10 Years of Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace
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Ten years ago this month, excitement reached fever pitch ahead of the release of Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace. After 16 years without a Star Wars film in cinemas, an entire generation got ready to experience the magic of George Lucas' space opera on the big screen. Plenty of criticism was leveled at the film's new foibles, not least Ahmed Best's Jar-Jar Binks, who managed to offend even the staunchest of Ewok apologists. But while most of us remember how we felt after we saw the movie, how familiar are we with the levels of excitement we felt before? Back to Article
Ten years ago this month, excitement reached fever pitch ahead of the release of Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace. After 16 years without a Star Wars film in cinemas, an entire generation got ready to experience the magic of George Lucas' space opera on the big screen. Plenty of criticism was leveled at the film's new foibles, not least Ahmed Best's Jar-Jar Binks, who managed to offend even the staunchest of Ewok apologists. But while most of us remember how we felt after we saw the movie, how familiar are we with the levels of excitement we felt before? Back to Article
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on May 29 2009 09:16 AM It's not THAT bad (Reply to this) |
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on May 29 2009 09:17 AM Now, there are things I don't like about the prequel Episodes (and Return of the Jedi for that matter): Jar-Jar Binks, Jake Lloyd, some script and acting issues, and the overall aspiration to be a kid movie. I didn't like any of them anywhere near as much as New Hope and Empire Strikes Back. But even with these issues, they were all still alot of fun, there is still ALOT to love in each movie. I still watch them all every couple years of so. May the Force be with you, young padawan. (Reply to this) |
on May 29 2009 09:22 AM The best of the newer films. Although if Darth maul would have been kept alive it would have done wonders for the follow ups. (Reply to this) |
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on May 29 2009 09:27 AM I remember this well. I was in junior high and it was my first midnight showing. My excitement was beyond anything. When I think back there wasn't much that could live up to the hype of an obsessive young teen and her nerdy friends. The feeling when the movie started and when it ended was night and day. Disappointment can't even describe it. I felt embarrassed for having been so excited. (Reply to this) |
on May 29 2009 09:36 AM I can remember waiting for what seemed like forever for this movie to come out. I went and saw it opening night of corse. In the jam packed cinema the movie played to chorus of cheers. I left thinking this was great just what I've been waiting for. So the next day I go again and I take my non-Star Wars fan friend thinking this will show him what all the hub bub is about. All I can remember is Jar-Jar's face and his imortal "Exsqussse ME" line, the terrible acting, the cartoonish CGI, Jake Lloyd saying "Lets try spinning, thats a neat trick", Qui-Gon using a ladies bic razor as his com-link, AND FING JAR-JAR BINKS "EXSQUSSSE ME" line. (Reply to this) |
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on May 29 2009 09:53 AM I took my dad to see it and I remember, five minutes into it, confessing to him that it felt like a Power Rangers episode. By the time the film arrived at the duel with Maul on Tattooine I was itching to leave, but my misplaced faith in Lucas kept me seated for the whole interminable experience. When my dad and I finally left the theater he said that it was the most amateurish filmmaking effort he'd ever seen at the studio budget level. (Reply to this) |
on May 29 2009 09:56 AM ugh. There's so much I want to enjoy about this movie, but it's just so damned bad in some spots it just ruins it for me. Even the pod racer thing is overrated IMO. Although the time line thing was good on this article. It made me remember what Ewan was saying about the film and how truly bad Jake Lloyd's acting was. horrendous! (Reply to this) |
on May 29 2009 10:01 AM I remember going to see it in the middle of the day in a small town near where I lived on the first day. The theater was about 2/3 full. I remember being annoyed by Jar-Jar. I remember thinking that the acting was on par with Mark Hamils in A New Hope. I also remember being blwon away by the pod race and the space and light saber battles at the end. I immediately went home and watched IV again. Ep. I was at the same time the worst Star Wars movies I had seen, and the best overall movie I had seen that year. Lucas is at his best when he has to make the most out of a little. He had way too much time and money for Ep. 1. (Reply to this) |
on May 29 2009 10:05 AM I have a mixed reaction to this, but I guess I can watch because it's Star Wars. 6/10. Jake Lloyd and those Asian sounding aliens are the worst. Great lightsaber duel, and Liam Neeson is good. Yoda looks his ugliest. Muppet Yoda is the best, but this Yoda wasn't CGI or a Muppet. But people, this dosen't make George Lucas a bad filmaker. He's one of the best. He gave us Indiana Jones and Star Wars, and just beause his newer stuff hasn't been so hot, people say he's bad. THAT'S INSANE! Here's my score of his recent work. Attack of the Clones - 6/10 Revenge of the Sith -8/10 Kingdom of the Crystal Skull - 9/10 The Clone Wars - I can't watch it. It looks so horrible. (Reply to this) |
on May 29 2009 10:13 AM it is my least favorite of all the Star Wars films followed closely by episode 2. (Reply to this) |
on May 29 2009 10:14 AM there has never been a Skywalker that can act. The best I can think of is the gnarled old sloth-esque Vader at the end of Jedi. The rest were garbage. (Reply to this) |
on May 29 2009 10:14 AM What I love most about Episode 1 is how many idiots like to whine and bash the film...and yet they went and saw it more than once in theaters. I personally really enjoyed it and feel it still is better than most epic action movies to come out in the past 10 years. In my opinion Episode One was better than Spider-man, Spider-man 3, X-men, X-men 3, Superman Returns, The Mummy, Van Helsing, Matrix Reloaded, The Day the Earth Stood Still, Serenity, King Kong, Return of the King, Troy... I know many will disagree but that's how it works. George Lucas can't direct actors to save his life. Peter Jackson on the other hand can manage to lose lots of body weight, yet he can't seem to cut down his films. It's pathetic. (Reply to this) |
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on May 29 2009 10:17 AM In reply to this comment (#2522703) How do you give that abortion of the Indiana Jones triology Kingdom of the Crystal Skull a 9/10 are you high? At least you are right about the Clone Wars movie I can't watch it either it does look really bad. I enjoyed the Phantom Edit more than Lucas' version it made the movie more in the flow of Star Wars. (Reply to this) |
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on May 29 2009 10:24 AM I was 9 when Star Wars was released & had my life ruined by the experience. By the time Return of the Jedi was released, I was 15 & saw it opening day with an extreme amount of excitement & anticipation, followed by a disappointment which was about as crushing as when I saw Star Trek-The Motion Picture. (I have always been a fan of both franchises) I was looking forward to Phantom Menace & even camped out to get tickets for the 1st day showing. My immediate frustration was the fact that I had problems understanding Jar Jar Binks most of the time. My immediate response when the end credits rolled was that it wasn't as good as Star Wars or Empire Strikes Back, but better than Jedi. I still feel that way. (Reply to this) |
on May 29 2009 10:29 AM I cannot BELIEVE anyone gave PHANTOM MENACE more than 33%. It's an insult. Aside from incredible visuals, it's a bad story, script nightmare, character-less, and offensive to as many races as George seems to be able to fit into two hours. Add that to the fact that he took the neuvo-Darth Vader (Maul) and WASTED him. This was even worse than KINGDOM OF THE CRYSTAL SKULL and for me, that's saying something. People need to start looking past the "kid" goggles and watch the movies for what they are: bad. (Reply to this) |
on May 29 2009 10:33 AM Lucas should have let someone else direct it. He is just too......banal? (Reply to this) |
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on May 29 2009 10:35 AM I grew up on the original three movies, and loved them quite a bit. Watching Episode 1 made me realize that George Lucas likes his special effects company quite a bit, but he lacks the ability to direct, edit, and write a good story more than once. The acting was bland, the tedious racing scene *blah*, and just bad/boring/stupid characters ruined the whole thing. At least it had a cool fight scene at the end; too bad the villain was anything but interesting... we see him for a few scenes and then he gets cut in half *heh*. I wanted to like the movie, but I just couldn't. Lucas reminds me of one of those "one hit wonders" from the 80's who tries their best to create the success of their first album, only to flop and realize that they got "lucky" with their first hit. In the end, they don't really have any talent. BTW, the horrendous re-editing of the original three movies with special effects that don't fit the movies and changing of music is the stupidest idea ever. I guess that's just how Lucas rolls. (Reply to this) |
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on May 29 2009 10:36 AM In reply to this comment (#2522717) Look, I've said 1,417,945,602 times, "Indy 4" kept in the spirit of the originals. My only issue is that Marion and Indy don't quite sizzle anymore, and the visuals look caroonish. It's still a worthy entry in the Indiana Jones series. And I'm sober at the moment! (Reply to this) |
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on May 29 2009 10:43 AM The bad parts of this movie were just so damn bad. A big problem for me is the pod racing. Why in the world did it involve pod racing to that extreme extent? Horrible. It was almost completely pointless and so time consuming. Jar Jar Binks is probably the worst and most annoying character ever created in a movie. Darth Maul and Liam Neeson's Qui Gon Jin should've been kept alive, as i thought they were the two best parts of the entire movie and would've helped out Attack of the Clones. I've always wanted to see episodes 7, 8, and 9, but after seeing Phantom Menace and Attack of the Clones (thought Revenge of the Sith was great), not if George Lucas directs them (which he obviously will never be doing). (Reply to this) |
on May 29 2009 10:49 AM I remember being so excited about this movie. I stayed up till midnight to get all the action figures. I got the soundtrack, first soundtrack of many that I still own. I bought a t-shirt just for the premiere. I saw it twice in the first day after taking the day off from school. And it was the first DVD I ever owned. Looking back on it now the only parts I actually enjoy is Qui-Gon, Darth Maul, and the pod racing. All of which they got rid of in the following movies. The acting is so blah and uninteresting. I understand what Lucas was trying with Jar Jar but he overused him far too much. The story is overly grand for an event that really makes no difference whatsoever. It's trying to be bigger and better than the final battle in Return of the Jedi when nothing in the series should even attempt to top it. And it's just creepy to see a ten year-old and someone almost twice his age flirt with one another. Though I think Attack of the Clones is a lot worse than this one. (Reply to this) |
on May 29 2009 10:53 AM 1999 gave us so many other movies. South Park: Bigger, Longer and Uncut (which snuck in a Jar-Jar reference) The Iron Giant Toy Story 2 Fight Club The Matrix American Beauty Three Kings Go Being John Malkovich Magnolia The Sixth Sense The Talented Mr. Ripley Galaxy Quest Bowfinger (well, I like Bowfinger) Man on the Moon The Insider October Sky Election Boys Don't Cry Office Space Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels American Movie and just because of what it did for viral marketing, The Blair Witch Project So what does a little disappointment matter? (Reply to this) |
on May 29 2009 11:04 AM You guys like to say Lucas has never had any talent as a director, and I say get your facts straight! THX-1138 was no money-maker but it got him noticed. And American Graffiti? It WAS a money-maker! If it wasn't for the success of American Graffiti Star Wars would never have been made. Sure it's a severely dated movie that only people of the 70's generation can enjoy, but the fact of the matter is it was a big hit. And guess what? So was Star Wars! Everyone likes to think that Empire was a success because Lucas didn't direct it. Bull! He was right at Irvin Kershner's side the whole time, telling him what was good and what was bad. Lucas has gotten way too old and soft as the years have progressed, and the prequels were a bad idea on his part--he was obviously way too rusty. But he was once a master director, and I believe if he can remember what MADE him great, and get off that high horse of his, maybe he can be a great director again. (Reply to this) |
on May 29 2009 11:19 AM Stop bringing it up! Let it end. I've said it before and I'll say it again. Pod racing was the biggest waste of film/time in cinematic history. We have millions of planets, hundreds of thousands of species, a galactic conflict brewing, a religion under attack from the inside, a mysterious new enemy with a kick-*** apprentice, and the origin of the most iconic villain in movie history to deal with. But instead we race around a desert. Why Why Why Why (Reply to this) |
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on May 29 2009 11:27 AM Seriously, The Phantom Menace isn't bad... People are so hard on this movie... Attack of the Clones is the only Star Wars movie that made me question whether or not the series was completely dead and then Revenge of the Sith came in and did what it could... I love all six of the movies with a special emphasis on the original trilogy but they are all good in my mind!! (Reply to this) |
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on May 29 2009 11:34 AM Considering my love of the originals and how great they were, this was pretty much the greatest cinematic disappointment of all time. I'm serious. Sure, there have been worse movies, but none came from such a realm of exciting possibilities only to deliver... this. (Reply to this) |
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on May 29 2009 11:43 AM In reply to this comment (#2522703) I remember being excited about the then upcoming Episode I. I certainly was going to see it but wasn't over the moon for it. Not until the Duel of the Fates music video dropped. Obviously the music was fantastic but I think the edited video of both film clips and behind-the-scenes footage was equally as masterful. Back when MTV and VH1 still played music videos, the day it came out, all they did was play it 4 times in a row for half hour chunks. I just kept watching it over and over, fired up the VCR and have been treasuring it ever since. This is when I officially went crazy for The Phantom Menace. TO ledawg: I hope you are referring to the CGI Clone Wars series and not the ultra-kickass Genndy Tartakovsky Clone Wars. As another aside lets not be too rough on Jake Llyod, he was 8 years old and didn't cast himself in the movie. (Reply to this) |
on May 29 2009 12:04 PM Yep...this movie pretty much sucks! Maybe Annakin shouldn't have been played by a little boy who is a crappy actor. (Reply to this) |
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on May 29 2009 12:10 PM I agree with the Crystal Skull defenders...AND the episodes 1-3 apologists...although calling them apologists kinda sucks because there is NOTHING about the prequals to apologize for. If ya didn't like these films...so what? Just shows you are waaaayyyy to picky...or that this kinda film just isn't your thing...in which case why do you care? Oh and to the Clone Wars haters...I didn't want to watch it either...but when I finially did I realized it isn't half bad. I coulda done without the overall look, but its a relatively fun ride. (Reply to this) |
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on May 29 2009 12:22 PM Ten years later, and I loathe that film more than ever. (Reply to this) |
on May 29 2009 12:27 PM Know what? I loved this movie. Yes, I did. And, yes, it certainly has its problems...and recognizing those problems is fine. But I bashing it just seems wrong. (Reply to this) |
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on May 29 2009 12:39 PM Also, I'm not sure I like the writing of this article. Too unilateral. (Reply to this) |
on May 29 2009 01:20 PM George and his screenplay accomplices plan an exciting scene: "Let's have them get chased by a monster fish, then have them escape by having a bigger fish eat the first fish." "That's such a great idea, let's do it a second time with an even bigger fish." "Eureka!" Thanks for taking me back rt. Great article. (Reply to this) |
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on May 29 2009 01:36 PM we all know phantom and clones had some problems ok alot of problems but revenge was awesome. (Reply to this) |
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on May 29 2009 01:43 PM There are 3 reasons why the three Star Wars prequel movies failed: Natalie Portman, Hayden Christianson and Ewan Macgregor. If these 3 individuals had put there hands up from the begining and confessed that they cannot act and had been removed from the cast, then maybe we would have had a decent set of people whom we can associate with and care about. Remember, in the original movies all the leads were relative unknowns. One thing Mr Lucas never capitalised on, was introducing us to a young Han Solo. If the first movie was all about Solo and his adventures with Chewie, then it would have been great. Christian Bale as a young, moody Han Solo would be something to consider in future. Mr Bale has reignited Batman (after Looney Clooney destroyed it), and has given us a terrific effort in Terminator. Hopefully he will reignite the Bond franchise (which that loser Daniel Craig has already destroyed), and next play Han Solo? (Reply to this) |
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on May 29 2009 01:45 PM The most interesting aspect of TPM for me now looking back is how obviously George Lucas was attempting to recapture the elements that made Star Wars so great and basically came up with the exact opposite results. The faults of the originals i.e. muppets, dated special effects are completely absent in The Phantom Menace which has outstanding top of the line production values, unfortunately all the strengths are missing too i.e. interesting supporting characters who really gel with the audience and an engrossing story that draws in people of all ages. The Phantom Menace for me plays like an advertisement for ILM, but has no story and no soul. An empty technical masterpiece that killed off it's only redeeming qualities Qui Gon and Darth Maul. (Reply to this) |
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on May 29 2009 02:38 PM In reply to this comment (#2522736) Yeah, I think Matt and Trey said they saw Jar Jar in a trailer and thought "Everyone is going to hate him." so they snuck in a reference. (Reply to this) |
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on May 29 2009 02:40 PM I'd cut the actors some slack--Lucas doesn't "do" actors, which is what drove Liam Neeson nuts--no direction, feedback, zippo. Portman and MacGregor are both really fine actors, Hayden not so much, which explains why he was particularly deer-in-the-headlights awful. To have limited talent and NO direction when playing one of the most iconic characters in recent film history...oh my. I could almost feel sorry for him. I SO missed the sense of fun and adventure even in the face of danger from the original two (Hamill became horrible and wooden for the third) which one can totally put down to Harrison Ford and his influence on his younger co-stars. Harrison "got" it, Lucas liked him because of American Graffiti and let him do his thing. But the prequels were all deadly serious and political, I don't think the actors stood a chance. (Reply to this) |
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on May 29 2009 03:01 PM Pluses: Liam as Qui-Gon, Ewan as Obi-Wan, Darth Maul, Having the same guy play Palpatine, The effects were awesome(The Pod Race ranks up there with the best of SW), John Williams' music. Minuses: Whoever cast Anakin and his mother should be drawn and quartered, horrible acting. Jar Jar(obviously). The editing was entirely to quick. There wasn't the time taken to really build up what we were seeing on screen(A complaint I have about all of the prequels, even the much improved ROTS). And that nagging feeling that the history I had created in my mind watching the originals was WAY better than what I was watching now(Which was made up for by ROTS). But I still feel the pluses outweigh the minuses. *** out of ***** (Reply to this) |
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on May 29 2009 03:01 PM The article missed one very important moment When the soundtrack was released, it had a HUGE SPOILER!! One of the tracks is named The Funeral of Qui Gonn-so, EVERYONE who bought it knew Liam was going to die...I coudlnt' believe how sloppy Lucas and Fox were by naming a track that... Is is unquestionably teh worst of the Star Wars movies-acting and story are awful- the pod race never ends... (Reply to this) |
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on May 29 2009 03:10 PM holy ****. i almost forgot how AWESOME that trailer was. it sends chills down your spine. i was attending community college of philadelphia and my classmates and i saw this 6 times. i was so pissed because the first night this was released my girlfriend at the time took me to go see the Mummy instead ( a Film that ironicly would be become a Huge hit as well and is still loved to this day ). this film and time period marked the TRUE return of the big budget Hollywood blockbuster being released EVERY summer. Prior to 1999 a major blockbuster only got released every 2 years. Star wars episode 1 and the Mummy changed all that for the better. Episode one in retrospect wasnt that bad. its the lowest ranked of the star wars films but light years better than that crapfest star trek Inssurection that preceeded it in november of 98. thank god JJ Abrams saved that franchise. (Reply to this) |
on May 29 2009 03:36 PM We Generation X'ers have a way of romanticizing films of our youth and confusing nostalgia with quality. Many of the problems with the Episodes I - III are evident (to a lesser degree) in Episodes IV - VI. The "Gee Whiz" Anakin factor was first seen in whiny, squeaky-clean Luke. The Ewoks had that Jar-Jar thing going on many years prior. The god-awful dialogue? Episode VI has plenty of it. Lucas, however, seemed to take all of the weaknesses of the first trilogy and amplify them in Episode I. That, coupled with an unrealistic expectation is what turned fans off. But as much as I dislike Episode I, I must take responsibility for glossing over the previous movies because I was 10 when I fell in love with them. I also can appreciate the tiny moments that make Episode I still feel like Star Wars. I just can't relate to those who feel a deep and bitter hatred toward Lucas for "raping" their childhood. They should place as much blame on themselves for investing too much in a movie franchise. (Reply to this) |
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on May 29 2009 03:40 PM Meh, I found all three of the prequels to be devoid of convincing human drama. There was no life in the performances. I am completely uninterested in the franchise. (Reply to this) |
on May 29 2009 04:24 PM Phantom Menace was a good film. Yes, it had its flaws but it was an overall worthy SW flick that gave us some great eye candy and it brought us deeper into the Star Wars mythology, but the plot and character development was the Achilles heel here. And why did Qui-Gon have to die?? That and Jar Jar ruined the film. AotC was my least favorite out of the prequels and the saga overall. Something about that film....I don't know. Revenge of the Sith was just great and it really had that atmosphere that doom was imminent. (Reply to this) |
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on May 29 2009 05:06 PM Ah.....I remember seeing this opening night...not so much as a Star Wars fan (I liked the originals, but wasn't some fanatic) but more as a movie fan in general. I remember really trying to like the movie....even lying to myself that it was good...but overall it just is way too bloated with special effects (some great, some terrible) and little to no substance at all. I think that is the problem with Lucas these days, he has gotten rid of substance and soul in exchange for an obscene amount of CGI and a kiddie flare. Now, I certainly enjoyed the newest Indian Jones movie....but my one complaint with the film was the over-abundance of cutesy special effects (i.e. the monkeys jumping on the car) and I immediately new that, these aspects WERE NOT from Spielberg, but rather from Lucas. I think the film would rank as the second best Indiana Jones IF they had cut down on the CGI and added a bit more depth to the dialogue. The original is so great because it was virtually all stunt work and the monkey was real! (gasp...how hard is it to get a real monkey?!?) (Reply to this) |
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on May 29 2009 05:51 PM how does this get a 60% fresh while terminator salvation is league's ahead of this and is at 30% ........ i watched the phantom menace on tv the other day and couldnt believe just how bad it truly is.......the CGI work is laughable....u would thought this movie came out before the 1970s and 80s star wars..... (Reply to this) |
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on May 29 2009 06:03 PM Forget Jar-Jar and the poor acting. The problem with episodes 1-3 is that Anakin is completely unlikeable. We want to love our heroes before they fall. Instead we're left to wonder why OB1 didn't finish the job and roll his crippled *** into the lava. He's an inconsistent, immature brat whose revisionist do-gooder alpha male portrayal in the Clone Wars cartoon is woefully misplaced. Watch Episode 1 for the lightsaber fight. (Reply to this) |
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on May 29 2009 08:33 PM In reply to this comment (#2522832) And then it happens again in the new Star Trek! (Reply to this) |
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on May 29 2009 08:42 PM Indy IV was abysmal. Everything the old ones were- solid story, credible acting, killer on-location shots, and some genuinely humorous moments (see last crusade- number IV was not! The Indie magic was not there at all. It was last years biggest disappointment hands down. This same thing goes for the Star Wars prequels- the originals had it the new ones were just bad film-making. (Reply to this) |
on May 29 2009 08:59 PM One of my fav's of the star wars complete saga...Is it just me, or did this movie feel like new hope and return of the jedi???? Those were my top favs as well, so I think I would put it like this...1)A New Hope, 2)Phantom Menace, 3)Return Of The Jedi, 4)Empire Strikes Back, 5)Revenge Of The Sith, and 6)Attack Of The Clones....I loved Phantom Menace, tho some things seemed a lil kiddy, it was not kiddier than the Ewoks found episode 6, and I feel like it had that classic star wars feel that lacked in the saga since after A New Hope...It retained alot of the comedic, goofy elements, as well as the mythology...I agree they should of let Darth Maul survive till Revenge Of The Sith, that would of been bananas if Anakin would of battled him and defeating him on his journey to the dark side and then facing off with obi wan...Anyway great film, 1999 had its line up of anticipated releases and this movie left me amazed when i walked out... (Reply to this) |
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on May 29 2009 09:32 PM In reply to this comment (#2522989) You're kidding me...right? "Menace" better than "Empire"?...At least you're honest. (Reply to this) |
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on May 29 2009 11:23 PM Me sa gonna die!? Notice to Lucas- stop writing your own scripts. (Reply to this) |
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on May 29 2009 11:50 PM I liked it better than AOTC. The acting was horrible by the kid, however he was 8. The dialogue for him was bad, yippy skippy doopy doo. Should have killed Jar Jar instead of Darth Maul, it could have been symbolic of the oppression of the underclass if Lucas was trying to be deep and we all would have felt for him, or at least cheered it on. The rest of the actors and actresses were all good. (Reply to this) |
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on May 30 2009 04:11 AM Lucas should have not only let someone else direct it...he should have let someone else write it and cast it as well. The kid was just awful and I mean AWFUL!!! Liam Neeson saved this movie. I didn't think it was horrible, but I didn't think it was great either. Attack of the Clones, however, is atrocious. It is a CGI nightmare. Everything in that movie looks fake!!! I'm sure George Lucas is such an egomaniac he doesn't even care that he screwed up all the new Star Wars films. He's just glad he got your money! As the Emperor says in Return of the Jedi...Good, good! (Reply to this) |
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on May 30 2009 04:17 AM I can't believe so many people here rightly hate episode 1, yet say Revenge of Sith was good. It has the same wooden acting, bad cartoony design, childish robot noises, no suspense (you know what's going to happen to everyone already), and the 'noooooo' was perfect as the final nail in the coffin. It had no real battle scenes, just what I'd call 'screensaver' scenes with ships etc everywhere you don't know who's who and you dont care about whats going on, so much flashiness but zero audience engagement. The scene with Chewy and Yoda in that swamp I thought finally, this is gunna be awesome, then it just cuts to yoda going in some capsule, a huge missed opportunity for a kick *** battle scene. Clone wars CGI was just painful. (Reply to this) |
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on May 30 2009 06:26 AM Sorry...Jake and Natalie....ewwwww. Reminds me of the twenty something teacher that has sex with the 13 year old. Creepy, disturbing, bad casting. Then we got Hayden! Look, acting in front of a green screen can't be easy but if you got the chops, you can do it. Liam and Ewan made it look somewhat believable. Finally, we were treated to George Lucas' "I hate George Bush" rant for episodes 2 and 3. Boring, overwrought hyperbole. I never wated the money on going to see these things in the theatres, just waited for friends to buy them, borrowed 'em and watched them at home. Six hours I'll never get back...but I was able to do my taxes during "Clones" though. (Reply to this) |
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on May 30 2009 06:34 AM Oh yeah...one more thing. Doesn't Darth's "NOOOOOOOOOOO" remind you of Kirks, "KAAAAAAHN"? Without the great movie surrounding it, of course. (Reply to this) |
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on May 30 2009 08:16 AM The prequels had SO much potential. Unfortunately the little drone they cast to play baby Darth was awful. I just wanted to hit him in the face with a frying pan. (someone should have done the same to George Lucas, because he cannot write dialogue to save his life!) Ewan McGregor was easily the best thing about the new trilolgy, with Palpatine/Emperor a close 2nd followed by *** kicking Yoda. ep. 1 was ruined by jar jar, the audience groaned repeatedly when he was on screen. The best scenes were with the Jedi showing their full power and skills. The space battles were predictable. Honestly until the middle of AOTC it was kind of a snooze fest. (Reply to this) |
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on May 30 2009 08:47 AM Hating on star wars was like hating on Bush...it became so popular to do so and so taboo not to that people have long forgotten why they even do so. A lot of the reactions in here are flat out over reactions to the point of being laughable. Get over Jar Jar...the 5000 other scenes were just fine. (Reply to this) |
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on May 30 2009 09:27 AM I think Attack of the Clones is worse. Probably because of the painful love story. This one was so much more disappointing, though. I grew up with Star Wars, and I was about 12 when I went to see Phantom Menace, and I hated it. Too much spectacle, no magic. (Reply to this) |
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on May 30 2009 10:11 AM In reply to this comment (#2523086) But dont'ch ya love hoe Anakin has aged a lifetime, while Padme is EXACTLY the same? I always chuckle at that. (Reply to this) |
on May 30 2009 10:40 AM *FACE PALM* (Reply to this) |
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on May 30 2009 12:03 PM In reply to this comment (#2522740) I agree with most of everything you say. But its not just a matter of him getting off his high horse. He just doesn't have it any more and he is not up with the times when it comes to people and how they view movies. He needs to let go of controlling Star Wars and let other film makers take over. I know there was the Clone Wars, but he had to step in and tell everyone how it should be done. Look how that turned out. I never saw the Clone Wars movie and I have no interest to. As far as TPM.... I was so overwhelmed with excitment that I walked out of the midnight screening all pumped. I was waiting for this movie for 16 years. But I can't watch it now with out fast forwarding most of it. (Reply to this) |
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on May 30 2009 03:42 PM guys, I too saw this opening day, midnight. I was 13. I loved it. I'm just now watching Indiana Jones and the last crusade, and I know it seems somewhat off-topic, but remember the scene where the tank Indy is in rolls down a small HILL and everyone thinks he's dead? and remember when Indiana, (now twenty years older) is thrown miles through the air in a FRIDGE and returns unscathed? I don't even hate Crystal Skull, I just thought it was a rather humorous comparison. (Reply to this) |
on May 30 2009 06:17 PM the best thing about this was maul episode 2 sucked though (Reply to this) |
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on May 30 2009 09:28 PM In reply to this comment (#2522838) ummm... Christian Bale as Han Solo... Then you would see me on the anti-Lucas bandwagon. Bale is easily the most over-rated actor of his generation. His performances are, without exception, uninspired and mediocre. The only thing which kept him from being the worst thingi n Dark Knight was Heath Ledger...nobody could have out-sucked him in that movie. As for Temrinator...boring with a capital B and Bale is a big part of that. Christ you fanboyz need to quit deifying this guy just cause he played Batman....who freaking cares? (Reply to this) |
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on May 30 2009 09:43 PM epsiodes 1-3 are perfectly good movies. Most kids who watched them prefer them to the originals...just like most of us would if we had seen them first. Take away the nostalgia and most of you would not have half the problems with these films that you currently do...quit over-reacting and give them credit for what they are...fun, exciting movies to watch. wooden acting...not as muchg as some of you claim...and certainly no more than many other franchises you don't hear people crying about for 10 years after the fact! Padme doesnt age...umm...how much did you visably age between the ages of 20 and 30? Not much is my guess...so why would she? Jar Jar...nowhere near the annoying character you guys are claiming...overused in episode 1? In my opinion yes...but actually a pretty decently fun character when not being over-analyzed by mom's basement living fanboyz with too much time on their hands. Terrible (Reply to this) |
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on May 30 2009 10:42 PM In reply to this comment (#2523182) And you're a internet toady who beats up on TDK. END OF STORY! (Reply to this) |
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on May 30 2009 11:58 PM no matter how you slice it, the newer trilogy absolutely pales in comparison to the original one. Heck, ill take ewoks over Jar Jar and Hayden Christianson any day. (Reply to this) |
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on May 31 2009 05:43 AM The Kingdom of Crystal Skull was total garbage, Lucas had to throw aliens in it to ruin it. Episode I is trash also, besides the lightsaber duel, there is nothing else redeeming about the movie. I put in Ep 3 last night and had to turn it off 20 min into it, I had forgotten how bad the acting was. I had forgotten how emo and whiney Lucas made Kenobi and Skywalker, its basically unwatchable. Lucas just needs to get an original thought and quit rehashing old material, its insulting and sad. (Reply to this) |
on May 31 2009 06:44 AM The Phantom Menace was the worst prequel movie ever created. Jar Jar Binks was the worst CGI character ever created in the history of Sci-Fi genre and George Lucas was absolutely wrong writing this new trilogy because he tried to bring a new audience back to his universe, kids. He did, but he also lost all the fans that grew up with A New Hope and The Empire Strikes Back. The screenplay that Lucas wrote for this Episode 1 was awful with tons of stupid dialogues and Jar Jar destroying all the good scenes in this movie. The Phantom Menace was the ruin of this franchise, the beginning of the end and the point of no return for this saga. I always wanted to see an adult and serious Star Wars movie but the day I saw the Episode 1 was the worst day I've ever had in my life as a Star Wars fan. For me there will be only 3 movies in this saga and only one trilogy. (Reply to this) |
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on May 31 2009 07:08 AM In reply to this comment (#2523209) Well...yeah. (Reply to this) |
on May 31 2009 08:12 AM In reply to this comment (#2522692) and don't forget my most cringe inducing line, Jake Loyd's "YIPPEEEE" (Reply to this) |
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on May 31 2009 08:40 AM The lightsaber battles are exciting, the score is good, and the rest is garbage. The actors look and act like zombies. The story bounces from one place to the next with little explanation. Jar Jar-- well, that's obvious. But I think it's possible that the rest of it would have been okay if it had anything resembling a coherent story. I mean, what is this about? Luke's arc saw him growing from naive to uncertain and brash to experienced... Anakin goes from whiny to pissed off to evil. Obi-Wan goes from no beard and slight accent to light beard and heavier accent to heavy beard and full on Alec Guinness impersonation. Neither of them make any mistakes or are put to any kind of test-- every situation they're put into they just smile and wink their way through it, you never get the impression they're even really trying. As for the rest of the characters-- they don't really seem to have any reason for being there at all. The original trilogy drew heavily from Campbell-- it was crafted using elements from mythologies all over the world... all of the characters were archetypes, and each one had a purpose. Most of the prequel characters do nothing, except fight and talk politics. Apparently, Anakin turns to the dark side because of a few bad dreams and because he's hateful and obnoxious and weak-minded to begin with. I never for a second liked this character. I really can't imagine a kid following this 'storyline'-- and there's enough in the rest of it to put off long-time fans and newcomers alike. (Reply to this) |
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on May 31 2009 09:11 AM I do remember going the next day after the premier watching it and the thing that I remember apart from the review of the film itself which echoes much of what people are saying on this forum, were the faces and mannerisms of the people leaving the screening, blanc morbid stares....a few angry French people talking furiously in there own tongue. Yes this was a bad film on more merits than it deserves by people wearing the kiddy goggles, or people who know too much about the back story of all the characters and yes George should not direct period, the CG TV series sucks too, but it is for kids in the end I suppose... (Reply to this) |
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on May 31 2009 11:49 AM Episode I is the most disappointing event in cinematic history. It boggles the mind that the man who wrote and directed two of the greatest films of the '70s -- AMERICAN GRAFFITI and the original STAR WARS -- penned a screenplay as dull, lifeless and unimaginative as Episode I, THE PHANTOM MENACE (which is a terrible title as well). Even more boggling is that he spent THREE YEARS on it AND actually based it on an outline he wrote during his creative heyday. To add injury to insult (and Episode I was injurious and insulting to STAR WARS fans around the world), it's as though Lucas completely forgot how to cast and DIRECT actors. (Lesson: you actually have to SPEAK to your actors when you're director. Geez.) And Jar-Jar. 'Nuff said. Episodes II and III weren't much of an improvement... (Reply to this) |
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on May 31 2009 11:59 AM holly jolly saying that episode 1 is better then return of the king...seriously. did episode one win 11 oscars i dont think so. dumbass (Reply to this) |
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on May 31 2009 01:11 PM In reply to this comment (#2523235) HA, here's the ending of "Empire". Piet: Lord Vader, we have the Falcon in our tractor beam now. Vader: Did you deactivate the hyperdrive? Piet: Yes my Lord. Vader: Yippee. (Reply to this) |
on May 31 2009 02:24 PM I will never understand the extreme hate for Episode I. Granted, I was only 8 when it came out and I wasn't a huge Star Wars fan until a few years later. It seems the only people who dislike it (and Episodes II and III) are people who saw the original films back when they came out. But still, I like Episode I to this day. (Reply to this) |
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on May 31 2009 05:40 PM biggest movie disappointment of all time......second place indiana jones crystal skull (Reply to this) |
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on May 31 2009 06:40 PM In reply to this comment (#2523304) Well, I'd say "Superman Returns" is the most disapointing. And Indy 4 is fine. (Reply to this) |
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on May 31 2009 07:00 PM and you'd be wrong, like what I did to your Mom last night. Ahhhhhthank you. (Reply to this) |
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on May 31 2009 07:15 PM In reply to this comment (#2523325) Heh, friendly banter you SOB. (Reply to this) |
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on May 31 2009 08:31 PM If you saw phantom menace when you were 8 years old, then you really have no idea what kind of movie it was, your a wide eyed kid. Honestly rewatch it in 20 years and youll see just what a piece of s h i t it is. (Reply to this) |
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on May 31 2009 10:44 PM RT why did you have to bring these memories back? As someone else said, at least 1999 was overall a great year for cinema. Phantom Menace was hard to wash out but the rest of the movies helped. (Reply to this) |
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on Jun 01 2009 05:47 AM Hmm. Phantom Menace... I went to see it 7 times in theater. Each time I couldn't believe how crappy it was and thought maybe I wasn't getting something. To me it was impossible to mess up Star Wars and at the time Lucas was my hero. So I would go again, thinking that maybe this time I'd get it and Star Wars would be good again. Instead it pretty much destroyed my love for the franchise that I had built over the years. Screw you GL! I'm a trekkie now! (Reply to this) |
on Jun 01 2009 06:33 AM Bad movie with a couple bright spots. Meh. (Reply to this) |
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on Jun 01 2009 08:01 AM Take out Jar Jar and the Midiclorians and it's fine entertainment. Attack of the Clones is the true travesty, as several others have noted. I suspect that "The Phantom Edit" rocks, but we're as likely to see a DVD release of that as we are of the Star Wars Christmas Special.... which really DOES suck.... (Reply to this) |
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on Jun 01 2009 08:08 AM one of the most overhyped movies of all time. the hype was deserved but the fact that it was done so badly...made it worse than it actually was. seeing Menace with all the buildup...was like finally getting to hook up with the chic you've had a crush on for so long, then realize...she doesn't do situps, she desperately needs to kegel...and she gave you a present in your pants that you have to forever take ointment for. yep...menace was that bad. (Reply to this) |
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on Jun 01 2009 12:18 PM In reply to this comment (#2523512) I'm a Trekkie and Star Wars nut. (Reply to this) |
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on Jun 01 2009 04:31 PM Episode I is clearly the worst entry in the series in my opinion. The acting of everyone, even the usually incredible Liam Neeson and generally decent Ewan McGregor, was atrocious. The story was disjointed and not compelling in anyway. There was no strong villain, just a guy with makeup and horns. In IV the first thing you see of Vader is him choking the crap outa some random guy. We all just had to assume Maul was evil because of his face paint. The villain is the most important character IMO. This movie, like Jedi before it but to a much greater extent, was obviously designed for young, young children. Hell, a young, young child saved the damn day (in one of the worst movie climaxes I've ever seen.) The pod race scene was the definition of gratuitous and i'm not even going to talk about jar jar because he may actually be the least funny/worst comedic result ever. Actual. But worst of all? THEY EXPLAINED THE FORCE! Explained it. Micro organisms. Which can be "counted" to tell your level of ability. What if the Harry Potter series had started "Magic is really a bunch of little flying monkeys that do crap like starting fires when you want them to."? God damn it. Thinking about how bad that movie was made me freaking angry. 5 4 3 6 2 1 is clearly the order of those movies in quality. (Reply to this) |
on Jun 01 2009 05:23 PM Great anticipation and the long awaited return of STAR WARS on the big screen... Then it sucked and STAR WARS was reduced to the clone war era out of spite where its remained ever since. (Reply to this) |
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on Jun 01 2009 06:22 PM Dear Jar Jar,if you werent a special effect you would be BURIED SIX FEET (Reply to this) |
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on Jun 01 2009 08:38 PM So many people take this film way too seriously. It's a fun movie all the way through that successfully entertained millions of people. I find it absurd that people get so angry about it. The vehemence is completely undeserving. Lucas has his flaws but there is no reason to hate him. It's not like he killed anyone or blew up a bus full of children. Give the guy a break. I for one am glad he created the Star Wars Saga, warts and all. (Reply to this) |
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on Jun 02 2009 12:51 PM There were three great things in the film: Darth Maul, Sebulba and Darth Maul. I don't really know why Sebulba, but I thought he was cool. And Darth Maul is probably the best character from the new trilogy (and one of the best of all six eps). Why the ***** did he die and not Jar-Jar Binks?? Sorry for the language, but that's what I thought after I saw the movie. I was a kid when I saw the film in the cinema, so it wasn't such a big disappointment like for the adults, but even as a kid I thought that this was a really weak movie. The only reason to watch it is Darth Maul and the final fight scene, which, together with the amazing John-Williams-track, is really astonishing. (Reply to this) |
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on Jun 02 2009 05:40 PM Wileyman, it's STAR WARS. TPM was the continuation of an epic saga that began more than 20 years before, a saga with games and books and comics and a whole mythology to it. How can you not take this film seriously, especially if you're a big fan of the series. A "fun movie" doesn't cut it when we're talking about the history of Darth Vader. (Reply to this) |
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on Jun 03 2009 02:24 PM agreed, and the bottom line is this: it just wasnt that fun, incoherent dialogue really lame alien species, "stupid" battle droids, wooden acting. just god awful. (Reply to this) |
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on Jun 03 2009 11:25 PM Lots of good posts here. I agree with every single one of the negative ones. It may have been said already, but I think the prequels, along with Jedi, demonstrate that New Hope and ESB may actually belong in the "fluke" category. That is, somehow the stars aligned and out popped 2 great movies from an otherwise mediocre-to-decent filmmaker. Especially with ESB, which is among my 3 all-time favorite movies, any tendency toward crappiness was sufficiently suppressed to yield a masterpiece (probably thanks to Kershner). After that, all bets were off and it became, as we all know now, an exercise in marketing toys. A few random observations (among many, as I've given a lot of nerd-thought to this stuff): =What a waste of Liam Neeson. =Undoubtedly hundreds (thousands?) of people clamoring to land a part in these films, but we get Lloyd and Christensen? Christensen is the guy behind the mask of the coolest bad guy on film? =16 years to work on storylines and Lucas gives us this garbage? He is obviously surrounded by yes-men; otherwise, certainly someone close to him who recognized he was selling out his brainchild would have tapped him on the shoulder and said, "Whoa, big guy. This stuff sucks." (Reply to this) |
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on Jun 07 2009 02:21 AM This movie is a perfect case of SFX over ruling and interfering with a movie, over the top are all the visual effects that only looked appealing in the Behind the scenes art books affiliated to the movies for all the would be aspiring digital artists and those alike. It was made for his children first and foremost, he also went on about how much he was over the star wars universe, but since it is the cash cow of ILM they will continue to milk it till cow's teets draw blood and that in my eyes has been going on well before this prequel trilogy. I have to say after seeing this film it will go down as the biggest disappointment in cinema history because it was so anticipated more so by the older generation than the newer generation. I remember hearing a few world leaders talking about the film during speeches before its launch, joking about the absence of other world leaders and then after it came out and seeing for myself there was a strong sense of disbelief of how a closet case director who shunned most of the lime light since his divorce, gave hint that he was a genius in hiding making the next generational master piece instead we got a madman in hiding revealing how cut off he is from the rest of the world surrounded by fandom from the yester years. (Reply to this) |
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on Jun 07 2009 02:22 AM This movie is a perfect case of SFX over ruling and interfering with a movie, over the top are all the visual effects that only looked appealing in the Behind the scenes art books affiliated to the movies for all the would be aspiring digital artists and those alike. It was made for his children first and foremost, he also went on about how much he was over the star wars universe, but since it is the cash cow of ILM they will continue to milk it till cow's teets draw blood and that in my eyes has been going on well before this prequel trilogy. I have to say after seeing this film it will go down as the biggest disappointment in cinema history because it was so anticipated more so by the older generation than the newer generation. I remember hearing a few world leaders talking about the film during speeches before its launch, joking about the absence of other world leaders and then after it came out and seeing for myself there was a strong sense of disbelief of how a closet case director who shunned most of the lime light since his divorce, gave hint that he was a genius in hiding making the next generational master piece instead we got a madman in hiding revealing how cut off he is from the rest of the world surrounded by fandom from the yester years. (Reply to this) |
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on Jun 07 2009 02:23 AM This movie is a perfect case of SFX over ruling and interfering with a movie, over the top are all the visual effects that only looked appealing in the Behind the scenes art books affiliated to the movies for all the would be aspiring digital artists and those alike. It was made for his children first and foremost, he also went on about how much he was over the star wars universe, but since it is the cash cow of ILM they will continue to milk it till cow's teets draw blood and that in my eyes has been going on well before this prequel trilogy. I have to say after seeing this film it will go down as the biggest disappointment in cinema history because it was so anticipated more so by the older generation than the newer generation. I remember hearing a few world leaders talking about the film during speeches before its launch, joking about the absence of other world leaders and then after it came out and seeing for myself there was a strong sense of disbelief of how a closet case director who shunned most of the lime light since his divorce, gave hint that he was a genius in hiding making the next generational master piece instead we got a madman in hiding revealing how cut off he is from the rest of the world surrounded by fandom from the yester years. (Reply to this) |
on Jun 07 2009 10:28 AM TRUE BUT DO WE NEED TO SEE THIS 3 TIMES? (Reply to this) |
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on Jun 07 2009 10:28 AM TRUE BUT DO WE NEED TO SEE THIS 3 TIMES? (Reply to this) |
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on Jun 07 2009 10:29 AM TRUE BUT DO WE NEED TO SEE THIS 3 TIMES? (Reply to this) |
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on Jun 07 2009 10:30 AM TRUE BUT DO WE NEED TO SEE THIS 3 TIMES? (Reply to this) |
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on Jun 07 2009 10:31 AM TRUE BUT DO WE NEED TO SEE THIS 3 TIMES? (Reply to this) |
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on Jun 07 2009 10:36 AM TRUE BUT DO WE NEED TO SEE THIS 3 TIMES? (Reply to this) |
on Jun 07 2009 11:30 AM Children, Children.... Go stand in the corner until the RT bugs go away... BTW SW:TPM was like a $1 microwavable pizza. Looked good but the substance (and acting- by some awesome people otherwise!) was all cardboard. (Reply to this) |
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on Jun 10 2009 04:43 PM I actually wonder if Lucas made a bet with Spielberg; "I bet you Skywalker Ranch and the sole rights to Indiana Jones that I can still make millions even if I find the worst script of all time, with insipid acting, remove all humour and make Darth Vader into a whining little wanker". It's such a shame this film was so rubbish...I had to hide all my original trilogy figurines from view after this film (OK, being a female I had to hide them even more than usual)... (Reply to this) |
on Jun 26 2009 12:22 PM At least the music was decent. Thanks for posting Duel of the Fates. Close your eyes and picture Luke being awesome while it plays... (Reply to this) |
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