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Star Wars Episode 1 - My Review
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17-07-1999 8:37pm#1OK saw the much hyped film today and I was very disappointed. Basically in my opinion it is rubbish as a film. Some stuff is nice the sets, some of the fight scenes etc. but the characters are very hollow, the script is laughable and the whole story is just disjointed. I know this is aimed at Children but so was Star Wars and I can still watch that today and enjoy them as damn good films.
This one leaves me with afeeling that X was put in there so they could use it for merchandising to sell MickeyD's, Coke or whatever else they want to screw cash from. There is too much CGI characters and the real actors in the film do not seem to be comfortable working with them and this shows.
I wanted this film to be good because like alot of the users of the board I remember when the original Star Wars film came out and going to see that in the cinema and the enjoyment it gave me then but this without doubt is the worst film that I have seen in the cinema this year.
Thats my tuppence,
Gandalf.
/me waits to get flamed by the Star Wars geeks.
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Hi lads,
I saw TPM in Savoy screen one here in Dublin and the whole cinema went beserk at the end, most people seemed to have enjoyed it.
I thought it was a good film and a great Star Wars film. I really enjoyed it and the special effects were great. It wasn't close to being as good as any of the originals but still rocked.
I don't think it'll be as good on the small screen though and I saw Lucas say on the Big Breakfast that none of the films will come out on DVD until the entire series is completed in 2006
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What are you talking about Gandaf? Tis the best movie that I've seen in ages. In my opinion it was slated to much by critics, as I know lots of people who disliked the original trilogy, but loved Ep. 1, not for the sfx but the overall enjoyment of it. I thought its ending was one that really had to think about if you've only seen it once.
All in all I cant wait to see the the next one.
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'the way Palpatine's face came into focus at the end during qui-gon's funeral, you know what hes up to'
thanks Hecate your're a star if you are going to give away plot details like that could you please put some fookin warning in front for the benefit of those who have not yet seen it!! 0 -
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i think most Americans agree with you ganders...Austin Powers 2 is basically ****ing all over TPM box office wise in the states. Took $57million in its first week alone, making it the second fastest grossing film of all time. (Take it Lucas!!)
Yes menace was a biiig disapointment, ive seen better dialogue in a german sitcom, effects arent really anything special by todays standards...although some of the fight scenes with darth maul were impressive they've got nothing on the likes of the matrix.
Your right, too many cgi actors, that was the problem. Plus it somehow didnt *feel* like star wars, Lucas tried to inject too many modern ideas into the script (ie: the two headed announcer at the pod race, sounded like an american commentator at a baseball game). And his obsession with cuteness really came to the fore this time, Jar Jar Binks is easily *the* most annoying, unecessary character ive ever seen; "exxcuiissse meee!"..oh dear.
Good parts; yes there were some, the droid army was class, although they sounded a little too human for my liking. The way he built up the back story as regards Palpatine and Anakin, the way Palpatine's face came into focus at the end during qui-gon's funeral, you know what hes up to.
Im curious to see whats done for the next 2, the scripts are already written if ive heard right?.0 -
If every one goes to see it thinking that there is to much hype, they're going to find things wrong with it. Go to see it with an open mind and you'll enjoy it!
It will make more sense when Ep. 2 comes out
skywalker is the ONE
[This message has been edited by Monty - the one and only (edited 20-07-99).]0 -
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Well, I haven't seen it...yet. Roll on Wednesday, Savoy screen 1...
As for spoilers, I had it spoiled for me on a mailing list the day after it came out in the states. No warning, just a run down of the plot (used as reference in a nice rant) and capped off with a list of who dies and who doesn't... bugger! But I'll go see it anyway.
SPOILER!!!!
as far as the death mentioned above. Did you not check out the last two tracks on the soundtrack? It's in the titles...
****'s deathmarch
****'s funeral
so it's not really that much of a spoiler.
Now. If someone were to come out and state with certainty that the big suprise of the film is <beeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeep> and is really <beeeeeeeeeeeep>.
I wouldn't spoil it for you, now would I..
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I went to see it last night aswell in the Savoy, screen 1. If you haven't seen it there, you haven't seen it properly. Each time I go it gets better and better! It still got a cheer at the begining and an applause at the end. Jar Jar Binks is basicly funny, the people in the cinema laughed at his behaviour. This is not something that you would get if he was irriating. Tis a nice opener to the trilogy's
tis okaydeh, hey
[This message has been edited by Monty - the one and only (edited 23-07-99).]0 -
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Just in from seeing it, I thought it was pretty good. Dont go in comparing it to the other three and you will enjoy it - it was better than i was expecting.
Coulda done with a LOT more Darth Maul tho, such a cool character and he was barely used - JarJar was irritating, but not as bad as I was expecting. Just couldnt understand him half the time
Very nice special effects, the pod race was particularly cool. And Natalie Portman was as errr... 'watchable' as ever 0 -
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it was an early incident involving his son (luke) and a sunday roast carving knife.
it was lukes fault and so later when vader had had a bad day he decided to seek a little bit of compensation and repay the debt to his son. i think you'll find the bad day happened in the mpire stricks back and the unfortuant recipient just happened to be the young lad who had removed his own hand 17 years earlie. ie luke
phew!
i still want to know who this darth sidioes person is.
and where does the darth come from?
you dont see all the goodie goodie jedis going around with the same title. do you?
unless its another form of master type stuff?
all very interesting for something thats completely made up.
beats the hell out of that 'could actually happen' ****e from star trek(which is a load of bolox imho)0 -
The Sith lords are supposed to be the polar opposite of the Jedi tho they have much the same training and all to ensure that they kick ass. As Lucas is obssessed with 'balance' they act as the counter balance to the Jedi, and arise every 1000 years (as mentioned in the blurb for TPM) to test the Jedi out and make sure they haven't finally become a bunch of peace-loving hippy w@nkers who need their heads slamming in a door
And they're all called Darth X cos it makes them sound well hard
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Well all I know is that the Emperor in Return of the Jedi was played by the same actor who played Senator Palpatine and Darth Sideous in the new film. When TPM came out first in the states, everyone was discussing all this so I suggest someone head over to the discussion boards at theforce.net and come back here and inform us all. I'd do it myself....but I don't want to 0
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