Attack of the Clones rant, revisited. - Page 4

Kevy Baby · 03-28-2005, 11:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Eliza Hodgkins 1812

I blame Lucas.

Blame Canada!

Cadaverous Pallor · 03-29-2005, 12:00 AM

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Originally Posted by Kevy Baby

Blame Canada!

I suppose you could blame Italy, since they filmed some of it there.

Not Afraid · 03-28-2005, 11:03 PM

You know "Jedi Mind Trick" is one of the best things to come out of these films. That and "You seek Yoda?".

innerSpaceman · 03-29-2005, 12:25 PM

Well, hmmm, this thread is on its second page and I don't see anything that would justify keeping it in the Parking Lot.

Ghoulish Delight · 03-29-2005, 12:27 PM

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Originally Posted by innerSpaceman

Well, hmmm, this thread is on its second page and I don't see anything that would justify keeping it in the Parking Lot.

Shut up you scruffy looking nerf herder! How's that?

BarTopDancer · 03-30-2005, 05:14 PM

After the 1st one I accepted that these 3 will never hold a place in my heart like the first 3. I accepted the fact that these are pretty much going to be a back story with some cool effects (not groundbreaking, but still cool) and mostly mediocre acting (not due to the actors, but due to what they have to work with).

And with that acceptance I can watch them and enjoy them for what they are and not think about what could have been, what should have been. Since it will never be.

Claire · 03-30-2005, 05:21 PM

I'm giggling, remembering Yoda in Thumb Wars. Chloe always walks around doing the voice from the movie, "I'm a puppet. Yeeeessssss."

Motorboat Cruiser · 03-30-2005, 05:26 PM

I always though that the idea to do prequels was a bad one. Most obvious is the fact that it never really works because the technology is so much more advanced in the prequels that it destroys the continuity.

I would have rather seen an approach similar to "The Godfather 2", where it was primarily a sequel but they used flashbacks to tell the story of Don Corleone. I think it would have been far more effective if Lucas would have kept the story moving forward, while using flashbacks to tell the story that led up to the present. With the Godfather series, you can watch them in order and it doesn't seem strange. Not so with Star Wars.

Just my humble opinion, of course.

Ghoulish Delight · 03-30-2005, 05:27 PM

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And with that acceptance I can watch them and enjoy them for what they are

But that's just it, they're terrible movies on their own. The only reason I DO watch them is because they are Star Wars and I'd like to know where he's going with the story. Otherwise they've got nothing for me. Bad acting, bad directing, bad action, and bad dialog.

BarTopDancer · 03-30-2005, 05:58 PM

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But that's just it, they're terrible movies on their own. The only reason I DO watch them is because they are Star Wars and I'd like to know where he's going with the story. Otherwise they've got nothing for me. Bad acting, bad directing, bad action, and bad dialog.

Exactally. And I accept that. It makes watching them a lot less painful. If I saw these 3 before I saw the OT (original three/trilogy?) I'd never watch them. And I fear that a generation or 3 later that is what will come to be. Well either that or they'll think the OT suck and love these 3.

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BarTopDancer Prepping... Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Here, there, everywhere Posts: 11,405	After the 1st one I accepted that these 3 will never hold a place in my heart like the first 3. I accepted the fact that these are pretty much going to be a back story with some cool effects (not groundbreaking, but still cool) and mostly mediocre acting (not due to the actors, but due to what they have to work with). And with that acceptance I can watch them and enjoy them for what they are and not think about what could have been, what should have been. Since it will never be. __________________ Spork is the new MacGyver Postcards From My Edge
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Claire Shagilicious Disneyland!! Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Fulfilling my destiny..... Posts: 740	I'm giggling, remembering Yoda in Thumb Wars. Chloe always walks around doing the voice from the movie, "I'm a puppet. Yeeeessssss." __________________ Miles: It tastes like the back of a fing L.A. school bus. Now they probably didn't de-stem, hoping for some semblance of concentration, crushed it up with leaves and mice, and then wound up with this rancid tar and turpentine bull**. Fin' Raid. Jack: Tastes pretty good to me.
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03-30-2005, 05:26 PM	#8
Motorboat Cruiser Cruiser of Motorboats Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: So Cal Posts: 3,665	I always though that the idea to do prequels was a bad one. Most obvious is the fact that it never really works because the technology is so much more advanced in the prequels that it destroys the continuity. I would have rather seen an approach similar to "The Godfather 2", where it was primarily a sequel but they used flashbacks to tell the story of Don Corleone. I think it would have been far more effective if Lucas would have kept the story moving forward, while using flashbacks to tell the story that led up to the present. With the Godfather series, you can watch them in order and it doesn't seem strange. Not so with Star Wars. Just my humble opinion, of course.
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