And how suprised I was that everyone else thought it was a steaming pile of manure. I could understand not liking it as much as the original movies, but I never understood how it and the other two deserve the utter loathing they constantly get.
Then again, I never put the original series on a pedestal like so many others. I liked those movies, but they weren't the be all and end all of cinema for me
I agree here. I liked his character and I really could believe he was the Obi-Wan in the originals.
I thought he was fine, but wasn't blown away.
Totally agree. Loved the music.
Meh. Maybe it's just that I'm no longer really impressed by special effects anymore, because they're used too often they aren't really "special" anymore
Dopn't get me wrong, there's nothing WRONG with that, but it does make it hard for any particular special effect to stand out from the crowd.
Hahahaha! No.
The prequels were never able to convince me, not even for a moment, that this guy was Darth Vader. He was too young, whiny, awkward...his entire character just felt completely different from the regal and menacing character from the originals. And I really did try and see wha tthey were going for, but he just never came across like Darth Vader. That was one thing I agree with the nay-sayers about.
This never bothered me. In fact, I was one of the ones who WANTED Luke to get the girl, so having her be his sister was a good way of making it palatable that he didn't.
The other problems mentioned by this don't really seem to be cause by Luke and Leia being siblings, but rather, are just general plot problems that are independent of the sibling relationship.
True. I always thought having another Death Star was redundant.
He never came across as lame to me. The dymanics between the two characters always came across as a bit of a power struggle to me (the guy in charge of the Death Star and the henchman the emperor sent would obviously clash, and maybe Vader is deferring to keep the peace for because the Emperor told him to so he didn't jeapordize the mission or something)
Does this guy really not know the difference between killing people in battle and murdering a bunch of defenseless children? ' />
Guess I never noticed
Anyway, I do recognize that the prequels are flawed films (one of the only GOOD negative reviews of them I've ever seen is Confused Mathew's, where he actually dissects the plot instead of screaming about Jar Jar Binks and/or how a particular random scene in one of them contradicts Expanded Universe Novel #2254C), but they had many enjoyable moments and I've never really understood why people consider them to be SO bad. They were fun popcorn movies. Just like how I've always viewed the original trilogy.
Then again, I never put the original series on a pedestal like so many others. I liked those movies, but they weren't the be all and end all of cinema for me
1. Ewan McGregor
I agree here. I liked his character and I really could believe he was the Obi-Wan in the originals.
2. Ian McDiarmid
I thought he was fine, but wasn't blown away.
3. The Music
Totally agree. Loved the music.
4. The Ships in Episode III
Meh. Maybe it's just that I'm no longer really impressed by special effects anymore, because they're used too often they aren't really "special" anymore
Dopn't get me wrong, there's nothing WRONG with that, but it does make it hard for any particular special effect to stand out from the crowd.
5. The Subtle Vader-like Qualities of Anakin
Hahahaha! No.
The prequels were never able to convince me, not even for a moment, that this guy was Darth Vader. He was too young, whiny, awkward...his entire character just felt completely different from the regal and menacing character from the originals. And I really did try and see wha tthey were going for, but he just never came across like Darth Vader. That was one thing I agree with the nay-sayers about.
5 Dumb Things in The Classic Films
As a disclaimer: these movies rock. They are structured well, with mostly great internal plots backed up by simple themes, which get slightly more complex as the series progresses. However, what we forget about the classic movies is how sloppy they were in a lot of areas, and how lazy some of the storytelling really is. Here’s what I mean.
1. The Love Triangle/Leia Being Luke’s Sister
This never bothered me. In fact, I was one of the ones who WANTED Luke to get the girl, so having her be his sister was a good way of making it palatable that he didn't.
The other problems mentioned by this don't really seem to be cause by Luke and Leia being siblings, but rather, are just general plot problems that are independent of the sibling relationship.
2. The Second Death Star
True. I always thought having another Death Star was redundant.
3. Vader’s Lameness in A New Hope/Why Tarkin?
He never came across as lame to me. The dymanics between the two characters always came across as a bit of a power struggle to me (the guy in charge of the Death Star and the henchman the emperor sent would obviously clash, and maybe Vader is deferring to keep the peace for because the Emperor told him to so he didn't jeapordize the mission or something)
4. Why is Luke Suddenly a Badass? /Luke’s Weird Ethics
Does this guy really not know the difference between killing people in battle and murdering a bunch of defenseless children? ' />
5. Confusing Amount of Time Passing in The Empire Strikes Back
Guess I never noticed
Anyway, I do recognize that the prequels are flawed films (one of the only GOOD negative reviews of them I've ever seen is Confused Mathew's, where he actually dissects the plot instead of screaming about Jar Jar Binks and/or how a particular random scene in one of them contradicts Expanded Universe Novel #2254C), but they had many enjoyable moments and I've never really understood why people consider them to be SO bad. They were fun popcorn movies. Just like how I've always viewed the original trilogy.
Star Wars: The Prequels Strike Back
23/08/2011 05:22:54 PM
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point 4 of the "bad things about the original movies" is kind of weak
24/08/2011 01:07:01 AM
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They'll have to refer to these notes when they remake all of them in 10 years
24/08/2011 04:31:39 AM
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Re: Vader and Tarkin
24/08/2011 04:20:43 PM
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Also, it makes the military guys feel better if they see the chain of command at work.
25/08/2011 01:53:02 AM
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Good stuff. And there are many more. I like the PT better than the OT.
24/08/2011 07:48:19 PM
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I don't want to alarm you, but you might be a monster.
24/08/2011 07:54:17 PM
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Most people I know under age 22 or so prefer the PT. *NM*
24/08/2011 09:07:10 PM
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So the real question is ...
24/08/2011 09:19:51 PM
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I'm 26, but it's pretty close.
24/08/2011 11:46:39 PM
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No offense
25/08/2011 12:10:17 AM
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LOL I don't like Whedon either, and hate Firefly. My nerd friends do not love me. *NM*
25/08/2011 01:37:51 AM
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I'm 38, and I do love the PT
25/08/2011 12:45:11 AM
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Traviss's Mandalorian fan-fiction makes Kevin J Anderson almost tolerable by comparison
25/08/2011 02:11:41 AM
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Ugh Zahn was so boring. *NM*
25/08/2011 04:00:28 AM
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Thankyouverymuchindeed.
24/08/2011 09:04:54 PM
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I tend to consider the prequels to be inferior
26/08/2011 08:41:46 AM
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I still think that James Franco would have been awesome as Anakin
26/08/2011 09:05:48 AM
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I've said that before. And they look almost exactly the same. *NM*
28/08/2011 12:26:29 AM
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It's the Force, stupid.
25/08/2011 02:46:38 AM
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Woah, woah.
25/08/2011 03:26:02 AM
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Yeah Cannoli has trouble letting petty things like reading get in the way of his nerdrage. *NM*
25/08/2011 04:03:56 AM
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You realize if I'd actually sucumbed to nerdrage, he wouldn't have complained?
25/08/2011 07:41:50 PM
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I still remember how much I adored Episode I
25/08/2011 08:05:02 PM
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Probably because the bad guys were analogues of the OTHER Axis powers.
26/08/2011 06:11:07 PM
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