Posted by GivingYouTheFinger at 1cust251.tnt2.asheville.nc.da.uu.net on November 20, 2001 at 00:52:02:
In Reply to: What? posted by Smalls on November 19, 2001 at 19:32:06:
: : This is sad....Harry Potter ranked in over 93 Million this weekend, beating EVERYTHING else. I saw it, its a good movie, but damn thats sad that it beat out Star Wars episode 1. Episode 2 better beat the hell outta harry potter.
: It was almost the exact same Campbell "young hero" arc in each flick... both were brought down a few notches by bad effects and bad poopy/boogers/slapstick pandering... except Potter survived the cgi and the dumb stuff by having much better acting, a much better source material and was a kid's/family flick to begin with... instead of being a kids flick sequel to a light sci-fi series.
: What's the shame of Episode 1 being beaten by Potter?
: If you're doing it on a "c'mon Star Wars fans represent" level... seriously, Episode 1 wasn't really a Star Wars film anyway... it's more machine than man now... twisted and tepid.
: Mike
I wasnt doing anything like trying to get a buncha people to opening day of Episode 2...and I'm not a huge star wars fan. It was a comparison. Harry Potter is really new, and is fad-ish....whereas Star Wars has been around well over 20 years, so it was much more anticipated.