All Things Star Wars

[Takhisis]

But, boy, have I got a bunch a evasive half-answers from this set of so-called Star Wars fans!

Search your feelings.

 

[Gori the Grey]

"You have no place in this story: you come from nothing—you're nothing.

...But not to me."

Ugh.

There is no way on Force's Brown Tatooine that you think this is the best line from all nine movies.

Search your feelings.

I have and I'm afraid to report that I find my anger leading to hate.

 

[Patine]

Ugh.

There is no way on Force's Brown Tatooine that you think this is the best line from all nine movies.

I didn't find anything in the three Disney Sequels at all quotable compared to the Lucas-made six. But you could make one of those T-shirts that had a fad in the '90's that used to say, "Everything I learned about life, I learned from <Insert Popular Franchises>," and covered with quotes, saying, "Everything I leanred about politics I leanred from the Star Wars Prequels."

 

[Gori the Grey]

You only get to pick ONE (1) Line!

No saying lame things to try to pick more lines than one, or not pick any line.. that's lame ... By all means explain/defend your pick but don't hedge, because that's lame

Lame things people say when asked to pick their favorite Star Wars line:

1. There are so many good ones; how could I possibly choose? Lame

2. I like this one, but this other one is really great, too.= Lame

3. I think the funniest one is X, but the most memorable one is Y = Lame

4. Writing dialogue is not Lucas' strength, but you gotta admit that a lot of lines from the movies have entered the cultural consciousness = Lame

Just pick ONE line.

 

[Patine]

You only get to pick ONE (1) Line!

No saying lame things to try to pick more lines than one, or not pick any line.. that's lame ... By all means explain/defend your pick but don't hedge, because that's lame

Lame things people say when asked to pick their favorite Star Wars line:

1. There are so many good ones; how could I possibly choose? Lame

2. I like this one, but this other one is really great, too.= Lame

3. I think the funniest one is X, but the most memorable one is Y = Lame

4. Writing dialogue is not Lucas' strength, but you gotta admit that a lot of lines from the movies have entered the cultural consciousness = Lame

Just pick ONE line.

Could we please dispense with spamming an insult with ableist origins.

You only get to pick ONE (1) Line!

No saying lame things to try to pick more lines than one, or not pick any line.. that's lame ... By all means explain/defend your pick but don't hedge, because that's lame

Lame things people say when asked to pick their favorite Star Wars line:

1. There are so many good ones; how could I possibly choose? Lame

2. I like this one, but this other one is really great, too.= Lame

3. I think the funniest one is X, but the most memorable one is Y = Lame

4. Writing dialogue is not Lucas' strength, but you gotta admit that a lot of lines from the movies have entered the cultural consciousness = Lame

Just pick ONE line.

The fact is, I only popped into the thread late in the last page, and read no parameters of such a challenge, nor did the few responses to it I saw make it clear such a challenge was parameters was specifically made at some poinnt (likely in the last few pages, I guess) of the 246 pages of this thread. And, my point, in lack of knowlledge of such a challenge with such specific parameters, was tied to a tangential, but as I view it, relevant viewpoint.

 

[Thorvald of Lym]

There is no way on Force's Brown Tatooine that you think this is the best line from all nine movies.

So certain are you..!

 

[Takhisis]

I have and I'm afraid to report that I find my anger leading to hate.

I have a bad feeling about this.

 

[EgonSpengler]

We have an official launch date:.

Spoiler :

August 23rd.

If it's not good, I'm gonna be mad.

 

[aelf]

I mean--as @Sommerswerd twice correctly realized, before then again veering astray (and forgetting that he'd already registered his vote)--that the ST movies have no particularly good lines in them.

(Chewbacca eating a roasted Porg may well be the best visual; I'll put that challenge to the group next.)

So in a challenge to identify the best line from the Star Wars films, one won't find oneself drawing from 7-9.

But that's exactly what I did.

 

[Takhisis]

You mean veering astray?

 

[Synobun]

We have an official launch date:.

Spoiler :

August 23rd.

If it's not good, I'm gonna be mad.

I'm so worried.

 

[Sommerswerd]

I mean--as @Sommerswerd twice correctly realized, before then again veering astray (and forgetting that he'd already registered his vote)--that the ST movies have no particularly good lines in them.

First of all my good sir... I did no such "veering"... My favourite line vote was duly noted and registered, emphatically so, with a flourish, specifically a reference to wanting to vote it 100 times over, along with specific personal anecdotal support for my choice. I was merely observing that the ST movies are very lean on those iconic, memorable lines that the OT is replete with... but that upon reflection, I regard it as technically incorrect to say, in absolute terms that the ST contained "no good lines" at all.

After all... as you (the royal you) well know... "Only a Sith deals in absolutes."

(Chewbacca eating a roasted Porg may well be the best visual; I'll put that challenge to the group next.)

That is another good point that I thought about when you first issued the challenge, the ST's strengths, such as they are, are much more about the visuals as opposed to the dialogue... the ST has some pretty stunning and/or iconic visuals... but I didn't want to "veer" away from your challenge, or start weaseling out of the question with equivocations and subject changing...

So in a challenge to identify the best line from the Star Wars films, one won't find oneself drawing from 7-9.

Another factor going on here, to be fair... is that we can't really give the ST a fair shake in this competition. Think about how many times we have watched the OT episodes (or even the PT episodes) versus the ST. For my part, I can damn near recite the lines of the OT, nearly verbatim, from memory, because I've seen the movies so many times. I've only seen the ST films a few times each and I've only seen TRoS ONCE! Now of course you could rightfully point out that there are relevant reasons I've only cared to watch TRoS once and the other ST movies so much fewer times... but not all those reasons have to do with the relative quality of the films... at least some of the reasons have to do with the amount of lifetime I've had to watch them, my relative age, maturity, responsibilities, related tastes etc.

But, boy, have I got a bunch a evasive half-answers from this set of so-called Star Wars fans!

Not from me you didn't

 

[Sommerswerd]

You only get to pick ONE (1) Line!

No saying lame things to try to pick more lines than one, or not pick any line.. that's lame ... By all means explain/defend your pick but don't hedge, because that's lame

Lame things people say when asked to pick their favorite Star Wars line:

1. There are so many good ones; how could I possibly choose? Lame

2. I like this one, but this other one is really great, too.= Lame

3. I think the funniest one is X, but the most memorable one is Y = Lame

4. Writing dialogue is not Lucas' strength, but you gotta admit that a lot of lines from the movies have entered the cultural consciousness = Lame

Just pick ONE line.

Well done

Could we please dispense with spamming an insult with ableist origins. The fact is, I only popped into the thread late in the last page, and read no parameters of such a challenge, nor did the few responses to it I saw make it clear such a challenge was parameters was specifically made at some poinnt (likely in the last few pages, I guess) of the 246 pages of this thread. And, my point, in lack of knowlledge of such a challenge with such specific parameters, was tied to a tangential, but as I view it, relevant viewpoint.

You don't get the joke... don't worry, its an inside joke, you had to be there...

 

[Gori the Grey]

Not from me you didn't

No, not from you. And not from Lex. (And the same choice, to boot.) And I'll take aelf at his word that he likes that line from TLJ.

But the rest of you (the royal you) are all just scoundrels. A wretched hive of scum and villainy.*

And you (back to the individual you, Sommer) make a good point about number of viewings. Next time I catch the ST movies on TNT, I'll listen specifically for great lines and see if there are any I'm forgetting.

*which is the second best line, by the way.

 

[Takhisis]

But the rest of you (the royal you) are all just scoundrels. A wretched hive of scum and villainy.*

You know it to be true.

royal you

That's impossible!

 

[Samson]

I am probably noticing this 21 years after everyone else, in Episode 2 AotC we meet a young Owen Lars, who is living with C3PO presumably for the years since Shmi Skywalker was sold to his father. He also meets R2D2 at this time.

In Episode 4 ANH Owen Lars meets C3PO and R2D2 and does not recognise them.

 

[Patine]

I am probably noticing this 21 years after everyone else, in Episode 2 AotC we meet a young Owen Lars, who is living with C3PO presumably for the years since Shmi Skywalker was sold to his father. He also meets R2D2 at this time.

In Episode 4 ANH Owen Lars meets C3PO and R2D2 and does not recognise them.

Obi-Wan and Yoda - and even Vader during a brief glimpse on the Death Star - don't recognize them, either in Episodes 4 and/or 5, when they should, as well.

 

[Patine]

I am probably noticing this 21 years after everyone else, in Episode 2 AotC we meet a young Owen Lars, who is living with C3PO presumably for the years since Shmi Skywalker was sold to his father. He also meets R2D2 at this time.

In Episode 4 ANH Owen Lars meets C3PO and R2D2 and does not recognise them.

Obi-Wan and Yoda - and even Vader during a brief glimpse on the Death Star - don't recognize them, either in Episodes 4 and/or 5, when they should, as well.

"If Droids could think, none of us would be here."

 

[Laurana Kanan]

Obi-Wan and Yoda - and even Vader during a brief glimpse on the Death Star - don't recognize them, either in Episodes 4 and/or 5, when they should, as well.

Well, perhaps. There's millions, if not billions, of droids in the galaxy. It's understandable if they didn't recognize a specific droid amongst many similar ones.

In any event, Vader never got a clear glimpse of them. Yoda may have recognized R2 on some level, but never disclosed it. And Kenobi was told the droids belonged to him so understandably he was confused since he's never "owned" a droid other than R4, which was destroyed. Perhaps later the designations may have reminded Kenobi of the droids, but it seems likely he would have kept that information from Luke. To prevent him from trying to uncover knowledge of his father & sister.

Keep in mind 3PO's memories been wiped since the events of the PT and according to the old EU, R2 wasn't supposed to disclose those events.

 

[Thorvald of Lym]

And Kenobi was told the droids belonged to him so understandably he was confused since he's never "owned" a droid other than R4, ... he would have kept that information from Luke. To prevent him from trying to uncover knowledge of his father & sister.

So what he said was true... from a certain point of view?