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robotica71 · 30th May 2005, 01:21 AM

like most people of my generation,i loved star wars .this is not star wars,it lacks the magic and excitment of the originals. i felt i should have been moved by this movie but felt nothing.remember the darth vader funeral scene in rotj ,that moved me and when lando blows up the death star,that had me on the edge of my seat.im grown up now and no a good movie when i see it,this film is very poor,rushed,bad acting,sulky kevin the teenager hayden having his temper tantrums,no large scale battle scenes,to many lightsaber battles, that they have no dramatic effect,ewan mcregor smirking all the way through the movie.what really ruined the whole movie was one scene at the end when anakin has become vader and he finds out padme has gone to her mothers with his kids and shouts noooooooooooooooo. vader was an icon and now they have turned him into this sad pathetic wimp. the originals were the defining movies of my generation,these films were made of the back of those and lack any real film magic.the worst thing is can i watch the originals without thinking about this pile of crap.lucas i now beleive is devoid of any of the talent he once had.even my 7 yr old son didnt like it he prefers harry potter.beware,donate your money to charity instead of putting into lucascorp,rent it on dvd in a few months.

Foxbat · 30th May 2005, 06:25 AM

I haven't seen this yet but quite a few reviewers are actually saying that this is the best of the new three. George Lucas has already stated in interviews that he never originally intended to create episodes 1, 2 & 3 and only wrote a backstory to flesh out the characters of the original trilogy.

Perhaps only now, we are seeing why he should probably have left things as they were...but then again, Lucas is well known for his incessant tinkering.

ravenus · 30th May 2005, 12:42 PM

Blame the fanboys who keep asking for more instalments. Expect similarly disappointing results in case they make The Hobbit.

robotica71 · 30th May 2005, 01:32 PM

and they call themselves fans ,i know lets make any old crap and the geeks will go and see it regardless.were did lucas lose the plot and become so blinded by his own creation,he truly has made a monster.

Eradius Lore · 30th May 2005, 03:03 PM

i think revenge of the sith is as good as the empire strikes back i thought it was great.

iratebeaver · 4th June 2005, 01:16 AM

I have seen revenge of the sith yet but i've seen 1 & 2. I Liked the Better graphics and gadgets in 1 than the Originals but the rest of it... it just sucked....ya sucked ..... a lot.

PERCON · 4th June 2005, 01:36 AM

I liked the 3rd one. The scene where Darth Vader screams "Nooooooooooo" was one of those scenes where you know it's coming and yet don't really want it to because it'll ruin the ending and personally I don't think it should have been included...

PERCON

Vega · 4th June 2005, 09:32 AM

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Originally Posted by PERCON

I liked the 3rd one. The scene where Darth Vader screams "Nooooooooooo" was one of those scenes where you know it's coming and yet don't really want it to because it'll ruin the ending and personally I don't think it should have been included...

PERCON

Yeah, that part sucked.

Out of the prequels, it was definitely the best. It tried really hard. Still cannot ever hope to compare to Empire Strikes Back though.

Blame George Lucas for insisting on directing all three of the new trilogy. He is a great visionary, but a really rubbish director.

Matt Kenobi · 5th June 2005, 10:15 PM

Well I enjoy all the prequels a lot and I think that ROTS is up there with ESB.

Leto · 5th June 2005, 10:20 PM

By ESB you mean mad cow disease, right ?

Matt Kenobi · 5th June 2005, 10:22 PM

Lol. No , not quite

AZDMIN16 · 24th November 2005, 09:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PERCON

I liked the 3rd one. The scene where Darth Vader screams "Nooooooooooo" was one of those scenes where you know it's coming and yet don't really want it to because it'll ruin the ending and personally I don't think it should have been included...

PERCON

Personally, I liked the new three. It made things clearer for me when I first watched the originals. Yes, there were some stupid scenes in the movies themselves, as the whole 'NOO' one with Vader, but I thought some of the rest were rather good. With the Vader scene at the end of #3, it was rather pathetic. It made it sound like one of those retarded movies, like Napolian Dynomite. (No offense to those who liked it.) But it was rather cheesy, and would've been so much better to have been left out. So yeah..

steve12553 · 5th February 2006, 03:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Foxbat

I haven't seen this yet but quite a few reviewers are actually saying that this is the best of the new three. George Lucas has already stated in interviews that he never originally intended to create episodes 1, 2 & 3 and only wrote a backstory to flesh out the characters of the original trilogy.

Perhaps only now, we are seeing why he should probably have left things as they were...but then again, Lucas is well known for his incessant tinkering.

After I saw Revenge of the Sith, it gelled in me that these three movie should not have been made. They were a backstory we already knew. THe acting was poor (with the possible exception of Ewan Mc Gregor), the stories were hackneyed and they totally lacked the aura of the first three. You had no character to care about. We cared about Luke Skywalker and Princess Leia and Han Solo. Everybody in the new movies' fate was already decided. He should have done part seven.

Young_Flame_ · 6th February 2006, 05:41 PM

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Originally Posted by steve12553

After I saw Revenge of the Sith, it gelled in me that these three movie should not have been made. They were a backstory we already knew. THe acting was poor (with the possible exception of Ewan Mc Gregor), the stories were hackneyed and they totally lacked the aura of the first three. You had no character to care about. We cared about Luke Skywalker and Princess Leia and Han Solo. Everybody in the new movies' fate was already decided. He should have done part seven.

Yes, I have to agree with you on that one...and the CG characters they had good acting too..

But, really..He should have made a part seven using expanded universe..

Paradox 99 · 6th February 2006, 06:25 PM

It seems to be quite popular these days to give the 3 new Star Wars films a good stomping. Personally, I have to say that I enjoyed all 3 much more than Star Wars and Empire Strikes Back (nothing will ever beat Return of the Jedi).

I think a big problem is the dreaded nostalgia factor - everyone has built the old films up so much in their minds they're judging the new ones against unrealistic standards.

True there are some plot holes, bad acting and bad script in the new 3, but have a good hard look at the old ones!

I don't think I've watched a film in a long while where a fight scene gave me quite as much thrill as the Darth Maul scene in Phantom Menace.
The battle scene in Attack of the Clones was full of imaginative design and how can you possible dis the Yoda fight!

The whole plot surrounding the recent 3 films is vastly underated (some people I've talked to don't even get it!)

There, I've said my piece ... long live JarJar Binks!

30th May 2005, 01:21 AM	#1 (permalink)
robotica71 Registered User Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 4	revenge of the crap like most people of my generation,i loved star wars .this is not star wars,it lacks the magic and excitment of the originals. i felt i should have been moved by this movie but felt nothing.remember the darth vader funeral scene in rotj ,that moved me and when lando blows up the death star,that had me on the edge of my seat.im grown up now and no a good movie when i see it,this film is very poor,rushed,bad acting,sulky kevin the teenager hayden having his temper tantrums,no large scale battle scenes,to many lightsaber battles, that they have no dramatic effect,ewan mcregor smirking all the way through the movie.what really ruined the whole movie was one scene at the end when anakin has become vader and he finds out padme has gone to her mothers with his kids and shouts noooooooooooooooo. vader was an icon and now they have turned him into this sad pathetic wimp. the originals were the defining movies of my generation,these films were made of the back of those and lack any real film magic.the worst thing is can i watch the originals without thinking about this pile of crap.lucas i now beleive is devoid of any of the talent he once had.even my 7 yr old son didnt like it he prefers harry potter.beware,donate your money to charity instead of putting into lucascorp,rent it on dvd in a few months.

30th May 2005, 06:25 AM	#2 (permalink)
Foxbat Haggis Connoisseur Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 2,301	Re: revenge of the crap I haven't seen this yet but quite a few reviewers are actually saying that this is the best of the new three. George Lucas has already stated in interviews that he never originally intended to create episodes 1, 2 & 3 and only wrote a backstory to flesh out the characters of the original trilogy. Perhaps only now, we are seeing why he should probably have left things as they were...but then again, Lucas is well known for his incessant tinkering.

30th May 2005, 12:42 PM	#3 (permalink)
ravenus Heretic Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: India Posts: 1,331	Re: revenge of the crap Blame the fanboys who keep asking for more instalments. Expect similarly disappointing results in case they make The Hobbit.

30th May 2005, 01:32 PM	#4 (permalink)
robotica71 Registered User Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 4	Re: revenge of the crap and they call themselves fans ,i know lets make any old crap and the geeks will go and see it regardless.were did lucas lose the plot and become so blinded by his own creation,he truly has made a monster.

30th May 2005, 03:03 PM	#5 (permalink)
Eradius Lore Banned Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 1,176	Re: revenge of the crap i think revenge of the sith is as good as the empire strikes back i thought it was great.

4th June 2005, 01:16 AM	#6 (permalink)
iratebeaver i see said the blind man Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 195	Re: revenge of the crap I have seen revenge of the sith yet but i've seen 1 & 2. I Liked the Better graphics and gadgets in 1 than the Originals but the rest of it... it just sucked....ya sucked ..... a lot.

4th June 2005, 01:36 AM	#7 (permalink)
PERCON Mental Innovator Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 224	Re: revenge of the crap I liked the 3rd one. The scene where Darth Vader screams "Nooooooooooo" was one of those scenes where you know it's coming and yet don't really want it to because it'll ruin the ending and personally I don't think it should have been included... PERCON

5th June 2005, 10:15 PM	#9 (permalink)
Matt Kenobi will eat for food Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 6	Re: revenge of the crap Well I enjoy all the prequels a lot and I think that ROTS is up there with ESB.

5th June 2005, 10:20 PM	#10 (permalink)
Leto Outside Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 2,332	Re: revenge of the crap By ESB you mean mad cow disease, right ?

5th June 2005, 10:22 PM	#11 (permalink)
Matt Kenobi will eat for food Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 6	Re: revenge of the crap Lol. No , not quite

6th February 2006, 06:25 PM	#15 (permalink)
Paradox 99 KenDodd'sDad'sDog'sDead Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Essex Posts: 794	Re: revenge of the crap It seems to be quite popular these days to give the 3 new Star Wars films a good stomping. Personally, I have to say that I enjoyed all 3 much more than Star Wars and Empire Strikes Back (nothing will ever beat Return of the Jedi). I think a big problem is the dreaded nostalgia factor - everyone has built the old films up so much in their minds they're judging the new ones against unrealistic standards. True there are some plot holes, bad acting and bad script in the new 3, but have a good hard look at the old ones! I don't think I've watched a film in a long while where a fight scene gave me quite as much thrill as the Darth Maul scene in Phantom Menace. The battle scene in Attack of the Clones was full of imaginative design and how can you possible dis the Yoda fight! The whole plot surrounding the recent 3 films is vastly underated (some people I've talked to don't even get it!) There, I've said my piece ... long live JarJar Binks!

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