2001: A Space Odyssey came out 9 years earlier and was far more impressive visually, can you imagine what it was like to see that movie at the age of 6 or 7 and then to see the first moon landings a few months later?
I remember standing in the garden one night looking up at the full moon and knowing that there were men walking around on it, I fully expected to be able visit there myself when they got the space stations I saw in 2001 built. Life can be such a disappointment :( On 5/18/05, G <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I was 1, in 1977 :) > > But...weren't the special affects (ILM) cutting edge/brand new when Ep. IV > was released? Perhaps that alone raised the perception of the movie. Combine > that with a classic fairytale (its "classic" because it always works) and > Harrison Ford....and you've got the makin' of a legend. > > > You are of course right about the audience for star wars, in 77 I was > > 15 which may have been a bit older than the target audience I suppose. > > I just never got why it became so iconic when there was better stuff > > out there, Star Wars story just seemed like a basic fairytale to me. > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Discover CFTicket - The leading ColdFusion Help Desk and Trouble Ticket application http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=48 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:158066 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
