OT: Star Wars Episode 2...

thorfrog · #1 May 16th, 2002, 10:54 PM

[ May 16, 2002, 21:56: Message edited by: atomannj ]

thorfrog · #2 May 16th, 2002, 10:55 PM

The acting is a little stiff. Blame Lucas for that. But the action kicks butt. Alot better then Ep1. I'd say between Empire and Jedi. Hey its Star Wars. We never expected oscars for acting. The special effects are amazing. Not to mention Jar Jar dies in a Slarnak Pit!

Ragnarok · #3 May 16th, 2002, 11:17 PM

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Originally posted by atomannj:
The acting is a little stiff. Blame Lucas for that. But the action kicks butt. Alot better then Ep1. I'd say between Empire and Jedi. Hey its Star Wars. We never expected oscars for acting. The special effects are amazing. Not to mention Jar Jar dies in a Slarnak Pit!

Well that's good to know... At least it's better then EP1.
NOOO!!! NOT JAR JAR!!! lol... He was sorta cool, mostly for the funny stuff he'd say every now and then. But he could still get annoying fast. But anyways, thanks for the info...

Andr�s · #4 May 17th, 2002, 03:24 AM

Here in the Outer Rim we won't see the movie until July.

I'd heard a lot of rumors, but nothing about JarJar's death.

Askan Nightbringer · #5 May 17th, 2002, 04:41 AM

Saw it Last night. Quite enjoyed it.
Must admit that I had "managed" my expectations at the pub first, so that might have something to do with it.

Its much, much better than phantom menance. Nowhere as childish. Not too much interaction from computer generated characters this time (woo woo!)
I think Lucas actually took note of alot of the criticism.

Alot of it was fairly cliche thou, especially the romance stuff which just made me laugh (and I laughed hard). I did find the idea of a cloned army of Maoris to be sufficiently frightening

(no problems there bro)

My verdict =

Askan

Gil Hamilton · #6 May 17th, 2002, 05:34 AM

Andres- Check your local Chinese Connection, I'm sure they've had it on DVD for weeks!!!

Spoo · #7 May 17th, 2002, 06:09 AM

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Not to mention Jar Jar dies in a Slarnak Pit!

Umm... did you see the same Version of ep2 that I did?

I'd say the movie was a dissapoinment. It did have some really cool parts, but the character of Anikan threatened to ruin the movie at points. The romance seemed forced and rather ridiculous. Plus some of the acting (Anikan and Amidala) was just BAD. I mean to go from Harrison Ford to this... Why? They had so much money why not pay someone good?? Also, with the exception of the Anikan-loves-Amidala theme there didn't seem to much in the way of new music. Certainly nothing like "Duel of the Fates" (although they did play it).

That said, see it anyway for Yoda...

[edit = more ranting]

[ May 17, 2002, 06:44: Message edited by: Spoo ]