Obligatory Ep III Post

[gfish]

Fuck you, Lucas. You call yourself a director? How could you look at half of that footage and say, 'Yes! That's the take we want!' What kind of scary autistic universe do you live in where people talking like that looks normal? You wasted so much potential in that movie. I can forgive, somewhat, not living up to my hopes. Artist differences and all that. But to have potential there, in the concept, the universe, the actors and (sometimes) the script, and just not caring enough to get that extra take or spend the extra time editing a scene until it clicks? No mercy. Call yourself a storyteller, maybe. Or a moviemaker. Or a fucking hack. But you don't get to claim to be a director. You have given up that right.

(Less ranty: You know what would have been really cool? If Padme had been carrying triplets. That would have been wonderfully headbreaky.)

Comments

[hollyking.livejournal.com]

Hey now! Don't hold back! Tell us how you really feel!

[tikimonkey.livejournal.com]

ooh, i like the headbreaky thought.

probably lucas is so in love with the idea that he can fix ANYTHING postproduction that he's forgotten about what he's actually supposed to be doing as a director.

we haven't seen it yet; but we will soonish :)

[darlingfreak.livejournal.com]

Like I've told everyone else:

I'll see episode III when they call it "we apologize for episodes I and II"

[adularia.livejournal.com]

But they don't. It's not a significantly better movie than the first two. :/

[darlingfreak.livejournal.com]

How disapointing.

[craigp.livejournal.com]

The first two were positively awful; unwatchable really (except perhaps for a couple of scenes with Dooku). The third is way better by comparison. No Jar Jar, or his equivalent (there's a few bits with R2D2, but it doesn't even come close). That in itself goes a long way.

[adularia.livejournal.com]

Mm.. I suppose you've got a point. I don't find R2-D2 annoying at all, actually. It (he?) was played up more in III than in IV-VI, but it doesn't talk, just bleeps in an endearingly human way...

III touched on a lot more emotional and philosophical themes than I or II, but some of the plot holes and character aspects are still pretty galling. As though Lucas finally *tried* to make a good Star Wars movie (as opposed to two hours of pod races and CGI battles) but made just enough missteps that the final result is less than thrilling.

Have to admit I was quite impressed with Palpatine's ability to manipulate people at just the right moment.

[craigp.livejournal.com]

Yeah. I think Palpatine's rise was the strongest story arc of episodes I-III (maybe all the 6 movies). It was really well done, although it was often hard to see through all the really bad scenes. Episode II was exceptionally cringe-worthy, acting-wise.

[vixyish.livejournal.com]

Actually it is. It's just that that's not saying much. :)

[shadowblue.livejournal.com]

hahaha. triplets! you want original thinking? surprises? wrong movie.

I don't think it's that he didn't take the time to get the extra takes. I bet there are some wonderful takes on the cutting room floor. (or, I suppose, some archive room somewhere.) This is what the man does. He hates you.

[helenangel.livejournal.com]

Isn't it headbreaky enough that Padme died IN CHILDBIRTH but yet Leia tells Luke about her in Episode 6?

Yeah, that Leia has one awesome memory...

[tikimonkey.livejournal.com]

argh! spoiler!!!

[helenangel.livejournal.com]

Sorry! =(

If it helps any, I haven't seen Episode 2 or Episode 3.

[vixyish.livejournal.com]

Hm. I don't actually remember that conversation between Luke and Leia.

Maybe nobody ever told Leia she was adopted...

[helenangel.livejournal.com]

No, she knew she was. Luke specifically asked her about their real mother. My friend monalisa816 theorizes that because the Force is stronger in Leia, she can retain memories from when she was born.

[callibr8]

You wasted so much potential in that movie

Agreed, completely! Bad casting. Lame script. Terrible, terrible directing. Best thing I can say for it is, nice visual effects. And at least some reasonable attempt at tying up certain loose ends...

Perhaps those of us who've avidly watched Firefly or West Wing or Babylon 5 just have ... high standards. Ones that the guy with the poofy hairdo probably can't even imagine exist, let alone aspire to.

Sigh.

[allanc.livejournal.com]

On a completely different note,

Why should Ari Fliescher have all the fun?

(It's easy to see that this is a photoshopped image, 'cause the actual monkey who whispers in Scott McClellan's ear is taller and named George)

[tikimonkey.livejournal.com]

it's true... the monkeys are behind everything :)