So, wait a minute. You guys LIKE the saber duels in the PT?
#1
Posted 26 April 2004 - 08:53 PM
#2
Posted 27 April 2004 - 04:14 AM
But the lightsaber fight in Episode I was the only thing that was passable enough to watch. Although if you see it a second time, it is an absolute bore.
They are fucking stupid, that's true. But everything else in the prequels is so much worse that by comparison, these come out looking a lot better than they really are.
And just because someone took their finger off the fast forward button when it got to the lightsaber fight doesn't mean they liked it. I guess they just wanted to get something out of the movie because there was nothing else.
#3
Posted 27 April 2004 - 01:50 PM
#4
Posted 27 April 2004 - 01:53 PM
Personally I find the saber duel to be the highlight. Not necessarily for the fight themselves, but I think the scene were Obi-Wan gets caught and is forced to watch Qui Gonn is probably the only decent scene in the movie. The duels themselves are fairly ridiculous, however, the fast paced action and flashing pretty colors perks you up after the snoozefest that is the rest of the movie.
The Yoda scene in AOTC multiplies stupidity by approximately 4,000 and still doesn't manage to wake you up for AOTC is so mind-numbingly boring that only smelling salts can be used to wake you up by around the 2:20 mark when the duel occurs.
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#5
Posted 27 April 2004 - 07:58 PM
they're swinging slowly with both hands like it's a fucking claymore or something... big news *eggheads! light sabres being made of light and all would not weigh annything in the blade department, therefore would be the easiest weapon in the galaxy to weild, Just watch that blade though, it's hot!
(*eggheads, as in the people who worked on the film)
that's wwhat happens when fights are organised in a film by people who've never thrown even a punch in their life!!!
si in short, the sabre fights are one of the worst aspects actually, THEY SUCK!!!
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#6
Posted 29 April 2004 - 03:59 AM
The worst aspects of the prequels? Now that is a challenge to think about.
With so much awful crap in there, I would be hard pressed to think of even a 10 worst aspects list for each of the prequels.
I wonder if anyone out there could pick maybe THE worst aspect for each movie?
That would really be a brain teaser. There's too much stuff to choose from. For Episode II, I would probably be choosing between Threepio's comedy hour and Anakin the Jerk.... now let's see....
Threepio's comedy hour was one of the most irritating twenty minutes of film I've ever seen and when he becomes Gumby and swings around on the machinery like a monkey, it was very hard to bear.
However, that said - it did provide me with one of the funniest memories I had in my movie going experience. I saw Episode II with my brothers at the cinema and when Threepio's comedy hour came on, some dickhead in front of us laughed. Yes, LAUGHED. The freakin' retard thought that it was funny. And without thinking, I stood up and leaned over the seats in front of me, trying to work out who the hell it was... you know, :angry: "Who did that?"
And then I turned around and saw that my brothers were doing the exact same thing. Sadly the cinema was too dark and we never caught the man responsible.
But ANAKIN THE JERK.... the prequels for the most part are almost entirely about this guy's life story. And they make him into this prat? This is Luke's father we are talking about before he turned to evil. And when he does turn to evil, he is Darth Vader. Now Darth Vader was a bad fellow but I always had a level of respect for how good he was at his job. Vader was not a wanker. Anakin in Episode II WAS.
So this is my nomination - the worst aspect of Episode II was ANAKIN THE JERK.
And the worst aspect of Episode I - Jar Jar Binks.
Had he not been there, would the film have been watchable? No, it wouldn't but it wouldn't have been quite as painful as it was.
(and that giant fish business was pretty close as well)
Okay, would anyone else like to try to select a single worst moment?
#8
Posted 29 April 2004 - 09:48 AM
The Eopie 'flatulance" scene. I mean really!!! When did public flatulence become the staple of great sci-fi epics.
What's next? Obi-wan gonna piss all over Anakin after he defeats him in Ep. III. And say something like "you need to cool off a little my young Padawan"
#9
Posted 29 April 2004 - 09:58 AM
I'm going to need some time to think on that one.
Oh... yes....
#10
Posted 29 April 2004 - 10:13 AM
LOL!!! That would indeed be a fitting end to the whiny brat.
As for the saber fights, the ONLY time the audience cheered during EP I was when Obi-Wan and Maul fought. But in retrospect, it was probably mostly out of relief not having to watch JarJar on the battlefield or Anakin yippeeing his way to the federation ship.
#12
Posted 29 April 2004 - 10:39 AM
the funny thing about that is that Ewan McGregor would probably agree to do it-with full frontal. He loves any opportunity to show his piece.
#14
Posted 29 April 2004 - 08:52 PM
the fighting is so bullshit bad, it's beyond unwatchable, I feel dumber for having seen it!!!
but No.1 worst moment of Ep1, is the fact that they took an underwater vestle "through the planets core" ???? WTF ????
that was the breaking point for me...
i know it's Science Fiction, but that was pure Science Fucktion!
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#15
Posted 29 April 2004 - 08:58 PM
TPM - The Acting
ATOC - The Acting
Not specific scenes I know, but I found it particularly insulting to be subjected to such bad performances from people who can quite frankly perform with the best. I was insulted by Lucas' lack of consideration for me as a viewer that he felt he did not need to pay attention to this aspect of his film.
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