Star Wars for the next generation
POSTED BY: khambilo
UPDATED: Friday, May 7, 2010 15:28
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Quote:I found the movies entertaining, after my initial laundry list of "Whoah, that's not right!"s.
Originally posted by Storymark:
Though that'd hardly be my biggest issue with the movie, it was certainly one that stood out.
But, they are what they are, and certainly heaps better than Matrix: Revulsions or Highlander 2, to name examples of TRUE losers!
The laughing Chrisisall
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Quote:
Originally posted by chrisisall:Quote:I found the movies entertaining, after my initial laundry list of "Whoah, that's not right!"s.
Originally posted by Storymark:
Though that'd hardly be my biggest issue with the movie, it was certainly one that stood out.
But, they are what they are, and certainly heaps better than Matrix: Revulsions or Highlander 2, to name examples of TRUE losers!
The laughing Chrisisall
I still enjoy them, though I do consider them to be a pretty mixed bag. My biggest issue with TPM is the coices Lucas made in terms of where to start the story, and what/who to focus on. I think, had he done more or less the same story with a 14-15 year old Anakin, things would have worked much better overall. Well, and the pacing needed work. An epic space opera should not have (I believe it is) 9 different sit-down meetings.
But then, I kinda like the Matrix sequels, though I get why others don't. They, much like the prequels, are a great example of telling a story your audience isn't interested in, and not giving them the story they want. But I do admire those films for trying to take the "summer blockbuster" in a direction no one had tried before. It didn't really work - but I appreciate the effort. I usually prefer a failed attempt at greatness over a successful attempt at mediocrity.
"I thoroughly disapprove of duels. If a man should challenge me, I would take him kindly and forgivingly by the hand and lead him to a quiet place and kill him."
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OMG, a must-see that was sent to me:
I can't believe it...
The laughing Chrisisall
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Quote:And should not have four endings.
Originally posted by Storymark:
My biggest issue with The Phantom Menace is the choices Lucas made in terms of where to start the story, and what/who to focus on. ... Well, and the pacing needed work. An epic space opera should not have (I believe it is) 9 different sit-down meetings.
The Joss Whedon script for "Serenity", where Wash lives, is
Serenity-190pages.pdf at www.mediafire.com/two
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Quote:Ummm..... okay. Too true, I'll admit.
Originally posted by two:
The laughing Chrisisall
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"it is odd that out of the thousands of directors that have come and gone, none have tried to revise their history, to the extent of trying to wipe out evidence of their original work, like Lucas has. We all know that there have been productions that went through considerably more trauma than Star Wars, but none have flat out tried to rewrite history and deny facts as they existed. The guy who minored in psychology in me sees a potential disorder in this behavior."
Carlo Medina.
Hometheaterforum.
"The AFI, BFI, and Library of Congress all hold prints of the original trilogy. But Lucas won't allow them to be screened. Film history and film preservation be damned. I can't think of any other classic films that are being treated this way.
Is it any wonder why some fans spend their own time and money on grotty old 16mm prints, or trying to squeeze every last detail out of ancient Laserdisc masters?"
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70's TV FOREVER
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Wow! What a lot is all this. I saw the first prequel and was not that thrilled. Saw the second one and again it just was not there. Never saw the third. I think it is the love for those originals and the great scenes. They were not just great effects, but the set of the scene that made the effect more awesome. You see the first ship and go, "That is great", and you know another ship chasing it by the weapons fire. And then the second ship rolls in and slowly fills the entire screen. It is epic. How can the prequels, even with improved effects, compete with a scene like that? If you grew up with the first three, you are spoiled and the next haven't a chance. It is rather sad.
http://www.imdb.com/mymovies/list?l=28764731
Traveler
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Quote:
Originally posted by chrisisall:
OMG, a must-see that was sent to me:
I can't believe it...
The laughing Chrisisall
Even in Legoland, Chewie gets screwed out of his medal....
"I thoroughly disapprove of duels. If a man should challenge me, I would take him kindly and forgivingly by the hand and lead him to a quiet place and kill him."
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