In a message dated 10/7/2002 2:38:34 PM US Mountain Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
<< I disagree. The characters in Star Wars are cardboard cutouts. The plot is pure space opera. What made Star Wars great was the special effects and the music. >> I take it this is to [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: << What makes the original _Star Wars_ so good and the new ones so bland isn't the special effects: it's the characters themselves. >> Maybe we've come full circle. Bland characters in the original Star Wars were carried by the music and special effects. Now that special effects are the norm, they ain't really that special and they can't carry the bad characters. I do want to read Brin's plotline to the final chapter after GL puts his movie out. That should be very interesting.... William Taylor [EMAIL PROTECTED] ---------------------------- Star Wars / Dr. Seuss crossover sex scandal: Yoda lay de Who _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
