Prequal trilogy; best/worst things it brought us

all of naboo's technology and architecture was very elegant. Its only natural that the fighters be similar. They are their own separate culture, and they made their fighters to reflect that.

and you ARE only 6 prople away from knowing everyone on the planet, but 'knowing' is a term used loosely. 'Knowing' consists of having met, 'talked' to (for instance reading a post by) someone, not the relationship of a friend you are thinking of. Everyone here counts as a link in the chain to knowing 6 people. A really fun way to prove this is the Kevin Bacon game. Pick an actor, any famous actor, and they can be linked to Kevin Bacon somehow. Through movies, but the concept remains. And I'm pretty sure it can be done in 6 links or less.

anyhow, my point is that the universe, while physically large, can seem very small if it is easily accesible. Which I think is part of GL's point.

Originally posted by Caden_Amor
all of naboo's technology and architecture was very elegant. Its only natural that the fighters be similar. They are their own separate culture, and they made their fighters to reflect that.

and you ARE only 6 prople away from knowing everyone on the planet, but 'knowing' is a term used loosely. 'Knowing' consists of having met, 'talked' to (for instance reading a post by) someone, not the relationship of a friend you are thinking of. Everyone here counts as a link in the chain to knowing 6 people. A really fun way to prove this is the Kevin Bacon game. Pick an actor, any famous actor, and they can be linked to Kevin Bacon somehow. Through movies, but the concept remains. And I'm pretty sure it can be done in 6 links or less.

anyhow, my point is that the universe, while physically large, can seem very small if it is easily accesible. Which I think is part of GL's point.

I still think the ship models of the OT look better.

Thanks for the clarification

Queeq> you do have a point there.

The saber duelies.

Originally posted by Echuu

Queeq> you do have a point there.

Of course I do. Actually, the pointlessness of AOTC only struck me when ROTS came out. I liked it better that TPM before that. Now I think they're both crap. 😆

Originally posted by queeq
Of course I do. Actually, the pointlessness of AOTC only struck me when ROTS came out. I liked it better that TPM before that. Now I think they're both crap. 😆

True... I think the clone wars should have started at the end of the Phantom Menace or right at the beginning of AOTC.

True... I think the clone wars should have started at the end of the Phantom Menace or right at the beginning of AOTC.

Originally posted by chinabing
If you don't like it, make your own damn movie.

Go suck a lemon...

It's my opinion that they should be different but since obviously it's not gonna change I can live with it.

Notice the word...'opinion'... 😄

Great:

Bringing a new understanding to the sw saga, and giving the ot a pick me up.

Bad:

Having to sit through and listen to countless fan fuks how they could have made a better movie

Causing me to hate sw fans with a fiery 'wanting to murder' passion making me not wanting to come here and talk to people at all, because it pains me to listen to your dribble about a couple of movies that some guy made that are great, but you feel like your life is depending on them since you don't have one which makes you think that you know better.

Goodbye.

Best thing - Darth Maul.
Worst thing - Midichlorians.

good - duel of the fates, dooku (killed well before his time), mace, qui gon...

bad - ruining vader... literally...

Originally posted by queeq
I was wondering... what the heck was the purpose of AOTC in the whole saga? All it needs to propel the story forward is Shmi's death and the love affair between Anakin and Padme. But Shmi's death is a tiny incident (time wise) and the love scenes are total crap! Plus AOTC raises questions that are never answered...

Why AOTC?

Like what?

The "purpose" of Attack of the Clones is to show quite a few subtle things: The beginning of the end of democracy, the beginning of Anakin & Padme's courtship & wedding, the start of the clone wars.

At this movie, cracks were forming in the Republic. In TPM, there were just people being mad at the Senate for being dysfunctional, now the governing body is falling to pieces.

To say the movie's pointless is not much of an argument; to say that it could have been better if George did blah blah blah, is also not much of an argument.

Is the Senate the same body at the beginning of the movie than at the conclusion? No.

Is Anakin the same man at the beginning than the end? No, he changed: his mother died horribly, he got married, and betrayed his vows. (Compare this to the bloated Lotr trilogy where nobody ever changes).

The shroud of the Dark Side has fallen. That was the "point" of the movie.

I've gotta agree with that, I mean TPM was more pointless than ATOC. the only needed things were anakin being brought out of slavery, and anakin meeting padme'.

These movies sucked. nothing can compare to Star Wars, The Empire Strikes Back and Jedi because they were art and these movies were cash in crap that Luca$ made to "finish his story."

Luca$ atill hasn't finished his story, He has 3 movies to go, but He's not doing them because he wants to go to artsy movies. 😠

This is for the person who didn't see the point of Attack of the Clones. Its not just a love story or Shmi's death scene.

The whole point of Attack was to start the Clone Wars. Sidious was playing both sides. Weather the sepratists or Republic won, Sidious would have started the Empire regardless.

Oh ant Phantom Menace showed Palpatine's rise to power.

Originally posted by Fierce Deity
Luca$ atill hasn't finished his story, He has 3 movies to go, but He's not doing them because he wants to go to artsy movies. 😠

In my opinion the story is finished, and I think Lucas realized that it was finished at the end of 6 as well. It's a balanced story, 6 movies that portrays the fall and redemption of Anakin Skywalker.

Originally posted by queeq
Well.... I AGREE...

JJB in ROTJ???? When?

At the very end, with the celebration music, the scenes cut to various planets in the galaxy as they are celebrating.... when they show sweeping shots of Naboo, you hear Jar Jar exclaiming "Weesa Free!!!!!!"

A little kid blowing up a Trade Federation ship. That is so ridiculous and unbelievable. TPM was mainly aimed for children.