Wanda and I saw the new Star Wars movie on Saturday at the Hollywood Cinema UltraPlex in Grand Chute. It was great. We got our tickets a few hours early and the attendant said we should show up about 2 hours before the movie started to get a seat. We opted to show up an hour early, which was about right as we got a good position in line and the wait didn’t seem too long. Time flew as we made fun of the geeks in costume who were shoring off their mega-media-player-cell-phones and other gadgets that they probably spent more money on a whole year’s rent.

I had never been much of a Star Wars fan in the past, mostly because I couldn’t get past the dated effects and 1970′s look of the older movies. However, the new ones have ignited my interest in the story as a whole. After the movie, I went home and watched Episode IV again because I couldn’t get enough. Perhaps this week I’ll watch 5 and 6 too, but I’d like to wait until I have them on DVD (currently, I only have them on VHS).

Episode III was great. All the hype was true, and it tied things together quite nicely. I can’t believe I paid $5 for a large soda!