http://stagingpoint.com/2004/07/27/revenge-of-the-cloned-phantom/ a microscopic cog in the catastrophic plan Tue, 15 May 2012 23:03:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://stagingpoint.com/2004/07/27/revenge-of-the-cloned-phantom/comment-page-1/#comment-3288 Topher Tue, 27 Jul 2004 13:30:40 +0000 http://stagingpoint.com/2004/07/27/revenge-of-the-cloned-phantom/#comment-3288 I feel pretty much the way you do about the titles. I think the new name is excellent mostly because of the way it plays against The Return of the Jedi. I've never quite understood the strong hate feelings many Star Wars fans have for episodes 1 and 2. They have no more and no less taint of that hokey space opera "1903's serial" than the original three. I think it's just that it all seemed so much more believable when I was 5 and saw Episode 3 in the theatre. Just like I thought Speed Racer was really out there. I watch Speed Racer now and shudder. I think the children of the 70's expect the new movies to awe them as much as the originals, and it's just not going to happen. I feel pretty much the way you do about the titles. I think the new name is excellent mostly because of the way it plays against The Return of the Jedi. I’ve never quite understood the strong hate feelings many Star Wars fans have for episodes 1 and 2. They have no more and no less taint of that hokey space opera “1903′s serial” than the original three. I think it’s just that it all seemed so much more believable when I was 5 and saw Episode 3 in the theatre. Just like I thought Speed Racer was really out there. I watch Speed Racer now and shudder. I think the children of the 70′s expect the new movies to awe them as much as the originals, and it’s just not going to happen.

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