OT: Star Wars Episode 2... - Page 6

RabidFan · #51 May 26th, 2002, 05:31 AM

I tell you, that video is a riot. It's what I needed this morning.

geoschmo · #52 May 26th, 2002, 05:34 AM

For anyone reading this thread for the first time...

*********SPOILER ALERT**************

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Originally posted by RabidFan:
And what was with the Sound of Music part when Mistress Abs is running through the fields about to burst into song?...Man, talk about a bad photographic idea.

My wife made a crack at that point. Something about "Splendor in the Grass" I thought I was going to bust out laughing.

It wasn't the worst movie ever made. But considering my defense of it the other day before actually seing it, I feel rather sheepish. It was not a very good movie. It was an ok movie. Honestly, I preferred Episode I.

The basic plot is not all that bad. It's actually a fairly good example of a "Greek Tragedy", where the entire audience can see the bad that's happening to the main characters, but he is unable to see it coming or prevent it.

I actually got chills at the end when they started playing "Vader's Theme" and showed the clone "Stormtroopers" and the decidedly Imperial looking ships heading out to supress the sepratists. I am hopeful that Episode III will build on that.

The dialogue, ugh. Was it really neccesary to have the little C3PO comedy riff in the middle of the climactic battle? How many aweful puns can you fit on the end of a pin George? Give me Jar Jar Binks any day. Somebody take my protocal droid, PLEASE.

And the scene with little Boba Fett holding his father's decapitated head in his trembling hands was... touching? [urp]

All in all not a horrible movie, but I was hoping for much better. Lots of little nitpicks.

One major plot hole though. Ok, the Jedi can't see that Palpatine is playing them all for fools, I can buy that. The Republic is old and weak, the Jedi have become complacent with 1000 years of peace and prosperity. But nobody notices that this Jango Fett character that was involved for the Last ten years in preparing the Clone army is on the side of Dooku and the Federation? So they can't sense things with the Force, ok. But it doesn't take the Force to see a little conflict of interest there.

And a little side note. Has anybody else noticed that the biggest patsies in both films now, played directly by Sidius in Episode I, and indirectly through his underling Dooku in Episode II, just cooincidentally is called the "Federation"? Wouldn't be a swipe at a certain other Sci-Fi frachise would it?

Very subtle George.

Geoschmo

[ May 26, 2002, 15:32: Message edited by: geoschmo ]

dmm · #53 May 28th, 2002, 08:10 PM

I liked Obi-wan's encounter with the drug dealer. Some self-effacing humor in the middle of a tense man-hunt situation. Shows how the Jedi can keep cool.

Regarding allusions to the "classic" SW episodes: There were quite a few, if you paid attention.

Ragnarok · #54 May 29th, 2002, 01:15 AM

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Originally posted by dmm:
I liked Obi-wan's encounter with the drug dealer. Some self-effacing humor in the middle of a tense man-hunt situation. Shows how the Jedi can keep cool.

lol.. yeah that was a good part. "You don't want to sell me death sticks" *reply* "You want to go home and rethink your life" That was truely a good part of the movie.