I saw Empire in the theater, but I was teeny tiny when A New Hope came out so I didn’t see it until they aired it on TV for the first time. I think a lot of us have super strong, vivid memories that come from the franchise – not just of moments in the franchise, but of what we felt like as viewers. (THANK GOD THEY GOT JOHN WILLIAMS FOR THE MUSIC HE’S THE ONLY ONE WHO COULD HAVE DONE THAT.)ĬarrieS: Even though it didn’t bother me, I don’t think that’s a weird thing to fixate on at all – I think it ties into Star Wars as a cultural phenomenon. I know that’s a weird thing to be fixated on, but here we are. The only thing that I missed (and I admit I got pretty weepy at the opening of the fanfare) was not having the 20th Century Fox fanfare before the crawl- this is the first Star Wars movie without it, and everyone of a certain age I’ve mentioned that to said “…yeah that was a little odd for me too.” It’s like they started on the second note. My initial tweet after the movie was over was “Holy Fuck” and I stand by that.

RHG: I was trying to avoid the hype and everything in the last week or so- I’d already put down my money, I was going to see it and I wanted to enjoy as much of it organically as possible, and my only requirement was “Please be better than Attack of the Clones. We saw it on 2D so I have no 3D opinion but definitely the big screen is a lot of fun.

It’s also the kind of movie that you’ll want to see on big screen. Star Wars is a cultural phenomenon and enjoying it a group of other fans highly amplifies the experience. Y/y?Ĭarries: Re: opening night: Yes, absolutely, this is a great opening night movie.

RHG: Opening night is the best night to see an event movie like this. Carrie and I both saw it opening night, and we report back to you, our beloved Bitchery. 32 years since the premiere of Return of the Jedi, and 10 years after the premiere of Revenge of the Sith, we have the 7th Episode of the Star Wars Saga.

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