Star Wars

[kevinchess1]

Today is ‘Star wars’ day.

‘Live long and prosper’

[blythburgh]

May the Fourth be with you

Never seen a Star Wars film. Started watching one on TV and got bored and that was me done with the Fourth.

Cinco de Mayo is different for me.

[kevinchess1]

I think they are really over rated
Don't do anything for me
Usually just watch them when they are free on the telly

[macliam]

May the 4th as Star Wars Day is now tainted by the (alleged) attempt by Disney to coopt, for commercial gain, the established celebration created by fans

However, elsewhere it has other meanings:

In 1493 Pope Alexander VI divided the world between Spain and Portugal - making the gold-rich Americas mainly Spanish. Unsurprisingly, he was Spanish.

In 1919 student protests in Beijing created an anti-imperialist movement that led to the Chinese republic and ultimately communist China.

In 1982 HMS Sheefield was hit by an Argentinian Exocet misile off the Falklands. The ship later sank and 20 crew members were killed. the most famous crew member was Simon Weston, who survived 46% burns and had his face reconstructed.

In 1916, the executions, without trial, of non-leaders of Easter Rebellion led to protests and the continuance of the Anglo-Irish war. One, William Pearse, was not a commander but was brother to the leader, Padraig Pearse and his killing was seen as an act of vengeance. In a final turn of the knife, Willy Pearse was given permission to see his brother before execution on 3rd May, but Padraig was shot whilst Willy was still being transported under guard. Willy was shot the next day.

In Limerick, it is the anniversary of the execution of one of her two sons executed at that time. Ned Daly was a commander, but at 25, he was the youngest rebel executed. The other, Con Colbert, was executed four days later, aged 27.

[gle1975]

I loved the first three as I watched them as a child and had all the toys. I did not like the next three. I did not mind the last trilogy for nostalgia purposes as some of the old actors reappeared. But the first trilogy can't be beaten.

[expressman33]

May the Fourth be with you

Tomorrow is - Revenge of the fifth.

[BeautifulSunshine]

May The Force Be With.

[Chadwick]

I loved the first three as I watched them as a child and had all the toys. I did not like the next three. I did not mind the last trilogy for nostalgia purposes as some of the old actors reappeared. But the first trilogy can't be beaten.

This is my view too.
The first three are a fun space romp and the special effects still stand up today.
The others are OK to watch, to complete the story, but just don't have the same magic.
The final 3 were pretty good, especially Ep VII (The Force Awakens), but the Leia floating in space bit in Ep VIII was ridiculous, and I didn't like the way they threw in a new super baddy with no build-up in Ep IX.

[Markcity]

I loved the first three as I watched them as a child and had all the toys. I did not like the next three. I did not mind the last trilogy for nostalgia purposes as some of the old actors reappeared. But the first trilogy can't be beaten.

Exactly the same for me although I really did think Revenge of the Sith had some great battle scenes, music and special effects that obviously far outshone the original Star Wars film, especially as I watched Revenge in the cinema.