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Thursday, December 12, 2024
My pals and I saw that movie 9 times when it came out. Now I'm old enough to be a grandparent? Never! I'm still a mentally 18 years old. Maybe 20, 22.
I saw the original in theaters seven times. I was in my thirties. I didn't wait in line but I waited until it got into the cheap theaters. I waited for The Godfather for two years that way. I saw The Empire Strikes Back three times in theaters and Return of the Jedi once. I have all six of the original series on DVD but it's been a while. They all suck after Empire.
My parents house had no A/C so we used to go to the small town theater several times a week in the summer and they had the original Star Wars as the weekday matinee for years at 50 cents. I literally saw this movie over 50 times just at that theater and as late as 1985.
My now ex-wife was preggie w/ our 1st that summer, so waiting in line for an hour just didn't work. It was re-released next summer in our area, so saw it then. And on HBO numerous times.
My girlfriend at the time wanted to go see it. I didn't know at the time how rare it was to take a date to a Star Wars movie. When "Episode IV" rolled across the screen everyone started applauding and I was wondering "did I miss something". When it was over I said "I don't know who that guy in all black with the helmet was but it seems like he has issues".
I was 17 when Star Wars came out, and I saw it, usually with friends, about a dozen times at a theater that had a huge curved screen and 70mm projector. When Star Wars went to the cheap second run theaters I saw it another dozen times. Saw it God know how many times on cable. Got it on VHS, then DVD. I just wish Lucas would re-release the original version where Han shoots first, etc.
You'll are talking about the movie. I'm looking at the photo, and its caption. We used to talk about our "grandparents" (their clothing, especially their baggy pants, etc.). I see Britannica, Swabbies, maybe Jordache, etc. No Levies 501's in sight.
the longest line (before I joined the Air Force) I was ever in was for "A Hard Day's Night" in 1964. Good use of my paper route cash. Star War's was nothing...
What a retarded looking bunch. Pretty sure bigfoot is in there. Yeah, mind altering drugs were popular back then. There's some priest in the background drooling over the thought of buggering a few of them. Ah the 70s; one big pile of dog shit!
I saw it on three days in succession right after the (Royal?) première in London. I had mentioned to my parents that I would try to get a ticket for the Leicester Square (Odeon, I think), so my Aunt got me a ticket for Christmas. My co workers arranged a group outing, so that's the next day. Finally, I had managed to snag a ticket for the third day.
It blew me away at the time, we had never seen anything like it before. The effects were way beyond the shaky, blurry offerings we were used to. Like all franchises it's been overmilked, leaving a dried out husk.
I was 21, stationed on independent duty in Miami. Stood in line for hours. Got to the ticket booth and got tickets to the third showing. First two were sold out.
Grandparents took me to see the show on the other screen at the time, Disney's "The Rescuers". The bathrooms were up the balcony and I remember sneaking over to take a peek at the other screen. Chewy barking something in the Falcon and I thought - that looks like a a really weird movie.
Before the movie came out, I read the first 25 chapters in the local paper. One chapter per week. It took a bit to realize Chapter 1 wasn't the first chapter.
The absolute best theatre experience for me was an invitation only premier showing of Close Encounters Of The Third Kind. Fantastic surround sound, well upholstered lounge chairs. A friend at Rockwell got the passes.
I saw the original in theaters seven times. I was in my thirties. I didn't wait in line but I waited until it got into the cheap theaters. I waited for The Godfather for two years that way. I saw The Empire Strikes Back three times in theaters and Return of the Jedi once. I have all six of the original series on DVD but it's been a while. They all suck after Empire.
ReplyDeleteI was in my mid 30s as well, Henry. I saw it in Cherry Hill, NJ
DeleteI remember doing this. I was 21, and saw it in Longview Washington, where I was working a summer job with Weyerhauser.
ReplyDeleteMy parents house had no A/C so we used to go to the small town theater several times a week in the summer and they had the original Star Wars as the weekday matinee for years at 50 cents. I literally saw this movie over 50 times just at that theater and as late as 1985.
ReplyDeleteI saw it at age 22 in a theater in Wildflecken, Germany - yes, in the shitty army.
ReplyDeleteMy now ex-wife was preggie w/ our 1st that summer, so waiting in line for an hour just didn't work. It was re-released next summer in our area, so saw it then. And on HBO numerous times.
ReplyDeleteI have never seen it to this day. Also, no chicks in that line, lol.
ReplyDeleteMy girlfriend at the time wanted to go see it. I didn't know at the time how rare it was to take a date to a Star Wars movie. When "Episode IV" rolled across the screen everyone started applauding and I was wondering "did I miss something". When it was over I said "I don't know who that guy in all black with the helmet was but it seems like he has issues".
ReplyDeleteEpisode IV didn't appear until it was re-released around time of Empire. It was just Star Wars during the original run.
DeleteI was 17 when Star Wars came out, and I saw it, usually with friends, about a dozen times at a theater that had a huge curved screen and 70mm projector. When Star Wars went to the cheap second run theaters I saw it another dozen times. Saw it God know how many times on cable. Got it on VHS, then DVD. I just wish Lucas would re-release the original version where Han shoots first, etc.
ReplyDeleteYou'll are talking about the movie. I'm looking at the photo, and its caption. We used to talk about our "grandparents" (their clothing, especially their baggy pants, etc.). I see Britannica, Swabbies, maybe Jordache, etc. No Levies 501's in sight.
ReplyDeletethe longest line (before I joined the Air Force) I was ever in was for "A Hard Day's Night" in 1964. Good use of my paper route cash. Star War's was nothing...
ReplyDeleteWhat a retarded looking bunch. Pretty sure bigfoot is in there. Yeah, mind altering drugs were popular back then. There's some priest in the background drooling over the thought of buggering a few of them. Ah the 70s; one big pile of dog shit!
ReplyDeleteGonna step out on a limb here and say that it seems likely you were molested in the 70s??
DeleteLighten up, Francis.
DeleteI have never seen one of them.
ReplyDeleteWouldn't waste my time.
I took my young family to watch it soon after it came out. After the show, I had no clue why it was so popular. And I still don't.
ReplyDeleteI saw it on three days in succession right after the (Royal?) première in London. I had mentioned to my parents that I would try to get a ticket for the Leicester Square (Odeon, I think), so my Aunt got me a ticket for Christmas. My co workers arranged a group outing, so that's the next day. Finally, I had managed to snag a ticket for the third day.
ReplyDeleteIt blew me away at the time, we had never seen anything like it before. The effects were way beyond the shaky, blurry offerings we were used to. Like all franchises it's been overmilked, leaving a dried out husk.
I was 21, stationed on independent duty in Miami. Stood in line for hours. Got to the ticket booth and got tickets to the third showing. First two were sold out.
ReplyDeleteGrandparents took me to see the show on the other screen at the time, Disney's "The Rescuers". The bathrooms were up the balcony and I remember sneaking over to take a peek at the other screen. Chewy barking something in the Falcon and I thought - that looks like a a really weird movie.
ReplyDeleteBefore the movie came out, I read the first 25 chapters in the local paper. One chapter per week. It took a bit to realize Chapter 1 wasn't the first chapter.
ReplyDeleteThe absolute best theatre experience for me was an invitation only premier showing of Close Encounters Of The Third Kind. Fantastic surround sound, well upholstered lounge chairs.
A friend at Rockwell got the passes.