I'm sure I will get flamed here, but I kinda enjoyed them ALL, with the possible exception of "Phantom Menace". No argument the first 3 were the best, except maybe the "Ewoks", but overall I enjoyed the whole series as great Sci-Fi.
Let the flaming begin!!!!
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No flaming from me. [Whisper mode] From a storyline point of view, I actually prefer the prequels! [/Whisper mode] I loved that whole thing withOriginally Posted by Merlin1958
Spoiler:, while the storyline of the original trilogy was pretty basic.... although not bad at all. Return of the Jedi even had the same basic structure as the first film! (The Tatooine stuff was brilliant though, and I really liked the film overall.)
Don't get me wrong, I think the prequels are extremely flawed. I much preferred the acting in the original trilogy. It was a bit cheesy in places, but at least the actors got stuck in, while the actors in the prequels just seemed to be speaking lines a lot of the time. (I'm not sure why that is, as these actors are actually very good in other films. Direction? Not enough takes?) And Anakin's turn to the dark side in the last film seemed to happen too fast too soon. I thought his motivation made sense, but it should have been paced better. He was also rather annoying as a character.
Please note, I'm not saying the prequels were better films overall, but I found much to like in them. Unfortunately much of it wasn't the stuff concerning Anakin himself.
Maybe if I could STAND Hayden Christensen as Anakin, I would have liked the prequels more... but I HATED him!!!!
I also disliked how lame Padme's character became through the 3 movies... started out strong and then just became lame-o. "Oh, Anakin! Oh, Anakin!" blah blah blah
Buddy, you think you look strong? You’re wearing a cape.
I truly think the biggest problem was the director. Lucas should have farmed them out like he did Empire and Return. I think the result would have been a better, tighter prequel trilogy.
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that is possible
Buddy, you think you look strong? You’re wearing a cape.
I somewhat agree. I think she had some cool stuff to do in Clones, (when she wasn't going all moony eyed over Anakin* and rolling around) particularly the spectacular arena scene where she makes her own escape, showing herself to be a strong woman even without the Jedi powers, (And Anakin and Obi-wan were busy bickering while she made her getaway.) Taking that character into consideration, it just didn't match with her ending did it? Annoying thing is, it wouldn't have taken much writing to change that. Besides it somewhat clashed with what Leia tells Luke concerning her mother in Return of the Jedi. I think I read somewhere that Lucas believes Leia was in fact referring to her adoptive mother, so technically it's not a contradiction, but this needn't have been the case.
*Example in question (not quoted exactly. This comes through my Brainslung filter):
Anakin: "I killed them all!** And not just the men! The women and children! I HATE THEM!"
Padme: There, there! To anger is to be human.
**Referring to the Sand-people after he got a bit choppy following the death of his mother.
I guess he had to weaken Padme in order for her to "die of a broken heart" (puke)
Buddy, you think you look strong? You’re wearing a cape.
there have been some debate on this commercial the past couple of days...i thought it was cute....others are bashing it saying they should have used a different type of "Jedi" not a "Sith."
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well, I LOVE IT!
It has to be him, not a different jedi. You need the mask, not just some kid, and you need the music.
Buddy, you think you look strong? You’re wearing a cape.
Logically, I can understand why fans argue that considering that in the films, Vader can already do the TK thing well, while Luke (in Empire anyway, I can't remember him doing that in the first film and in Jedi he'd got that trick sussed) had to concentrate hard to do that. I think those people are just analysing it too hard though. It's humorous after all.
I agree with Odetta. We get the reference and the mask is what makes it more funny. Otherwise it would just be a kid in robe.
People are over thinking that commercial, its just a kid who thinks he has the force, I thought it was hilarious.
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gee... people overthinking anything to do with Star Wars? I couldn't imagine!
Buddy, you think you look strong? You’re wearing a cape.
Ya thats never happened before
HAN SHOT FIRST!
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I LOVE IT!!!!
The music totally makes that commercial!!!
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it was one of my favorite commercials during the Superbowl. My nephew would have totally done that at that age also...he loves star wars...
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Okay. I like all the movies. Hell, i even like the Clone Wars tv show. i have the majority of the books too. I credit Star Wars for my undying of love movies and books. The first novel I ever bought for myself was Timothy Zahn's Heir to the Empire. Hell, the first soundtrack i ever bought was Star Wars. Are the prequels perfect? No. But they sure are entertaining.
P.S. Empire Strikes Back is in my opinion the best of all the movies. It had the best story the best acting and the best ending.
also Han shot first
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I've yet to watch the Clone Wars, the CGI one at least (although I love the 2d version), but I've gotta agree with almost everything here, especially with ESB being the best and the prequels being at least entertaining. Especially Revenge, watched that 3 times when that was released. Sure, it kinda rushed Anakin's fall to the dark side, but da-yamn, did it have great lightsaber battles! And the moment the mask came down on Anakin and you hear the first breath still sends shivers down my spine.
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I totally agree. The story was definitely rushed, but the final battle between Anakin and Obi Wan was awesome.I've yet to watch the Clone Wars, the CGI one at least (although I love the 2d version), but I've gotta agree with almost everything here, especially with ESB being the best and the prequels being at least entertaining. Especially Revenge, watched that 3 times when that was released. Sure, it kinda rushed Anakin's fall to the dark side, but da-yamn, did it have great lightsaber battles! And the moment the mask came down on Anakin and you hear the first breath still sends shivers down my spine.
“There are no men like me. There's only me”- The Kingslayer
I wonder just how different episodes 4 to 6 would have been had Lucas started from episode 1. SInce the whole story is truly Anakin's journey from good to evil to good, I would dare say those 3 episodes would have been done very differently considering how little Darth Vader really is shown in those movies.
Buddy, you think you look strong? You’re wearing a cape.
Blu-ray Anyone? I've already pre-ordered off amazon.
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I still need a blu-ray player. Although i'm planning to save up for one for my birthday, at least. Or maybe for one that has internet access before the end of the month, so i can watch internet tv. Nevertheless, soon as i get one, pre-ordering the blu-ray Star Wars set is definitely top of the list!
Oh, and thought you guys might find this funny:
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This is one of the best things I've ever seen in my life.
EVER.
Hahahahahahahahaha!
Oh that's awesome!
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friend on facebook had that one once as his status...lol
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