A Star Wars question

[Sajoa Moe]

How many heart attacks do you think there were in theaters around the nation when Star Wars first came out?

The movie starts innocently enough, telling us all that the movie takes place a long time ago in a galaxy far, far, away...

























...and then...






















































BLAAAAAAAAAHHHHH!!! STAR WARS, MOTHERf***ER!!!!






I mean, that had to scare the crap out of more than a few people, don't you think?

[Push R Truth]

It still makes me jump to this day....



Probably because I turn it up because it's quiet... then BLAMO, YOUR EARS CAN NOT REPEL AN OPENING CHORD OF THAT MAGNITUDE!!!

[Handsome Halfbreed]

And then you are immediately introduced to a space battle and that huge Star Destroyer that keeps going and going and going.

[sebulba]

Did anyone (like me) find the parody of the opening scene done by Mel Brooks in 'Spaceballs' utterly unfunny - much like the film itself?

[Phosphor Glow]

Nov 24, 2009 16:09:39 GMT -5 sebulba said:

Did anyone (like me) find the parody of the opening scene done by Mel Brooks in 'Spaceballs' utterly unfunny - much like the film itself?

Nope, I thought it was hysterical, much like the rest of the film itself.

[BayleyTiffyCodyCenaJudyHopps]

I imagine it depended on how young you were when you first saw it.

[markdown474]

Nov 24, 2009 16:31:35 GMT -5 Phosphor Glow said:

Nov 24, 2009 16:09:39 GMT -5 sebulba said:

Did anyone (like me) find the parody of the opening scene done by Mel Brooks in 'Spaceballs' utterly unfunny - much like the film itself?

Nope, I thought it was hysterical, much like the rest of the film itself.

Yup I pretty much liked Spaceballs from start to finish. Although I've always had an inexplicable man-crush on Bill Pullman....

[Cavs for Mavs Mafia]

Nov 24, 2009 16:33:57 GMT -5 BayleyTiffyCodyCenaJudyHopps said:

I imagine it depended on how young you were when you first saw it.

I saw Spacebells when I was in preschool. 90% of the jokes havn't aged well, but I still laugh at stupid stuff like the sound fx guy from Police Academy and "combing" the desert.

[Mr PONYMANIA Mr Jenzie]

Nov 24, 2009 16:09:39 GMT -5 sebulba said:

Did anyone (like me) find the parody of the opening scene done by Mel Brooks in 'Spaceballs' utterly unfunny - much like the film itself?

weirdo ;D

[Grendel]

Nov 24, 2009 16:09:39 GMT -5 sebulba said:

Did anyone (like me) find the parody of the opening scene done by Mel Brooks in 'Spaceballs' utterly unfunny - much like the film itself?

You are not alone, I think the same way. But then I am told I have no sense of humor because I don't like most Jim Carrey movies including Dumb and Dumber and thought what they did to Mr. Bean was a travesty.

Now onto Star Wars. I'm old enough to have seen it in the theatre twice, once upon it's original release and then when he must have needed money for an addition onto the house or something and had the digitally remastered editions played in theatres. Both times I marked like a little kid when we got assaulted by the opening sequence.

When I went to the first showing, it was a huge group of us that got to sit half a theatre away from the parents. Anyway, I had saved half of my soda for the last battle scene, as I had been told it was the greatest thing ever. So here I was drinking down some Pepsi when Porkins got hit. My brother screamed out "The fat guy got hit!" and I snorted Pepsi through my nose. Ah, good times.

[TuneinTokyo]

I puked during the Obi Wan/Darth Vader battle.

[toddpolt]

Nov 24, 2009 15:06:23 GMT -5 Handsome Halfbreed said:

And then you are immediately introduced to a space battle and that huge spaceship that keeps going and going and going.

Are we talking Star Wars or that recent Star Trek movie?

[El Pollo Guerrera]

When I was young, I nearly threw up when the Rebel snow-fighter ship was flying over Hoth, at the beginning of "The Emprie Strikes Back".

And as much as I love "Spaceballs", I believe that "Ice Pirates" was better.

[Cry Me a Wiggle]

I've never liked Spaceballs and I think it fails as a parody, partially because Mel Brooks really didn't understand Star Wars or what made it resonate with so many people.

Ah. I pine for the days when Star Wars resonated with people. It's hard for me to enjoy the franchise now.

[Joe Neglia]

Nov 25, 2009 3:16:56 GMT -5 Cry Me a Wiggle said:

I've never liked Spaceballs and I think it fails as a parody, partially because Mel Brooks really didn't understand Star Wars or what made it resonate with so many people.

Ah. I pine for the days when Star Wars resonated with people. It's hard for me to enjoy the franchise now.

To me, this is the only absolutely genius-level funny moment in Spaceballs:

[sebulba]

Nov 24, 2009 18:11:56 GMT -5 Mr PONYMANIA Mr Jenzie said:

Nov 24, 2009 16:09:39 GMT -5 sebulba said:

Did anyone (like me) find the parody of the opening scene done by Mel Brooks in 'Spaceballs' utterly unfunny - much like the film itself?

weirdo ;D

exqueeze me??

[sebulba]

Nov 25, 2009 3:16:56 GMT -5 Cry Me a Wiggle said:

I've never liked Spaceballs and I think it fails as a parody, partially because Mel Brooks really didn't understand Star Wars or what made it resonate with so many people.

Ah. I pine for the days when Star Wars resonated with people. It's hard for me to enjoy the franchise now.

I couldn't have put it better myself.

[Hassan bin Sober]

Hardware Wars is a better parody of Star Wars than Spaceballs. 75% or more of the jokes in Spaceballs could of been used in any Mel Brooks movie as they are not really Star Wars related.

[darthalexander]

Nov 24, 2009 15:06:23 GMT -5 Handsome Halfbreed said:

And then you are immediately introduced to a space battle and that huge Star Destroyer that keeps going and going and going.

Nothing beats seeing that for the very first time when SW first came out in 77. I think a lot of people just went "woahhhhhhhh......" and felt they took a massive drug. One of the best movie openings ever.