What is wrong with... Attack of the Clones? - a general discussion thread — Page 18

I don’t mind the “I don’t like sand” line, although it’s not very good.

The love story is awful though. Anakin starts off like a creepy stalker like everyone says. Padme brings Anakin into a romantic setting, dressed very sexy, but says “No, Anakin, we can’t do this.” Wearing a reavling bustier isn’t the best way to stifle the obvious romantic feelings your bodyguard has for you. RobotChicken spoofs this perfectly.

Geonosis looks too much like Edgar Rice Burroughs’ Barsoom/Mars. Younger audiences wouldn’t catch the reference, but I did, and it took me out of the movie.

The Jedi forbidding romance among their order seems to close to Earth-religions, and all the criticisms that go along with them. You can argue, and I’d probably agree, that it was Lucas’ attempt to show the Jedi weren’t completely perfect either, and to sympathize more with Anakin’s eventual turn. However, it didn’t make me sympathic towards him. It just made me dislike ALL the Jedi.

Kinda wish the Tuskens rode giant sandworms now …

Ryan McAvoy said:

Voss Caltrez said:
Geonosis looks too much like Edgar Rice Burroughs’ Barsoom/Mars. Younger audiences wouldn’t catch the reference, but I did, and it took me out of the movie.

Maybe it reminded you of the Barsoom from your own imagination but for others probably not. It’s just another red planet. Vulcan being a red planet doesn’t take me out of the end of ST3. Of all the multitudinous things wrong with AOTC, this seems an odd one.

Personally, I found that Tatooine looked too much like Tunisia, which really took me out of Star Wars.

Ryan McAvoy said:

Voss Caltrez said:
Geonosis looks too much like Edgar Rice Burroughs’ Barsoom/Mars. Younger audiences wouldn’t catch the reference, but I did, and it took me out of the movie.

Maybe it reminded you of the Barsoom from your own imagination but for others probably not. It’s just another red planet. Vulcan being a red planet doesn’t take me out of the end of ST3. Of all the multitudinous things wrong with AOTC, this seems an odd one.

Personally, I found that Tatooine looked too much like Tunisia, which really took me out of Star Wars.

Red planet + coliseum battle + Frank Frazetta illustrated Barsoom-like creature + similar looking Barsoomians. That’s more than just another red planet.

But I’m aware that the whole of Star Wars is borrowed material: Flash Gordon, Dune, etc.

If thought that was a sin of all the prequels.

The Jango vs Obi-Wan fight was a tad bit entertaining. Probably because Obi-Wan got separated from his saber.

LuckyGungan2001 said:

Wouldn’t a better, harder question to answer be “What is right with Attack of the Clones?” in which case I would probably say:

-The coliseum battle, before the Jedi show up

UGH NO

Tyrphanax said:

Lord Haseo said:

The Jango vs Obi-Wan fight was a tad bit entertaining. Probably because Obi-Wan got separated from his saber.

It’s one of my favourite fights from the PT.

And that’s a bit sad considering the quality of said scene. Now the chase in the asteroid field was garbage.

imperialscum said:

LuckyGungan2001 said:

-The music
-Most sound design and effects
-The world building

These I can agree with. I must say I liked the shooting locations and CGI created world.

The only planet I found interesting was Kamino but the subpar CGI took me out of it at times.

Lord Haseo said:

imperialscum said:

LuckyGungan2001 said:

-The music
-Most sound design and effects
-The world building

These I can agree with. I must say I liked the shooting locations and CGI created world.

The only planet I found interesting was Kamino but the subpar CGI took me out of it at times.

There was actually relatively little CGI on Kamino. For instance, the scene in the cloning chamber was almost entirely practical effects except for the clone troopers and the Kaminoans themselves.

Scott109 said:

Lord Haseo said:

imperialscum said:

LuckyGungan2001 said:

-The music
-Most sound design and effects
-The world building

These I can agree with. I must say I liked the shooting locations and CGI created world.

The only planet I found interesting was Kamino but the subpar CGI took me out of it at times.

There was actually relatively little CGI on Kamino. For instance, the scene in the cloning chamber was almost entirely practical effects except for the clone troopers and the Kaminoans themselves.

WHAT

Dek Rollins said:

^I think he’s talking mostly about the planet itself, not the sets within that setting. He also said subpar, which doesn’t actually insinuate anything about the amount of said CG; just the quality.

Got you.

John Doom said:

Unfortunately the cloning chamber was far from being practical, see here.

EDIT: btw, have you ever seen this? 😄

I stand corrected.