tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26410466.post1710088530310926166..comments2023-10-12T03:49:21.321-06:00Comments on Insomnia Notebook: Built-in disappointment with the next Star WarsPostinohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05853607848670921106noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26410466.post-58829532922518009822015-05-26T14:12:36.700-06:002015-05-26T14:12:36.700-06:00I believe there have been some sequels that might ...I believe there have been some sequels that might have topped the original, and the Godfather Part II comes to mind, but they are few and far between.<br /><br />I like the part where you call in Casablanca, Wizard of Oz and Gone With the Wind. I had not thought about it, but the financial wisdom of today transferred back to 1940 would be to crank up the sequels.<br /><br />Which reminds me, Jurassic World is in theaters in a couple of weeks. How many sequels down the line from Jurassic Park is that? Four?Postinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05853607848670921106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26410466.post-9019396556575589302015-05-18T23:48:02.869-06:002015-05-18T23:48:02.869-06:00I think the first Star Wars film stands on its own...I think the first Star Wars film stands on its own. It was a wise business decision to keep making them, but imagine sequels to The Wizard of Oz, or Gone with the Wind or Casa Blanca. Hollywood has learned that name recognition guarantees more ticket sales, so that has become the standard practice. To me it is just double dipping.David Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06641868279432092301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26410466.post-45469847343585895602015-05-18T06:12:50.300-06:002015-05-18T06:12:50.300-06:00Dave, this is all just my personal opinion, so tak...Dave, this is all just my personal opinion, so take it for what it is worth: in some ways I think it would have been better to have just quit after the first <i>Star Wars</i> film, and for Lucas to have moved onto something else. Once it was realized what a marketing juggernaut he had created of course the sequels had to be made. And it made Lucasfilm and Lucas himself wealthy. It was the same with the Indiana Jones franchise, which I admit I like better than <i>Star Wars</i>. <br /><br />I admit also that after almost 40 years since seeing the original <i>Star Wars</i> I have seen so much I feel totally jaded...it takes a lot to move me, nowadays, and I find a more personal story, without the pyrotechnics of modern filmmaking, is more likely to get a thumbs up from me.Postinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05853607848670921106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26410466.post-8718091091000716432015-05-17T22:15:37.034-06:002015-05-17T22:15:37.034-06:00I am from a different school. In the 70s my friend...I am from a different school. In the 70s my friends and I pretty much rejected the big film productions, being more in favor of independent or foreign films. I guess we were snobs. I saw the first Star Wars film thinking it would not be as much as I had heard about. Instead, I walked away being very impressed. I thought it had heart and humor. I cared about the characters. Something the sequels and prequels lacked. I saw the second one and instantly lost interest. <br />David Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06641868279432092301noreply@blogger.com