Attack of the Clones

[Scouse]

So I saw it at five past midnight at a cinema in Nottingham last nite.


It's good - not "Empire Strikes Back" good - and it's cheesy in areas.


But it's well worth the watch

 

[xane]

Originally posted by Scouse
But it's well worth the watch

If Uncle George did a film about Ewok mating rituals it'd be "worth the watch"

 

[Scouse]

If Uncle George did a film about Ewok mating rituals it'd be "worth the watch"

Whatever floats your boat Cam

 

[JohnyWishbone]

Going to see it tonight with my bro and mates.. I loved the first ones, especially ESB not so much ROTJ though. And if theres any sad bastards sitting in an Obi One Kenobi dressing gown with a plastic light sabre or a storm trooper getup, there'll be murders.

I just have'nt been able to go with the hype, and Anakin Skywalker is a smarmy little twat. I dunno, I think everything else just fades in comparison to LOTR FOTR now, they could stop making Star Wars as long as the release of the rest of LOTR is on time.

But I'll pay my money and take it how it comes.

 

[NaveT]

Originally posted by Johny Wishbone
Anakin Skywalker is a smarmy little twat

Think hes supposed to do since he does become Vader.

 

[Mellow-]

I'm pretty sure one of the news websites had a story about how the guy who played Anakin made the girl "feel like a whore"

 

[JohnyWishbone]

Originally posted by NaveT


Think hes supposed to do since he does become Vader.

Ahhh, now that does make sense, you can tell I've been impartial to the flood of Starwars info.

I have a friend who believed in the force when we were kids. He wanted to be a jedi.

 

[Moving Target]

Originally posted by Scouse
not "Empire Strikes Back" good

I thought Empire Strikes Back was distinctly average compared tothe original Star Wars.

 

[(Shovel)]

He wasn't one of 'them' who put Jedi down on last years census was he?

 

[Sawtooth]

There is much anger in you

 

[Recoil101]

not long back from seeing it, have to say I enjoyed it alot. Was definitley far superior to TPM, it was a bit slow in places but still very good.

However I did have a thought, isnt episode 3 going to be quite a depressing film? The way I figure it most people are going to be either dieing or turning to the dark side

 

[Recoil101]

oh and yes I thought Hayen whatshisname (Anakin/Darth Vader) was actually really quite bad...

 

[Summo]

Originally posted by Mellow
I'm pretty sure one of the news websites had a story about how the guy who played Anakin made the girl "feel like a whore"

Heh heh. That wasn't his fault. Natalie Portman was commenting on her first love scene and how false and uncomfortable it felt.

 

[Wilier]

Originally posted by Recoil

However I did have a thought, isnt episode 3 going to be quite a depressing film? The way I figure it most people are going to be either dieing or turning to the dark side

Might make it a bit more entertaining then.


DEATH

DESTRUCTION

TEH DARK SIDE

 

[Wazzerphuk]

Originally posted by SomeGuy
Heh heh. That wasn't his fault. Natalie Portman was commenting on her first love scene and how false and uncomfortable it felt.

She hasn't watched herself in Leon then?

 

[Xtro]

Natalie Portman's semi-erect nipples in the Princess Leia outfit made it more than enjoyable watching. Oh and its a good film.

 

[Kempo]

Princess amadala iirc

 

[Xtro]

lol Kemp u seen the film? I know her character name m8 ffs

You'll know what I mean about the outfit - that outfit is Lucas thinking "hmm lets give those Leia fans something to drool over".

It shut the 2 fat fucking geeks up who sat next to me in the cinema...well for 2 mins anyway

 

[gremlin]

Originally posted by Kemposaur
Princess amadala iirc

If you want to get pedantic about it it's actually spelt Amidala. But you know best

 

[gremlin]

Originally posted by Johny Wishbone
I dunno, I think everything else just fades in comparison to LOTR FOTR now, they could stop making Star Wars as long as the release of the rest of LOTR is on time.

I agree with Johny here. LOTR and the like are the Star Wars of our time. Apart from a few SW geeks and old people that remember it the first time around, is it even relevant any more?

 

[xane]

another vaguely related Star Wars link

 

[Kempo]

wasnt being pedantic at all, was just pointing out that xtro was wrong? that was all

and no ive not seen it, yes i would like to, and yes agian i think lotr is probably better

 

[FatBusinessman]

Mmmnatalieportman....


Sorry, what were we talking about?

 

[(Shovel)]

Originally posted by gremlin

I agree with Johny here. LOTR and the like are the Star Wars of our time. Apart from a few SW geeks and old people that remember it the first time around, is it even relevant any more?

True. Just bear in mind though, that in 20 years time they will have to remake "The Hobbit"...

 

[Xtro]

lol Kemp arrgh - I wasnt wrong as I was on about her OUTFIT being PrincessLeiaesque.

Amidala in Episode 2 - Hair in bunches on side of head, all white outfit - sound familiar?

Anyway new discussion...

Carrie Fisher or Natalie Portman?

Sorry Carrie, although I'm an old fart and I made the Princess Leia action figure do unmentionable things with R2D2, a tub of lard and a drawing pin...Natalie 0wns you now

 

[Sar]

Seen it twice today, just to make sure.

Even saw Phantom Menace twice on release, so I could be absolutely positive it was the worst SW film ever.


Ep2 should have been called "Yoda kicks arse", or "Return of the Mojo", because Lucas has hit form again. Albeit not a completely triumphant return, as the film has some serious problems (more later), but when taking the whole film into consideration I'm happy to say that the film is indeed a return to the Star Wars that we know and love.

The sly humour, the intrigue, the danger, the huge battles, the classic saber fights: they're all here, and here in abundance. The memory of the nightmarish vision that was Phantom Menace has thankfully all been but extinguished from my mind.

Good points:

ILMs work on the creatures, and general landscapes etc - Coruscant is breathtaking, although it is heavily influenced by Luc Bessons New York from The 5th Element, even to such a degree that one sequence looks as if it could easily have fit into the other film.

Ewan McGregor - The star of the show, this is definitely his film. In Phantom Menace he was stuck with largely a bit part, playing lap dog to Liam Neesons Qui-Gonn Jin. Here he has much greater freedom to express himself, as he's in the thick of all the action, gets all the best lines, and really seems to be enjoying himself this time around, and rightly so.

The Yoda/Dooku Fight sequence - I'll not spoil it for those of you yet to see the film, but the little green man kicks some arse, and shows why he's the Jedi Council leader he is.

The Fetts - Timeura Morrison does a great job as Boba's daddy, and Jango goes toe-to-toe with Obi Wan in a great fight sequence on Kamino. Little Boba is good, far better than "little Annie" in TPM. Not given much to do unfortunately, but his malicious glee in the Fett/Kenobi chase sequence is entertaining to watch.

Natalie Portman - Does a better job here than in TPM, as like McGregor she is given a wider pallette to work with this time round. Looks great in that White elastic number too - dig those nipples

John Williams - His music reflects the on screen action as well as ever, however his score does have a tendencey to flare too strongly when it should in all honesty be slightly more subtle.

R2 & 3PO - Together again and bickering just like old times


Bad points:

Hadyn Christiansen - The guy plainly just cannot act. Yeah he looks cute etc, but he just doesn't have any charisma. He doesn't seem to be able to emote at all, other than pulling a brooding face, and doesn't seem to be able to "inhabit" the character he's meant to be portraying. He seems fairly disconnected from events going on around him and within him, to such a degree that he seems as though he'd deliver the same lines regardless of what his peers were doing and renders the character into nothing but a vehicle for his script lines. His acting when he finally finds, then loses his mother is atrocious, sub-drama class stuff. George - give this guy intensive acting lessons before principal shooting starts next year on Episode 3 - otherwise he'll render the saga's greatest villain into nothing more than a spoilt brat on steroids.

The love plot - Seemed very stilted and badly conceived. Awkward and badly thought out would be being kind. Doesn't seem to flow naturally. Partly this may be attributable to Christiansen's lack of acting ability, but it's likely not all his fault.

Overall though the film was great, despite it's faults. It ranks higher for me than either TPM (obviously, piercing my scrotum with a rusty red hot poker would rank higher for me than TPM) or RotJ, and sits just about equal with A New Hope, yet fails to overcome the daddeh: Empire.

Maybe Ep 3...

 

[old.Fweddy]

damn you Sar. I really want to see it now. but i can't until tommorrow evening

 

[Testin da Cable]

going sunday

 

[Wilier]

Sar Norman.

Nice review.

 

[nath]

I wanna go see it this saturday but I fear it is too early. When I went to see lotr a few days after it was out my mate and me had to leave due to the influx of kids 20mins in to the film, looking for seats, mouthing off etc.

fucking lamers I should cut out their still beating hearts and ramme...

so I think i'll give it a week before I see star wars