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Before you get mad at me, when was the last time you watched it?
The best thing I can say about this movie trilogy is that it is kinda comfy
OMG thank you, I hate them and get so vilified for it. I might have deemed them mediocre had each one been at least half an hour shorter but as it is they’re just a Peter Jackson wankathon.
Full disclosure fwiw:
Star Wars don't even count as sci-fi in my opinion.
It is a fantasy movie that happens to have galatic backdrop.
Star Wars is Science Fantasy.
(I think the assumption that "fantasy" means "medieval Europe" is worth criticism though.)
honestly i struggle to even call it fantasy, to me it just feels like a normal-ass movie with whatever justifications they needed to make things happen
like how back to the future isn't scifi or fantasy either, it's just a movie about going back in time and how they do that is entirely arbitrary and exists only to justify time travel and to be cool.
Totally agree. I like this thread, I think I’ve found my people.
Ah. It's more scientific than Star Trek. At least no transporters\replicators. Hyperdrive malfunction is like a small nuke, Jedi are no more magic than, eh, telepaths in Star Trek.
But as a Star Wars fan I agree it's clearly fantasy set in space. That's not an insult, rather its clear self-positioning.
If you don't consider Star Trek sci-fi too, then it's all fine. I also love Babylon V and also don't think it's sci-fi.
Peter Jackin'son