My review of not having seen Star Wars: The Revenge of the Sith
Last night I left work on the bus, did a little bit of shopping and then went home. After that I turned on the television but was disappointed by Big Brother running outside its timeslot and played some mp3s instead. Then I made a dinner of pasta and some leftover sauce that was sitting in the fridge mixed with vegetables that I had just bought at the shops. I was in a funk about not eating enough vegetables, so I drank a couple of glasses of vegetable juice that I had also just bought at the shops before eating the meal. After that I watched television, had a shower and put my pyjamas on, watched some more television including an old episode of The X-Files and then went to bed. I woke up at about 2 AM and had a glass of water, then again at 7:42 when my alarm went off.
Through all of this I did not see ANY of Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith. Didn’t even glance at it or hear any of the soundtrack. That is because I could not be bothered going to a movie theatre. A further part of the reason is that the prequels I have seen were both very, very bad. George Lucas is a not a good filmmaker. It’s that simple.
Yes, I know I’ll go and see the movie sometime. Probably soon. But I just wanted you all to know that I didn’t see it today and I’m not that fussed about it. I’m, like, indifferent. How did it come to this? Like Ross, I partly blame the lack of Han Solo.
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Don’t know if this means anything, but you know the way I feel about the first two star wars flicks. Episode III is worth seeing. It’s good. It’s almost Empire Strikes Back Good and is certainly Return Of The Jedi good.
Comment by Tomás Ford — Thursday May 19 2005 @ 5:59 pm
Y’know, these midnight start sessions might play a big part in why people like watching them. The marathons are also a reason. But, who’s to say who’s really sane at those times of the day?
Comment by Switch — Thursday May 19 2005 @ 6:57 pm
What? If we can’t be sane very late in the evening, where can we be sane? Not in the goddamn morning, that’s for sure.
Fuck the morning.
Comment by Mark — Thursday May 19 2005 @ 7:59 pm
The thing that I picked up on - maybe that says a lot about me - was that you came home and put your pyjamas on. Cute. I haven’t worn my jarmies since I had my appendix removed at 24.
Comment by James — Friday May 20 2005 @ 12:30 am
Hey - neither did I. See the movie, that is. But not for lack of interest. I just can’t see spending that kind of money and fighting insane crowds when I can just wait a couple of weeks and go to a matinee, and have all the leg room I want. Instant gratification is the reason opening week makes so much money. Delayed gratification is much more satisfying, I think. In a lot of areas…
Comment by Elysia — Friday May 20 2005 @ 7:12 am
lol, you guys are too funny. I guess I’ve got 2 years to have the appendix operation and get out of my jammies eh?
And yes - given the state of my love life, delayed gratification is all that I have to hope for. Extremely delayed.
Comment by Mark — Friday May 20 2005 @ 11:35 am
Wow. That’s a great review. If I was to write one about Star Wars III today, it would be VERY SIMILAR.
Except in mine I go out to dinner, and eat plenty of asparagus.
Comment by ashbloem — Saturday May 21 2005 @ 6:36 am
Yeah, I woulda done that too, but…
Comment by Mark — Saturday May 21 2005 @ 9:36 pm