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08-15-2008, 06:31 PM | #41 |
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I know you don't believe the OT to be brilliant fare which is why you also enjoy the prequels, but c'mon ,you honestly can't say the silliness from the OT is even comparable to the silliness of the prequels. |
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08-15-2008, 07:08 PM | #42 |
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First off, Li'l Ani didn't "accidentally" save anything anymore than Luke "accidentally" blew up the Death Star. It's called the Force. and while Luke had to be coaxed into letting go and letting it guide him to victory, Anakin (as a kid) let the Force take over naturally. "feel don't think" were Qui-gon's words of advice to him and nobody is more adept at letting go of thought than a ten year old.
And I do believe that the OT was excellently done. The problem I have is that for some it's become more than a space opera, but a religion and all the goofy one liners and silly characters got forgotten on it's way to sainthood. Then when these same themes and writing styles re-appear in the unfamiliar prequels, well, that's like discovering the books of Bob, Tom and Harry were missing from the New Testament all these years.
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Wow, Star Wars as compared to religion... wow...
Anakin didn't use any force or enhanced abilities. He flew into the hanger, and accidentally shot his torpedoes because he didn't know how to fly the ship. He replied to the situation with an "oops." That is equivalent of a Marx Brothers picture.
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Star Wars is like two guys, shooting guns at each other, from five feet apart, behind the cover of garbage cans. When i was a kid i lived for Star Wars, but now i just can't get into it. If i didn't have a six year old who loves it i would avoid all the toys and merchandise. Space Balls 2: The Search for More Money Sums it u nicely. I will take my son to see the Clone Wars. He loves Star Wars and that's ok with me. I personally, like the animated Clone Wars cartoons better than the movies themselves. I like the stylized artwork and i hope that the less George Lucas has to do with Star Wars, the better it will be. Knights of the Old Republic, and hopefully, the force unleashed, are examples of good star wars with little george lucas writing involved.
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08-15-2008, 07:47 PM | #45 |
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And a widely held opinion at that. The general consensus is that the first two movies of the new trilogy weren't good. The third is a mixed bag. I've been known to enjoy things that even I know suck (Dic Series) but far be it from me to call someone out for pointing out the obvious decline in quality even If I enjoyed it for my own stupid reasons.
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08-15-2008, 07:48 PM | #46 |
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Wow, Star Wars as compared to religion... wow...
Anakin didn't use any force or enhanced abilities. He flew into the hanger, and accidentally shot his torpedoes because he didn't know how to fly the ship. He replied to the situation with an "oops." That is equivalent of a Marx Brothers picture. |
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a widely "voiced" opinion is not the same thing as a widely held opinion. From reading the avrg forum here discussing the TF movie you would think everyone but 1 or 2 people hated it. But when it's a "blind" poll where one just has to click a tab, well then you see that most people actually liked the movie regardless of the "loud" forum posters that repeatedly say how bad it sucked... A bad movie (regardless of what it is) is not going to make the kind of money the prequels made because those figures come from a lot of repeat viewing.
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08-15-2008, 07:59 PM | #48 |
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I really hate the whole "they're just making them for more money" well, yeah they probably are. It's the same thing for Paramount making more Star Trek, it's Marvel making movies, toys, comics, etc. and it's Hasbro making G.I. Joe figures. They're all in it to make money. Why single out Lucas for doing what every other corporation does on the planet? At least he was smart enough to own his own shit.
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that's just not getting it. it's not an accident regardless of what the 10yr old says. That's the nature of the force (just like Luke 'accidentally' blocking the shots from the training remote) He pulled the trigger and hit just the right spot to blow the droid control ship apart. That is the force in action.
Him blowing up a key system like the engine from the hanger is just poor writing.
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