Ep. 1 could have been about stuff from Anakin's parents life, couldn't it?
Oh well.
EW has a fun Cannes blog.
I'll just jump in my time machine, go back to the twelfth century, and ask the vampires to postpone their ancient prophesy for a few days while you take in dinner and a show.
Giles ,'Selfless'
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sumi - May 18, 2005 5:35:13 am PDT #2936 of 10002
Art Crawl!!!
Betsy HP - May 18, 2005 5:46:40 am PDT #2937 of 10002
If I only had a brain...
Dork Tower has its say on the new Star Wars (no spoilers): [link]
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Ailleann - May 18, 2005 5:53:18 am PDT #2938 of 10002
vanguard of the socialist Hollywood liberal homosexualist agenda
Jessica, my sistah. The movie was totally awesome! First off, best opening sequence of a SW movie EVAR. There was chemistry between Anakin and Padme, warped though it may have been! There was Yoda being a complete and utter badass! I actually felt bad for Anakin that he turned to the Dark Side! And of course, OMGWTF LAVA!!
Don't get me wrong, Lucas has done some stupid things. But this is the SW movie we've been waiting for.
tries to contain fangirlish glee... totally failing
apologizes for the total abuse of whitefont
Glamcookie - May 18, 2005 6:50:44 am PDT #2939 of 10002
I know my own heart and understand my fellow man. But I am made unlike anyone I have ever met. I dare to say I am like no one in the whole world. - Anne Lister
Monster-in-Law pisses me off so badly. Way to keep those "catty bitch" female stereotypes going strong, ladies.
§ ita § - May 18, 2005 6:54:23 am PDT #2940 of 10002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I think Fonda's character is totally justified, from the trailers. I doubt she gets to kill the Lo, though.
Jessica - May 18, 2005 6:55:21 am PDT #2941 of 10002
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
But this is the SW movie we've been waiting for.
Word. I understand the desire for a matched set of trilogies, but he really should have just made this one. Everything that happened in 1 and 2 could have been summed up in the opening crawl.
(Also, he should have cast Vincent Kartheiser as Anakin. Just 'cause.)
Ailleann - May 18, 2005 7:12:55 am PDT #2942 of 10002
vanguard of the socialist Hollywood liberal homosexualist agenda
I actually liked Anakin better in this one. OK, maybe not *like*, but understood.
And no, I can't believe I just said that either.
VK as Anakin? tries to ponder... takes woobie factor to 11... brain explodes
He's not tall enough.
Jessica - May 18, 2005 7:14:44 am PDT #2943 of 10002
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
He's not tall enough.
Isn't that what ILM is for?
Steph L. - May 18, 2005 7:18:52 am PDT #2944 of 10002
I look more rad than Lutheranism
Isn't that what ILM is for?
Heh. A Scully box is so much simpler. Though difficult to adapt for lightsabre fight scenes.
Jessica - May 18, 2005 7:21:59 am PDT #2945 of 10002
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Pfft. As if George Lucas would ever use a $10 piece of wood when there's a hundred-thousand dollar proprietary piece of software that can do the exact same thing digitally. Honestly, woman, where ARE your priorities?