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ajbera
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of the Cookieville Minimum Security Orphanarium
Apr 1999
time: 05:21
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Originally posted by Jules
I'm still upset with Lucas for taking Han's line, "You could use a good kiss!" out of the ESB dvd. That was a good line.  |
Lucas deserves to have his scrotum devoured by army ants for changing it so Greedo shoots first. Lousy revisionist douchebag.
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Originally posted by Imran Siddiqui Well it IS 'Star Wars'. After all this is the movie franchise where the famous line from Harrison Ford comes from ("You can write this ****, George, but you can't say it").
That ain't why we are there . |
I know, Imran. Don't misunderstand me - I know the acting in the original trilogy ain't exactly Tracy & Hepburn, but the leads all lacked the stiffness that seems prevalent in the new trilogy. Hamill, Ford & Fisher all seemed like they were trying (the Brits were great, as usual). Here I'm just not getting that feeling. Some of it is plain bad casting (Hayden Christiansen, I'm looking at you), but even in excellent actors like Portman can't seem to get the hang of their character, and I'm going to blame poor dialogue and direction.
This is largely subjective, however (except in Hayden's case). Some people think Portman, MacGregor, et al, did fine. I just expected more of them, I suppose.
But, thankfully, imagery goes a long way with me (I'm a visual kinda guy), and this film was gorgeous, and presented fantastic visions that left me agape with delight. That makes up for a host of disappointments, in my book.
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Gatekeeper
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Feb 2000
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Some quick observations (I just came back from the midnight showing):
1. The 9-screen theater complex had 2 screens devoted to ROTS, and both were sold out (roughly 500 people).
2. The opening battle scene — while visually stunning — was also chaotic and confusing. Hard to follow, what with all the "eye candy" of exploding ships in the background.
3. Anakin/Padme dialogue remains wooden.
4. I got a kick out of how Mace Windu turned Sidious' dark side lightning back on the bastard, aging him 30 years in seconds. Of course, then Anakin showed up, cut Windu's arm off, and Sidious finished the Jedi master off with a blast of lightning.
5. The Jedi slaughter. Nothing more be said.
6. "66." Two numbers that will haunt the surviving Jedi until the end of time.
7. Great Anakin/Obi-wan lightsaber scene on Mustafar.
8. Nice juxtaposition at the end, showing the birth of the twins and the birth of Darth Vader in all his blackness.
9. I like how Lucas left the window open that not all of the Jedi had been killed. A great relief to the expanded universe (EU), I imagine.
10. Thought it was a bit lame how Darth Tyrannus (Count Dooku) met his end.
11. The deaths of General Grievious and the Separtist Council were good.
12. I, too, thought Lucas might have been making a bit of political commentary regarding the current state of affairs in our world — but, hell, the Emperor had to gain power somehow and how it was explained was quite plausible. Seems the Jedi — read: MODERATES (heh) — weren't all that respected by Republic citizens. 
That's about it for now ...
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ajbera
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of the Cookieville Minimum Security Orphanarium
Apr 1999
time: 05:21
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Originally posted by Imran Siddiqui
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Lucas deserves to have his scrotum devoured by army ants for changing it so Greedo shoots first. Lousy revisionist douchebag. |
I never understood why people get so upset over it. WHO CARES?! And as for being revisionist... so? Since he created it out of his brain in the first place, I think he can revise as wanted  .
Hell, I'm happy that I get to watch Star Wars whenever I want in my own house on DVD. Some people act like its their right and Lucas is horrible for changing a movie that he created. Frankly I think those people need to reexamine their lives so they can pinpoint when it all went wrong. |
He has a right to change his work, I have a right to think it's a bad decision. Han shot first, not Greedo, regardless of what Lucas says. I saw it, as did millions of others. In a similar vein, the federal agents chasing ET had guns, not walkie-talkies.
I have no problem with ownership, and I recognize that ultimate authority rests with the creator. When Thomas Harris opted to have Clarice Starling run away with Dr. Lecter in the Hannibal novel, many people were upset. Jodie Foster chose not to reprise the role because of this, feeling it was a violation of all she knew about Clarice. My wife sided with Foster, I sided firmly with Harris. Harris also added something in Hannibal that helps explain his, um, inclinations, whereas in Silence of the Lambs (novel), Lecter says he was made as he is. I prefer the SotL explanation (nature) versus Hannibal (nurture), and disagreed strongly with Harris' decision. Ultimately, he had the right to make such changes as he felt necessary, whereas I claim the right to be critical of his choices. It's all about being free, baby.
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Hamill, Ford & Fisher all seemed like they were trying (the Brits were great, as usual). |
And the Brits all thought the entire movie was a joke and was going to flop. They didn't take it seriously in the slightest... amusingly you think they were the best . |
Maybe I'm just a sucker for Brits. God knows a woman with a British accent drives me wild.
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