What does everyone think of Star Wars Eps I-III?
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1 - Poor
2 - Good
3 - Very good, I'd quite happily watch it as much as the original trilogy.
There is a lot of nostalgia with Star Wars, in reality a lot of the original trilogy is just as crap as things in the prequels.
2 - Good
3 - Very good, I'd quite happily watch it as much as the original trilogy.
There is a lot of nostalgia with Star Wars, in reality a lot of the original trilogy is just as crap as things in the prequels.
wth are you on about? Of coure there's hardly and lightsaber fights or force use. At the beginning of Episode 4 there were only 4 people who knew how to use the force. Luke was still a stroppy angst ridden teen and only 2 member of the Jedi order were still alive and there would be no point in having a load of Sith warriors who could potentially usurp Vader.
Star wars is about lightsabers and force use, if the film only has 10% of the time showing any kind of star wars, then its kinda bland.
Now I'm not saying every scene should have it, but sometimes in 4-6 the force/lightsaber usage is so low and far between i may as well be watching any generic sci-fi film.
I saw Star Wars in Uxbridge cinema the week it came out, I was 7 at the time, big Spiderman fan and the Spiderman movie had been out a couple of weeks when Mum and Dad took me to see it. Standing in the lobby of the cinema I saw the Star Wars poster and got curious, Mum and Dad said "Well this is your treat what would you rather see?" Terribly difficult decision but I opted for Star Wars and was totally blown away. Got to see Spiderman a few years later when it hit the television screens anyway.
For me the newer CGI based films just can't stand up to the first three, in fact I think if they had been made with the technology available in the early 1970's they would probably have been better because Lucas had to work harder and be more innovative without the flash computer graphics.
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No it isn't.
Ep 1 - I actually enjoyed it. I usually watch it whenever it's on telly on a Sunday afternoon. Nice easy watching, even if you haven't seen any of the others.
Ep 2 - Watched once, garbage.
Ep 3 - Watched twice, also garbage.
I went to the cinemas three times when the first one came out in the 70s when I was young and daft.
Ep 2 - Watched once, garbage.
Ep 3 - Watched twice, also garbage.
I went to the cinemas three times when the first one came out in the 70s when I was young and daft.
k decided to watch the first one today. I'm currently 40 mins in and actually really enjoying it. The only problem is believing a 9 year old boy built a pod racer and can race it against pros.
You have to remember that nine year old is Darth Vader in disguise!
Now can you believe?
Take the sci-fi element out and you have a film set on earth.
What's your point?
Star Wars is not all about lightsaber duels and force powers, the force in general, yes. If you're gonna talk about a film at least know what you are talking about.
So if star wars isnt about Jedi's, force use and lightsabers, then what on earth is it about?
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A story of intergalatic struggle of good vs evil? A coming of age epic? A ripping good yarn?
1. Poor
2. Better than 1
3. OK
2 & 3 were better than 1 due to the distinct lack of Jar Jar Binks. Lucas must have been on crack when he thought him up TBH. Only more annoying characters since have been the Crazy Frog & Russell Brand.
2. Better than 1
3. OK
2 & 3 were better than 1 due to the distinct lack of Jar Jar Binks. Lucas must have been on crack when he thought him up TBH. Only more annoying characters since have been the Crazy Frog & Russell Brand.
Its a basic medieval myth style story set in space, whats your point? To boil the entire narrative down to gimmicks is a bit pointless imho.
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Too clean and overwrought CG. CG characters are a complete hash and not believable.
The stories were average and disappointing and totally lacking in depth. My main gripe tho was in the complete lack of scope and distance in the universe. There was no feeling of time or distance in any of the movies.
The stories were average and disappointing and totally lacking in depth. My main gripe tho was in the complete lack of scope and distance in the universe. There was no feeling of time or distance in any of the movies.
Quite simple, go up to anyone in the street and say "what is star wars?" and i bet you they say "force, light sabers, jedi's, darth vader". Take that away and you don't have the franchise we do now.
So if the first 4-6 has very little of what people associate with the film, yet the 1-3 do, i don't understand how they can be a bad film considering it consists of everything star wars is.
1. Poor
2. Better than 1
3. OK
2 & 3 were better than 1 due to the distinct lack of Jar Jar Binks. Lucas must have been on crack when he thought him up TBH. Only more annoying characters since have been the Crazy Frog & Russell Brand.
Kinda sums it up!
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Do you really think that filmmaking is that simple? Is there no place for storyline or acting performances in your conception of a film?
If I were to throw explosions, a couple of implausibly muscled goons, guns, car chases and gratuitous nudity into a film and call it an action film does that mean it'll be the zenith of action films? Or is it possible that there's slightly more to this game than merely having lots of the elements?
No there clearly is room for it, but people are flaming it because they used CGI, well people would have flamed him for using crappy costumes and rubbish scale models, no sense of journey yet 1 or 2 you had to help that ambassador escape and go to the home of the republic, the journey of the sith from myth to fore front and lots of other stupid points.
I would agree with you if the underlying story of 4-6 were good, but there clearly not, because everyone knows star wars for the reasons i said above, not for the epic struggle.