TPM comes in at a close second behind ROTS for me when ranking the prequels. I agree with Density. ROTS adds more to the OT than the other two. I also like the atmosphere of TPM like Hansig said. And IMO ROTS had the best and most emotional score of the prequels.
Dek Rollins said:
Ahsoka shouldn’t exist. She was contrived for the series, and then conveniently dispatched from the Jedi order, and she is never mentioned in ROTS.I’ve always thought this, it’s just strange that they decided to do it. Especially since Anakin wasn’t even a master yet.
I hated it and thought it was weird until the season 2 finale of rebels. It just clicked for me. Added an extra layer of tradegy
Yeah, Ultron basically ruined Natasha as a character.
The Russos work before and after Ultron with her character is what saved it from near destruction. But the whole flashbacks to her origin in Ultron was very awesome for her character I thought. Her inability to have kids and her harsh training was a fascinating addition to her character. But God, that romance was cringy…
This sounds amazing, I can’t wait for the fixed release! Hopefully things can be worked out with the myspleen admins so it can be accessed from there as well as usenet.
What’s the issue with MySpleen?
negativ- I mean rogue1 is being a bitch and flagging all further uploads of the SSE.
And he’s allowed to get away with this… Why? I mean seriously what a whiny little bitch. “Waaaah they banned me because I was a tool, now nobody gets to see it.” That’s even douchier than George Lucas not letting us see the originals in the first place.
Ironic, ain’t it?
So hella ironic
Avengers - Age of Ultron - 5/5
Not as good as The Avengers, but a still very great. Excellent finale to Phase Two.
Wait…it’s not finale to Phase Two? There is another movie after it? Why?
This IS the finale. It ties Phase Two together. I honestly can’t think how Ant-Man is going to work out as a finale.
Interesting. I give it like a 4/5. Very fun indeed and a nice finale. My cons with the movie were:
-Ultron was somewhat of a letdown. James Spader was great but it wasn’t as terrifying as the trailers hinted at.
-The Natasha/Banner romance I felt was half baked and stuck out like a sore thumb.
-The Humor sometimes didn’t work.
-The pacing was a bit problematic in the middle.
Besides those flaws, I thought it was very satisfying indeed.
I’m just curious if you enjoy the twist being preserved or the removal of episode 1 more?
That’s a pretty dumb question. Frink has made it clear he hates the prequels regardless. Why would he give a damn about the benefits of the Machete order?
Asshole. It was an honest question. Some of you guys are so hostile on this forum.
I’m just curious if you enjoy the twist being preserved or the removal of episode 1 more?
4-5-1-2-3-6 is called Full Machete Order. What would you rather have?
Vader twist preserved or removal of episode 1?
This thread had morphed from “which one shitty aspect of the shitty SE can I live with if I had to” to “this is why I love the SE!”
Blindly saying all SE changes are shit is pretty ignorant.
Their is a thing called full machete order and I’d still argue preserving the twist is more important than cutting episode 1. Why is cutting episode 1 more important?
I’m pretty sure there is only one Darth Plagueis novel.
My bad. Wrote that wrong. Great Book though! 😃
Personal Canon:
-Old Republic Novel Trilogy
-Bane Novel Trilogy
-Darth Plageuis Novel
-Cloak of Deception by Hal9000
-The Approaching Storm by Hal9000
-2008 Clone Wars TV Series
-Dark Disciple Novel
-Shatterpoint Novel
-Labyrinth of Evil by Hal9000
-Lords of the Sith Novel
-Tarkin Novel
-Kenobi Novel
-Rebels TV Series
-A New Hope Revisted
-Empire Strikes Back (kk650)
-Return of the Jedi
-Lost Stars Novel
-Bloodlines Novel
-The Force Awakens
That’s not machete order, the point of machete order is to cut episode 1.
Despite its name, that’s not its purpose. The cutting of episode 1 is only secondary compared to the true purpose of machete order. All these things matter more:
Beginning the saga with ANH
Beginning with TPM sucks because it lacks the explanation of the world it takes place in. Most can agree that ANH is the better way to first experience Star Wars.
Preserving the twist
Nuff said.
Learning Anakins Backstory then experiencing his Redmeptiom
Perhaps the greatest glory of machete order which is that after the reveal that Vader is Lukes father, the mystery is evermore present so the prequel trilogy tells the story of this tradegy. Then once you jump back into episode 6 his redemption means that much more.
When watching the blu Rays I stick with cutting episode 1 but I find Cloak of Deception is a vast improvement that makes TPM very enjoyable and as a bonus I get to see Duel of the fates.
Viewing this again, it looks to me like the ships arrive from the other side of the forest, which is why they’re skimming the trees where Rey is hiding. I’d suggest giving some more movement to the Star Destroyer, as it is entering the frame from right to left. There’s no need to show the individual fighters and landing craft, since they are all shown later to be traveling fairly horizontally over the forest to the castle, presumably to be a surprise. If everyone saw TIEs and landing craft approaching the castle, there would be immediate pandemonium, but with just the distant Star Destroyer, it’s a bit more believable that there would be a few moments of relative calm beforehand.
In my opinion, the continuity is this: The Star Destroyer enters the system and launches attack crafts before it becomes visible to the castle, and only appears overhead moments before the attack group as a safeguard against escape.
JEDIT: In my ideal version, Finn looks up to see an escaping ship destroyed with lasers, but the source of the lasers is hidden behind the clouds. Then we just start to see the ship come out of the haze and cloud (and possibly the smoke of the explosion) as Finn says that ‘It’s the First Order, they’ve done it!’
That Would be amazing.
Skyfall 8/10
Liked it even better than Casino Royale. Which one do you guys like better?
I do machete order with the following.
Episode 4- Adywans Revisted
Episode 5-kk650 semi-specialized
Episode 1- Hal9000
Episode 2- Hal9000
Episode 3-Hal9000 w/ L8wtrs Ending
Episode 6- My Own Personal Edit
Gay ass Disney.
Lovely. Could you try more homophobic phrase next time?
Sorry. I wrote that quickly and was not being truly aware of what I was saying. I aplogize to any who were offended.
Ass Disney. They make a great comeback to Star Wars with a fun new addition to the saga and thy can’t seem to put a god damn commentary track on the blu Ray. That is my favorite form of bonus features too.
Damn it. I wonder if there’s a way to burn just a compressed Mkv of despecialized with the commentaries onto DVD9’s. If I could just put in the disc and choose my audio option then play a compressed despecialized that would be great.
At least he looked cool though. And in the prequels, less dialogue tends to be for the better. He still beats Count Dooku and General Grievous, who had characters, just really bad ones. That’s worse than a guy with no character but a cool lightsaber and badass style.
Maul is mysterious in episode 1 and a badass. Clone Wars expanded him a bit more. But in the Rebels finale I felt he received a lot more interesting characterization.
Life by BBC, Narrated by David Attenborough
Absolutely gorgeous visually with a compelling narration that is undeniably captivating. Surpasses the magic of planet earth IMHO.
As a child I was so confused why Vaders saber kept turning pink and why Lukes saber was green on the falcon. Those damn 97 VHS’s were really confusing.
EDIT: accidental repost
If you could make an AVCHD or DVD9 versions of these with just the film and commentary tracks that would be awesome for those of us without a blu Ray burner. Sorry I’m running low on money and think these would be awesome to have on some DVDs with menus and commentaries.