I won't be her much in the next month or so, as we travel across Canada and tour the Maritimes. Actually, I will have a reduced presence here all year (probably), since I'll be trying to avoid English a bit so that I actually learn French while I'm in Frenchie-land.
Happy Independence Day all you southerly neighbours of ours.
And to all Canadians, a belated happy Canada Day. ;)
SilverWook said:
I liked it more than the prequels. ;)
I didn't. :P
The following episodes are indeed much better. I don't know if I would have watched any more if I had started with the movie, but what comes afterward is pretty good.
Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008)
I found the movie very un-engaging and dull for the most part. The story wasn't very interesting, universe shrinkage was excessive, dialogue wasn't great, and those stupid droids were darn annoying. It would be more interesting if they actually acted like they were programmed, not like they were a bunch of children, armed and thrown into the fray.
Almost the only positive thing about it was the fact that the lightsabre fights weren't overdone, but were interspersed with dialogue, while the lightsabres actually made contact frequently (but not a hundred times per second).
4/10
I don't get what everyone has against 3D animation. I dislike almost all 2D animation myself.
Agreed. I hate when actors are recast for a direct continuation (by direct, I mean as separate from the way Star Trek is, which, although one continuity, is broken into different series) of the rest of the series.
I'm pretty sure that was it, actually. He wanted to be captured so that Anakin would rescue him (I forget how he knew it was going to be Anakin) and fight with Count Dooku. He promised Dooku that if Anakin gained the upper hand, he would interfere, but his real plan was, of course, to get Dooku out of the way if Anakin was more powerful.
A typical EU explanation trying to rectify bad writing.
The EU explains that Palpatine did indeed orchestrate his own capture, though I forget for what reason.
The prequels added dream sequences and voices heard through the force that were a departure from the style of the OT. Flashbacks would be the same way although it would be better without them. I don't have a problem with them, really, as long as they serve the story and they are incorporated well into the film.
Well, it's nice and cool and rainy up here in the Edmonton area, and has been for some time. I wouldn't mind Okanagan winters, though.
The fact that Harrison's injury is causing so much trouble with filming makes me happy in that it implies that he gets a fair bit of screen time.
But you don't have to share, because we don't care.
I want you to memorize that rhyme and repeat it to yourself before you go to bed every night, as soon as you get up, and at various intervals throughout the day.
Tobar said:
RicOlie_2 said:
This was also the first time I've seen Ally Sheedy
You mean you've never seen Short Circuit?!?!?!
Never, but there are lots of movies I haven't seen. I've got plenty of time to see more, though. :)
The Breakfast Club (1985)
Aside from all the sex talk, which was no surprise in an R-rated movie, I quite enjoyed it. The acting was good, the characters had personality, and it had some good humour throughout. This was also the first time I've seen Ally Sheedy, who is related to me somehow or other (we have the same last name), in a movie.
DuracellEnergizer said:
ZULL: You don't even have to join the Coruscanti Order if you don't want to. There are other denominations which I'm sure you'll find more to your liking.
[...]
PRE VIZSLA: [...]
Lowering his hands, he pulls the folds of his dirt-stained robes aside, revealing the hilt of a lightsaber clipped to his belt. Taking hold of the dark gray length of metal, he pulls it out and presses the activation stud; with a soft, almost metallic whistle, a white blade with a pure blade core sprouts from the hilt.
[...]
ZULL: Gods, no. No here. Not like this.
It's Not Over Yet?
The End of the Middle of Ridiculousness?
You're getting lazy, neg man. You missed two whole days!!!
I go with Episode VII, Episode VIII, and Episode IX.
For me, it's:
TPM
AOTR (I do that entirely by accident, but I'm sure it makes Frink happy, knowing that I have subconsciously overwritten the original with his edit)
ROTS
ANH or Star Wars
ESB or Episode V
ROTJ
In the novelization (or at least a novelization), Grievous wants to kill Palpatine, but is denied that permission by Sidious, much to his frustration. I think Grievous was intended to be in the dark about Palpatine's double identity, but it was poorly played.
A New Hop? Which episode is that, again? Does Jaxxon make an appearance in it?
Like SilverWook says, a B-Wing pilot might spin his ship to increase his radius of fire. Imagine trying to shoot moving targets while spinning around and around...
Since half the reason we're going is to learn a new language and we want to have a positive experience, I vote no. ;)
I think that was a fan concept. Similar fan ideas were that Obi-Wan was a clone, with the designation OB-1. Ben Kenobi was the name of the Jedi who was cloned, or something like that.
