Over the past weekend I have been watching the Star Wars marathon on SpikeTV off and on. Like most of my contemporaries (mid-thirties) I am not as fond of the latest installments like I am for the original trilogy. I watched a little of Attack of the Clones, and the beginning really turned me off. As I watched Star Wars this morning listening to the dialog, it’s not really that good. I still love the movies, and they do hold up even after all these years. Is it the acting? I don’t think Mark Hamill was really that great. Of all the people in the movie Harrison Ford is the most successful by far. We used to make the Billy D. Williams jokes when he was doing the Colt 45 commercials for sure. It should have been worded “You may remember me from my part as Lando Calrissian” but that would have been too blatant. I contend that these movies were at the right place at the right time. The old lightening in the bottle saying applies here. Lucas, ILM, and cast all came together to make the most successful movie franchise ever. I have to say it is still good every time I watch it.
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