[Shrike]

Meh......

Spiderman was a comic book come to life.  It was great.

Star Wars was Anakin being a whiny ***** that should be slapped around by Obi-Wan, and Padme being a 26 year old that hasn't had a boyfriend since 13?  Christ, it's silly...  The romance stuff could have worked out if it had been played right, but it wasn't.  It was stupid teen romance, not career people romance.

And I'm sorry, but how many successful, up and coming 26 year old women do you know will fall for a whiny, arrogant 16 year old boy?

[WMCoolmon]

Hold on a moment, wasn't she supposed to be 14 in episode 1, and Anakin 9?

[Shrike]

He sure as hell didn't look 9.

And of course, that shows just how friggen stupid the Naboo are.  Who in their right minds elects someone who is [size=10]14 freaking years old[/size] to be your leader?  I hope they BDZ Naboo in Ep 3.

[Stealth]

Originally posted by GalacticEmperor



Maybe...

Spider-man: Aunt Mae! Aunt Mae! Is that an angel?


How cliche' can you get.

OOOHHHHHH *shudders*
"are you an angel" "aunt mae, is that an angel" and "make me real" all send cold shivers up and down my spine!

"aunt mae, is that an angel" was BAD, but not THAT bad... because she was explaining how he was when he was younger...and, well, it was really cheesy, but not as bad as anakin in episode 1

[Stealth]

Shrike, you've hit the nail RIGHT on the head!

[WMCoolmon]

Originally posted by Shrike
He sure as hell didn't look 9.

I meant in Episode I...

Yeah, the Naboo are kind of........odd. It's a good thing they have a democracy or else Jar-Jar and Padme would cause some real problems, especially with that decoy of hers.
"Will you sign the treaty Queen Amidala?"
"Certainly, Viceroy"
"We fear for your life should the citizens hear of this, highness."
"Nonsense. Who cares about them?"
"It is our duty to advise you, your highness."
"Well, you annoy me now. Go give Jar-Jar a bath."

[Alpha]

Spider Man  Rules...

[IceFire]

I think overall that Kellan is right.  Spiderman had a better story, better characters, better overall feel to it.  I walked out feeling satisfied and wowed with that movie.

StarWars Episode II was StarWars.  I still liked it, I liked it because it was fun...but I didn't feel wowed.  I just felt like I had seen it and it was done.  I thought the grand scale was cool, I felt the special effects were good...but yes...it did feel a bit flat.

I still liked it.  So if you ask me if it was a good movie.  Yeah, I'd say so.  I had fun.  But its kind of special interest in that regard.

If you ask me to compaire....Spiderman is so much better.

[Grey Wolf]

Originally posted by Shrike
Meh......

Spiderman was a comic book come to life.  It was great.

Star Wars was Anakin being a whiny ***** that should be slapped around by Obi-Wan, and Padme being a 26 year old that hasn't had a boyfriend since 13?  Christ, it's silly...  The romance stuff could have worked out if it had been played right, but it wasn't.  It was stupid teen romance, not career people romance.

And I'm sorry, but how many successful, up and coming 26 year old women do you know will fall for a whiny, arrogant 16 year old boy?

That's why you sleep through that part of the movie. You wake up for the parts involving the clones, the Trade Federation, Obi-wan, Yoda, and Jango Fett.

[Liberator]

Spider-Man was cool if for no other reason Sam Raimi found a way to incorporate the Usual Suspects(Bruce Campbell and Sam's brother Ted)  into his film.

SW was cool because it it STAR WARS.  Other than that it really doesn't surpass any of the other SW movies.

Spidey has already beaten the Jedi in Box Office receipts by a couple of million dollars(the exact figure escapes me) this just goes to show that the movie going public has started taking quality instead of quantity of SPFX and acting.

[NotDefault]

I have disavowed Episode 1.  It is not because of Jar-Jar.  It is not because of the Anakin-Amidala romance.  Nothing like that.  It makes me cringe to remember it.  Just typing it out is painful.

Anakin killing the trade federation control ship by accident.

AAAAH!  There.  I've said it.  A major bonus point with me is believable fight scenes.  They don't have to be realistic, just believable.  That scene was not believable at all.

This is also why I think the fight between Obi-Wan Kenobi and Jango Fett on Kamino was the best fight scene of Episode 2.  IIRC, they didn't taunt eachother or say anything stupid ("I guess we'll have to decide this with lightsabers," ick).  They just got down to business.  They also didn't waste time with stupid theatrics.  I like it better that way.


*****SMALL SPOILER*****

It's too bad that the Fett family has a penchant for dying in stupid ways.

[Darkage]

I hate SW ! nuff said.

And Spiderman is way cooler and looks better imho.

[Kellan]

Originally posted by IceFire
StarWars Episode II was StarWars.  I still liked it, I liked it because it was fun...but I didn't feel wowed.  I just felt like I had seen it and it was done.  I thought the grand scale was cool, I felt the special effects were good...but yes...it did feel a bit flat.

I still liked it.  So if you ask me if it was a good movie.  Yeah, I'd say so.  I had fun.  But its kind of special interest in that regard.

Don't get me wrong, I still enjoyed it, and it had it's moments for sure. The fight between Jango and Obi-Wan was very good, and the double lightsaber bit...

...So I agree with IceFire here. Spider-Man was better, but Star Wars wasn't exactly tripe - just not an Empire Strikes Back event.

And pete: AoTC didn't have to construct a whole universe. It had four other films to rely on for background info, plus a whole ****load of books. Now you can't say that it didn't play on the fact it was one episode in several with its Ep IV-VI mimics, and the assumption of certain things from the other films. Not that this is a bad thing, but they were hardly creating the universe from scratch.

[Levyathan]

Originally posted by sandwich


I have:
- read LOTR numerous times
- seen the movie numerous times
- read the Thrawn trilogy numerous times

You have:
- read LOTR (numerous times?)
- seen LOTR (numerous times?)
- not read the Thrawn trilogy

Conclusion: Stating that you don't like cheesecake as much as apple pie is an act of idiocy if you have never tasted cheesecake.

Get the picture? Good - now go read those books.

You're wrong. If I know I don't like cheese, then I can tell I don't like cheesecake without tasting it, and that's not idiocy.

I just can't concieve the idea of Star Wars being better than Lord of the Rings. I have seen the films (several times, believe me!) and I think they don't even come close to LOTR. I have tasted Star Wars, I might have an idea what that trilogy is about.

And go read the Silmarillion (if you haven't)!

Originally posted by Stealth
Anything's possible...
Star Wars is pretty close to LOTR as it is

Ack! I'm among heretics here!

[Styxx]

Well, the thing is - Star Wars is not anymore about a story, it's about merchandise. They just want to cram the largest number of potential toys, t-shirts and other stuff inside a single movie...

As for the novels, there's no way in hell we can find them around here, so mail them to me and I'll get a serious, unbiased (hehe) review...

[CP5670]

AAAAH! There. I've said it. A major bonus point with me is believable fight scenes. They don't have to be realistic, just believable. That scene was not believable at all.

Well, that's the main "beef" I have with the whole Star Wars universe; almost nothing seems to be believable and logically consistent.

[Stealth]

i've read the silmirilian

it's a matter of opinion... starwars, spiderman, LOTR... all good effects and (somewhat) good acting mostly, but set totally different!

one's set a long time ago on 'middle-earth'
one's set a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away
one's set right now

one's about fighting magical creatures with swords
one's about fighting aliens with blasters and lightsabers
one's about fighting comic characters with ... web... ?

[Galemp]

Originally posted by Shrike
I hope they BDZ Naboo in Ep 3.

One of the many reasons Episode I should have been set on Alderaan, instead of making up a completely new planet. I can just see those Gungan faces staring up at the Death Star as it orbits menacingly...