Tue December 22, 2015 5:04 pm
Tue December 22, 2015 5:05 pm
darth_vedder wrote:Discuss what you love about them, what you hate about them, what you wish would have happened, etc...
Ruddo said I have to have this guy in the OP, so here you go:
Tue December 22, 2015 5:06 pm
Tue December 22, 2015 5:19 pm
Tue December 22, 2015 5:20 pm
Monkey_Driven wrote:http://www.gamesradar.com/george-lucas-nearly-wrote-perfect-prequel-trilogy-he-just-didnt-seem-notice/
Intriguing...
Tue December 22, 2015 5:21 pm
stip wrote:It's a cool idea, but that is really stretching the meaning of the word NEARLY to its limits.
Tue December 22, 2015 5:22 pm
spike wrote:Monkey_Driven wrote:http://www.gamesradar.com/george-lucas-nearly-wrote-perfect-prequel-trilogy-he-just-didnt-seem-notice/
Intriguing...
woah, i've had some of these same thoughts, but that guy articulates them very well.
Tue December 22, 2015 5:24 pm
Tue December 22, 2015 5:26 pm
Tue December 22, 2015 5:26 pm
LoathedVermin72 wrote:I re-watched Episode III a few days ago, and it wasn't as laughably bad as I remembered. The dialogue and acting is still horrendous, and all the Three Stooges droid humor is unbearable, but there's some stuff to like. Some brief thoughts:
I think the CG environments are actually quite impressive for the most part, and feel more visionary and immersive than anything in TFA. Unfortunately, a lot of the other CG effects (like actual characters) don't fare as well.
Really impressive sound design. This is another area where the prequels excelled above TFA. Like they did in the OT, Lucas and co. managed to create a seemingly endless supply of singular sounds (the calls of that lizard-alien Obi-Wan rides, for example).
Anakin's turn to the dark side is rushed and unconvincing, but again, I appreciate the attempt. I like that you see him kind of bounce back and forth between loyalty to Palpatine and the Jedi. The seduction scenes between him and Palpatine are compelling, even though they could have been better-executed. Palpatine's monologue at the bubble opera is the highlight. McDiarmid is great (until he turns into the Emperor, at which time he gets goofy).
The action set-pieces are legitimately epic and impressive, and I would say that goes for all the prequels. These scenes are where the movies shine (which may be because they involve very little dialogue and acting).
And I know I'm alone on this, but I appreciate all the political minutiae. It makes sense that we see more of that during the build-up to war (prequels) and not during the war (OT). It's by no means particularly well-executed, but I appreciate the effort.
Tue December 22, 2015 5:26 pm
Tue December 22, 2015 5:29 pm
Tue December 22, 2015 5:29 pm
Tue December 22, 2015 5:32 pm
spike wrote:sees TFA, rewatches prequels and decides they're cool. classic LV.
Tue December 22, 2015 5:38 pm
Tue December 22, 2015 5:40 pm
Tue December 22, 2015 5:40 pm
@SkitchP wrote:LoathedVermin72 wrote:I re-watched Episode III a few days ago, and it wasn't as laughably bad as I remembered. The dialogue and acting is still horrendous, and all the Three Stooges droid humor is unbearable, but there's some stuff to like. Some brief thoughts:
I think the CG environments are actually quite impressive for the most part, and feel more visionary and immersive than anything in TFA. Unfortunately, a lot of the other CG effects (like actual characters) don't fare as well.
Really impressive sound design. This is another area where the prequels excelled above TFA. Like they did in the OT, Lucas and co. managed to create a seemingly endless supply of singular sounds (the calls of that lizard-alien Obi-Wan rides, for example).
Anakin's turn to the dark side is rushed and unconvincing, but again, I appreciate the attempt. I like that you see him kind of bounce back and forth between loyalty to Palpatine and the Jedi. The seduction scenes between him and Palpatine are compelling, even though they could have been better-executed. Palpatine's monologue at the bubble opera is the highlight. McDiarmid is great (until he turns into the Emperor, at which time he gets goofy).
The action set-pieces are legitimately epic and impressive, and I would say that goes for all the prequels. These scenes are where the movies shine (which may be because they involve very little dialogue and acting).
And I know I'm alone on this, but I appreciate all the political minutiae. It makes sense that we see more of that during the build-up to war (prequels) and not during the war (OT). It's by no means particularly well-executed, but I appreciate the effort.
I kinda agree with most of this.
Tue December 22, 2015 5:42 pm
Tue December 22, 2015 5:50 pm
stip wrote: (although the martial arts saber fights have not aged well)
Tue December 22, 2015 6:19 pm
bada wrote:stip wrote: (although the martial arts saber fights have not aged well)
Yeah I find the lightsaber duels much more satisfying in 4-7 as opposed to 1-3. Sword fights should be exhausting not effortless.