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It aged, face it.

posted 9 years ago by TheArtOfBeingRandom34523
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I used to love this movie as a child and I still enjoy it now.
But recently i rewatched the OT and... well... I have to say that I was disappointed.

I couldn't see the charateristic menace and the stage presence of Darth Vader, i only saw a ridiculous guy in a ridiculous suit, the costumes aged badly, the acting, except Mark Hamill and (of course) Cushing and Guinness is pretty bad, the plot is inconsistent, and it all seemed like a campy, cheesy b-movie.

Anyway it's certainly far from bad and it's still better than Return of the Jedi, which had a lot of potential but failed thanks to those little CENSOREDCENSOREDCENSORED that CENSORED and CENSORED CENSORED Ewoks, but even ROTJ is far from bad.

But hey, the first chapter doesn't always have to be the defining, and The Empire Strikes Back is still a Masterpiece.

[–] Skullomania (483) 7 years ago

Oddly enough the thing that will age them the most obviously are the (cutting edge at the time I guess) cartoony CGI parts/edits that shouldn't have been added in the first place.

The practical effects will age, sure but it'll be like looking at a vintage car. The cgi parts though will be the equivelant of watching Sharktopus for future generations compared to what they have.

[–] [deleted] 7 years ago

So what if it's aged?
I detest contemporary media that looks new and fresh and trendy. I only like old movies.