Revenge of the Sith
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annwfynFirst of all, I was quite impressed that I stayed awake through it all, not being known as the greatest of night owls.
Secondly, I was even more impressed atksirafai's silence throughout. She was angelic and proved that she is quite capable of being quiet in films when she is surrounded by a full cinema of rabid Star Wars fans.
Thirdly I would like to emphasise again, that whateverpierot may think while under the influence of too much sugar and caffeine, 'The Spy Who Loved Me' (the song) was not about James Bond's spying technique. 'Baby, you're the best' was, at no point, a reference to his counter-intelligence efficiency, and it definitely wasn't a song, sung by the Queen, to James Bond. His progression to 'just imagine the Queen in one of those little bikinis' frankly terrifies me still.
And now...on to the film...
rweishaar loved the film. Other people who have been to see it also thought it was good. This may mean that I'm missing something. I personally found myself being moved by a couple of sequences. The slaugher of the Jedi was rather wonderful. It was poignant, tastefully and powerfully done, and really did get across the horror of a great order just being cut down in treachery. I also felt that Jimmy Smits was really rather good as Bail Organa. The scenery was as dramatic as ever, and George Lucas proved once again that he is the maestro when it comes to CGI.
I just wish someone had stopped him from trying to write dialogue.
And yes. That is my main bitch about the film. To be honest, the actors did fairly well with what they had. I felt rather sorry for Natalie Portman that Padme had been reduced to standing around looking pregnant and occasionally crying or saying things such as 'let's run away and you can hold me by that lake, as you did so long ago'. It is a fairly depressing slide from 'queen' to 'wet love interest'. I suspect Ewan McGregor may have gotten over his Star Wars phase as well - he was looking somewhat bored. This might just be him acting through Obi Wan's transition to Alec Guinness Obi Wan, who, to be fair, did look mostly slightly bored and mildly embarassed at being there.
But the dialogue! Oh my god! The dialogue.
There is nothing that Hayden could do with some of his lines. Natalie and Christian extoling at length how much they loved each other in a scene which came down to "I love you" "no, I love you," "well I love you more," "no, I love you the most" "you're so handsome" "well, you're so beautiful" was really something that no couple have ever been able to say without sounding like they need flayed for their own good. I think George has forgotten why Yoda had his funky little speech pattern in the first place, and was now just rearranging words randomly.
Aspierot said "900 years old I am. Grammer I have not"
Nevertheless, despite the bad grammer, I was somewhat alarmed at Yoda rapidly becoming the strong and charismatic heart of the film. It's a worrying comment when you can see a small green muppet out acting most people on the screen.
Ian McDiarmed cackled. A lot. I'm sure he was considering turning into a snake at some point. Or possibly consuming an energy source greater than his head.
But I may be being mean. A lot of people have liked this film, and there were bits I did enjoy. Like I said - Jimmy Smits was cool, the extermination of the jedi genuinely sent a prickle down my spine, and the ending, where Obi Wan delivered the baby Luke to Tattooine where his aunt and uncle held him against the same backdrop that Luke stands against in 'New Hope' also caught me as I watched the films come full cycle. We'd reached the beginning of 'A New Hope' and in some ways those films did seem to have slightly more depth knowing the back history, knowing where Luke and Leia came from.
I genuinely think George Lucas did have a cool epic story going on. I think his scenery is amazing. I think his CGI rocks and he done some good casting. I also do think he can't do dialogue. It is rather telling that all the moments I liked the most where the ones where people weren't talking that much. Give me some lightsabre fighting, give me some epic music and people standing against skylines, give me anything that is fairly pared down and I'll tell you it's a good film.
Just don't make me listen to Anakin and Padme saying they love each other anymore. I want Han and Leia. Hrm. There's a DVD of that somewhere...
Secondly, I was even more impressed at
ksirafai's silence throughout. She was angelic and proved that she is quite capable of being quiet in films when she is surrounded by a full cinema of rabid Star Wars fans.Thirdly I would like to emphasise again, that whatever
pierot may think while under the influence of too much sugar and caffeine, 'The Spy Who Loved Me' (the song) was not about James Bond's spying technique. 'Baby, you're the best' was, at no point, a reference to his counter-intelligence efficiency, and it definitely wasn't a song, sung by the Queen, to James Bond. His progression to 'just imagine the Queen in one of those little bikinis' frankly terrifies me still.And now...on to the film...
rweishaar loved the film. Other people who have been to see it also thought it was good. This may mean that I'm missing something. I personally found myself being moved by a couple of sequences. The slaugher of the Jedi was rather wonderful. It was poignant, tastefully and powerfully done, and really did get across the horror of a great order just being cut down in treachery. I also felt that Jimmy Smits was really rather good as Bail Organa. The scenery was as dramatic as ever, and George Lucas proved once again that he is the maestro when it comes to CGI.I just wish someone had stopped him from trying to write dialogue.
And yes. That is my main bitch about the film. To be honest, the actors did fairly well with what they had. I felt rather sorry for Natalie Portman that Padme had been reduced to standing around looking pregnant and occasionally crying or saying things such as 'let's run away and you can hold me by that lake, as you did so long ago'. It is a fairly depressing slide from 'queen' to 'wet love interest'. I suspect Ewan McGregor may have gotten over his Star Wars phase as well - he was looking somewhat bored. This might just be him acting through Obi Wan's transition to Alec Guinness Obi Wan, who, to be fair, did look mostly slightly bored and mildly embarassed at being there.
But the dialogue! Oh my god! The dialogue.
There is nothing that Hayden could do with some of his lines. Natalie and Christian extoling at length how much they loved each other in a scene which came down to "I love you" "no, I love you," "well I love you more," "no, I love you the most" "you're so handsome" "well, you're so beautiful" was really something that no couple have ever been able to say without sounding like they need flayed for their own good. I think George has forgotten why Yoda had his funky little speech pattern in the first place, and was now just rearranging words randomly.
As
pierot said "900 years old I am. Grammer I have not"Nevertheless, despite the bad grammer, I was somewhat alarmed at Yoda rapidly becoming the strong and charismatic heart of the film. It's a worrying comment when you can see a small green muppet out acting most people on the screen.
Ian McDiarmed cackled. A lot. I'm sure he was considering turning into a snake at some point. Or possibly consuming an energy source greater than his head.
But I may be being mean. A lot of people have liked this film, and there were bits I did enjoy. Like I said - Jimmy Smits was cool, the extermination of the jedi genuinely sent a prickle down my spine, and the ending, where Obi Wan delivered the baby Luke to Tattooine where his aunt and uncle held him against the same backdrop that Luke stands against in 'New Hope' also caught me as I watched the films come full cycle. We'd reached the beginning of 'A New Hope' and in some ways those films did seem to have slightly more depth knowing the back history, knowing where Luke and Leia came from.
I genuinely think George Lucas did have a cool epic story going on. I think his scenery is amazing. I think his CGI rocks and he done some good casting. I also do think he can't do dialogue. It is rather telling that all the moments I liked the most where the ones where people weren't talking that much. Give me some lightsabre fighting, give me some epic music and people standing against skylines, give me anything that is fairly pared down and I'll tell you it's a good film.
Just don't make me listen to Anakin and Padme saying they love each other anymore. I want Han and Leia. Hrm. There's a DVD of that somewhere...
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Date: 2005-05-19 11:45 am (UTC)I'd like to emphasise to everyone here that the only reason I managed to get through an entire film with only three (ish) snide comments is a) because I dozed through most of the romance sub-plot, b) because I was backed against a wall, in a corner, in front of three of the most dubious-looking gentlemen I've ever shared a cinema with and c) because I don't think Sally would have laughed as much as my usual audience. ;P
But we both cooed over the Combat Gecko. ;D
I agree with the above comments, and really would appreciate it if George Lucas stops making films.
He may be allowed to have a choreographer do some pretty things with multiple flashy lights and some cool whoom-ing noises, though. ;P
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Date: 2005-05-19 11:52 am (UTC)I'm with you. Perhaps we could form the Lucas Liberation Front? We would need a hostage though.
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Date: 2005-05-19 11:54 am (UTC)Aaah, it's over for now, at least. :)
*blinks-*
Date: 2005-05-19 12:04 pm (UTC)Indy 4?????
Re: *blinks-*
Date: 2005-05-19 12:09 pm (UTC)Re: *blinks-*
Date: 2005-05-19 01:47 pm (UTC)PEOPLE CANNOT SPEAK HIS LINES WITH ANY SERIOUSNESS.
I'm also a tad worried. Much as I love Harrison Ford, the mental image in my head is of Roger Moore in the late James Bond films where the most he could manage was a rather stately jog. Harrison is 60 now. I'm not convinced he is best suited to Indy these days.
Re: *blinks-*
Date: 2005-05-19 01:52 pm (UTC)Re: *blinks-*
Date: 2005-05-19 01:54 pm (UTC)Did you really say that Lucas decided to write the script for that, tho? It isn't not a good idea!
Re: *blinks-*
Date: 2005-05-19 01:58 pm (UTC)Re: *blinks-*
Date: 2005-05-23 09:28 am (UTC):P