[cardcrimson]

I was 14 in 1977 when Star Wars came out.  I saw it seven times, paying for the first four.  The opening scene with the Imperial cruiser chasing the rebels -- whew.  Hadn't seen anything like that before. 

Kasdan's writing was usually pretty good (slight aside, really liked his "Silverado" which reawakened a torpid genre).  There's hints of Westerns in Star Wars.

Had a very similar experience with the opening scene. Was a big Star Trek fan, and couldn't understand the hype and the lines that summer. Finally went to see it, and wow. Amazing sequence that sucked me right in. As for the "westerns" tie in, what was the give away? Han, his attire, his trusty sidekick, his holstered blaster, the cantina of ruffians?

For me, the first one was the best. The second the most intriguing and well written . . .

[cardcrimson]

I was 14 in 1977 when Star Wars came out.  I saw it seven times, paying for the first four.  The opening scene with the Imperial cruiser chasing the rebels -- whew.  Hadn't seen anything like that before. 

Kasdan's writing was usually pretty good (slight aside, really liked his "Silverado" which reawakened a torpid genre).  There's hints of Westerns in Star Wars.

Had a very similar experience with the opening scene. Was a big Star Trek fan, and couldn't understand the hype and the lines that summer. Finally went to see it, and wow. Amazing sequence that sucked me right in. As for the "westerns" tie in, what was the give away? Han, his attire, his trusty sidekick, his holstered blaster, the cantina of ruffians?

For me, the first one was the best. The second the most intriguing and well written . . .