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<blockquote data-quote="kenjib" data-source="post: 92904" data-attributes="member: 530">I thought Episode I was okay.&nbsp; Not as good as IV-VI but still okay.&nbsp; The visuals were fantastic, at least.&nbsp; This second one looks kind of boring though.&nbsp; Something about the feel of the fight scenes in the trailer looked to have more potential than the Ep I ones (the ep I light saber duels didn't grab me - there was choreography but no drama).&nbsp; However, the love scene stuff just looks very boring.Don't get me wrong - I like love stories.&nbsp; It Happened One Night is one of my favorite movies, and I could name others.&nbsp; I cry at &quot;chick flicks.&quot;&nbsp; However, this one just doesn't look very interesting.&nbsp; A love story in outer space is pretty hokey, even if it's well done.&nbsp; I'd rather just watch a good love story instead.&nbsp; Judging by the dialog in the trailor, it's not even very well done - just mediocre.&nbsp; I'd like to see the film but I really don't want to sit through all of the boring stuff.&nbsp; I don't have an attention span problem either.&nbsp; I can enjoy slow paced movies just fine.I don't have any kind of judgemental feelings about it based on expectations of Ep. I, etc.&nbsp; So far I don't think that any of the &quot;naysayer&quot; criteria fit me very well.&nbsp; It just honestly didn't look all that interesting to me in the trailer.&nbsp; I'll probably see it in the theatre though because I like the Star Wars visuals.&nbsp; The eye candy is darned hard to beat and requires the big screen to fully appreciate.&nbsp; That plus I'm pretty sure my wife will want to see it.Just as there are people that slam the movie because it's &quot;another Star Wars movie.&quot;&nbsp; There are also people who anticipate it eagerly just because it's &quot;another Star Wars movie.&quot;&nbsp; I think that it's hard, if not impossible, to look at something like Episode I - or the trailers to Episode II - on it's own merits.&nbsp; I don't even think that it's all that productive to do so, since it is a series, after all.&nbsp; If someone doesn't like how a series is headed, that's a perfectly valid complaint for not liking something.&nbsp; If someone likes something just because it's part of a series they like - that's also a perfectly valid reason.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="kenjib, post: 92904, member: 530"] I thought Episode I was okay. Not as good as IV-VI but still okay. The visuals were fantastic, at least. This second one looks kind of boring though. Something about the feel of the fight scenes in the trailer looked to have more potential than the Ep I ones (the ep I light saber duels didn't grab me - there was choreography but no drama). However, the love scene stuff just looks very boring. Don't get me wrong - I like love stories. It Happened One Night is one of my favorite movies, and I could name others. I cry at "chick flicks." However, this one just doesn't look very interesting. A love story in outer space is pretty hokey, even if it's well done. I'd rather just watch a good love story instead. Judging by the dialog in the trailor, it's not even very well done - just mediocre. I'd like to see the film but I really don't want to sit through all of the boring stuff. I don't have an attention span problem either. I can enjoy slow paced movies just fine. I don't have any kind of judgemental feelings about it based on expectations of Ep. I, etc. So far I don't think that any of the "naysayer" criteria fit me very well. It just honestly didn't look all that interesting to me in the trailer. I'll probably see it in the theatre though because I like the Star Wars visuals. The eye candy is darned hard to beat and requires the big screen to fully appreciate. That plus I'm pretty sure my wife will want to see it. Just as there are people that slam the movie because it's "another Star Wars movie." There are also people who anticipate it eagerly just because it's "another Star Wars movie." I think that it's hard, if not impossible, to look at something like Episode I - or the trailers to Episode II - on it's own merits. I don't even think that it's all that productive to do so, since it is a series, after all. If someone doesn't like how a series is headed, that's a perfectly valid complaint for not liking something. If someone likes something just because it's part of a series they like - that's also a perfectly valid reason. [/QUOTE]

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