[Gloriano]

Once George Lucas was great director but he has losted
his touch in movies

[WMCoolmon]

Originally posted by Maeglamor
[color=66ff00]Actually I'd be more favourable to a movie/2 movie version of I Jedi which as I have stated many times could redeem the entire franchise, erase all of the sins of the past and dry the eyes of the children who were orphaned and go hungry because the prequels are so bad.

Bless their little hearts.
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Although I sort of liked AOTC. Certainly a LOT better than "The Phantom Menace"

[Knight Templar]

Wait... film or title wise?

[WMCoolmon]

Film, specifically the action sequences. It seemed more like a lightsaber fight than a lightsaber ballet, didn't have a dozen meetings, and the romance subplot is conveniently divided up on the DVD into different chapters.

And there was a whole lot more action, and a whole lot less Jar-jar.

[karajorma]

Yeah. We all complain but who's NOT going to go see this?

Had we done that with Attack of the Clones this film might have been better but that film proved to GL that he could make any movie, slap the star wars name on it and millions would go watch it.

So why bother making it good?

[Sigma957]

 While it would be nice too see how Anikan became Darth Vader and he is the soul responsible for taking out the Jedi why do they have to introduce a cybernectic robot type person that weilds 4 b***** light sabres.

[WMCoolmon]

Because it's likely to be the last truly major feature film he'll be directing?

At this point, I can't see an outside studio because of the negative association of his name, and the feeling that he's "some Star Wars guy".

Better to go out with a bang than a whimper, as they say.

[Knight Templar]

Originally posted by WMCoolmon
Film, specifically the action sequences. It seemed more like a lightsaber fight than a lightsaber ballet, didn't have a dozen meetings, and the romance subplot is conveniently divided up on the DVD into different chapters.

And there was a whole lot more action, and a whole lot less Jar-jar.

Okay, if there's one thing TPM got right besides Qui-Gon, it was the lightsaber fight. I still haven't seen better from Star Wars.  AOTC just had mass lightsabers and then the stupid hack-n'-slash from retarded angles battle at the end.

And if by romance subplot you mean the "Love me now, or I'll ****ing rape you" relationship between Anakin and Padme'... it's like she finally realised he wasn't kidding on their way to Genosis and started to play along...

[Stryke 9]

Yeah, I can see Lucas just sitting back and saying "**** it, 's not like I don't already have a billion, let's have this one be about Star Wars for the first half and then suddenly cut to an educational cartoon about hemmoroid cream usage for an hour!"

[WMCoolmon]

Huh. I've always found the TPM fight to be too staged...maybe it's because it just seems so unrealistic that they could remain completely focused for so long, and barely show any signs of any kind of exhaustion. And the Force jump at the end looks completely staged. As  did Darth "I'll-just-stand-here-and-let-you-cut-me-in-half".

People say "Well, he just didn't exploit that opening where he kicked Obi-wan because he was overconfident", I say that a better example of overconfidence is Darth Vader fighting with one hand.

It's beautiful choreography, but it just seemed too, well, perfect.

[Knight Templar]

Well, I guess you get a nice counter-balance, with all the saber fighting in AOTC being ****e.

[Stryke 9]

It's people running around swinging what amounts to huge plasma cutters at each other. A good fight'd be one where half the participants acidentially sliced their hand off and reduced a third of their arm to charcoal by miscalculating a swing while force-backflipping over their opponent and simultaneously whistling the Star Spangled Banner through their nose or whatever the gimmick is this time.


Mmm, plasma cutter fight. Now there's a kickass idea.

[karajorma]

Originally posted by Knight Templar
Okay, if there's one thing TPM got right besides Qui-Gon, it was the lightsaber fight. I still haven't seen better from Star Wars.  AOTC just had mass lightsabers and then the stupid hack-n'-slash from retarded angles battle at the end.

I agree. That scene was near perfection. If the rest of the movie had been only half as good no one would be complaining about it.

[Knight Templar]

Originally posted by Stryke 9
It's people running around swinging what amounts to huge plasma cutters at each other. A good fight'd be one where half the participants acidentially sliced their hand off and reduced a third of their arm to charcoal by miscalculating a swing while force-backflipping over their opponent and simultaneously whistling the Star Spangled Banner through their nose or whatever the gimmick is this time.


Mmm, plasma cutter fight. Now there's a kickass idea.

Hash = Baaaaaadd

[Stryke 9]

Admit it, you wanna do it now too.

Problem is they're so ****in' heavy. Need to figure out how to get a good backpack mount that doesn't get in the way of movement...


And there has never been a good idea in modern history that wasn't partly inspired by some good bud. George Washington? Total pothead. Same with whatsisname, philosopher dude, France or wherever...

[Knight Templar]

Backpack mount? A bit of party plant is one thing... but a backpack mount??

I must admit, it does sound kind of fun now.

[Stryke 9]

Hell, yeah. Like a Jedi Ghostbuster duel.

Except with more fire and ****, probably. Overcharge one of those torches, and man....

[Knight Templar]

I was thinking more of a backpack mounted brick of hasheesh.... but, well... suit yourself.

[Stryke 9]

Why'd you bother with that? It smokes just fine off of your back.

And it'd get in the way of the plasma cutter.

[Stryke 9]

You know what were really awesome? Rock 'em Sock 'em Robots.

Man, I wish I had a set right now...