Star Wars...beau-ti-ful STAR Wars...won-der-ful STAR Wars...

[ceebeegee]

They released the special DVD set of the Star Wars trilogy today. I must have it. MUST. HAVE. IT. I called my mother and told her that was all I wanted for Christmas. She said "Oh my" in these motherly, indulgent tones. She knows how big a Star Wars fan I am. She remembers when I was nine and fell in love with that universe, and telling her how the main theme made me feel all excited and want to grab a lightsaber.

I haven't seen the first one since they re-released it in '97 (with that silly modification to make it look as though Greedo shot first. He did not! Han shot first! Don't make Han PC. He was an outlaw, a scoundrel, that's what makes him so cool). But I still remember losing myself as Luke stared at the double sunset, wanting to go there--I still remember staring up at the screen at the tiny Rebel runner, as the Imperial cruiser grew bigger...and bigger...and bigger, overtaking the Rebel ship. "You are part of the Rebel Alliance and a traitor. Take her away!"

*Sigh* They're such great movies.

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[dje2004.livejournal.com]

Man, I'm getting all misty-eyed just reading this thread. I have some of the music from the films as mp3's, and I listen to them from time to time - the attack on the Death Star, the attack on Hoth, the carbon freezing chamber, the asteroid field, the sail barge battle, the battle on Endor. I love the music from these movies.

I'm probably also going to put the DVD collection on my holiday list, although I'm tempted to get it now. I understand that, among the changes, there are now 30% more unnecessary blinking lights and randomly moving objects in the background.

[ceebeegee.livejournal.com]

We are all such geeks!!

Man, when I get home, I'm putting on my Star Wars watch (with the droids on the face, bought summer of '80 during Empire mania) immediately.