw it when it was re-released back in '97. There were very few changes made to Empire (at least compared to the other two) so I enjoyed it.
"See a broad to get dat booty yak 'em, leg 'er down, a smack 'em yak 'em!"
Probably my favorite movie ever. I did technically see it in the theater though because I saw it when it was re-released back in '97. There were very few changes made to Empire (at least compared to the other two) so I enjoyed it.
I want to travel back to 1980 and experience the first show with the crowd on opening night.
Probably my favorite movie ever. I did technically see it in the theater though because I saw it when it was re-released back in '97. There were very few changes made to Empire (at least compared to the other two) so I enjoyed it.
I want to travel back to 1980 and experience the first show with the crowd on opening night.
It might not be as great as you would think. I'm sure not everybody disliked it, and that lots of people absolutely loved it, but reaction at the time was supposedly not nearly as favorable as it is now. It took some time (and the hindsight of having seen the third film) before it started to be considered the best in the series. I remember my dad telling me that at the time he and the group of people he saw it with hated it. If you can believe it Empire received a lot of bad reviews at the time. My dad told me that when he saw it the audience was kind of confused and not impressed. Partly because of the way it just "sort of ended" pretty suddenly, leaving a lot of loose ends, the huge contrast in tone to Episode IV, and other things.
All of this (except the ending, which the ability to now be able to watch Jedi right afterwards if you want to in order to wrap up the loose ends) are mainly reasons people love it, it really stands out from the other two. But at the time I think it wasn't what people hoped/expected. Compared to the space battle and blowing up of the Death Star in the previous film, the ending of Empire was seen as somewhat anti-climactic.
"See a broad to get dat booty yak 'em, leg 'er down, a smack 'em yak 'em!"
It might not be as great as you would think. I'm sure not everybody disliked it, and that lots of people absolutely loved it, but reaction at the time was supposedly not nearly as favorable as it is now. It took some time (and the hindsight of having seen the third film) before it started to be considered the best in the series. I remember my dad telling me that at the time he and the group of people he saw it with hated it. If you can believe it Empire received a lot of bad reviews at the time. My dad told me that when he saw it the audience was kind of confused and not impressed. Partly because of the way it just "sort of ended" pretty suddenly, leaving a lot of loose ends, the huge contrast in tone to Episode IV, and other things.
All of this (except the ending, which the ability to now be able to watch Jedi right afterwards if you want to in order to wrap up the loose ends) are mainly reasons people love it, it really stands out from the other two. But at the time I think it wasn't what people hoped/expected. Compared to the space battle and blowing up of the Death Star in the previous film, the ending of Empire was seen as somewhat anti-climactic.
I know.. I just want to see everyone's reaction to Vader telling Luke he's his father.
I was 9 when I saw Empire in the theater and I thought it was amazing. Even better -- I had one friend with a VCR and his dad got a hold of a bootleg copy. We watched at least some of the movie pretty much every time I went over there.
A couple years later, another friend of mine almost managed to convince me that Empire sucked and that I was stupid for liking it when it came out and that Jedi kicked the crap out of it. He didn't convince me that Empire sucked, but I did think Jedi was the best of the three until I eventually came to my senses and realized that Empire really is where it's at.
"FF, I've heard the droning about the Sawx being the baby dolls. Yeah, I get it, you guys invented baseball and suffered forever. I get it." -JearlPam0925
I know.. I just want to see everyone's reaction to Vader telling Luke he's his father.
I don't know about everybody, but my dad said he and the people he saw it with didn't believe it. They just thought Vader was manipulating Luke, and didn't truly believe it until Return Of The Jedi when Yoda and Ben confirmed it. I saw some show about Star Wars on the History Channel, and James Earl Jones was talking about that scene, and he kind of said the same thing. When he read the script he said "he's lying". I'm not saying everybody took it that way, but I can't help but wonder what I would have thought. I saw them all as a kid so I think I took whatever they said at face value, and I think I may have seen Jedi before Empire.
"See a broad to get dat booty yak 'em, leg 'er down, a smack 'em yak 'em!"
A toronto cinema did a showing of The Godfather about a year and a half ago, and seeing it on the big screen was pretty awesome.
They did a triple header of Jaws, ET and Close Encounters. I wanted to attend that, but was busy. They're currently closed for maintenance, but when they re-open I'm sure I'll catch some good flicks.
I know.. I just want to see everyone's reaction to Vader telling Luke he's his father.
I don't know about everybody, but my dad said he and the people he saw it with didn't believe it. They just thought Vader was manipulating Luke, and didn't truly believe it until Return Of The Jedi when Yoda and Ben confirmed it. I saw some show about Star Wars on the History Channel, and James Earl Jones was talking about that scene, and he kind of said the same thing. When he read the script he said "he's lying". I'm not saying everybody took it that way, but I can't help but wonder what I would have thought. I saw them all as a kid so I think I took whatever they said at face value, and I think I may have seen Jedi before Empire.
saw the same documentary you mention and remember james earl jones saying that.
yoda confirming it in ROTJ had much more of an impact than vader saying it.
Ah, yeah. I was thinking about this one. I saw it on DVD and wasn't impressed. I've heard that this is a common reaction and that the movie is supposedly much better in the theater for whatever reason.
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Hmmm... PJ20 at the Brew & View (Vic Theatre)?
Yes. That needs to happen.
Alpine Valley Resort is etched in my brain!!!
Led Zeppelin S/T would be amazing huge and loud
The extended Lord of the Rings trilogy
-The Empire Strikes Back
-8-Mile..with a predominately african-american viewing audience...while stoned (already saw this once but it was so great, I wanna go back)
Pearl Jam bootlegs:
http://wegotshit.blogspot.com
Jaws
Aliens (I saw Alien when they re-released to theaters in '03, it was awesome)
The Thing (1982)
I've seen all ( 3 ) of these ....
The Empire Strikes Back
Although, Blu-ray is pretty damn good, still nothing like sharing the experience with a crowd.
Probably my favorite movie ever. I did technically see it in the theater though because I saw it when it was re-released back in '97. There were very few changes made to Empire (at least compared to the other two) so I enjoyed it.
It might not be as great as you would think. I'm sure not everybody disliked it, and that lots of people absolutely loved it, but reaction at the time was supposedly not nearly as favorable as it is now. It took some time (and the hindsight of having seen the third film) before it started to be considered the best in the series. I remember my dad telling me that at the time he and the group of people he saw it with hated it. If you can believe it Empire received a lot of bad reviews at the time. My dad told me that when he saw it the audience was kind of confused and not impressed. Partly because of the way it just "sort of ended" pretty suddenly, leaving a lot of loose ends, the huge contrast in tone to Episode IV, and other things.
All of this (except the ending, which the ability to now be able to watch Jedi right afterwards if you want to in order to wrap up the loose ends) are mainly reasons people love it, it really stands out from the other two. But at the time I think it wasn't what people hoped/expected. Compared to the space battle and blowing up of the Death Star in the previous film, the ending of Empire was seen as somewhat anti-climactic.
A couple years later, another friend of mine almost managed to convince me that Empire sucked and that I was stupid for liking it when it came out and that Jedi kicked the crap out of it. He didn't convince me that Empire sucked, but I did think Jedi was the best of the three until I eventually came to my senses and realized that Empire really is where it's at.
Aw geez, how 'bout a spoiler warning? I was going to watch it tonight!
I don't know about everybody, but my dad said he and the people he saw it with didn't believe it. They just thought Vader was manipulating Luke, and didn't truly believe it until Return Of The Jedi when Yoda and Ben confirmed it. I saw some show about Star Wars on the History Channel, and James Earl Jones was talking about that scene, and he kind of said the same thing. When he read the script he said "he's lying". I'm not saying everybody took it that way, but I can't help but wonder what I would have thought. I saw them all as a kid so I think I took whatever they said at face value, and I think I may have seen Jedi before Empire.
They did a triple header of Jaws, ET and Close Encounters. I wanted to attend that, but was busy. They're currently closed for maintenance, but when they re-open I'm sure I'll catch some good flicks.
Would of loved to have seen all those films in the theatre.
especially The Thing!
All those yesterdays
All those yesterdays
All those paper plates
saw the same documentary you mention and remember james earl jones saying that.
yoda confirming it in ROTJ had much more of an impact than vader saying it.
terminator 2
lost in translation
ghostbusters
the abyss