| Re: Phantom Menace
I must agree with you all. I sat in mute awe and horror during my first viewing of the Phantom Menace. There were parts that were simply stunning:
The pod race was amazing. I have never seen such a tense and impressive race.
The fight between the Jedis and Darth MAul was incredible. It was impressive for the same reason the fights in the MAtrix movies were, It's just hard to believe that, even with computer assistance, that humans are capable of some of this stuff (Ray Park completely stole that movie)
but then we have pandering. JAr JAr is easily themost insultingg character i have ever seen. It has nothing to do with supposed steriotyping of Jamaicans and Dominicans with me. It's more because that CRAP was supposed to be entertaining. Really, who wanted to see a fart in a star wars movie? And jake lloyd (anakin) was a HIDEOUS actor. There arent many good child actors out there, and he certainly isnt helping the odds any.
I happen to love special effects in movies, but even i thought the newer movies relied too heavily on digital effects |