(OT) Hmmm Star Wars II Seen I Have!

[Wulf Ratbane]

I'm definitely not a fan of Yoda's fighting skills.

Come on, now you're just talking crazy.

That was the most memorable part of the movie. This is the scene that has you walking out of the theatre on a high note, to head out and tell the world, "I just saw the movie and it is AWESOME!"

Of course that feeling fades upon reflection but, hey, give the fella his due.

Nimble little minx...


Wulf

 

[Sulimo]

Come on, now you're just talking crazy.

Of course that feeling fades upon reflection but, hey, give the fella his due.

Nimble little minx...

I guess I just thought the way he jumped around was a little silly.

 

[Rashak Mani]

I want the opinion of someone who like me Didnt like Episode I ! Which was very boring...

Most of you seem would love anything made by George Lucas... I want a better founded opinion.... anyone in this thread didnt like Episode I ?

 

[Wolfspider]

Yeah, I've heard several people negatively comment on the "silly bouncing green ball of Yoda," although most people seem to have enjoyed the scene. Everyone seems to love the last half-hour or so, but the first hour and a half seem to be glossed over. Hmmmm.

Anyway, the prognosis here seems to be overwhelmingly positive, with a couple exceptions (and an interesting theory by Wulf).

I'm off to read the Salon.com review right now. It's called "In space, no one can hear you groan" with the subtitle "The soul-deadening string of clichés that is "Attack of the Clones" must immediately be shot beyond Pluto where it can do no harm."

Just for kicks, here's the first paragraph:

"Star Wars: Episode II -- Attack of the Clones" could be the worst movie ever made and still it would have the faithful rallying around the Lucas franchise, brandishing their light sabers like bayonets. Against that army of formidable opponents, it seems like a waste of breath to point out the flaws in a movie that isn't really a movie at all: truncated sequences that don't string together into a coherent story, dialogue that may as well have been cobbled together out of pieces of wood instead of words, love scenes shot to look like douche commercials. At this point, George Lucas can put whatever he wants on-screen and get away with it. He has become the ruler of the universe, at least the one between his ears; his wish is our command.

Sounds like a fun read.

 

[KDLadage]

Rating: 8/10 -- I place it right after EMPIRE for quality.

 

[Rashak Mani]

Very good review Wolfspider... (i havent seen the movie yet thou) ... seems right on to what I expect to see...

 

[Desdichado]

I didn't particularly like Episode I. When I saw it in the theatres I thought it ROCKED, and the same thing when I saw it the second time, although I was impatient by this point with the Schmi/Annakin scenes and some of the stilted dialogue. Now, I can hardly watch the whole thing all the way through. I haven't picked it up on DVD yet, but I probably won't watch it again until I do, so I can skip past the scenes that are almost painful to watch for me now.

Then again, I haven't seen Episode II yet either! I have tickets for two showings today, though! I imagine I'll love it today. After seeing it a few more times, who can say?

 

[King_Stannis]

quote from salon.com:

Star Wars: Episode II -- Attack of the Clones" could be the worst movie ever made and still it would have the faithful rallying around the Lucas franchise, brandishing their light sabers like bayonets. ...At this point, George Lucas can put whatever he wants on-screen and get away with it. He has become the ruler of the universe, at least the one between his ears; his wish is our command.
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man, elitists at salon.com? what's this world coming to?

read the review, and the reviewer is - a) NOT a star wars fan; and b) a woman. sorry, but with those two items together this movie probably had no shot (with her).

and for anyone who is looking at these reviews and wavering, you should dig up the thread from last week (the title was akin to "something to keep in mind when reading reviews of episode II"). it was a NY Times review of "The Empire Strikes Back", and it gave the movie a terrible review.

star wars is a phenomenon that transcends movie reviews by professionals. they are irrelevent. these movies go right to the fans, unfiltered. and it seems their opinions are worth much more than any reviewer's.

 

[Joker]

I don't get it, now mind you I haven't seen it yet so I don't know what really happens and I'm probably going to get sniped by some SW-fan(atic), but as I've heard there is a large battle at the end. Why? Why would they have such close combat? I mean, even in the present, most countries that can afford it just cruise-missile their "enemies" from afar.

So why do they put their troops at such risks. Wouldn't it be more like:

Leuitenant: "Emperor, there are four-hundred Jedi's waiting on the surface below calling us out to fight and saying that your mom is a yeti."

Chief guy: "Nuke em."

Leuitenant: "Done sir, shall we continue with the next planet."

Granted, I haven't seen the movie so I don't know jack. Plus, no-one wants to see a war of attrition or inter-galactic missiles flying back and forth. We wanna see killin!

Tata.

 

[Desdichado]

Joker, I think the main reason that isn't done is because Star Wars isn't science fiction: it's pseudo-scientific fantasy with a heavy reliance on mythic archetypes. Without the big land battles and all that, it just wouldn't be able to pull off it's genre effectively.