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From: Dimensional Traveler <dtravel@sonic.net>
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Subject: Re: Most disappointing films.
Date: Thu, 6 Mar 2025 06:59:32 -0800
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On 3/5/2025 7:42 PM, Lynn McGuire wrote:
> On 3/5/2025 8:18 PM, Dimensional Traveler wrote:
>> On 3/5/2025 8:46 AM, Paul S Person wrote:
>>> On Tue, 18 Feb 2025 19:59:32 -0600, Lynn McGuire
>>> <lynnmcguire5@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> On 2/18/2025 3:30 AM, D wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On Tue, 17 Feb 2025, Ted Nolan <tednolan> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> In article <f0dc1e8c-b338-1261-cf4d-5ff6d5f503e4@example.net>,
>>>>>> D  <nospam@example.net> wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On Mon, 17 Feb 2025, William Hyde wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> In a conversation the other day I came up with a list of these, and
>>>>>>>> to my
>>>>>>>> surprise they were all SF/F.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> (1) The Return of the Jedi
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> (2) The Lord of the Rings (Bakshi version)
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> (3) Dune (Lynch version).
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Not that I haven't seen far worse movies, but in each of these 
>>>>>>>> cases
>>>>>>>> I was
>>>>>>>> expecting something better.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Of course other people may have different lists.  And I did like 
>>>>>>>> Dune
>>>>>>>> somewhat more the second time I saw it.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> William Hyde
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I agree with Dune. LOTR (b) I saw when I was 12, haven't seen it
>>>>>>> since, so
>>>>>>> cannot say. I like 1. On my list are all the new star wars movies.
>>>>>>> Absolutely horrible! They should have let the original 3 stand, 
>>>>>>> and not
>>>>>>> produce prequels that dishonored the memory of hte original. =(
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Rogue One is pretty good.
>>>>>
>>>>> Maybe I shall have to look into Rogue one. Andor is pretty good. Maybe
>>>>> Rogue one is too?
>>>>>
>>>>>> I actually quite enjoyed TFA, but then I didn't believe Han was
>>>>>> actually dead (I was pretty sure that with the big build-up on Maz,
>>>>>> her connection with the Force and having gotten a light saber
>>>>>> possibly through teleportational menas that she was going to pull
>>>>>> some mojo that would be revealed later.  TMF me.)
>>>>
>>>> "Rogue One" is awesome.  It is based on the single line in the Star 
>>>> Wars
>>>> IV movie (the first one), "Many Bothans ??? gave up their lives for 
>>>> this
>>>> information.".
>>>
>>> /A New Hope/ (aka Star Wars IV) came up for viewing about a week ago.
>>> That line was not in it.
>>>
>> Lucas kept re-editing the original trilogy so one can no longer be 
>> certain exactly WHICH version you will be watching unless you have it 
>> on disc.
> 
> Han shot Greedo first !  I have it on VHS.
> 
You have a version that has the legendary Greedo?!

;)

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