tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7697758377923325095.post2360681452568668733..comments2024-03-17T02:08:04.074-07:00Comments on Secrets of the Force: What The Prequels Mean To MeChris Seekellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13720994440724306509noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7697758377923325095.post-60248528531570247582012-04-27T15:17:41.164-07:002012-04-27T15:17:41.164-07:00I first saw A NEW HOPE when I was still a kid in 1...I first saw A NEW HOPE when I was still a kid in 1977. Hold on to your hats and hoses, but I didn't like it one bit. In fact, I heartily disliked it. When I saw THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK three years later, I failed to embrace it as well. Although to be honest, I didn't hate ESB. It simply unsettled me. But I did love RETURN OF THE JEDI when I first saw it. It took me four years after the release of ROTJ to fall in love with both ANH and ESB. When the Special Edition versions were released in the theaters in 1997, I fell in love with all three movies again.<br /><br />Then came THE PHANTOM MENACE in 1999. I had no idea on what to expect from this movie. I didn't have any assumptions on how it would be. Needless to say, I fell in love with it. I can say the same about ATTACK OF THE CLONES (which is my favorite of the PT movies) and REVENGE OF THE SITH. It took me 5-10 minutes to stop crying after the end of ROTS. It was depressing, but very satisfying.<br /><br />Have my views of the three prequel movies changed over the years? No. I just saw the 3D version of TPM in the theaters recently and fell in love with it all over again. What I find strange is that it took me a lot longer to fall in love with the OT movies than it did the PT movies.The Rush Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13667282586023023623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7697758377923325095.post-913368158567944372011-08-09T02:08:26.262-07:002011-08-09T02:08:26.262-07:00I also have very nostalgic memories of the time wh...I also have very nostalgic memories of the time when these movies were released. Your post really recaptured those days...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7697758377923325095.post-78938010954611779552011-06-24T12:16:31.020-07:002011-06-24T12:16:31.020-07:00Nice post.Nice post.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com