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The weirdest thing with the Star Wars prequels is why anyone who saw the first one bothered with the other two.
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Nov 1, 2016 02:16
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I think you could cobble together a single decent movie out the prequels if someone wanted to do the editing. The pod racing scene while really dumb was still cool to watch. The opening giant gently caress off space battle to episode 3 was really fun too. Instead of trying to cram as much of that in as possible we had to sit through loving trade regulation hearings, like galactic C-SPAN.
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Nov 1, 2016 02:20
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Kalli posted:The weirdest thing with the Star Wars prequels is why anyone who saw the first one bothered with the other two. Because Star Wars isn't a film to a lot of people, it's a God drat way of life. Nuebot posted:It might not have been a movie though. I have a friend who I literally can not talk about Knights of the Old Republic II with. Because I thought it was kind of dumb and goofy and he gets super pissed off that I "Just don't get it" because it's "Actually really deep and morally grey". Or maybe she threw that one book where han solo fucks a space weasel at her boyfriend and when he didn't understand, she dumped him and went to dwell over her space weasel costume once more knowing that one day, she would find the right one. One of the most educated people I know told me he was against cloning and stem cell research because "what if someone used cloning to make an army?".
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Nov 1, 2016 02:27
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That dude needs to learn the laws of thermodynamics. You couldnt feed/supply an army without leaving a trace and the Cia droning you to oblivion. I even have a star wars tattoo but dont hate the prequels, just get disappointed by the wasted potential.
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Nov 1, 2016 02:45
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Kalli posted:The weirdest thing with the Star Wars prequels is why anyone who saw the first one bothered with the other two.
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Nov 1, 2016 02:51
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Chichevache posted:Because Star Wars isn't a film to a lot of people, it's a God drat way of life. I know a self-described sci-fi nerd who loves all things star wars and trek and he thought the snow speeders from ep. 5 were a-wings. I laughed at him good for a few minutes, gave him a link to the a-wing and moved on with my life. Everybody has blind spots. GonadTheBallbarian posted:There's exactly one good star wars movie. There are also hundreds of hours of lovely star trek. You take the good with the bad when you're a fan of a massive franchise IP. Chilichimp fucked around with this message at 04:34 on Nov 1, 2016 |
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Nov 1, 2016 04:30
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The prequels are good. 
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Nov 1, 2016 05:59
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got any sevens posted:That dude needs to learn the laws of thermodynamics. You couldnt feed/supply an army without leaving a trace and the Cia droning you to oblivion. Also that it is way easier and more cost effective to just pay normal people who are already here instead of loving cloning human beings? 
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Nov 1, 2016 06:01
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Zoran posted:The prequels are good. I ended up watching Episode 2 this weekend and no. No they aren't.
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Nov 1, 2016 06:16
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Remember last year when they put the Episode VII trailer on MNF and the gameday thread moved to the Star Wars thread? That was a fun night. "does halftime happen when the teams meet a certain points threshold?" 
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Nov 1, 2016 06:25
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Zoran posted:The prequels are good. Go back to CineD where trash opinions like this can live in their bubbles of dumb The only good thing to come out of the Prequels was memes, RedLettermedia and Episode 1 Racer for the N64
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Nov 1, 2016 06:34
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Febreeze posted:RedLettermedia  Those reviews are so much fun. I might re-watch now.
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Nov 1, 2016 06:41
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I love them a lot, but I wish he was a little harsher on the new movie
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Nov 1, 2016 06:42
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Febreeze posted:Go back to CineD where trash opinions like this can live in their bubbles of dumb Duel of the Fates was pretty boss too. And technically Kiera Knightly.
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Nov 1, 2016 06:44
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GonadTheBallbarian posted:I love them a lot, but I wish he was a little harsher on the new movie This review was really lacking and spent too much time on the dumb fan theories but at the same time he was basically ripping CineD type people apart so that was fun I wish they had been meaner to TFA too because I like it less and less the more I think about it but in a lot of ways the problem with TFA is that it isn't technically a bad, interesting failure like the prequels but just an extremely bland, play it safe as gently caress fan fiction film and there just isn't much to say in the end.
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Nov 1, 2016 06:53
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I'll defend my opinion, then. The prequels are clever and interesting movies dripping with irony. For example, the first one superficially looks like a fluffy children's tale, but at the end of the movie, the villain has gotten almost everything he ever wanted, and he celebrates by throwing himself a parade. The heroes are clever enough to win the day, but they aren't wise enough to realize what's really going on. And that's a consistent theme: the Jedi even find space Jesus, but in the end they don't actually give a poo poo about the suffering on lovely worlds like Tatooine—they just take the kid away to be brainwashed. Luke Skywalker recognizes and overcomes this failing of the old Jedi in ROTJ. I do think there are good reasons to dislike the movies and that George Lucas is sort of a savant who's great at plotting and visual filmmaking but weak at screenwriting. The movies also specifically attack people's preconceptions about the Jedi Order and the Republic and Darth Vader, and people find that off-putting. But I don't want to get into all that in loving TFF, so I'll leave it there. Pops Mgee posted:Remember last year when they put the Episode VII trailer on MNF and the gameday thread moved to the Star Wars thread? That was a fun night. God, that owned
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Nov 1, 2016 06:55
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Zoran posted:I'll defend my opinion, then. The prequels are clever and interesting movies dripping with irony. For example, the first one superficially looks like a fluffy children's tale, but at the end of the movie, the villain has gotten almost everything he ever wanted, and he celebrates by throwing himself a parade. The heroes are clever enough to win the day, but they aren't wise enough to realize what's really going on. And that's a consistent theme: the Jedi even find space Jesus, but in the end they don't actually give a poo poo about the suffering on lovely worlds like Tatooine—they just take the kid away to be brainwashed. Luke Skywalker recognizes and overcomes this failing of the old Jedi in ROTJ. Congratulations! You might have convinced me to re-watch the prequels. I still haven't watched The Force Awakens.
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Nov 1, 2016 07:10
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Episode 1 is fun matinee flick for a ten-year old in awe of Darth Maul and the kickass Naboo ships and the podracing and so on, so that you can forget you're watching acting so wooden it puts the redwoods to shame. The first ten minutes of Episode 3 are close to some of the best sequences in the entire Star Wars franchise. The rest is shiiiiiiiiiiiiiiit. Basically, watching the prequels is the way to tell Harrison Ford, Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, etc. al are extremely good actors who can make extremely bad and exposition-heavy dialogue sound actually natural. They made me really appreciate how good Episode 4 is.
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Nov 1, 2016 07:11
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Any random scene from 4 - 7 has a 95% chance of being better than a scene from 1 - 3. That 5% is the Ep 3 opening sequence or any of the super racist as poo poo Watto/Trade Federation scenes (unintentionally great from a "holy poo poo is that really a thing in this movie" angle).
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Nov 1, 2016 07:19
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I had to go back a few pages because I honestly forgot how this derail started.
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Nov 1, 2016 07:24
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Chichevache posted:Congratulations! You might have convinced me to re-watch the prequels. Cool! Just keep in mind that it's a tragedy, and just about every heroic character and faction has a variety of flaws that come together in just the right way to gently caress everything up. Anakin's not the only one with issues, he's just the most obvious about it.
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Nov 1, 2016 07:25
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I rewatched every Star Wars movie last year, and found that I enjoyed phantom menace more than I thought I would, and conversely hated revenge of the sith more than I thought I would. What a loving clunky movie. 4 5 6 1 7 3 2 though I might flip 1 and 7 depending on mood.
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Nov 1, 2016 07:28
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Ep 1 better than Ep 7 how does it feel to be objectively awful at life
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Nov 1, 2016 07:30
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Episode 7 is stupid. Just rewatch episode 4.
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Nov 1, 2016 07:43
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Zoran posted:I'll defend my opinion, then. The prequels are clever and interesting movies dripping with irony. For example, the first one superficially looks like a fluffy children's tale, but at the end of the movie, the villain has gotten almost everything he ever wanted, and he celebrates by throwing himself a parade. The heroes are clever enough to win the day, but they aren't wise enough to realize what's really going on. And that's a consistent theme: the Jedi even find space Jesus, but in the end they don't actually give a poo poo about the suffering on lovely worlds like Tatooine—they just take the kid away to be brainwashed. Luke Skywalker recognizes and overcomes this failing of the old Jedi in ROTJ. The OT left the organization of the jedi very vague, we were left to assume they were a few scattered guys around the universe, not the loving boy scouts of the capital planet.
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Nov 1, 2016 08:34
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Zoran posted:I'll defend my opinion, then. The prequels are clever and interesting movies dripping with irony. For example, the first one superficially looks like a fluffy children's tale, but at the end of the movie, the villain has gotten almost everything he ever wanted, and he celebrates by throwing himself a parade. The heroes are clever enough to win the day, but they aren't wise enough to realize what's really going on. And that's a consistent theme: the Jedi even find space Jesus, but in the end they don't actually give a poo poo about the suffering on lovely worlds like Tatooine—they just take the kid away to be brainwashed. Luke Skywalker recognizes and overcomes this failing of the old Jedi in ROTJ. go back to cinema discusso and please don't come back
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Nov 1, 2016 09:03
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The kid that played Anakin Skywalker grew up to be literally insane
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Nov 1, 2016 13:41
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Chichevache posted:Congratulations! You might have convinced me to re-watch the prequels. I saw a fan theory video (standard fan theory video warning) on why the story was all there and it made a lot of sense and I would totally understand the disconnect being "George Lucas is really bad at screenwriting and directing." Also you're not missing a whole lot with The Force Awakens.
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Nov 1, 2016 13:53
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Spoeank posted:Ep 1 better than Ep 7 how does it feel to be objectively awful at life JJ Abrams is like Aaron Sorkin to me, somebody I used to really dig, but they repeat themselves so much that the seams and crutches are readily visible in their writing.
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Nov 1, 2016 14:46
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howe_sam posted:JJ Abrams is like Aaron Sorkin to me, somebody I used to really dig, but they repeat themselves so much that the seams and crutches are readily visible in their writing. Episode I - The Phantom Menace though.
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Nov 1, 2016 15:15
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Spoeank posted:Episode I - The Phantom Menace though. At least it was an original idea?
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Nov 1, 2016 15:36
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Jar Jar was a good character and I hope they bring him back oh my god you loving nerds
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Nov 1, 2016 16:29
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Jamie Collins gets sent away http://www.thedrawplay.com/comic/jamie-collins-doesnt-like-dogs/
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Nov 1, 2016 16:56
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Anakin ruined every scene he was in, the court scenes were unwatchably dull, most of the action sequences felt contrived and advanced little to nothing, and the characters all just bumbled around aimlessly while plot happened to them. The visual design was great, but if you get off that hard on visual design you should probably just watch anime.
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Nov 1, 2016 17:29
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The CG in the prequels have not held up well. 
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Nov 1, 2016 17:33
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Child Anakin's actor suffered a terrible fate he's now institutionalized  Jiminy Christmas! Shoes! posted:The CG in the prequels have not held up well. lmao the lack of shadow in conspicuous places
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Nov 1, 2016 17:36
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That must actually be drawn, I can't imagine how an algorithm would give one column that deep of a shadow and just forget it on the next. But yeah, the compositing is just awful.
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Nov 1, 2016 17:43
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Febreeze posted:Jamie Collins gets sent away I love this.
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Nov 1, 2016 17:47
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Alaois posted:go back to cinema discusso and please don't come back
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Nov 1, 2016 17:53
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Febreeze posted:Jamie Collins gets sent away Nice touch making Belichick's dog all white. 
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Nov 1, 2016 18:05
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