Originally posted by: Adamwankenobi
TPM is not a bad movie. The expectations were too high. Too many read the thrawn trilogy, and got all excited about all the clone wars stuff. TPM is a setup for later events; the introductory chapter, part of a larger movie. Why does everyone continually judge it against other things? It's like when you watch a movie, and don't like a few parts of it.
TPM is not a bad movie. The expectations were too high. Too many read the thrawn trilogy, and got all excited about all the clone wars stuff. TPM is a setup for later events; the introductory chapter, part of a larger movie. Why does everyone continually judge it against other things? It's like when you watch a movie, and don't like a few parts of it.
I've never read the Thrawn trilogy. I was born in 1988, and therefore didn't get to experience the theatrical Star Wars films. But when I saw it in 1999, in fourth grade, when I was ten, I was struck with the fact that it was just a bad movie. Big effects, big title, BAD movie. That opinion still hasn't changed.
And one more thing: the acting. People have said "It's Star Wars, the acting is never good." Yes, but there's a difference. The OT had bad acting, but the PT had WOODEN acting. Sure, Mark Hamill's preformance may have been cheesy, but at least he didn't act like he had a big wooden pole stuck up his ass.