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LuckyGungan2001

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#897068
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Ranking the Terminator films (or: The Terminator or Judgment Day)
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This is a place to rank the Terminator films in terms of quality. In particular saying whether you like T1 or T2 more. For me it goes:

  1. The Terminator: A-
  2. Terminator 2: Judgement Day: B+
  3. Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines: C+
  4. Terminator Salvation: D
  5. Terminator Genisys: D

I’d say that T1 edges out T2, just because the characters are far superior. Other than that, they are equals.

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#896730
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In what ways did TFA completely nail it, either in terms of filmmaking or in terms of continuity?
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My favourite shot in the whole film is Rey sliding down the sand hill. I don’t know why, but the music and way that scene was shot just feels so genuine. You get the feeling she’s done this before. I also really like the scene where Rey is washing dishes, and looks over to the elderly women also watching dishes. I like this scene because you see the sort of realisation in Rey’s eyes that she may well be doing this until she is that age.

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#895467
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General Star Wars <strong>Random Thoughts</strong> Thread
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Bingowings said:

LuckyGungan2001 said:

Steven_TheFarce said:

Hey fellow galactians! I am Steven Hightower! Acclaimed professional film youtube reviewer. Here is my review of Star Wars: The Force Awakens. My opinion is not only clamored for, but asked for too.

https://www.youtube.com/embed/d93SbwRBUJY

Did anyone actually watch this? 'Twas beautiful…

It was posted before and it’s also not funny so unearned appalling bad taste.

Um…right now you sound like Bosk.

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#895419
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The Importance of Tone in Filmmaking
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suspiciouscoffee said:

I notice some odd tonal shifts in ROTJ as well. Don’t get me wrong, I love ROTJ, but it feels weird when the film quickly jumps between cute and cuddly Ewoks to Luke and Vader’s dark final confrontation.

That’s probably my biggest issue with Return of the Jedi. We can’t feel worried or scared for Luke when we are constantly are going back to comedic and fun scenes on Endor, and we can’t feel overly amused or excited when we are constantly going back to the Throne Room. Even Revenge of the Sith is firmly “dark” once we reach the end (don’t take this as me saying ROTS is better than ROTJ though).

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#895409
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Last movie seen
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thejediknighthusezni said:

LuckyGungan2001 said:

I worked my way through all the Blu-Rays that I got for Christmas finally.
Alien: A+
Aliens: A+
Alien 3: B+
Alien Resurrection: C
Alien vs Predator: D
AvP Requiem: D

Alien: agree
Aliens: agree
Alien 3: Revoltingly morbid in places. Unnecessary. Some interesting concepts but otherwise kinda meh.
Alien Res: Had to pick up where 3 left off. The swim scene rates as maybe the most terrifying sequence in a monster movie, imo, but otherwise wasn’t my favorite.
Alien v Predator: I don’t understand all the hate on this movie. I liked it. Maybe B+.
Alien Req: Unnecessary and meh.

I re-watched the AvP films just to see if I was ritht, and I changed my ratings for both. Now I give the first a D+ and the second a well earned F. And maybe Resurrection is a C+

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#895306
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Ranking the Star Wars films
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hydrospanner said:

LuckyGungan2001 said:

Can somebody please explain why The Phantom Menace is better than the other two? I’m not even being sarcastic, I just want to hear your thoughts.

I think it did less to crap on the OT characters then the two after it which more or less ruined the characters of Darth Vader, Yoda, and Boba Fett.

TPM didn’t have as many continuity errors with the OT either. I didn’t like that Obi-Wan was under another Jedi’s tutelage besides Yoda and I didn’t like being introduced to Anakin as a child. Although he was at least consistent with the character of Anakin being a good guy and wasn’t what we got with Hayden. It has the whole chosen one prophecy and the midichlorian explanation of the force which is stupid but probably wouldn’t have been as big of a deal if the movie was better.

Jar Jar is annoying but had he been less shrill and not been used for bathroom humor he could have worked. At least we were spared bad romance dialouge unless you count are you an angel as 9 year old Anakin making a move on Padme. Also no flying R2-D2. Even though Maul has almost no lines at least he isn’t as silly as someone like Grevious and him being more a mysterious character that doesn’t say much kind of works.

It feels like it is a better made film overall with more real sets and practical effects. None of the soap opera like couch shots of the other two. At least it had a puppet Yoda in the original even though it looked pretty bad.

It has the best lightsaber fight of the PT. It doesn’t have the OT grit where it seems the lightsabers themselves are dificult to wield and the feeling that the characters are actually trying to hit each other, but at least it is not as ridiculous as Yoda bouncing around like a racquet ball or the Obi-Wan Vader duel over the lava.

All of the prequels are pretty much at the same level to me and honestly I’d probably watch ROTS over any of them if given a choice, but TPM is also probably the least offensive in my mind.

You’ve convinced me. Time to edit my list.

EDIT: Damn opinion keeps changing. Time to revert it.

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#894425
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Alternative Star Wars Movie Titles - Keep Checking the First Post!
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I think that Attack of the Clones is the worst, so I have thought of some alternative titles. I think that “A Galaxy Divided” would be good because thats what the premise is. “Dark Force Rising” would work well too, because throughout the film Palpatine slowly rises to more power. I also remember somewhere that someone suggested “The Republic Storms Forth” as a title, which mirrors “The Empire Strikes Back” and also alludes to the fact that the clones will become Stormtroopers.