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Originally posted by tlbauerle
Do you want to post someone else's words or have a conversation about it?
Of course I intended this thread to have a conversation. 😉
I didn't know how to post the link, I'm really sorry dude. 😮
I dont have much experience starting threads, Jus answering them. 🙂
However....
I have noticed a tendancy towards spouting opinions about topics without all the knowledge ( I, myself, have been guilty several times 😄 )...
and befor people chimed in... I wanted them to read the said reviews, if they were going to post about the reaction of the critics.
Originally posted by tlbauerle
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Ohhh.... 😮 😮 😮
THANKS TL-BAUERLE!!!! 🙂
...I appreciate the non-flamage, as well. 😎
It makes no sense to me.
Critics who hate the PT... fine.
Critics who altogether hate StarWars...fine.
But how can an honest film journalist praise and defend a movie, then trash the next one when it has the same drawbacks/strengths, but is more fun, reveals more of the story, and has better action sequences in it.
I think most people forget about the Coruscant chase, the club, Jango vs Obi, the droid fac.... ok, scratch that one, but the arena (after the Jedi show) mace beheading Jango, the clone army shots and yoda v.s. dooku make ep2 way better than 1.
Or no?
IMO, All the Star Wars films are enjoyable. I don't know why they hated TPM so much like its the worst film ever. Still, its their opinion and I respect it. As for me, i grow up with TPM, watched it when I was 10. It was a magical experience, same goes with AOTC and ROTS. Also, the prequels actually inspired me to pursue my dream in graphic and sound design. 🙂
Originally posted by Fox4
If you ask me, I liked AOTC better than TPM, it wasn't a Disney-like movie and it was far more interesting and had a good plot outline, the critics can go f*ck themselves for all I care, those assholes wouldn't know a good movie if it came up and bit them on the ass! 😐
Right!!! 😄
Now I understand that TL-B and a few other posters dont feel this way, but I think most starwars fans liked each prequel better, with Episode III being the best one.
I know I liked Episode II better than I.
I still dont get why fatso roger ebert (or any other critic) would praise Episode I, then bash Episode II.
(then praise Episode III 😉 )
Any guesses?
I'll give you poorly acted... that's almost a given for starwars(unless the actor is British 😛).
But I look at all movies as movies, not just as StarWars(check the People's Choice thread for some of my views on good quality movies and thier relationship to StarWars).
Episode II may be overrated as well, I'm still on the fence about that.
But the story about:
the secret clone army to destroy the Jedi that will first come to their aid, the conspiracy to create the clones, the double-crossing of Sidious by starting a war in which both sides are under his control... combined with Anakin's growing power and immaturity relating to his ability to understand the proper place of his powers...oh, and him breaking Jedi codes by killing in anger and taking a wife... while his mother dies and drives him on a "quest for greater power" ...
dude, that IS a weak-ass storymsn-wink
most critics hated Empire until the entire trilogy was out at which point they retroactively made it the most critically acclaimed of the original movies.
At the moment I think II and III, along with clone wars (which i view as one 2 hour movie) are probably my faves. The biggest reason they resonate with me is cause i don't think the love story seems phony at all (for personal reasons), that ambiance is wonderful, and the movies are definitely a product of their time. Definitely art imitating life.
The big problem i had with episode I (aside from the usual jake lloyd/jar jar binks/too many cut scenes arguements) is that sidious is used too much and loses his mystique, ending up almost like dr. klaw or cobra commander by films end. over all, each of the 4 prequals has a defining moment.
TPM-The scene with maul and sidious on the balcony in the works
AOTC-The scene where anakin is confronted by Padme after the tuscan slaughter
Clone Wars-volume 1-Anakin's duel with Ventress, volume 2-The scene in chapter 21 where anakin is being stalked by padme in a crowd
ROTS-Immolation
I think each of these are defining points in the saga.