Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace 3D

[bigjobs67]

BITCH!! That was fuckin harsh man. True though.Better in some ways. They don't notice you slippin it in when they're asleep.

[vzzbux]

The only ones on this thread that are slating and berrating the experience are the ones who haven't seen the 3D version. Just an observation.




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[TordelBack]

That could just be a self-selecting bias... but why take the risk?

[Roger Godpleton]

I'm actually starting to retroactively like TPM in an "enemy of my enemy..." type of way right now.

[vzzbux]

The main common in all who have seen it. The kids love it. After all the films are directed at the kids.





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[maryanddavid]

Im hopefully going to this tomorrow with two of mine, looking forward to it.

[dweezil2]

The only ones on this thread that are slating and berrating the experience are the ones who haven't seen the 3D version. Just an observation.




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I've seen the 3D version thank you and it's still rubbish, if not more so when I saw it in 1999.

As for the film's being aimed at kids. Well I enjoy the original trilogy as much now as I did when they were originally released-apart from that horrid Mos Eisly CGI revision and the idiotic Greedo shoots first debacle. Where as I have no love for the prequels beyong the slight improvement in the dramatic stakes when we get to ROTS.

[TordelBack]

And it just occurred to me today that having the high ground done Darth Maul no good at all so Obi Wans clearly talking pish when he fucks up Anakin later.

Nice observation.  I wonder if that's an intentional parallel/contrast?  Lucas does love his visual mirroring, both within and between films.  It's almost the last vestige of his youthful flair.

[dweezil2]

And it just occurred to me today that having the high ground done Darth Maul no good at all so Obi Wans clearly talking pish when he fucks up Anakin later.

Nice observation.  I wonder if that's an intentional parallel/contrast?  Lucas does love his visual mirroring, both within and between films.  It's almost the last vestige of his youthful flair.

Or you could accuse Lucas of just lazy writing with all this narrative symmetry-right down to recycling dialogue from the previous films and even from previous scenes from the same film.

[JOE SOAP]

I think he crossed the line of mirroring when he started the prequels. Luke's moment of clarity as he stares at his and Vader's robot claws is one thing but the prequels indulged in wholesale duplication.

[vzzbux]

And it just occurred to me today that having the high ground done Darth Maul no good at all so Obi Wans clearly talking pish when he fucks up Anakin later.

Nice observation.  I wonder if that's an intentional parallel/contrast?  Lucas does love his visual mirroring, both within and between films.  It's almost the last vestige of his youthful flair.

With Anakin, Obi Wan was waiting for and anticipated the attack, but Maul was over confident and was taking pleasure at mocking him. Thus was taken by surprise when Obi Wan attacked.




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[The Enigmatic Dr X]

Took my boys to see this and was suprised at just how much I enjoyed it the second time. The last time I saw it was the day it came out in, whatever, 1999.

[Mardroid]

I wasn't fussed to see this. Not because I dislike the prequels, because I don't.

[controversial mode]
In fact in some ways I prefer the prequels to the originals.
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Please note the emphasis on 'in some ways'. Don't get me wrong, I do agree with some of the criticism on the prequels. I thought the line delivery very wooden, for example. From Lucas's commentary in Attack of the Clones I think the actors were going for a 1930s (or was it 20s?) style of acting but it didn't work and came across wooden. They spoke their lines... like they were speaking lines instead of as if they were speaking spontaneously . But I thought the stories were actually quite good, overall... although there were ropey bits.

Certainly, the originals were acted with more heart. On the other hand they pretty much reused the plot of A New Hope for Return of the Jedi. Weirdly, the latter is still probably my favourite of the original trilogy... although Empire might be joint favourite.   The rescue bit at the start was excellent and I liked the extra 3 dimensionality given to Luke and Vader, and found the theme of redemption appealing. [spoiler]Curiously, I find out that Vader's heroism is one reason others disliked Jedi. They wanted him to remain the pantomime villain...[/spoiler]

My main reason for not wanting to see TPM again was that I'm just keen on seeing stuff I've seen before. That and it's the weakest of the prequels for me. The reviews of the 3D version on this thread are persuading me otherwise though. I think it might actually be worth a look. Then again, I'm easily impressed... which is probably another reason I like the prequels, despite admitting their flaws.

[JOE SOAP]

From Lucas's commentary in Attack of the Clones I think the actors were going for a 1930s (or was it 20s?) style of acting but it didn't work and came across wooden.

As '1930's B movies acting' it certainly worked.

[Beaky Smoochies]

Trailer for The Hobbit at the front- and my good grud almighty, if you want a load of bollocks that looks set to bore the arse off the audience, then there it is. Truly terrible.
SBT

You gotta be kiddin' SmallBlueThing, did we watch the same trailer, it looks amazing - and that's including the astonishing picture quality of the high-definition cameras used - and I guarantee it will be anything but boring, or did you think The Lord of the Rings trilogy was boring, if so, well, horses for courses...