Just got done watchig TPM on 4k disc.
Amazing how much I can still enjoy this film.. Nastalgia plays a huge factor as everything about it takes me back to that time when I stood in line at Toys R Us at midnight to pick up the figures
I still have some of my TPM figures proudly displayed on my 3.75" TPM shelf
I dont hate Jar Jar and I actually find Jake Loyd much more likable as Anakin then Hayden. Yeah the kid is not a very good actor but at least he has an excuse due to being a kid.
I like how a lot of people are finally coming around to Jar Jar. Took 20 years, but hey. I always liked him. He was what a lovable clumsy good intentions alien is supposed to be. Always thought the voice acting was really good for him too.
Surprised to hear about Jake being better. I don't agree, but I still like the performance. He acts how a kid is supposed to act. Sure, some lines are cheesy, but that's not his fault.
I freaking Love the Pod race.. The sound design during that scene is some of the SW universe's best.
Maul Duel is always good.. Love the sound of the Sabers in this one also.
I know I am in the minority but I actually like the space battle. There is not much but what there is looks pretty cool.
As a NASCAR fan, I love the pod race. Seeing space NASCAR when I was a kid was absolutely awesome. Love all the pod racers too.
Duel of the Fates is arguably the best lightsaber duel of all time.
I like the space battle too. Has that OT feel to it.
I hate all the political talk in the film.. Snooze fest for sure. Some of the side characters acting is just awful. The Gungan battle is basically a waste. Fart Jokes and "That's gotta hurt" stick out like a sore thumb.
Political talk in ANH too. I don't mind it. If you happen to read what some dub the Darth Plagueis Saga, it really fleshes out Palpatine's rise and the political backdrop and leads into and throughout TPM.
What's so weird about the film and PT in general is the lack of humor that comes from the main characters.. If Jar Jar was not in the film there is not a joke to be had other then some of the side characters.. I do laugh every time the sandpeople are taking aim at the pod race.
That's a good thing to me. ST is filled with far too much attempts at Marvel styled humor. TPM leans more on dry humor I think.
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Just finished AOTC on 4k disc.
The film itself.. It is without question the most boring of all the SW films. I just have a hard time caring about anything that is going on.
You must have forgotten about Solo
The main problem with this film is the lack of a main villain.. Yeah Dooku show up at the very end but he is weak as far as SW villains go. I wish the Emperor had more of a part in it like he did TPM... Some sort of main villain presence thoughout the film would have helped
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Palpatine was the main villain through Dooku and Dooku mostly acted through Jango who acted out through Zam Wesell...
I think that is what is so great about Palpatine because he is manipulating things through so many levels.
I did like Anakin killing the sandpeople and his "I hate them" Speech to Padme.
I think that's some of the best acting in the entire saga during that speech. I wish he was more consistent throughout the saga. He was great without any of the love lines.
I like the Machine factory adventure that Anakin and Padme are in.. I use to not really care for that part but there is a sense of fun to it and it has the old serial feel that the rest of the film is lacking.
That's probably the weakest point of the movie for me. Some of the CGI doesn't hold up anymore.
The rest of the film is just blah to me. I use to like the chase on Coruscant but that scene did nothing for me this time.
What about all the stuff with Jango? Kamino was cool. I love Dex. Yoda teaching the younglings was cool to see.
The Gladiator fight with all the Jedi vs the robots is just bad. The way all the Jedi are swinging their sabers just looks so much like actors who are having trouble with their imaginations filling in the blanks on the green screen stage.
Never thought that. Most is just deflecting blaster bolts and anytime they showed Anakin or Obi-Wan it looked good.
Saber battle at the end is the worst of the series also. That Anakin vs Dooku duel makes me LOL. Yoda's saber skills are done well and all but I don't like the idea behind Yoda using a saber..
Yeah, that Anakin vs Dooku duel is actually terrible. All those quick camera cuts to their face and like a strobe light... I don't know what George was thinking with that.
But, the Yoda vs Dooku duel was awesome. He fights by using the force. And they only fight because the battle wasn't going to be won be with a force duel, as Dooku mentions.
Yoda always relied on the force first before his lightsaber.
Of all the SW films this feels the least like a SW movie. It's easily the worst IMO but still, Its SW so I don't hate it completely.
TLJ is the worst to me simply from what it did to the franchise.
