I know almost nothing about the last three Star Wars movies. M. and I went to see one of them, and I was so bored all I can remember is teenagers whining (Phantom Menace?), and then M. fell asleep and started snoring, and we decided to leave. That's the only movie I've ever walked out of the theater on. It was so bad.
We're taking a moment ... and we're done.
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Zenkitty - Jul 04, 2015 8:34:10 am PDT #29237 of 30000
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
Connie Neil - Jul 04, 2015 8:47:33 am PDT #29238 of 30000
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I thought little Anakin was cute. He was no more whiny than Luke. I don't remember much about Clones, and there were touches in the third one I liked.
Frankenbuddha - Jul 04, 2015 9:07:17 am PDT #29239 of 30000
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
I misread this as "despicableized" and had images of minions swarming around Darth Vader.
I would pay big money to see this version.
Gris - Jul 04, 2015 9:47:25 am PDT #29240 of 30000
Hey. New board.
I do not like little anakin. To be fair I don't like a new hope Luke much either but a least he has slightly better dialog to work with and a much more relatable story.
Dana - Jul 04, 2015 10:33:00 am PDT #29241 of 30000
"I'm useless alone." // "We're all useless alone. It's a good thing you're not alone."
It's easy, watching Phantom Menace, to think "Yep, could lose this without any problem, cut all of the Jar-Jar stuff, this doesn't really matter..."
The only thing the movie really does is introduce Anakin and Padme and set up Palpatine's power grab.
Gris - Jul 04, 2015 10:46:02 am PDT #29242 of 30000
Hey. New board.
And have lightsabers
Dana - Jul 04, 2015 11:05:59 am PDT #29243 of 30000
"I'm useless alone." // "We're all useless alone. It's a good thing you're not alone."
Yes, but all of the movies have lightsabers.
Of course, the Qui-Gon/Obi-Wan shippers would be sad if I willed it out of existence.
Dana - Jul 04, 2015 12:04:50 pm PDT #29244 of 30000
"I'm useless alone." // "We're all useless alone. It's a good thing you're not alone."
Wow, I remember almost nothing of what happened in Attack of the Clones except the horrible sappy Anakin/Padme stuff.
Tom Scola - Jul 04, 2015 12:15:10 pm PDT #29245 of 30000
Mr. Scola’s wardrobe by Botany 500
I never made it all the way through Attack of the Clones.
Dana - Jul 04, 2015 12:16:56 pm PDT #29246 of 30000
"I'm useless alone." // "We're all useless alone. It's a good thing you're not alone."
The thing is, I really like all of the worldbuilding stuff. My husband and I have played a lot of the games, he's read a lot of the tie-in novels, and there's definitely the bones of an interesting story in the prequels, the way that Palpatine completely wins this game, outsmarting the Jedi and everyone in the Republic's government. It's just buried under SO MANY bad choices.