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ernie · 05-04-2005, 09:43 AM

I don't think so. My parents were in that late 20's early 30's age group as were all their friends at the time those movies came out and I can say unequivocably that none of those people liked the movies let alone loved them. In fact it was very much confusing to them how such bad movies could be so popular with the kids. Teenagers yes, maybe even very early 20's (not all) but certainly most parents who brought their kids to those movies did not like them. Heck I remember my parents just dropping us off at the theaters because they had no interest in seeing Empire or Return of the Jedi having seen the first one. It was a kid/teenage phenomenom and it still is. Nowadays teenagers have more access to different programs than we did....South Park, Trailer park Boys etc and Star Wars may not resonate as much with them as it did with teenagers with the original 3 came out. But it certainly resonates with the kids and young teens today....the same crowd that it resonanted the most with back then. Of course you'll find people who watched the originals in their 30's and loved them but by and large the market was kids and teenagers and those were the age groups that loved the movie.

Yep those movies have been such gigantic failures. Loved by the kids they were made for. Made millions and millions of dollars...because people went and saw them not just once but several times.

05-04-2005, 09:43 AM	#38
ernie Franchise Player Join Date: Oct 2004 Exp:	I don't think so. My parents were in that late 20's early 30's age group as were all their friends at the time those movies came out and I can say unequivocably that none of those people liked the movies let alone loved them. In fact it was very much confusing to them how such bad movies could be so popular with the kids. Teenagers yes, maybe even very early 20's (not all) but certainly most parents who brought their kids to those movies did not like them. Heck I remember my parents just dropping us off at the theaters because they had no interest in seeing Empire or Return of the Jedi having seen the first one. It was a kid/teenage phenomenom and it still is. Nowadays teenagers have more access to different programs than we did....South Park, Trailer park Boys etc and Star Wars may not resonate as much with them as it did with teenagers with the original 3 came out. But it certainly resonates with the kids and young teens today....the same crowd that it resonanted the most with back then. Of course you'll find people who watched the originals in their 30's and loved them but by and large the market was kids and teenagers and those were the age groups that loved the movie. Yep those movies have been such gigantic failures. Loved by the kids they were made for. Made millions and millions of dollars...because people went and saw them not just once but several times.