08-09-2004, 03:28 AM
Am I the only person in the world that enjoyed both of these movies?
I don't think either one is Oscar material but they were both fun rides that had down sides.
Yes, Jar Jar was annoying. There's no getting around that.
Then the dialogue for Episode II was taken straight from a teen romance novel with the wooden acting of an after school special.
But the first one had chariot racing!! That was awesome.
Episode two had some of the coolest fight scenes ever done in any movie.
For me, the positives just barely outweight the negatives. I'm sure that if I wanted both movies to suck hard that I could focus all my energy on their flaws but I wanted light entertainment and I got it. These movies are just big shiney amusement park rides. They were not intended to expand your horizons. They are just supposed to entertain for a little while.
I heard that there is a version of Episode I out there that some theatre student edited without all the Jar Jar stupidity in it. Word on the street is that is a great movie.... Hrm... maybe I'll do a search and see if I can find it in a torrent...
I look forward to seeing episode three just so I can see a whole can of Jedi Whoopass unleashed and Emperor Palpatine take the throne. The only thing that will piss me off entirely is if Episode III pulls off a happy ending. It needs to have the death of Darth Vader, Princess Amidala pregnent out of wedlock, Senator Palpatine ascending to Emperor, and the death of lots and lots of Jedis. More than likely, the movie will be cheesy as all hell but I'm willing to sit through it just to see those whopping HUGE fight scenes.
I don't think either one is Oscar material but they were both fun rides that had down sides.
Yes, Jar Jar was annoying. There's no getting around that.
Then the dialogue for Episode II was taken straight from a teen romance novel with the wooden acting of an after school special.
But the first one had chariot racing!! That was awesome.
Episode two had some of the coolest fight scenes ever done in any movie.
For me, the positives just barely outweight the negatives. I'm sure that if I wanted both movies to suck hard that I could focus all my energy on their flaws but I wanted light entertainment and I got it. These movies are just big shiney amusement park rides. They were not intended to expand your horizons. They are just supposed to entertain for a little while.
I heard that there is a version of Episode I out there that some theatre student edited without all the Jar Jar stupidity in it. Word on the street is that is a great movie.... Hrm... maybe I'll do a search and see if I can find it in a torrent...
I look forward to seeing episode three just so I can see a whole can of Jedi Whoopass unleashed and Emperor Palpatine take the throne. The only thing that will piss me off entirely is if Episode III pulls off a happy ending. It needs to have the death of Darth Vader, Princess Amidala pregnent out of wedlock, Senator Palpatine ascending to Emperor, and the death of lots and lots of Jedis. More than likely, the movie will be cheesy as all hell but I'm willing to sit through it just to see those whopping HUGE fight scenes.
Gullible isn't in the dictionary.