This all started out innocently enough. With the new Episode 3 of Star Wars coming out on May 18, I thought it would be interesting to watch the previous five Star Wars movies to get myself "mentally prepared" for the new film. So I bought the Star Wars Trilogy box set and I sat down to watch the original movie "Star Wars: A New Hope" on Saturday night. I still have very fond memories of seeing this movie with my big brother for the first time as a teenager. Like millions of other people, I was totally blown away by the movie at the time. From the opening text to the final scene, the whole thing was so cool and so futuristic. It was nearly a life-changing experience. I talked about it for weeks and saw the movie several times. So I put in the DVD, flipped on the TV and was completely prepared to relive the magic I felt in 1977. The opening crawl came onto the screen just as I remembered, and then... What happened next is very hard to describe. Instead of "reliving the magic", I was amazed (horrified?) to discover that Star Wars has become as comical as a Flash Gordon movie. Looking at it today, just 28 years after its release, it is impossible to watch the movie without laughing at all of its anachronisms. From a SadTech perspective and a Robotic Nation perspective, Star Wars has become impossibly lame. The ship from a typical Flash Gordon movie is embarrassing. It is a plastic model with a sparkler stuck in the back. Watching Episode IV: A New Hope today is nearly as painful. What I would like to do in this article is walk you through just the first 10 minutes of so of the movie and show you how dated this movie has become... Next Slide >>> See Also About the Author Robotic Nation Robots in 2015 Robotic Freedom Robotic Nation Evidence Manna Helpation Discard your body How to make a million dollars Making money with web sites Thank you for visiting today, © Copyright 2005 by Marshall Brain. All rights reserved.