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<blockquote data-quote="hellbender" data-source="post: 201301" data-attributes="member: 795">Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: NO FAIR!&nbsp;&nbsp; *possible spoilers for the ten people who have not seen the movie yet********&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Watching AOTC, I had problems of a different sort than I did with the Phantom Menace. And please keep in mind, I know I am not the director, and I know that Lucas is getting somewhere with all of this (I hope). &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; My biggest problem is with the characters. The chemistry of the original cast was great, and you cared for them. I don't feel that way with these new movies. We know Obi-Wan is not in any peril, we know Anakin becomes Darth Vader, which in a way, takes away from the action, at least for me. Amadala is too wooden for me, Mace Windu could use some more lines and action, as Samuel L. Jackson is a powerful actor. Beyond the story itself, the characters don't really evoke any sympathy to me, they don't sing out. They live or die, I am not concerned, not like with the original cast.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Lines. Ok, I have heard 'I have a bad feeling about this' enough in the first trilogy, as well as 'How rude!'. The constant rehashing of these, although minor, is grating. C-3PO's cheesy one liners during the battle seemed more inane than funny to me.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; To me, the movie dashed in too many directions with too many stories developing without really going into any of them. And the Tusken Raider scene, it made me wonder if we can if little Shmi Skywalker statues to put on our dashboards. First she has a virgin birth, then she just says 'My life is complete', and dies. &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; An eye candy war that was neat to look at, but really got nowhere. Yoda flying about like a rabid goblin was funny, and a bit of comic relief.&nbsp; And that, in a nutshell, is why I didn't care for the movie.hellbender</blockquote>

[QUOTE="hellbender, post: 201301, member: 795"] [b]Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: NO FAIR![/b] *possible spoilers for the ten people who have not seen the movie yet* * * * * * * * Watching AOTC, I had problems of a different sort than I did with the Phantom Menace. And please keep in mind, I know I am not the director, and I know that Lucas is getting somewhere with all of this (I hope). My biggest problem is with the characters. The chemistry of the original cast was great, and you cared for them. I don't feel that way with these new movies. We know Obi-Wan is not in any peril, we know Anakin becomes Darth Vader, which in a way, takes away from the action, at least for me. Amadala is too wooden for me, Mace Windu could use some more lines and action, as Samuel L. Jackson is a powerful actor. Beyond the story itself, the characters don't really evoke any sympathy to me, they don't sing out. They live or die, I am not concerned, not like with the original cast. Lines. Ok, I have heard 'I have a bad feeling about this' enough in the first trilogy, as well as 'How rude!'. The constant rehashing of these, although minor, is grating. C-3PO's cheesy one liners during the battle seemed more inane than funny to me. To me, the movie dashed in too many directions with too many stories developing without really going into any of them. And the Tusken Raider scene, it made me wonder if we can if little Shmi Skywalker statues to put on our dashboards. First she has a virgin birth, then she just says 'My life is complete', and dies. An eye candy war that was neat to look at, but really got nowhere. Yoda flying about like a rabid goblin was funny, and a bit of comic relief. And that, in a nutshell, is why I didn't care for the movie. hellbender [/QUOTE]

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