Post RoTS
I had the opportunity to watch Episode 3 - RoTS last night... Wasn't really impressed by it, though it was better than the first two prequels. Then again, it's not that hard to make something better than the first two prequels. Those videos we made for projects in high school German and chemistry classes probabaly had more entertainment value than Episodes 1 and 2 combined. Anyhoo, doesn't really matter how crappy a movie is when the size of the fan base outnumbers the clone army.
Some random thoughts on Episode 3:
1. Yoda seems to be able to sense things better than other Jedi Masters... Perhaps his (antennae) ears have something to do with it?
2. I tried very hard to keep a straight face when they first put the mask on Vader, and the Emperor asks, "Vader, can you hear me?" I know it was the moment, but I was almost expecting the guy from the Verizon commercials to pop in or something.
3. They show Vader going berserk soon after getting his new suit. If someone gave me that iconic samurai-ish mask and a billowing cape to wear, and then put crappy 70's-looking analog buttons on my chest plate, I'd go crazy and build a Death Star too. C'mon... all the fighters have cool digital instrumentation and screens, and all Darth Vader gets is measly buttons. For crying out loud, even my TV remote control is higher tech. He needs to visit those "Pimp My Ride" people on MTV and get a 10" LCD screen and DVD player hooked up.
4. For some strange reason, Lucas loves showing off the myriad of spacecrafts. Nothing wrong with some creativity, but why does he feel compelled to show the landing/docking sequences for most of these crafts? Next time you watch Episode Three, make a note of how often you see a spacecraft land (i.e. extend its landing gear, or dock with another spacecraft).
5. The only reason why this movie was over 2 hours was because we spend about half the time watching spacecrafts land, battle scenes in space, or light saber duels. They could have used some of this time to better explain the story or something.... instead of having the audience watch how Anakin turns over to the dark side in the matter of 30 seconds.
Some random thoughts on Episode 3:
1. Yoda seems to be able to sense things better than other Jedi Masters... Perhaps his (antennae) ears have something to do with it?
2. I tried very hard to keep a straight face when they first put the mask on Vader, and the Emperor asks, "Vader, can you hear me?" I know it was the moment, but I was almost expecting the guy from the Verizon commercials to pop in or something.
3. They show Vader going berserk soon after getting his new suit. If someone gave me that iconic samurai-ish mask and a billowing cape to wear, and then put crappy 70's-looking analog buttons on my chest plate, I'd go crazy and build a Death Star too. C'mon... all the fighters have cool digital instrumentation and screens, and all Darth Vader gets is measly buttons. For crying out loud, even my TV remote control is higher tech. He needs to visit those "Pimp My Ride" people on MTV and get a 10" LCD screen and DVD player hooked up.
4. For some strange reason, Lucas loves showing off the myriad of spacecrafts. Nothing wrong with some creativity, but why does he feel compelled to show the landing/docking sequences for most of these crafts? Next time you watch Episode Three, make a note of how often you see a spacecraft land (i.e. extend its landing gear, or dock with another spacecraft).
5. The only reason why this movie was over 2 hours was because we spend about half the time watching spacecrafts land, battle scenes in space, or light saber duels. They could have used some of this time to better explain the story or something.... instead of having the audience watch how Anakin turns over to the dark side in the matter of 30 seconds.
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