i've always disliked both, but i dislike epsiode 1 less. episode one is an uncharismatic effects wank with great lightsaber fights. episode two is an uncharismatic effects wank without great lightsaber fights. and jake lloyd is probably a better actor than that other guy whose name i can't remember...i wanna say efralope.
I am actually starting to like Episode I better than Episode II...
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ep 2 > ep 1
The love scene in the grass with those weird sheepcows is the only bad scene I remember from episode 2. Episode 2 had a lot more strange/bizarre/fantastic locals while ep 1 was mainly one planet and the senate room.
Plus, that alien in the restaraunt > Jar Jar.
edit: I am annoying myself with the >'s.
The love scene in the grass with those weird sheepcows is the only bad scene I remember from episode 2. Episode 2 had a lot more strange/bizarre/fantastic locals while ep 1 was mainly one planet and the senate room.
Plus, that alien in the restaraunt > Jar Jar.
edit: I am annoying myself with the >'s.
The Interrobanger
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I enjoyed both Ep. 1 and 2, with the nod going to Ep. 1 in terms of which one I liked best.
I was able to block out most of Jar Jar's annoyingness (is that a word?) in the first film and the love story/acting in the second is attrocious, but they're good movies if you can turn a blind eye to a few of their faults.
I was able to block out most of Jar Jar's annoyingness (is that a word?) in the first film and the love story/acting in the second is attrocious, but they're good movies if you can turn a blind eye to a few of their faults.
CajoleJuice
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I just think the fight at the end of Episode I is awesome. The music adds so much. It makes me wanna go apeshit on somebody.
Yeah, Duel of the Fates, both the scene and song, kick ass. I think that was the big thing Attack of the Clones was missing. The final duel was seriously lacking, if only because it was so damned short. Then Yoda pops out for no reason other than to please fanboys who don't know what's best for the franchise. They're the same fanboys who've been crying about not knowing Yoda's species name and begging for an origin for Boba Fett. Unfortunately, Lucas really tried to satisfy those idiots with AotC.
Still, I prefer AotC over TPM. It has fewer cringe-worthy scenes and it's a faster paced film, not that the latter is important, but large chunks of TPM are slow and boring.
Still, I prefer AotC over TPM. It has fewer cringe-worthy scenes and it's a faster paced film, not that the latter is important, but large chunks of TPM are slow and boring.
Kai Dracon
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I would tend to rate Episode I over II, except I just can't abide by Anakin being too young which leads to problems and the need for goofy, kid antics to deal with major plot points - I just can't stand Anakin saving the day with his string of wacky accidental yuk-yuks at the end. It gave the big finale a tone that didn't gel with ANY of the other SW films' finales. It's just out of place and destroys suspension of disbelief.
If I could change anything in Ep I I would go with the suggestion of making Jar Jar a more serious alien (believe it or not, I think the tongue scene at the table wasn't that bad and kinda funny, and would have seemed better if Jar Jar had overall been less stupid). And making Anakin older and his actions more intentional. Also, just as a last detail, I would have made the final battle surrounding Naboo larger in scale - for all Naboo was a "peaceful" world it was obvious they had defensive military and police forces. I would have had it so that when all hell broke loose as the group stormed the palace, it was synchronized with intentional riots at the internment camps and a larger number of Naboo fighters being liberated and coming up from all over the planet. Six fighters was just silly, after I rewatched it.
If I could change anything in Ep I I would go with the suggestion of making Jar Jar a more serious alien (believe it or not, I think the tongue scene at the table wasn't that bad and kinda funny, and would have seemed better if Jar Jar had overall been less stupid). And making Anakin older and his actions more intentional. Also, just as a last detail, I would have made the final battle surrounding Naboo larger in scale - for all Naboo was a "peaceful" world it was obvious they had defensive military and police forces. I would have had it so that when all hell broke loose as the group stormed the palace, it was synchronized with intentional riots at the internment camps and a larger number of Naboo fighters being liberated and coming up from all over the planet. Six fighters was just silly, after I rewatched it.
Black Deatha
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Cool, I didnt realize there was ANY PT love on this board, glad to see I was wrong. Both TMP and AotC kick ass. I am a huge Star Wars fan, and my level of antisipation was infinate on both movies, and I came out loving both, wasnt dissapointed at all. I dont buy the arguement saying that those that went in with high levels of antisipation are the ones that hate it. I thin those are the ones that are just hard to please. Maybe I loved both because I went in to watch George Lucas' movie, and not mine.
I do however agree with the complaints about Jar Jar. My major problem with him was that Lucas had tried to make the movie more child friendly by having him in, and for fuck sakes, I would perfer to see the Star Wars series made for it's existing fans, not one that reaches out for new ones. Now ones would come anyways, I dont look at Star Wars as a kids series, it should have stayed much more mature. Fourtinatly AotC was not as bad in this regard.
But in the end I still love both movies, and cant wait for Episode III, it's shaping up to be perfect. But damnit I wish the Episode III spoiler topic would die, because on one hand I dont want to read spoilers, but the fact that there's some Star Wars info I dont know that others do, drives me nuts
~Black Deatha
I do however agree with the complaints about Jar Jar. My major problem with him was that Lucas had tried to make the movie more child friendly by having him in, and for fuck sakes, I would perfer to see the Star Wars series made for it's existing fans, not one that reaches out for new ones. Now ones would come anyways, I dont look at Star Wars as a kids series, it should have stayed much more mature. Fourtinatly AotC was not as bad in this regard.
But in the end I still love both movies, and cant wait for Episode III, it's shaping up to be perfect. But damnit I wish the Episode III spoiler topic would die, because on one hand I dont want to read spoilers, but the fact that there's some Star Wars info I dont know that others do, drives me nuts
~Black Deatha
Substance said:
The wooden acting seems to result from extensive use of blue screens for practically everything. I mean I suppose it would be hard to act in a scene with an incredible waterfall backdrop if the incredible waterfall backdrop doesn't really exist and instead you're acting in front of a blue wall. That is a big problem with these new star wars movies, it's just all so fake. Instead of going out and shooting on location and adding the fancy digital shit later ala LOTR, these movies basically look like cartoons with a few live actors placed on top. So with that in mind you can't really expect the acting to be too decent, I wouldn't say they're given much to work with.
I thought Episode II was better than Episode I, but I've only seen each one once in the theater, and I've had little desire to see either one again. So I can't really compare them.
I have to say, though, that I'm baffled as to why people are still excited about Episode III, and why they continue to eat all the shit Lucas feeds them. I mean, the man added a fucking Gungan into the original trilogy.
I have to say, though, that I'm baffled as to why people are still excited about Episode III, and why they continue to eat all the shit Lucas feeds them. I mean, the man added a fucking Gungan into the original trilogy.
Rocket Punch
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Panajev2001a said:
I always get a kick of seeing her run. She looks like she's running on snow. Real funny like, check it out!
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