All right fellow Star Wars nerds, lets hear your reviews! - Page 16

**alnorth** · 02:18 AM

I just finished watching the movie, here's a few impressions.

First for those with ADD and want the basic information, yes the movie ticket is worth the price of admission. If you hate crowds feel free to wait, but you eventually should see it in the theater, UNLESS you are one of those very rare people who always hated Star Wars, including all the original movies. I personally liked it better than even Empire, but I'm still on the afterglow you get when you watch a movie you like. After a few weeks I'll probably rate it 2nd or 3rd best out of the 6.

- My God the theater was crowded. I went to the midnight showing at the Pittsburg, KS theators. We arent a one gas station town or anything, but youd think little old Pittsburg wouldnt be that crowded. They sold out three screens for the midnight showing, full of people willing to stay up to 2:30 am, it was freakin packed. If you hate crowds in the movie... its gonna take a while. I can only imagine what its like in KC.

- Prepare for a very long movie, at least 2.5 hours. Its like Lucas thought to himself "You know, I am making the most anticipated movie in the history of the world. Its the last movie of freakin Star Wars, I'm gonna do whatever the hell I want and cut nothing. What are the distributors gonna do, refuse to show the movie?!? Hah!" Then again, the movie did cover a hell of a lot of stuff. Some of it could have been abbreviated, but I'm glad it wasnt.

- Kids... I thought it was overhyped personally, the way people were talking, youd think it shoulda been rated R or something. It aint PG, but PG-13 is probably fine. I think some younger kids can handle the movie, but not too young, and worried parents should probably screen it first. There are only two scenes I think would be questionable for young viewers, if you look around the internet youll find out what they are, I wont spoil anything here.

- Dont expect Shakespear. The story was very good, the acting was ok, the lines were.... well Lucas always sucked at writing lines. The man's working with what talent he was born with and I think he did the best he could.

- The best actor, by far, not even close, was the emperor. All the other roles (except Vader, and he did a passable job) are secondary and wont sink the movie, but this is one role that easily could have been cheesey and ruined the film. Thankfully, the most talented actor in the cast pulled it off well, and at times it seemed the sinister emperor was carrying the film during slow parts. (Jackson really didnt get much of a chance to shine and use his talents to the fullest)

- This film has by far the most action of all 6 films. It sometimes gets to the point where your on overload and wish the movie would slow down to take a breath. For some people the action overload will be a good thing, for others it wont, you be the judge.

- They tied up a lot of loose ends, as many as humanly possible, including ends that I didnt realize needed to be tied up untill they pointed it out, then its like "oh ok, so thats why this is the situation in episode 4!"

- Obi-Wan was pretty impressive. (I'm talking about the character now, not the actor) You always get the impression that he has less power in the "force" than most jedi, but he uses his intelligence to make the most of what hes got, especially in the pivotal fight with Vader when it seemed he was overmatched.

- General Grievous was pretty cool

Again, in summary the acting was kind of cheesey at times (Lucas cant write a good romance scene to save his life, it was like high school or something), passable at times (Anakin did a pretty good job at Vader, but not perfect, you sometimes get the impression that the character isnt believable, but it wasnt horrible) and excellent (no man alive on our planet could have possibly played the emperor any better)

The lines... were somewhere between ok and bad. In spite of the questionable script writing, the story was excellent, and together with good performances from some of the cast, took the movie on their shoulders to make it a very good experience in spite of the lines. It could have been better, but after episodes I and II, I'll take whatever we can get that resembles a good movie and be satisfied. The movie is definitely worth the price of admission, just dont expect to be happy if your a film geek/snob fresh from college who overanalyzes crap all the time.

Hammock Parties · 05-24-2005, 06:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Deberg_1990

Hmm....strangly, you make alot of sense......Obi-Wan was 39 huh?? How old is Ewen McGregor now? probably about 30-35 right? I guess with the beard and alll, he passed for 39-40. Interesting...

Ewan is 34.

Deberg_1990 · 05-24-2005, 06:22 PM

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Originally Posted by gochiefs

As for Anakin, not seeing a sun for 20 years will do that to you. There's also the fact that he was using the darkside all those years, which accelerates aging.

Of course, this could have been the "real" reason Lucas inserted Hayen into the new DVD's.

DJay23 · 05-24-2005, 06:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Deberg_1990

Well i guess i missed it the 1st time. Can you go over it again?? The original guy who played Anakin in Episode 6 also would have been too old as well. Hes waaay more than 18-25 years older than Hayden Christianson.

I think you'd look a little hellish after being cooped up in a suit for 20 years with scorched skin.

Calcountry · 05-24-2005, 06:32 PM

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Originally Posted by gochiefs

Ewan is 34.

Like I said before: 34+18<60 and Frankly Guiness appears older than 60 in IV.

DJay23 · 05-24-2005, 06:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Deberg_1990

Hmm....strangly, you make alot of sense......Obi-Wan was 39 huh?? How old is Ewen McGregor now? probably about 30-35 right? I guess with the beard and alll, he passed for 39-40. Interesting...

If y ou look, they put a little bit of gray in his temples.

Hammock Parties · 05-24-2005, 06:35 PM

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Originally Posted by bunnytrdr

Like I said before: 34+18<60 and Frankly Guiness appears older than 60 in IV.

Well he wasn't. Sorry!

Besides, even if he does APPEAR older, don't you think living in a desert baked by twin suns for 20 years would make anyone appear older?

**Lzen** · 08-08-2005, 02:16 PM

Well I finally got around to seeing this flick last night. Yeah, I'm a little late to the party.

All I can say is wow, that was a cool movie. I thoroughly enjoyed it despite the few shortcomings that have been discussed already. I really liked the way they tied up a lot of loose ends to Ep. IV, V, VI.

BTW, I wonder how many of us are complaining that this new trilogy is worse than the originaly are doing it because we've grown up since we watched the first 3. I was about 5-6 when the first Star Wars came out and therefore got to see them all when I was still a kid. Over the years as an adult, I've become more observant and critical of movies. I just wonder if it's more the fact that the people who grew up on the original Star Wars trilogy are now grown up and view the films through a much different perspective. Either way, I'm glad I finally got the chance to see them all.

05-19-2005, 02:11 AM
alnorth . Join Date: Dec 2002 Casino cash: $57156239	All right fellow Star Wars nerds, lets hear your reviews! I just finished watching the movie, here's a few impressions. First for those with ADD and want the basic information, yes the movie ticket is worth the price of admission. If you hate crowds feel free to wait, but you eventually should see it in the theater, UNLESS you are one of those very rare people who always hated Star Wars, including all the original movies. I personally liked it better than even Empire, but I'm still on the afterglow you get when you watch a movie you like. After a few weeks I'll probably rate it 2nd or 3rd best out of the 6. - My God the theater was crowded. I went to the midnight showing at the Pittsburg, KS theators. We arent a one gas station town or anything, but youd think little old Pittsburg wouldnt be that crowded. They sold out three screens for the midnight showing, full of people willing to stay up to 2:30 am, it was freakin packed. If you hate crowds in the movie... its gonna take a while. I can only imagine what its like in KC. - Prepare for a very long movie, at least 2.5 hours. Its like Lucas thought to himself "You know, I am making the most anticipated movie in the history of the world. Its the last movie of freakin Star Wars, I'm gonna do whatever the hell I want and cut nothing. What are the distributors gonna do, refuse to show the movie?!? Hah!" Then again, the movie did cover a hell of a lot of stuff. Some of it could have been abbreviated, but I'm glad it wasnt. - Kids... I thought it was overhyped personally, the way people were talking, youd think it shoulda been rated R or something. It aint PG, but PG-13 is probably fine. I think some younger kids can handle the movie, but not too young, and worried parents should probably screen it first. There are only two scenes I think would be questionable for young viewers, if you look around the internet youll find out what they are, I wont spoil anything here. - Dont expect Shakespear. The story was very good, the acting was ok, the lines were.... well Lucas always sucked at writing lines. The man's working with what talent he was born with and I think he did the best he could. - The best actor, by far, not even close, was the emperor. All the other roles (except Vader, and he did a passable job) are secondary and wont sink the movie, but this is one role that easily could have been cheesey and ruined the film. Thankfully, the most talented actor in the cast pulled it off well, and at times it seemed the sinister emperor was carrying the film during slow parts. (Jackson really didnt get much of a chance to shine and use his talents to the fullest) - This film has by far the most action of all 6 films. It sometimes gets to the point where your on overload and wish the movie would slow down to take a breath. For some people the action overload will be a good thing, for others it wont, you be the judge. - They tied up a lot of loose ends, as many as humanly possible, including ends that I didnt realize needed to be tied up untill they pointed it out, then its like "oh ok, so thats why this is the situation in episode 4!" - Obi-Wan was pretty impressive. (I'm talking about the character now, not the actor) You always get the impression that he has less power in the "force" than most jedi, but he uses his intelligence to make the most of what hes got, especially in the pivotal fight with Vader when it seemed he was overmatched. - General Grievous was pretty cool Again, in summary the acting was kind of cheesey at times (Lucas cant write a good romance scene to save his life, it was like high school or something), passable at times (Anakin did a pretty good job at Vader, but not perfect, you sometimes get the impression that the character isnt believable, but it wasnt horrible) and excellent (no man alive on our planet could have possibly played the emperor any better) The lines... were somewhere between ok and bad. In spite of the questionable script writing, the story was excellent, and together with good performances from some of the cast, took the movie on their shoulders to make it a very good experience in spite of the lines. It could have been better, but after episodes I and II, I'll take whatever we can get that resembles a good movie and be satisfied. The movie is definitely worth the price of admission, just dont expect to be happy if your a film geek/snob fresh from college who overanalyzes crap all the time. Last edited by alnorth; 05-19-2005 at 02:18 AM..
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08-08-2005, 02:16 PM	#232
Lzen Banded Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Oz Casino cash: $-749308	Well I finally got around to seeing this flick last night. Yeah, I'm a little late to the party. All I can say is wow, that was a cool movie. I thoroughly enjoyed it despite the few shortcomings that have been discussed already. I really liked the way they tied up a lot of loose ends to Ep. IV, V, VI. BTW, I wonder how many of us are complaining that this new trilogy is worse than the originaly are doing it because we've grown up since we watched the first 3. I was about 5-6 when the first Star Wars came out and therefore got to see them all when I was still a kid. Over the years as an adult, I've become more observant and critical of movies. I just wonder if it's more the fact that the people who grew up on the original Star Wars trilogy are now grown up and view the films through a much different perspective. Either way, I'm glad I finally got the chance to see them all. __________________ Conversation would be vastly improved by the constant use of four simple words: I do not know.
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