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Post by YanksFan on May 23, 2005 19:07:07 GMT -5
Has anyone here already seen Star Wars Episode III: The Revenge of the Sith ?
I just did yesterday and I have to say that I was very surprised at how much it affected me emotionally/sentimentaly. One of the best Star Wars movies, the story of Anakin Skywalker is just so sad and so deep. Yesah, its a Sci-Fi movie, its Star Wars, but what makes him fall are truly human problems/weakness. I couldn't help but put myself in Anakin's position and its so tough.
I loved the movie. Great story, great special effects, and though there wasn's great acting (but good enough) there are some parts very deep, very emotional where the acting peaks. Very dark, very deep, very tough story...
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Post by DavidL on May 24, 2005 8:04:41 GMT -5
We saw SWIII over the weekend, and liked it. It's a huge improvement over the prior 2 movies (not saying that much, of course), and presents an interesting angle on the "how does a person become evil" question. Lucas' answer is a bit simplistic, perhaps, but intriguiging. I agree that it's a sad tale, but it also sets up the original trilogy, which now becomes one long tale of redemption, very nicely. It also fills in some of the open questions from the original trilogy, particularly the first one (Episode IV). The special effects are, unsurprisingly, very good. However, Hayden Christiensen is just not a good actor, and while Ewan McGregor is good, he's no Alec Guiness. Natalie Portman is serviceable. But Lucas is just not capable of handling love scenes (of course, he may have been hampered by his actors). Ian McDairmid, however, is very, very good as Palpatine/Darth Sidious (I assume I'm not spoiling the plot for anyone .
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Post by soxfan9 on May 24, 2005 10:00:17 GMT -5
I saw it over the weekend and it was clearly the best of the "first" three. If I'm not mistaken, didn't Lucas write the Holy Trilogy himself? I think he brought on other writers for the recent ones. The originals had adventure, humor, with a splash of love. The recent ones had a feeble attempt at those elements IMO. One thing I wish Lucas had done was use special effects that were more true to the originals. I think there would have been more continuity through all 6 that way.
Regardless, III had a decent plot and had some great character interactions. The whole dark side struggle was done well. My least favorite part? When Darth Vader shouts "NOOOOOO!" after finding out that she (can't think of her name) had died. Kinda cheesy, IMO. However, I liked it a lot and will probably see it again soon (maybe this afternoon? ;D ).
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Post by Yankin'It in Beantown on May 24, 2005 10:27:55 GMT -5
We saw Sideways recently too. Very amusing movie, well done, and Virginia Madsen is still a babe. Sideways is hands down the best flic I have rented in the last six months. For more laughs, I recommend "Danny Deckchair". Just watched it last night. A little sappy at times, but some very funny scenes as well.
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Post by DavidL on May 24, 2005 10:38:33 GMT -5
That would be Padme, niner. Lucas wrote and directed Episodes 1, 3, and 4, and directed and co-wrote #2. Episode 5 was written by Leigh Brackett, an accomplished sci-fi author, and Lawrence Kasdan, and directed by Irving Kershner. Episode 6 was directed by Richard Marquand, and co-written by Lucas and Kasdan. How that relates to the relative quality of the movies, I'm not sure, although #5 probably is the best of the bunch, and you've got an excellent co-writer and director on that one.
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Post by goodad on May 24, 2005 12:39:31 GMT -5
Well, we don't go to the show much, but we have a fine collection of DVD's and VCR's at home with quality TV's in which to watch them on, although we haven't burst into the HD set as of yet.
And last night the goo fam sat down to watch Sandlot II. Didn't expect it to be as good as the first, but it wasn't bad at all, and the boys really enjoyed it.
I hate the phrase, but I guess it would come under the heading of a "cute" movie.
We have every star wars movie ever made except the last of course. Some movies are just made for the big screen, and we reserve our trips to the theatre for these. The last was the Lord of the Rings Trilogy.
Would the Sith be one of these, or can I spare myself the $5.00 watered down soda's?
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Post by Yankin'It in Beantown on May 24, 2005 13:59:34 GMT -5
Goo, You don't buy the movie snacks! You go to the convenience store on the way to the movies and bring your own! Wifin taught me that one. She's very sexy when she tried to save a buck!
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Post by DavidL on May 24, 2005 14:27:04 GMT -5
goo, I'd say hit the matinee on this one - it's worth seeing on a big screen, and paying $6-7 ticket is more palatable than $10-11.
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Post by soxfan9 on May 24, 2005 15:53:52 GMT -5
goo, I'd say hit the matinee on this one - it's worth seeing on a big screen, and paying $6-7 ticket is more palatable than $10-11. I agree with David. Save yourself some $$$ and go to the matinee. Are movie prices really that much back East?
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Post by DavidL on May 24, 2005 21:59:34 GMT -5
Oh yeah. I'm not sure about regular prices in Manhattan, but DC has gotten pretty painful. I'd bet Manhattan (and the rest of NYC, as well as Boston) is at least as bad.
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Post by damnyankeefan7 on May 27, 2005 13:58:32 GMT -5
Has anyone seen "To End All Wars" starring Kiefer Sutherland and Robert Carlyle? Just saw it last night, and it has to be one of the best "war movies" I've ever seen. Based on a true story from WW II involving Allied POW's forced by the Japanese to build the "Railway of Death" between Thailand and Burma.
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Post by SueT on May 28, 2005 7:27:57 GMT -5
The Interpreter with Nicole and Sean Penn is a fabulous "mystery" that would have made Hitchcock proud.
Sean Penn is becoming one of our best actors. I never, ever thought I would say that. Every time I see him I think of Spicoli (Weaver) and smile. As I may have mentioned previously, I never saw Fast Times and I never intend to. It's a guy flick.
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Post by YanksFan on May 28, 2005 14:37:19 GMT -5
Wow! Ten to eleven dollars?
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Post by Deleted on May 30, 2005 17:39:30 GMT -5
"The last time I was in a movie theater, I saw Seabiscuit. LOL" - pattyk The last time I was in a movie theatre, I saw Titanic. I like movies, I just don't like going to the movie theatre. I always seem to sit directly in front of the person with the worst cold and I end up concentrating more on the fact that the person is probably not covering their mouth and therefore they are practically spitting in my hair when they cough than I am able to concentrate on the movie. I know, that is just plain wierd. But I can't get pass it. Thank goodness for On Demand and Netflix. Otherwise, I'd never see movie until it's been out at least five years!
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