Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted December 31, 2015 Share Posted December 31, 2015 I think what people seem to not understand about Anakin's turn was that he implicitly trusted Palpatine, who had been a father figure to him. So when the leader of the galaxy tells him how it is with promises of power that can save the love of his life and after planting the seeds of distrust, Anakin goes along with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,290 Posted December 31, 2015 Author Share Posted December 31, 2015 Oh I completely understand what they were trying to do there, I just didn't like the execution of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted December 31, 2015 Share Posted December 31, 2015 That's the main problem of the prequels. There are plenty of intersting and ambitious ideas there. But the execution is absolute rubbish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,326 Posted December 31, 2015 Share Posted December 31, 2015 17 minutes ago, Stefancos said: But the execution is absolute rubbish. With the main exception of the opening/closing energy doors scene of TPM that separated Obi and Qui-Gon. Visually and aurally very strong that scene is .... If they could maintain the level that high for 120 minutes then I will become a Star Wars fan again. Alex Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted December 31, 2015 Share Posted December 31, 2015 Yes! That scene has a real excitement and energy to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted December 31, 2015 Share Posted December 31, 2015 The Darth Maul showdown I've seen quite a few times recently because my 3yr old boy loves it. It's rubbish really. Poorly shot and edited (zero peril and suspense), and with the ridiculously overchoreographed acrobatics it now feels unintentionally amusing, like a parody. I wasn't surprised to learn the other day that the Red Letter Media guy felt exactly the same. The force barrier moment is literally the only good thing about it. Because even the music beyond the moment the doors swing open to reveal a hooded Maul is a total mess in the way it is implemented. It's time to landfill the prequels. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted December 31, 2015 Share Posted December 31, 2015 Giving the other two one more look over, then it's time to move on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,326 Posted December 31, 2015 Share Posted December 31, 2015 14 minutes ago, Stefancos said: Yes! That scene has a real excitement and energy to it. For me it's the beauty of what I'm seeing, the silence and the tension. You feel the buildup towards a jedi that is going to die. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted December 31, 2015 Share Posted December 31, 2015 Also, Maul really looks badass. Lethal and predatorial. Pity they replaced him with a 200 year old man and a clunky robot in the next 2 films. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,326 Posted December 31, 2015 Share Posted December 31, 2015 The duels also really became silly after this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted December 31, 2015 Share Posted December 31, 2015 I cant wait to revisit ROTS! The epic duel between good and evil, fought amidst pools of lava....on floating pods... I'm far from an expert, but it's that something that would happen in video games? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,326 Posted December 31, 2015 Share Posted December 31, 2015 We should be happy that he didn't have the technology he wanted when he made the first movies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted December 31, 2015 Share Posted December 31, 2015 25 minutes ago, Stefancos said: I cant wait to revisit ROTS! The epic duel between good and evil, fought amidst pools of lava....on floating pods... I'm far from an expert, but it's that something that would happen in video games? Star Wars ones, yes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted December 31, 2015 Share Posted December 31, 2015 Must require great skill and acumen from a player. But I don't understand why you would have such a scene in a motion picture Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted December 31, 2015 Share Posted December 31, 2015 The volcano fight scene is bloom' awful! As for platform video games, most people would rather play Mario. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted December 31, 2015 Share Posted December 31, 2015 AOTC on now. Oh God! The sterility of the CGI! Coruscant by night is obviously inspired by Blade Runner, but without the smoke, diffused lighting etc that create atmosphere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steb74 53 Posted December 31, 2015 Share Posted December 31, 2015 Yes, the sabre fights in the prequels are atrocious, they always have been. The only one I like and the only one that I feel belongs to the SW universe is Qui-Gon's first encounter with Maul. I think so many things about the scene work, unfortunately it's an almost isolated incident. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted December 31, 2015 Share Posted December 31, 2015 5 hours ago, Alexcremers said: With the main exception of the opening/closing energy doors scene of TPM that separated Obi and Qui-Gon. Visually and aurally very strong that scene is .... If they could maintain the level that high for 120 minutes then I will become a Star Wars fan again. Alex It annoys me that nothing is said. They just stand there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted December 31, 2015 Share Posted December 31, 2015 Eye sex. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,326 Posted December 31, 2015 Share Posted December 31, 2015 Well, Koray agrees with you, E.T. and Elliot. I guess you guys are lost when movies do their talking with images and music, huh? I suppose it's true, we all want different things from movies, all of us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,251 Posted December 31, 2015 Share Posted December 31, 2015 For fuck's sake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted December 31, 2015 Share Posted December 31, 2015 Ah another year of this soon! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karelm 2,903 Posted January 6, 2016 Share Posted January 6, 2016 Pretty cool interview with Alec Guiness and Letterman. Wojo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,290 Posted January 6, 2016 Author Share Posted January 6, 2016 Wow! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Scarpia 132 Posted January 7, 2016 Share Posted January 7, 2016 Adorable! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrbellamy 6,272 Posted January 8, 2016 Share Posted January 8, 2016 Luke and Kylo got in a Twitter fight Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,290 Posted January 8, 2016 Author Share Posted January 8, 2016 Remembering Star Wars vs. Rewatching Star Wars Pretty much! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,290 Posted January 12, 2016 Author Share Posted January 12, 2016 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tallguy 3,378 Posted January 12, 2016 Share Posted January 12, 2016 That's a lot of bucket heads. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karelm 2,903 Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 I am now starting to feel bad for hating Jarjar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 Michael Jackson dodged a bullet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wojo 2,453 Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 But took too many pills. Whoops. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrbellamy 6,272 Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 To play devil's advocate, Best shouldn't feel too bad these days about his efforts going to waste. Somewhere along the way 17 years of mockery turned Jar Jar into one of the most quoted and imitated characters in all of Star Wars. He's really the only prequel actor who can say he created a pop culture icon. I'm guessing he meets his share of people every year who tell him fuck the haters and kids do love the damn thing, so hell with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 I never felt Jar Jar was a bad character, he's just the wrong character for SW. He'd work in some other context like a movie made for tiny tots. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 Racist! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indianagirl 298 Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 I thought General Grevious was a worse character than Jar Jar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 A bad...bad character also. Why did he get such a cool theme? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indianagirl 298 Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 Because John Williams can do no wrong? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,290 Posted January 13, 2016 Author Share Posted January 13, 2016 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,290 Posted January 13, 2016 Author Share Posted January 13, 2016 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,290 Posted January 14, 2016 Author Share Posted January 14, 2016 This is stupid: Not Mr. Big 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Not Mr. Big 4,639 Posted January 14, 2016 Share Posted January 14, 2016 Wow!! the music is so epick!!!! da feeeeelz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloodBoal 7,538 Posted January 14, 2016 Share Posted January 14, 2016 I'm not sure what's the point of that video. 10 hours ago, Jay said: 'Tattoine'? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,290 Posted January 14, 2016 Author Share Posted January 14, 2016 You obviously don't watch the show Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloodBoal 7,538 Posted January 14, 2016 Share Posted January 14, 2016 I obviously don't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted January 14, 2016 Share Posted January 14, 2016 That is obvious! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloodBoal 7,538 Posted January 14, 2016 Share Posted January 14, 2016 Is it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted January 14, 2016 Share Posted January 14, 2016 Obviously Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted January 15, 2016 Share Posted January 15, 2016 Bespin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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