Zoe ,'The Train Job'
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Also, I was sad that General Grievous wasn't given more to do. He rocked in the animated series.
I was relieved that he wasn't given more to do, because Movie!Grievous was so incredibly lame compared to the Clone Wars version.
And I also thought Palpatine was great. Very nicely smarmy without quite going over the top until he needed to.
I've tried watching Lawrence of Arabia several times, but it's *so* boring I've never even been able to make it halfway.
Have you ever seen it in a theater? LoA is one of those where big screen is the only way to go (see also 2001).
I was relieved that he wasn't given more to do, because Movie!Grievous was so incredibly lame compared to the Clone Wars version.
But the lamest of all is Burger King!Grievous. He looks cute.
Awwwwwwww. Who's a cute widdle cyborg?
Huh. I thought Palpatine was the best-acted character in the movie.
Me too. I thought he did vaguely sinister politician quite well up until he needed to drop the subtlety. And then he was supposed to be an iconic evil character, so it worked.
I viewed the latter parts as very similar to what went on with Richard Roxburgh's Dracula in Van Helsing: sometimes a tepid and nonsensical movie can only be made fun when someone blows the roof off by overdoing the cackling evil schtick. See also Alan Rickman in Robin Hood, Prince of Thieves.
I thought he did vaguely sinister politician quite well up until he needed to drop the subtlety.
I liked how during the rescue he kept nudging Annakin towards doing little evil things (like leaving Obi Wan for dead) without ever making a huge point of it, until he got him to kill Dooku.
See also Alan Rickman in Robin Hood, Prince of Thieves.
"And cancel Christmas!" The only good thing about that movie, once Brian Blessed was killed off. Even Morgan Freeman was painful to watch.
"And cancel Christmas!"
Well, don't leave out Michael Wincott, who made a great straight man for Rickman.
"Why a spoon, brother?"
Even Morgan Freeman was painful to watch.
I didn't so much have any problems with his acting, as with the basic concept of the character.
I liked how during the rescue he kept nudging Annakin towards doing little evil things
Yeah. The scene where he was encouraging Anakin to break into the carpool lane was priceless.