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Internet chat rooms didn't exist back then. I could say the exact same thing about TLJ, and did say it earlier in this thread. No one I know, family, friends, at work, anyone... didn't like this movie. Some loved it, some liked it, no one disliked it. Only online have I seen the backlash.
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You said that before. There's simply no way that's true, if any remotely reasonable number of people are involved.
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So, I don't know if you consider that a "remotely reasonable" number, but it does surprise me that there is so much backlash online when I see no evidence of that backlash in person. Dane is suggesting the same experience with Empire, and based on my experience here, I have no reason to doubt him. I am also not doubting that the backlash online is real. I just know as with most things, people do not tend to speak out on something unless they are angry or disgruntled about it. I think that might be why the opinion online is so one-sided. Last edited by temper11; 01-12-2018 at 11:58 AM.. |
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That's proof enough that people aren't seeing it multiple times and the only reason it opened so big is due to name only. Once word of mouth hit the streets, the film has plummeted. |
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And yet is widely considered today to be the best of the original trilogy. |
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- Exactly. I thought I made that clear. - Again, very true. I never pretend otherwise. That's why I worded my post with a lot of "I think" statements. I have no idea what's going to happen. I'm just basing this on my own experiences. For example, I post on a Pearl Jam message board and it's amazing how every album from Binaural on has been a "complete disaster" and the "worst thing PJ has ever done" until the next one comes out. My feelings aside, sometimes it's difficult for the most recent part of a franchise or saga or brand to bear the burden of the entire catalog. Sometimes perceptions changes with the new installment. Will that happen with TLJ? Who's to say? Maybe it will or maybe it won't. But like I said before -- I WOULDN'T BE SURPRISED if it did. |
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Also, while Empire didn't gross as much as the original film or Return of the Jedi, it did put up huge numbers, more so than ROTJ, when it was re-released a few times. |
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