Re: Star Wars

by Eldorion Sat Feb 07, 2015 6:39 am

That is too cool. Very Happy

I want a roto-Falcon.

by chris63 Sun Feb 08, 2015 7:02 am

I see they finally set a date for Star Wars Day ?

by Eldorion Wed Feb 18, 2015 4:26 pm

I really liked this article about the way people talk and write about fictional universes, using the example of Star Wars.

http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2015/02/han-solo-shot-first/385551/

by halfwise Wed Feb 18, 2015 5:16 pm

I just watched Attack of the Clones last night. It was perhaps only the third time in my life I have done so, and I was reminded why.

• The acting of the two main characters, Padme and Annakin, is painful to watch.

We all know Natalie Portman can act, and we've seen great actors make horrible lines sound good. So I blame this all on her inability to relate to the woodenness of Hayden Christiansen. They had probably a thousand young actors to choose from, why HIM?

• The Plot doesn't hold together

- If Padme was planning to vote for accepting the clone army, why is Count Dooku trying to kill her?
- when Obi-wan visits the planet with the clone army, he gives every indication that he has no clue what's going on, yet they still assume he's an official envoy to inspect the army.
- We have C3PO and R2D2 in front of Anakin all the time, yet the later Darth Vader doesn't seem to recognize them.

It goes on and on. Some nice imagery, but otherwise a complete mess. I have to go watch a Plinkett review to cheer me up.

by Eldorion Wed Feb 18, 2015 5:20 pm

I'm pretty sure Padme was the leader on the anti-military faction. She would have opposed the Clone Army if she'd been present for the vote. Palps managed to manipulate Jar Jar Binks into supporting it because Jar Jar is an idiot.

by halfwise Wed Feb 18, 2015 7:56 pm

yeah, I remembered it wrong, the Plinkett review straightened me out. Clearly I'm no brighter than Jar-Jar.

by bungobaggins Wed Feb 18, 2015 8:37 pm

Dellow felegates...

by bungobaggins Wed Feb 18, 2015 8:40 pm

Something I've been thinking about ever since I watched BOFA: would I rather watch the SW prequels, or hobbit movies? I still don't know what my answer would be.

by Eldorion Wed Feb 18, 2015 8:41 pm

I was thinking of that line too, bungo. Laughing

by Eldorion Wed Feb 18, 2015 8:43 pm

Simul.

bungobaggins wrote:Something I've been thinking about ever since I watched BOFA: would I rather watch the SW prequels, or hobbit movies? I still don't know what my answer would be.

I've thought about this too. I think it'd have to be the SW prequels for me, both cause of the lingering nostalgia I have for them and because while they're bad, they don't annoy me by stomping on a book that I love. I'm not in a hurry to revisit either though.

by bungobaggins Wed Feb 18, 2015 8:46 pm

I've been leaning towards the SW prequels too.

by Eldorion Wed Feb 18, 2015 8:52 pm

I don't think I'd say that the prequels were better films overall, mainly because of the acting and dialogue. I do think they were better paced and had better music though.

by bungobaggins Wed Feb 18, 2015 9:12 pm

I'd say the dialogue of both trilogies was pretty equal (compare the scene between Anakin and Padme with Kili and Tauriel, or pretty much any scene from DOS and BOFA). The SW prequels get points for not being overly drawn out. Agreed on the music, Williams beats Shore any day in my book.

by **Amarië** Wed Feb 18, 2015 10:03 pm

bungobaggins wrote:Something I've been thinking about ever since I watched BOFA: would I rather watch the SW prequels, or hobbit movies? I still don't know what my answer would be.

Ugghh.... difficult question. In both cases I have only see the the two first movies and I am quite happy with leaving it at that.

by Ringdrotten Wed Feb 18, 2015 10:34 pm

"The acting of the two main characters, Padme and Annakin, is painful to watch."

But it's still Natalie Portman, so it doesn't really matter, does it? Very Happy

by halfwise Wed Feb 18, 2015 10:39 pm

bungobaggins wrote:Something I've been thinking about ever since I watched BOFA: would I rather watch the SW prequels, or hobbit movies? I still don't know what my answer would be.

by Bluebottle Wed Feb 18, 2015 11:46 pm

Amarië wrote:
bungobaggins wrote:Something I've been thinking about ever since I watched BOFA: would I rather watch the SW prequels, or hobbit movies? I still don't know what my answer would be.

Ugghh.... difficult question. In both cases I have only see the the two first movies and I am quite happy with leaving it at that.

That is certainly one of those "pest eller kolera" sort of questions. Nod

by chris63 Thu Feb 19, 2015 12:42 am

An insider blog has dropped a bombshell about the upcoming Star Wars film

http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/movies/an-insider-blog-has-dropped-a-bombshell-about-the-upcoming-star-wars-film/story-fnk850z8-1227225235172?from=public_rss&utm_content=entertainment&utm_campaign=socialflow&utm_source=twitter&utm_term=entertainment&utm_medium=banner

by chris63 Thu Feb 19, 2015 1:09 am

by chris63 Thu Feb 19, 2015 1:11 am

by Eldorion Thu Feb 19, 2015 3:16 am

Edit: I just saw the Yoda pic on the new page and burst out laughing. lol!

His face, man... Oh god, I needed that. Thanks chris. Very Happy

chris63 wrote:An insider blog has dropped a bombshell about the upcoming Star Wars film

http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/movies/an-insider-blog-has-dropped-a-bombshell-about-the-upcoming-star-wars-film/story-fnk850z8-1227225235172?from=public_rss&utm_content=entertainment&utm_campaign=socialflow&utm_source=twitter&utm_term=entertainment&utm_medium=banner

Spoiler:

by Eldorion Thu Feb 19, 2015 3:21 am

bungobaggins wrote:I'd say the dialogue of both trilogies was pretty equal (compare the scene between Anakin and Padme with Kili and Tauriel, or pretty much any scene from DOS and BOFA). The SW prequels get points for not being overly drawn out. Agreed on the music, Williams beats Shore any day in my book.

It's been too long since I've watched the SW prequels to comment in too much detail about the dialogue. I do think that there were several decent-to-good performances in The Hobbit movies, hampered by the material though they were. Whereas the only performances from the prequels that I recall fondly were Liam Neeson and Ian McDiarmid. I was a big fan of Shore's work on LOTR (though I know you have some objections to his style, which I respect). The Hobbit soundtrack was pretty unmemorable, though, partly because of the incessant reuse of LOTR themes. But even given everything wrong with the prequels, Williams still turned in some quality new work, with "Duel of the Fates" being the stand-out.

Amarië wrote:Ugghh.... difficult question. In both cases I have only see the the two first movies and I am quite happy with leaving it at that.

I didn't realize you'd skipped out on BOFA. I wonder how many people from this forum that makes. Laughing

by bungobaggins Thu Feb 19, 2015 3:37 am

halfwise wrote:

by bungobaggins Thu Feb 19, 2015 3:42 am

Eldorion wrote:But even given everything wrong with the prequels, Williams still turned in some quality new work, with "Duel of the Fates" being the stand-out.

I even thought "Battle of the Heroes" (which desperately needs a better title) was a great musical moment in Episode III.