# Why do you folks lie and say you will not see Star Wars Ep2? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [November 28, 2001, 9:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-you-folks-lie-and-say-you-will-not-see-star-wars-ep2/95680 "2001-11-28T09:08:56Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![DougC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/7feea3/32.png) [@DougC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DougC)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2001, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-you-folks-lie-and-say-you-will-not-see-star-wars-ep2/95680/21 "2001-12-03T00:14:15Z")
- - - I haven’t seen PM either. When it was still in theatres I heard that the story was lousy, and special effects and fight-scene choreography just don’t impress me that much any more. - If you weren’t around to see it originally, you should try to understand that the special effects in Star Wars were unprecedented in quality, but now they’re just run-of-the-computer-generated-mill. The second and third movies were carried in no small part on the reputation of the first movie. ~ - Movie sequels tend to suck. The farther along in sequels it is, the more it sucks, as writers grasp for new and interesting ideas. - DougC ---
**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:** [December 4, 2001, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-you-folks-lie-and-say-you-will-not-see-star-wars-ep2/95680/22 "2001-12-04T01:49:16Z")
Well, it still has a chance to redeem itself, but until and unless I see any indication that the trailer was _not_ representative of the movie, I won’t bother. If that’s what I wanted, I would go read some novel with Fabio on the cover, or something. We’ll see. Maybe those were all of the kissy-face scenes in the movie, and they just pulled them all together in one trailer to try to attract a different demographic… But I’ll need to be convinced. ---
**Author:** ![SPOOFE](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c5a1d2/32.png) [@SPOOFE](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SPOOFE)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2001, 6:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-you-folks-lie-and-say-you-will-not-see-star-wars-ep2/95680/23 "2001-12-04T06:00:01Z")
Chronos, there are several trailers available for the movie. Only one of them emphasized the relationship between Anakin and Amidala/Padme’ (which name is she using in this movie, anyway?). All indicators show that Episode 2 will have lots and lots of action. Jango Fett going one-on-one with Obi-Wan? Fuck-yeah! Starship chases through asteroid fields, WITHOUT the TIE fighters to make it an embarassment? Fuck-yeah! ---
**Author:** ![tronvillain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/51bf81/32.png) [@tronvillain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tronvillain)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2001, 7:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-you-folks-lie-and-say-you-will-not-see-star-wars-ep2/95680/24 "2001-12-04T07:34:45Z")
Despite its huge flaws, I’ve seen Episode I over a dozen times. As time goes by I find it less and less irritating, though I still wish someone had smacked some sense into Lucas. Episode II looks as if it will be infinitely better, but even so I probably won’t try and go the first day… though it should be a lot easier to get in this time, so maybe I will. ---
**Author:** ![Spiny\_Norman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9de0a6/32.png) [@Spiny\_Norman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiny_Norman)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2001, 11:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-you-folks-lie-and-say-you-will-not-see-star-wars-ep2/95680/25 "2001-12-04T11:31:20Z")
- and man, did I learn my lesson. Sure, if the reviews are really good, I might give it a chance. But as it looks now, I’d say no - it’ll be part of a video day a year or two in the future. S. Norman ---
**Author:** ![fizzestothetop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e79b87/32.png) [@fizzestothetop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fizzestothetop)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2001, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-you-folks-lie-and-say-you-will-not-see-star-wars-ep2/95680/26 "2001-12-04T18:17:37Z")
> [@](#): > > Wow. Where do you live that a movie costs $5? It’s anywhere from $8 to $8.50 here. Around these parts movies are around 3 dollars and matinees are a dollar over in Middlesborough. If a matinee cost 5 dollars you can bet I’d never be goin’ to see a movie at the theater. Oy Vey. ---
**Author:** ![TelcontarStorm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3ab097/32.png) [@TelcontarStorm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TelcontarStorm)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2001, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-you-folks-lie-and-say-you-will-not-see-star-wars-ep2/95680/27 "2001-12-04T18:56:18Z")
Nope. Nope. Nope. Nope. Nope. Nope. Nope. Nope. . I din’t see EPI in the theatres. I waited untill it came out on video.Of course I also didn’t see Jurassic park or Forrest Gump untill they came out on video as well. . The 8.50 just isn’t worth it.To go to pay $4 for popcorn that hasn’t been any good since the food police chaced the better(cocanut?) oil out of the theatres? They don’t serve Dr.Pepper, and the Jelly candies are stale. . The viewing from Lucasfilms has been substandard since The Empire Strikes Back, so just what is the use anyhow? . S.W. was wonderfull mythology (EPs 4&5) and I think Lucas has been overdoing it since Jedi. Sometimes a good story can go bad by overtelling. . I have yet to see the last S.T. movie as it suffers from the same fate as S.W.(Voyager & Enterprise are too much) Please George, Please leave Indy alone! . Thanks but I will wait untill it comes out on video, unless you’re popping for the trip. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-you-folks-lie-and-say-you-will-not-see-star-wars-ep2/95680.md?page=1)