35th anniversary of Star Wars

[madmarva]

According to an article I read earlier in the week, today's the 35th anniversary of Star Wars opening.

Doesn't seem that long ago, but then again it does.

[Apositive]

It makes me feel old.

There's something about those movies that is special. I hated seeing Lucas trash them with the Special Editions. I'm also not that enthusiastic about everything the the Star Wars brand but the originals are still very close to me.

[Bruce Banner]

Yes indeed, May 25th 1977. A momentous date indeed!


SW is 35 years old, Empire is 32 years old, and next year is the 30th anniversary of Return of the Jedi.

[Gorn Captain]

I wonder why George hasn't re-released a Special Edition of SW on this special day? Hmmmm...

[Thor]

I wonder why George hasn't re-released a Special Edition of SW on this special day? Hmmmm...

Probably because he plans to release a 3D version sometime down the road.

[jimsmegos]

I wonder why George hasn't re-released a Special Edition of SW on this special day? Hmmmm...

Considering his apparent disregard for the original continuity he probably forgot.

[Mikey]

I always liked Star Wars

[HumanWolfman]

That does seem like a long time ago. I sat through it twice when it first came out, have never seen it again since. Never saw any of the other SW movies either.

[johnmiic]

We only saw it once when I was a kid. I think we eventually got to see it at the end of summer. We also got in late so I never experienced the Star Destroyer overhead opening. I saw it on TV years later.*sigh*

[Gorn Captain]

I always liked Star Wars

Yeah, that movie was pretty ok...

[Figuremod73]

I didnt see SW until sometime in the early eighties. It must have been either its original network broadcast or VHS release. It seems like it may have been around the time Jedi came out.

May the Films Be With You: A History of Star Wars Video Releases - UGO.com

[Earth 2 Chris]

^Me too. I think my parents thought I was too young (I was 2 and a half). I just missed the boat on being a big Star Wars fan. I knew the characters from books, and had some figures, but I didn't see the movies in theaters until the special editions.The original TV broadcasts were my first true exposure to them.

Chris

[jds1911a1]

I consider myself lucky to have seem them all in the theater back then and I was immediatetly hooked. But I didn't see it till like July (school was certainly out)

[Boywonder0]

I always relate Star Wars with the demise of Mego Corporation. So for the record I'm a big hater of Star Wars...

[Gorn Captain]

I always relate Star Wars with the demise of Mego Corporation. So for the record I'm a big hater of Star Wars...

If memory serves me correctly, the SW franchise was offered to Mego Corp, but they declined?
Which kind of makes it not the fault of SW...