georgec said:
CWBorne said:
I think Palpatine (specifically him and not Sidious) is the only one who's lines don't make me cringe because at least he's consistent and McDiarmid manages to find his way around the crappy dialogue.
For the most part I agree with you but this scene was awful and hilarious at the same time.
Very true, but by the third film, MacDiarmid clearly just wants to have some fun with the character. But in Phantom Menace (and AOTC) he's the closest thing to being subtle and believable in his scenes as Palpatine.