His voice just creeps me out after about 3 minutes...Heh, that's kinda the point. But it's really what makes the whole thing work.
Very good points with a lot of painful truth in it. Would be a piece of genius... if it weren't for the retarded voice.
Very good points with a lot of painful truth in it. Would be a piece of genius... if it weren't for the retarded voice.
I think the voice was kind of integral to the delivery. Sort of sounds like Microsoft Sam with a bit better pronunciation...
I found that review pretty accurate and well done. Amazing thing is it didn't feel too long at all for some reason. Much better use of time than watching the movie in the first place. Sort of like MST3K but not quite up to that level.
Imagine if Genghis Khan, after being a total bastard for many years, pulled Gandhi off the cross and threw Attila the Hun into a bottomless explosion pit.
Imagine if Genghis Khan, after being a total bastard for many years, pulled Gandhi off the cross and threw Attila the Hun into a bottomless explosion pit.
What are you smoking, where did you get it, and how much was it? :P
I suppose for me, the difference is that Vader is the cause of everything he undid, yes he saved the Galaxy after several years under the tyranny of an Emperor that his direct actions caused to be put in power anyway, had he not decapitated Windu, there would have been no Empire.:)Yeah, that's true. I'd like to point out though that by helping to found the Empire, he saved the galaxy in a profound way--really he saved all of Star Wars from sucking as much as the prequels. Sure it's sort of retroactive salvation as the actually good movies his actions set up had already been made, but imagine if GL decided that having Anakin go bad was "too dark" and instead remade the original trilogy as a series of buddy cop movies featuring Windu and Skywalker. I think we all know deep down that something like this will actually happen sooner or later.
Yeah, that's true. I'd like to point out though that by helping to found the Empire, he saved the galaxy in a profound way--really he saved all of Star Wars from sucking as much as the prequels. Sure it's sort of retroactive salvation as the actually good movies his actions set up had already been made, but imagine if GL decided that having Anakin go bad was "too dark" and instead remade the original trilogy as a series of buddy cop movies featuring Windu and Skywalker. I think we all know deep down that something like this will actually happen sooner or later.
Very well researched and analyzed. This guy knows his storytelling techniques, and he's picked apart the movie mercilessly without being pedantic or leaning on the obvious flaws that have been hashed to death already (Jar-Jar, Midichlorians.)
Another Star Wars hater who wants to achieve some online notoriety.Obviously he does, as he was able to reference everything that made the original trilogy great yet was completely absent in the new films. :p
He surely knows much about storytelling, but he has no clue about Star Wars.
"You fought in the Clone Wars?"
"Yes. I was once a Jedi Knight, the same as your father."
As an aside, didn't the original spelunk state that Threepio was over a hundred years old? I'm sure I read that somewhere, but can't remember where.
Another Star Wars hater who wants to achieve some online notoriety.
He surely knows much about storytelling, but he has no clue about Star Wars.
As an aside, didn't the original spelunk state that Threepio was over a hundred years old? I'm sure I read that somewhere, but can't remember where.
Well, I think Anakin build him from scratch...
Very well researched and analyzed. This guy knows his storytelling techniques, and he's picked apart the movie mercilessly without being pedantic or leaning on the obvious flaws that have been hashed to death already (Jar-Jar, Midichlorians.)
Okay, for example he mentions that the droid in the intro shouldn't know that Qui-Gon and Obi-Wan are Jedi. Both of them are wearing widely recognizable Jedi apparel. And there's the thing with "Jedi Knight". It doesn't refer to the title of Jedi Knight only, but to Jedi overall, so there's nothing wrong with the opening crawl.So there was no way they could have, say, just bought those from Robes-R-Us? :p
Okay, for example he mentions that the droid in the intro shouldn't know that Qui-Gon and Obi-Wan are Jedi. Both of them are wearing widely recognizable Jedi apparel. And there's the thing with "Jedi Knight". It doesn't refer to the title of Jedi Knight only, but to Jedi overall, so there's nothing wrong with the opening crawl.So there was no way they could have, say, just bought those from Robes-R-Us? :p
Okay, for example he mentions that the droid in the intro shouldn't know that Qui-Gon and Obi-Wan are Jedi. Both of them are wearing widely recognizable Jedi apparel. And there's the thing with "Jedi Knight". It doesn't refer to the title of Jedi Knight only, but to Jedi overall, so there's nothing wrong with the opening crawl.So there was no way they could have, say, just bought those from Robes-R-Us? :p
That place has terrible service.
Okay, for example he mentions that the droid in the intro shouldn't know that Qui-Gon and Obi-Wan are Jedi. Both of them are wearing widely recognizable Jedi apparel. And there's the thing with "Jedi Knight". It doesn't refer to the title of Jedi Knight only, but to Jedi overall, so there's nothing wrong with the opening crawl.So there was no way they could have, say, just bought those from Robes-R-Us? :p
That place has terrible service.
Yeah. Credits won't do fine for them.
Okay, for example he mentions that the droid in the intro shouldn't know that Qui-Gon and Obi-Wan are Jedi. Both of them are wearing widely recognizable Jedi apparel. And there's the thing with "Jedi Knight". It doesn't refer to the title of Jedi Knight only, but to Jedi overall, so there's nothing wrong with the opening crawl.So there was no way they could have, say, just bought those from Robes-R-Us? :p
As much I agree about TPM sucking and that most of the things the guy listed don't indeed make any sense, it's not like there wasn't just as many things in any of the OT movies which made about equally little sense.That's quite true. But at least they managed to tell an engaging story.
The prequels manage to do that too, albeit with more reliance on flashy CGI.
I found it very accurate, even with the wierd voice, one of the parts that always confused me was the 'beyond death' thing, in Ep4, when Vader kills Obi-Wan, it's quite apparent that the outcome wasn't expected, especially if you consider the comment 'If you strike me down, I will become more powerful than you could possibly imagine', that's furthered by the fact that iirc Obi Wan isn't told that his own master has found a way back until after Anakins betrayal. Besides, and no offence to any Catholics here, but the way Vader got forgiven for everything he did simply by saying sorry before he died did remind me a lot of that particular religion, always struck me as the weakest point of the original movies.
I suppose for me, the difference is that Vader is the cause of everything he undid, yes he saved the Galaxy after several years under the tyranny of an Emperor that his direct actions caused to be put in power anyway, had he not decapitated Windu, there would have been no Empire.:)Yeah, that's true. I'd like to point out though that by helping to found the Empire, he saved the galaxy in a profound way--really he saved all of Star Wars from sucking as much as the prequels. Sure it's sort of retroactive salvation as the actually good movies his actions set up had already been made, but imagine if GL decided that having Anakin go bad was "too dark" and instead remade the original trilogy as a series of buddy cop movies featuring Windu and Skywalker. I think we all know deep down that something like this will actually happen sooner or later.
Christensen: The Trade Federation is hiding something master, I can sense it! Just give me my lightsaber back and I'll find the proof, I promise.
Jackson: You're a loose laser cannon Skywalker. If you don't play by the code, I'll bust you down to Padawan so hard your midichlorians will feel it.
Christensen: Hear me, master. I've had another vague premonition and now we have to run off to a pointless action set piece. I'm sure we'll find the droids we're looking for this time!
Jackson: ****, I'm three weeks from retirement mother****er. I have a bad feeling about this.
Okay, for example he mentions that the droid in the intro shouldn't know that Qui-Gon and Obi-Wan are Jedi. Both of them are wearing widely recognizable Jedi apparel. And there's the thing with "Jedi Knight". It doesn't refer to the title of Jedi Knight only, but to Jedi overall, so there's nothing wrong with the opening crawl.The "widely recognizable Jedi apparel" is Tattooinian traditional clothing. In Episode IV everyone on the whole goddamn planet dresses like that. Obi-Wan was in hiding, from the context of that movie he wore the robes to blend in because wearing a Jedi uniform would make him easy to spot and get his ass killed in a New York minute. But then Lucas forgets all about that (early-onset Alzheimer's? That might explain a lot) and turns the Bedouin-like costumes worn by Tattooinian peasants (and which make good sense on a world like Tattooine) into the official uniform of the Jedi Order based halfway across the galaxy. That is stupid and it was a stupid decision to do that.
I particularly liked his dissection of the lightsaber battles... how you could actually follow the duels in the original trilogy, how they were a reflection of the people that were fighting them, their states of mind--not a huge overly choreographed light show.
The last time I watched Episode III I spent most of it waiting for Ian McDiarmid to appear on the set again. Now there is a good actor. He can do the card-carrying EEEEEEEEVIL villain persona with so much conviction that you can't help but buy it.
I particularly liked his dissection of the lightsaber battles... how you could actually follow the duels in the original trilogy, how they were a reflection of the people that were fighting them, their states of mind--not a huge overly choreographed light show.
Plus, the linked review did point out the inexcusable continuity glitch of having Qui-Gon and Obi-Wan use Force Speed in the opening scenes of the movie, and then not use it when it was vital in the duel at the end. Unless Obi-Wan's Force bar was empty because he used it all on Force pushes during the duel or some crap like that.The other lovely thing about that scene is that those (completely pointless) magical force-field door thingies seem to take several times shorter to open right before Obi-Wan gets stuck in them. :p
Plus, the linked review did point out the inexcusable continuity glitch of having Qui-Gon and Obi-Wan use Force Speed in the opening scenes of the movie, and then not use it when it was vital in the duel at the end. Unless Obi-Wan's Force bar was empty because he used it all on Force pushes during the duel or some crap like that.The other lovely thing about that scene is that those (completely pointless) magical force-field door thingies seem to take several times shorter to open right before Obi-Wan gets stuck in them. :p
I am not sure if you're disagreeing with me or what, NGTM-1R. But yes, I wouldn't deny that you can learn stuff from the prequel fight scenes; I just think (as with so many things) that the restraint involved in the originals produced a better final product. Much like how Endor ended up being, in many ways, a more satisfying fight than the Episode III kitchen-sink Coruscant battle, and how Yavin was in turn even more tense and dramatic.
Possibly the best way to tell the prequels would have been to begin with Anakin as a youth on Tatooine, just as the originals did, and then plot his rise and fall in contrast to Luke's journey.
...I particularly liked his dissection of the lightsaber battles... how you could actually follow the duels in the original trilogy, how they were a reflection of the people that were fighting them, their states of mind--not a huge overly choreographed light show.
I think a lot could be done if the emotional impact and humanity of the OT duels could be combined with the more sophisticated swordfighting techniques of the PT (only less acrobatic and drawn-out and more brutal and direct, with Jedi striking at each other instead of each other's blades, kind of like like...a real swordfight). They had better stuntmen, they had martial arts experts, and they still couldn't outdo Episode IV with two old men swinging sticks around.
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Aaaaand now he's gearing up to take on Attack of the Clones.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mkxQ6HYDwIA
I can't wait.
the cartoon network clone wars series made a few years ago (not the CG one) were great.
As a whole, not as amusing as the first, but excellent nevertheless. The review of the final film of the new trilogy should be good.
Not quite as good as the first one. The basement prostitute bits were maybe a bit too far, especially when he played up the rape angle (even if it was rape via watching Star Wars.)At first the basement parts were annoying me a lot.
And I don't know, while his points were good, they weren't delivered as concisely.
The misogynistic references were too much.
Depends on one's taste... :P -ftfy <3 battuta
The Millennium Falcon ****ery was much more amusing than the cat.
Could be some other YT-1300.
Well, they were a pretty common trading ship, it wasn't projected on the audience as the Falcon, which I think is what he was referring to :)
I can't help thinking when I read the Wookiepedia etc how much of it is just post-mortem fan-fic. It's as though the entire history of that Galaxy relied on about 15 bloodlines, and everything else was just somewhere for them to stand...
I can't help thinking when I read the Wookiepedia etc how much of it is just post-mortem fan-fic. It's as though the entire history of that Galaxy relied on about 15 bloodlines, and everything else was just somewhere for them to stand...How'd you get all the way up to 15?