StoneyWars - The update
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stoney321I have the first moment of quiet since the weekend began, so I thought I'd take a second to update. And reveal my true, inner-geek.
I'm sorry there weren't drunk phone calls and posts. We haven't stopped since people began arriving Saturday. What with the fun, the games, the food, and the many, many beverages... We just were having too much fun with each other to stop and call or post. Forgive! We learned that![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
leeannaray (who brought me FOUR pounds of chocolate on the plane! OMG!!) can take Mr. Stoney and elcazavampiros for a ride with the intricate knowledge of all things Star Wars. Someone's read the tie-in books...
But right now I need to talk about the movie. I've avoided posts about the movie as I didn't want to be influenced, or (my big fear) that people would be negative about the movie. Because honestly? I don't care if you don't like it. Or didn't like the Ep 1 or 2. I. Don't. Care. I did. Granted, the romantic "sand" conversation was crap, but I don't go to Star Wars movies for the dialogue. I go for the VISUALS. I go to be 7 years old, my hands clutched in my lap, living/fighting/flying alongside my heroes. And they are heroes: Leia. Han. Luke. Luke Skywalker may be one of the greatest heroes in film ever, to me. Their world was real. I fully expected to see them in heaven when I died. One of my first heartbreaks in life was when I REALLY understood it was a fantasy, they weren't real, and Leia and Mrs. C (I had big Mrs. Cunningham love as a kid) weren't going to be my angel friends in heaven.
And for my "grown-up" friends that didn't like Ep 1 and 2... Well, that's because they didn't go with me and my son. Because as much as I want those movies to be for "me," they weren't. They were for him and his friends. SO they could have that same love that I did as a kid. And my boy sat for three hours with his mouth open, unable to speak (which is HUGE for him), sucked in to the fantasy world that George Lucas shared with us. It isn't art. It isn't "film." It's the greatest escapist movie series ever put on celluloid.
The movie was PACKED way before we got there this morning, so we weren't able to sit together. But that's okay - we were together in spirit, right? I find a seat between two girls who appear to have been drug there by their families. I grab my tissue, get settled, and watch the trailers. S E R E N I T Y. OMG. Chills. Then, Chronicles of Narnia. Totally OT, but I started crying. It looks JUST like how I envisioned those books as a kid. I'm a bit emotional at times. :-) And then I see LucasFilm in the familiar green and it starts. EPISODE III. I couldn't help it. My chest started heaving, my eyes watered, and I just got incredibly sad. This is the last time I'll get a new Star Wars movie in the theater. It just... It hurts.
I can barely express how much this movie made me happy. Everyone in our group didn't agree, but I just don't care. I'll take any scene, any moment, any world that GL wants to make in this galaxy and eat it up. I am not going to be critical. Besides, the story was terrific. I've wondered how they were going to get to the beginning of Ep 4 from 2, but they do. And it works. And for those that have seen it (I'll not have any spoilers aside from this one - which you should expect to be in the movie, anyway) - can you say that the battle with Obi-Wan and Anakin was slashy as all hell? And I had a moment of solidarity with the elderly woman behind me who sobbed as Obi-Wan poured his heart out to Anakin about what Ani was becoming. I just sobbed. So many moments were just fullfilling to me as a fan. Even if you weren't a fan, visually this movie is as engrossing as Ep 2.
But this post is more about my love affair with a galaxy far, far away. And how heartbroken I am over it coming to a close. I didn't think I'd feel so sad, but complete. But I'm sad. I'm kind of being a bad hostess right now because I think I'm the only one in the group who is just blinded by love, and I don't want to hear the negative. (jamalov29? I think you know what I'm talking about. It's like your feelings for James.) I'm the kid in the corner with her fingers in her ears humming "la la la." But dammit, this movie was so GOOD! *cries more*
I think that once my house is emptied, I'll engross myself in some excellent fic (feel free to rec - NO crossovers) and let the love affair continue. But for now, if you have something negative to say about the movie? Keep scrolling. *waves hand at you* This is not the journal you are looking for.
But- my guests and I are having a great time getting to know each other, talking about our loves, passions, books, movies, LJ, families.... And I found all of them because of this little cult hit, Buffy. Mind boggling. And happy making, to boot.
I'm sorry there weren't drunk phone calls and posts. We haven't stopped since people began arriving Saturday. What with the fun, the games, the food, and the many, many beverages... We just were having too much fun with each other to stop and call or post. Forgive! We learned that
leeannaray (who brought me FOUR pounds of chocolate on the plane! OMG!!) can take Mr. Stoney and elcazavampiros for a ride with the intricate knowledge of all things Star Wars. Someone's read the tie-in books...But right now I need to talk about the movie. I've avoided posts about the movie as I didn't want to be influenced, or (my big fear) that people would be negative about the movie. Because honestly? I don't care if you don't like it. Or didn't like the Ep 1 or 2. I. Don't. Care. I did. Granted, the romantic "sand" conversation was crap, but I don't go to Star Wars movies for the dialogue. I go for the VISUALS. I go to be 7 years old, my hands clutched in my lap, living/fighting/flying alongside my heroes. And they are heroes: Leia. Han. Luke. Luke Skywalker may be one of the greatest heroes in film ever, to me. Their world was real. I fully expected to see them in heaven when I died. One of my first heartbreaks in life was when I REALLY understood it was a fantasy, they weren't real, and Leia and Mrs. C (I had big Mrs. Cunningham love as a kid) weren't going to be my angel friends in heaven.
And for my "grown-up" friends that didn't like Ep 1 and 2... Well, that's because they didn't go with me and my son. Because as much as I want those movies to be for "me," they weren't. They were for him and his friends. SO they could have that same love that I did as a kid. And my boy sat for three hours with his mouth open, unable to speak (which is HUGE for him), sucked in to the fantasy world that George Lucas shared with us. It isn't art. It isn't "film." It's the greatest escapist movie series ever put on celluloid.
The movie was PACKED way before we got there this morning, so we weren't able to sit together. But that's okay - we were together in spirit, right? I find a seat between two girls who appear to have been drug there by their families. I grab my tissue, get settled, and watch the trailers. S E R E N I T Y. OMG. Chills. Then, Chronicles of Narnia. Totally OT, but I started crying. It looks JUST like how I envisioned those books as a kid. I'm a bit emotional at times. :-) And then I see LucasFilm in the familiar green and it starts. EPISODE III. I couldn't help it. My chest started heaving, my eyes watered, and I just got incredibly sad. This is the last time I'll get a new Star Wars movie in the theater. It just... It hurts.
I can barely express how much this movie made me happy. Everyone in our group didn't agree, but I just don't care. I'll take any scene, any moment, any world that GL wants to make in this galaxy and eat it up. I am not going to be critical. Besides, the story was terrific. I've wondered how they were going to get to the beginning of Ep 4 from 2, but they do. And it works. And for those that have seen it (I'll not have any spoilers aside from this one - which you should expect to be in the movie, anyway) - can you say that the battle with Obi-Wan and Anakin was slashy as all hell? And I had a moment of solidarity with the elderly woman behind me who sobbed as Obi-Wan poured his heart out to Anakin about what Ani was becoming. I just sobbed. So many moments were just fullfilling to me as a fan. Even if you weren't a fan, visually this movie is as engrossing as Ep 2.
But this post is more about my love affair with a galaxy far, far away. And how heartbroken I am over it coming to a close. I didn't think I'd feel so sad, but complete. But I'm sad. I'm kind of being a bad hostess right now because I think I'm the only one in the group who is just blinded by love, and I don't want to hear the negative. (
jamalov29? I think you know what I'm talking about. It's like your feelings for James.) I'm the kid in the corner with her fingers in her ears humming "la la la." But dammit, this movie was so GOOD! *cries more*I think that once my house is emptied, I'll engross myself in some excellent fic (feel free to rec - NO crossovers) and let the love affair continue. But for now, if you have something negative to say about the movie? Keep scrolling. *waves hand at you* This is not the journal you are looking for.
But- my guests and I are having a great time getting to know each other, talking about our loves, passions, books, movies, LJ, families.... And I found all of them because of this little cult hit, Buffy. Mind boggling. And happy making, to boot.
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Date: 2005-05-30 12:38 pm (UTC)ME TOO! Toren and I are going to see it again on Tuesday night, so I will be up for some brand-new gushing all over again.
Cutting and pasting from my original post on the movie:
Things I did like:
1. wookies! Chewbacca and Yoda know each other!
2. beautiful special effects, especially the shots of them flying through at the very beginning. It reminded me of the new Battlestar Galactica, a bit.
3. Yoda was AWESOME.
4. Everything involving Obi-wan. He was my one of my favorite characters even before the prequels. Ewan MacGregor is fucking amazing.
5. The devastating genocide of the jedi. I was sobbing.
6. the countless references to the original trilogy. The way Owen stood watching the sunset on Tatooine, just like Luke. The immolation of Anakin by the volcano, I thought, was great symbolism.
7. Finding out what happens to Obi-wan and Yoda.
8. Anakin's conversation with Palpatine in the senate box, watching the floating bubbles.
9. Tons of stuff I forget.
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Date: 2005-05-30 12:45 pm (UTC)Oh I heard you , sweetie! I know EXACTLY what you're talking about.
I'm so glad that you had so much fun. I thought that the movie was awesome , too, and this universe has a real life in itself.
It's understandable that it isn't everyone's opinion , but I didn't hear very negative criticism in fact.
And I'm glad that you're having a grand time with your friends!
As for being blinded by love , there isn't anything sweeter in the world.
I wish I were blinded by love until the day my eyes shut for good.
*smooches*
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Date: 2005-05-30 01:44 pm (UTC)EVERYTHING about Obi-Wan. Everything. I have so much love for Ewan, it isn't even funny. So passionate, his heart so broken over the betrayal... The jedi! I sobbed, not caring about the strangers sitting next to me, uncomfortable. OMG!! PALAPTINE CHANGING PHYSICALLY!! How fantastic was that? His TEETH were smoking! Wow. I would have happily sat through an extra ten minutes of that exchange after Anakin makes his choice, you know?
CHEWY!! My husband predicted that before we saw the movie, which is cheap, because of the duh! factor. But still cool, nonetheless.
(Narnia! Did that trailer get you excited? Am I the only one?)
*hugs you because you KNOW*
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Date: 2005-05-30 01:46 pm (UTC)Padame broke my heart as she realized what was happening to her love... I thought their scenes together were so much better in this one that Ep. 2. There was such a tenderness.
*cries with love of Star Wars and good friends*
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Date: 2005-05-30 01:51 pm (UTC)And I definately want the DVD, and possibly to see it again, and the Narnia trailer was cool, (Miss Perfect wants to see The Fantastic Four).
But Lucas should have had somebody who can write dialogue (Hey! Carrie Fisher!) juice stuff up a little.
Julia, but the visuals! Even with the distorto vision! and the Wookie planet!
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Date: 2005-05-30 01:55 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2005-05-30 02:08 pm (UTC)I loved them. They are Christian-undertoned, to be sure, but they represent such a huge part of my childhood, along with SW, and Little House books. That was my pre-double digit years, right there.
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Date: 2005-05-30 02:10 pm (UTC)I'm not an F4 fan (meaning, I haven't gotten into them - I'm not against them) but the trailer made it look great. Serentiy gave me chills, but NARNIA. Oh, man, do I hope that will be good....
Again, I know GL can't write intimate dialogue to save his life, but I thought this movie was the best for him. Which... well, you catch my meaning. But Padame crying! The senate applause! Palpatine's evil! *cries again*
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Date: 2005-05-30 03:16 pm (UTC)I remain, yours truly,
The Star Wars Virgin
P.S. *is so gel-us*
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Date: 2005-05-30 03:31 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2005-05-30 04:48 pm (UTC)I cried when I saw the Narnia trailer too, and I've only seen it on a a computer screen.
I still haven't seen Ep 3, 'cause I can't find anyone cool enough to go with. ::sigh::
I'm so happy you're having a great time! Eeeeeee!
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Date: 2005-05-30 05:10 pm (UTC)And Obi-Wan and Anikin were sooooo doing it.
*smooshes you to my bewbies with happy nerd love*
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Date: 2005-05-30 05:44 pm (UTC)Hope you're having a blast; I have never meant the phrase "wish I could be there" more sincerely.
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Date: 2005-05-30 05:58 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2005-05-30 06:40 pm (UTC)There were Ewoks. They were just really tall & they called them Wookies! hee hee
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Date: 2005-05-30 06:46 pm (UTC)I don't want to wait until September 30th to see it again. :(
I was never a big Star Wars fan, but my husband is. We both liked this one best of the new ones. But for me, Star Wars: ROTS was just another movie. Serenity was the OMG!orgasmic movie for me. Joss is my God!
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Date: 2005-05-30 07:44 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2005-05-30 08:46 pm (UTC)Someone's read the tie-in books...
I've only read two. One was an unauthorized novel written some outsider between Episodes I and II and contained lots of Luke-Leia lust. Hee!
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Date: 2005-05-30 11:26 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2005-05-31 05:52 am (UTC)I hear you on the not wanting to have any negative stuff to bring you down, I'm the same way after bouncing out of the theater from a movie I love!
The trailer for The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe had me crying and gasping for breath. I was a total wreck. As you know, I'd seen it already on the PC, but this was the first time seeing it on the big screen. It totally scrambled my emotions, to the point where I was almost resentful at how easily I could be thrown. Even the Lord of the Rings movies, which I believe are more meaningful to me as *books*, didn't do this to me. Was it the music? The battle scenes? The dazzling scenery? Must have been how skillfully all of these were combined. My god, I'm going to be embarrassing to be around when I see that movie.
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Date: 2005-05-31 08:07 am (UTC)You were mentioned on several occassions, usually followed by "wish she was here." ::smooch::
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Date: 2005-05-31 08:08 am (UTC)Eeep!! I remember going to the movies when I was a kid, standing in line to get in... Seeing Empire that summer over and over again... I'm OLD!
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Date: 2005-05-31 08:09 am (UTC)*ducks*
*goose*
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Date: 2005-05-31 08:10 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2005-05-31 08:11 am (UTC)SO GOOD. I'm taking the boy later... I'm Rose holding Jack's hand... "I'll never let go!" Except unlike Rose, I *won't* let go. Heh.