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[MaxZilla]

Have you ever seen Star Wars?!

Hey Terdiman,

Have you even seen Star Wars? Sorry, that's a retorical question. Obviously you haven't, due to your lack of knowledge even towards Star Wars. Let me see if I can explain it that even a ****, I mean Terdiman, can understand.

Fact #1 - Episode IV when it was released in theaters has always be referred to as the episode IV, not "the original" as you so blatently got wrong.

Fact #2 - Episode III was a satisfactory conclusion to the second trilogy. Could it have been knocked out of the park, of course, but how high of a pedistol do you set III onto? Sorry Terd. It's like asking Obama to do the moonwalk on Election Day "if" he wins. Would we all like it to happen Heck Ya! -is it going to happen- most likely not. So lets set reasonable expectations.

In conclusion Daniel Terdiman, next time someone has you write an artical over anything Star Wars, stop and ask yourself one simple question. What Would Paris Hilton Say? Then descibe it as Hot!

[fshattuck]

Another fanboy flameout

Hey Max,
If you're gonna flame, at least get your facts straight (as well as your spelling). First, Star Wars (the original) was released as such and then later retitled w/ "Episode IV - A New Hope" to diffentiate it from the sequels/prequels. Second, although I agree that Episode III was a satisfactory conclusion, that's just our opinion. To paraphrase an old saying - Opinions are like MaxZillas, everybody's got one. 8))

[Techknowledgy]

I have, and I agree with the author

As have many others, I have seen all six Star Wars films as each was released, in theaters. I remember Episode IV before it was called ?Episode IV?, when it was just ?Star Wars?, back in 1977 (the ?Episode IV? moniker came later). I have absolutely no problem with referring to Episode IV as "the original", and I can't imagine anyone else getting their knickers in a twist over this.

Despite impressive special effects, I, too, found Episode III to be far-fetched and full of plot holes. The story was disappointingly weak, as were Episodes I and II. But then I have long thought "the original" -- yes, Episode IV -- to be the best. Lucas got that one right, and has never matched it. In fact, the weakness of Episodes I, II, and III lead me to question whether he used up his whole stock of story-telling genius 30 years ago.

[dangstar]

It's clear who is the "tard" here

Actually when Episode IV first came out to theaters in 1977, it was simply titled "Star Wars". It wasn't until it was re-released in 1981 when "Episode IV: A New Hope" was added above the original opening crawl. If you don't believe me, ask any REAL Star Wars fan or look it up in Wikipedia.

Also, there is nothing incorrect in referring to Episode IV as the "original", especially when the film was the FIRST of 6 Star Wars films to be released.