# Should I See Star Wars--NO SPOILERS! **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [May 20, 2002, 10:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-see-star-wars-no-spoilers/109925 "2002-05-20T10:27:21Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 18\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Mephisto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/48db29/32.png) [@Mephisto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mephisto)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2002, 10:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-see-star-wars-no-spoilers/109925/1 "2002-05-20T10:27:21Z")
I know there are around a dozen more-or-less current threads on the latest installment of the Star Wars series, but, for fear of learning too much, I haven’t read any of them. I’m probably gonna see a movie later today, or possibly tomorrow, and am thinking of making it Star Wars. Would it be worth my money, not to mention the wait in line? I liked the first three (or last three) films. As for Episode One, well, I thought Darth Maul was pretty cool, and the pod race was neat, but the rest of the movie, especially the parts with Jar Jar, sucked big Bantha bonggwa. So, would I like this movie? Does it kick as much ass as it should (one critic said Lucas redeemed himself with this one)? Or is this just another little kids flick with obnoxious characters and a trillion dollars worth of special effects? Could somebody tell me about it without too many spoilers? ---
**Author:** ![Cheesesteak](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cheesesteak/32/3694_2.png) [@Cheesesteak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cheesesteak)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2002, 10:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-see-star-wars-no-spoilers/109925/2 "2002-05-20T10:40:39Z")
Color me underwhelmed. Very good effects, as usual, fairly interesting plotline, a few really bad (a-la Jar Jar) parts that, for me, ruined the rest of it. Jar Jar himself isn’t really annoying in this one, but IMHO some of the dialog really stunk. Some of the fight scenes, though, are absolutely fantastic. Personally, if it was a tossup between SW and Spiderman, I’d pick Spiderman, but SW is worth seeing. ---
**Author:** ![Omniscient](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/omniscient/32/3290_2.png) [@Omniscient](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omniscient)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2002, 10:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-see-star-wars-no-spoilers/109925/3 "2002-05-20T10:41:02Z")
Go see it. Its quite good, IMHO, and its flaws are no different than those of the movies in the rest of the franchise. There are definately some priceless moments that you will love, and some poorly written and acted moments too…just like every other one. Short story, go see it, and I promise you won’t be disappointed by anything as annoying as the Child Anikan or Jar-Jar in SW: TMP. ---
**Author:** ![sghoul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3ec8ea/32.png) [@sghoul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sghoul)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2002, 12:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-see-star-wars-no-spoilers/109925/4 "2002-05-20T12:08:05Z")
I consider myself a fan, and I would say I you could take or leave this film. If you do see it, and happen to get there an hour late, you won’t have missed much of the good stuff. It seemed like a hour of movie stretched to over 2 hours. ---
**Author:** ![DeadlyAccurate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ac91a4/32.png) [@DeadlyAccurate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DeadlyAccurate)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2002, 12:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-see-star-wars-no-spoilers/109925/5 "2002-05-20T12:34:25Z")
I very much liked it as much as the first three, only it was oh so much prettier. The Jar-Jar parts were so small as to be almost ignorable fortunately. Ewan McGregor seemed to really enjoy his part this time around, and he does an excellent imitation of Alec (sp?) Guiness. I haven’t yet seen Spiderman, so I can’t say which I’d choose, but I’d gladly watch AotC again given the chance. ---
**Author:** ![Hodge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Hodge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hodge)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2002, 12:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-see-star-wars-no-spoilers/109925/6 "2002-05-20T12:39:54Z")
Blah. It was mediocre at best. Of course, that makes it much better than _Phantom Menace_. Too much focus on blurry eye-candy, stilted dialogue, cardboard acting, awkward pacing and at least 2 scenes that seem to have been specifically designed for the video game. _Spider-man_ is a far, far better movie. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2002, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-see-star-wars-no-spoilers/109925/7 "2002-05-20T14:21:27Z")
I would rank the movies as this: 1. Empire Strikes Back. 2. Attack of the Clones/Return of the Jedi 3. New Hope. 4(or lower). Phantom Menace. ---
**Author:** ![Hamish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a5b964/32.png) [@Hamish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hamish)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2002, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-see-star-wars-no-spoilers/109925/8 "2002-05-20T16:57:54Z")
I recommend it. Half the Jar-Jar. Twice the Obi-Wan. Great action sequences. Lots of twists and surprises in the plot, lots of intrigue. A lightsaber battle that people will be talking about for a lifetime, wherever and whenever people discuss Star Wars. Some of the actors have forgotten how to act, and a few of the lines sound like they were stolen from sitcoms, but overall, this is a pretty solid installment. Far better than episode one. Besides, you wouldn’t want your last Star Wars experience The Phantom Menace. That would be like giving up on Star Trek at The Final Frontier, and never seeing the Undiscovered Country. ---
**Author:** ![Hello\_Again](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/85e7bf/32.png) [@Hello\_Again](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hello_Again)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2002, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-see-star-wars-no-spoilers/109925/9 "2002-05-20T17:29:00Z")
I could take it or leave it as well. I didn’t want my money back or anything, but neither did I have the desire to see it again. I only went to get my Geek Card ™ punched. BTW, I agree that Spider-Man was a way better, more fun movie. ---
**Author:** ![sghoul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3ec8ea/32.png) [@sghoul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sghoul)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2002, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-see-star-wars-no-spoilers/109925/10 "2002-05-20T18:31:48Z")
I am really surprised at the number of people who found there to be plot twists. I don’t think i was surprised by a single thing. they basically just filled in holes. Plot HOLES on the other hand… ---
**Author:** ![rjung](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/45deac/32.png) [@rjung](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rjung)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2002, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-see-star-wars-no-spoilers/109925/11 "2002-05-20T19:21:14Z")
I haven’t seen it, but I’d say you should, just because spending all summer avoiding spoilers is a pain in the tuckus. And I thought _all_ of the **Star Wars** movies were “little kids flicks”. This ain’t Shakespeare, people! 😉 ---
**Author:** ![chief](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/df788c/32.png) [@chief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chief)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2002, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-see-star-wars-no-spoilers/109925/12 "2002-05-20T23:07:12Z")
I thought it was pretty good overall, despite the flaws… so i definitely recommend it. there are some really awesome parts that you just must see on the big screen! ---
**Author:** ![sturmhauke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e47c2d/32.png) [@sturmhauke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sturmhauke)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2002, 10:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-see-star-wars-no-spoilers/109925/13 "2002-05-21T10:19:41Z")
Like I said in one of the other threads: If you like big drippy cheeseburgers, see AOTC. If you like expensive haute cuisine, don’t. I’m a cheeseburger kind of guy most of the time. ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2002, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-see-star-wars-no-spoilers/109925/14 "2002-05-21T21:37:13Z")
How about the cheesy romance angle? Was that as mind-numbingly stupid as it looked in the trailers? Thanks for asking this, **Mephisto**. I was planning on posting the same thread. ---
**Author:** ![Ferrous](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/8e7dd6/32.png) [@Ferrous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ferrous)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2002, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-see-star-wars-no-spoilers/109925/15 "2002-05-21T22:00:34Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Chronos \* > \*\*How about the cheesy romance angle? Was that as mind-numbingly stupid as it looked in the trailers? > \*\* Yes, pretty much. But you can just look at Natalie Portman and ignore the cheesy dialogue. That’s what I did. Plus, it doesn’t last that long. Personally, I loved the movie. Great fun, and much better than TPM. ---
**Author:** ![Mephisto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/48db29/32.png) [@Mephisto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mephisto)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2002, 5:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-see-star-wars-no-spoilers/109925/16 "2002-05-22T05:47:39Z")
Well then, it looks like I’ll go see it tomorrow. As has been mentioned, I can’t avoid spoilers all summer. And it’s inevitable that I’ll see this movie someday anyway, so I might as well see the huge battle(s) and amazing _crosses fingers_ special effects on the big screen where they really matter. Plus, some people who seem to have tastes similar to mine have given it thumbs up. I’ll probably post tomorrow night whether the Force was with Lucas & Co. this time or not. And then I can ask about Spidey . . . ---
**Author:** ![rjung](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/45deac/32.png) [@rjung](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rjung)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2002, 5:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-see-star-wars-no-spoilers/109925/17 "2002-05-22T05:51:37Z")
Still haven’t seen _Spider-Man_ yet (I am losing my geek movie cred this summer ☹ ), but **everybody** I’ve talked to says it’s worth seeing. ---
**Author:** ![Yondan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/278dde/32.png) [@Yondan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yondan)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2002, 1:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-see-star-wars-no-spoilers/109925/18 "2002-05-22T13:02:44Z")
Oh, for heaven’s sake, it’s not a lifetime commitment; it’s a movie! Go see it! have some popcorn! Enjoy the heck out of it, because it’s a great ride, then go see Spider-man too.