The Star Wars Holiday Special

AvestheForumFox · **on:** December 04, 2007, 10:27:14 PM

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=32...753051544&hl=en
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=32...753051544&hl=en

deep hurting...

DEEP HURTING!

Manny Cav · **Reply #1 on:** December 04, 2007, 10:31:17 PM

I have heard a great deal of this... thing. None of it good. I've also never seen it before, but that should come as no surprise.

landbeforetimelover · **Reply #2 on:** December 04, 2007, 10:38:09 PM

I couldn't get past the first five minutes of it. It was just too boring!

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Kor · **Reply #3 on:** December 04, 2007, 10:46:49 PM

I remember watching it back in the 70's or whenever it first aired. I saw it recently on youtube. Diffidently not up the the quality of the original trilogy. In Weird Al's music video "White and Nerdy" he buys a copy of that from someone.

AvestheForumFox · **Reply #4 on:** December 04, 2007, 10:49:51 PM

its the only cult classic that George Lucas wishes never exsisted. Or one of the few, I think its at the top of his list of 'seek and destroy'

Noname · **Reply #5 on:** December 04, 2007, 10:52:07 PM

It hurts to watch it. What were they thinking when they made this? Heck, what were they DRINKING when they made this?

Manny Cav · **Reply #6 on:** December 04, 2007, 10:52:51 PM

The opening crawl seemed nothing like Star Wars, but almost like a parody of some sort on Star Wars.

AvestheForumFox · **Reply #7 on:** December 04, 2007, 10:53:33 PM

Quote from: Noname,Dec 4 2007 on 09:52 PM

It hurts to watch it. What were they thinking when they made this? Heck, what were they DRINKING when they made this?

I think someone on Lucas's staff back then had suggested it.

that person is probably still unemployed

Noname · **Reply #8 on:** December 04, 2007, 11:00:24 PM

Still unemployed... if he didn't kill himself out of shame!

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Kor · **Reply #9 on:** December 04, 2007, 11:03:49 PM

I wonder how the actors liked having to be in it.

AvestheForumFox · **Reply #10 on:** December 04, 2007, 11:04:58 PM

Quote from: Kor,Dec 4 2007 on 10:03 PM

I wonder how the actors liked having to be in it.

Carrie Fisher denies its existence, I've heard

DarkHououmon · **Reply #11 on:** December 04, 2007, 11:05:38 PM

I never seen this movie before. I was never a Star Wars fan.

AvestheForumFox · **Reply #12 on:** December 04, 2007, 11:11:17 PM

Quote from: DarkHououmon,Dec 4 2007 on 10:05 PM

I never seen this movie before. I was never a Star Wars fan.

you don't have to be a fan to enjoy the sheer pain this .... thing... has to offer

its laughably horrible

Kor · **Reply #13 on:** December 04, 2007, 11:52:46 PM

It's so bad in spots its funny. The sort of think one would expect to see on MST3K.

Manny Cav · **Reply #14 on:** December 04, 2007, 11:54:33 PM

This thing is just too silly in certain areas to be taken seriously. Is the cannonocity of it disputed? If so, I could certainly see why....

Kor · **Reply #15 on:** December 04, 2007, 11:55:15 PM

I assume it's not cannon.

AvestheForumFox · **Reply #16 on:** December 05, 2007, 12:04:20 AM

Quote from: Kor,Dec 4 2007 on 10:52 PM

It's so bad in spots its funny. The sort of think one would expect to see on MST3K.

http://shop.rifftrax.com/rifftrax/star-wars-holiday-special

Mike Nelson beat you to it. The gang who did do MST3K are about to release a riff on it

WeirdRaptor · **Reply #17 on:** December 06, 2007, 06:31:19 PM

Mommy, make my head stop hurting!

I'm sure George Lucas probably weeps profusely everytime you mention this little...er, "treasure".

Tails_155 · **Reply #18 on:** December 06, 2007, 06:48:35 PM

Quote from: Kor,Dec 4 2007 on 10:52 PM

It's so bad in spots its funny. The sort of think one would expect to see on MST3K.

or reject lol

I absolutely refuse to watch this... I LOATHE Star Wars... vehemently

I am happy he helped with LBT... but Lucas has disappointed me several times...

Manny Cav · **Reply #19 on:** December 06, 2007, 08:21:00 PM

I finally brought myself to watch through all of it, which I must admit it to have been a tiring task in some places. I'm not in favor with the fact that video screens were excessively used, and they they shoehorned those songs in in that sneaky manner (though it at least makes it believable). The animated short that they shoehorned in seemed to not be drawn very well at all. It must have been low budget. It got better near the end, but it seemed to be a fairly senseless and silly venture overall. Overall, though, I'm glad to have been able to finally witness this, er, interesting addition to the Star Wars franchise that I have never been, er, privileged to have ever seen.