[GonzoGOP]

Extremely foolish to expect, in this economy, that people are going to rush to this kind of fantasy

I don't know. IIRC 1977 hand a miserable economy and was in the middle of the Carter years. Star Wars didn't do badly. Of course that was a story about people who didn't just whine about their problems but actually fought back against the tyrannical government that was oppressing them. Oh and the pacifists on Alderan who didn't own weapons and refused to fight. They got blown up as an example to others. Even Lucas won't make a movie with a radical message like that any more.

Oh and I wanted an RDD2. Come to think of it I still want an R2D2.

[camle]

star wars was uplifting, a tale about good triumphing over evil. from what I’ve read, this one is about us being the evil, and it’s a downer. My prediction is that it would have a good opening weekend, and then fade into oblivion. people don’t like downer movies, particularly ina recession.