One More Week To SWE3
May. 12th, 2005 10:50 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
filkertomI am amused that Rotten Tomatoes has an "Episode 3 Tomatometer Watch" (currently 90% with 31 reviews) on its main page. We all know the emotional investment we have in this one.
And, yes, I know, some people are deliberately avoiding having emotional investment in this one. And others are, for whatever reasons, not big Star Wars fans. All that is cool. All I know is, I have to be there on the first weekend, although we're actually waiting until Sunday.
Okay, seriously, now -- what has to happen (besides little or no Jar Jar, or Jar Jar's horrible bloody demise, or Natalie Portman suddenly thinking she's in Showgirls, or Ewan MacGregor thinking he's in The Full Monty, or Li'l Han Solo shooting Li'l Greedo first), I say, what has to happen to make you happy with Revenge of the Sith?
And, yes, I know, some people are deliberately avoiding having emotional investment in this one. And others are, for whatever reasons, not big Star Wars fans. All that is cool. All I know is, I have to be there on the first weekend, although we're actually waiting until Sunday.
Okay, seriously, now -- what has to happen (besides little or no Jar Jar, or Jar Jar's horrible bloody demise, or Natalie Portman suddenly thinking she's in Showgirls, or Ewan MacGregor thinking he's in The Full Monty, or Li'l Han Solo shooting Li'l Greedo first), I say, what has to happen to make you happy with Revenge of the Sith?
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Date: 2005-05-12 03:12 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2005-05-12 03:17 pm (UTC)I truly want to see the real fall from goodness of Anakin. I want a true emotional roller-coaster as he self-destructs from Palpa.. err Sidious' manipulation. ;-)
I want it dark, I do not want a happy ending other than the twins being saved.
I want Mace to go out with a major bang and Yoda torn between fighting to the death and the Force leading him into seclusion.
I don't want just another excuse for special effects.
And a nudie scene with Natalie Portman wouldn't hurt! :-)
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Date: 2005-05-12 03:20 pm (UTC)I know its Lucas' party, he can screw up what he wants to, but I have to admit I do feel kinda betrayed by him. I showed Sabrina the original three SW flicks, and damn, they were just as much fun as I remember.
Part of what I realized about the New three is that I don't give a DAMN about a single character. And the characters that do continue (forward? back?) into SW, Empire or Jedi have all been shown to be clueless, idiots or dicks. I just know they are going to show us the Chewy is GAY or something.
(no subject)
Date: 2005-05-12 03:30 pm (UTC)More leaping about by Darth Maul's evil twin would be cool.
Just as long as it has some really truly decent acting,and some really truly decent writing along with the obligatory effects - I'll be happy.
(no subject)
Date: 2005-05-12 03:43 pm (UTC)Reshooting all the love scenes could only help. Worst evah!
Or maybe we should just send Anakin to see the Wizard to get a Heart. *sigh*
(no subject)
Date: 2005-05-12 03:45 pm (UTC)If you look sharp early in the film, you can see what appears to be the Millenium Falcon amongst some parked spaceships.
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Date: 2005-05-12 03:48 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2005-05-12 03:52 pm (UTC)MACE WINDU: Why the fuck did you do that?!? Oh man I've seen some crazy ass shit in my time
ANAKIN: Hey man, I didn't mean to saber the son of a bitch, my saber just went off!
MACE WINDU: Well look at this fucking mess man! We're in Coruscant in broad daylight!
ANAKIN: I don't believe it
MACE WINDU: Well believe it now motherfucker! You know Yoda would tend to notice something like driving a speeder drenched in fucking Gungan guts!
(no subject)
Date: 2005-05-12 03:55 pm (UTC)What do I need to be happy? I want to be emotionally invested in the final light saber battle between Obi-Wan and Anakin. They handled characterization so poorly in Ep. 2 I'm thinking that might be impossible, but one must still live in hope. That scene just really should have been the emotional pay-off of the entire saga and I want more than just pretty special effects.
(no subject)
Date: 2005-05-12 03:59 pm (UTC)Easy:
- Plot
- Characters
In a pinch, I'll settle for one or the other. And, of course, there are other things that would be nice: good acting, clever dialog, good music, pretty special effects, sets that don't look like next week's toy commercials, eye candy, etc., but that's all fluff. Plot and characters win every time.(no subject)
Date: 2005-05-12 04:00 pm (UTC)You know, when you've got a winner of an idea... I mean, let's think back to Ep. 2. Tattooine is hot, but the interior of that silver spaceship must have been mighty cold for poor, dear Padme. Her thermometers testified to that.
What must Georgie do to save Ep. 3 from being the Revenge of the Suck? Well, it's too late for him not to personally direct it. That man couldn't direct schoolchildren through a crosswalk, let alone actors. It will, I suspect, be fun to watch Hayden Christiansen get his ass whipped by Ewan MacGregor, so there's that much to look forward to, right? Of course, they won't be able to limit the violence to just robotic victims this time, will they? Real flesh-and-bone people will have to die; that's Vader's crime against Anakin's soul and against the Light Side and MUST happen.
Honestly, this one has the lowest potential for sucking, as I see it. It has the capability simply because of what part of the saga it tells to stand on its own despite the limitations of the director and his chosen boy toy, Mannequin Skywalker, or if you prefer, Whiny Angst Boy.
We'll see. I know this: I'm not paying full price to see it, and I won't be there opening weekend.
(no subject)
Date: 2005-05-12 04:02 pm (UTC)You mean, worse even than "I don't like sand. It's rough and gritty, not like you. You're smooth."?
Pardon me while I spork out my eyes and ears.
Sandstorm. SANDSTORM!
Date: 2005-05-12 04:05 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2005-05-12 04:06 pm (UTC)Go for the technical near-perfection, go for fannish completism. Don't go for the heart we remember from the original movie, you will just get frustrated looking for what is not there.
Y'Know What They Call A Midichlorian In France?
Date: 2005-05-12 04:07 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2005-05-12 04:08 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2005-05-12 04:15 pm (UTC)If perchance this new one turns out good, I will say a prayer of thanks and go. Not before. I suppose I should see the DVD of #2 first.
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Date: 2005-05-12 04:17 pm (UTC)I won't be there opening weekend. I'll wait until the Tuesday after it opens and catch the first showing after I get out of work, just like I usually do.
(no subject)
Date: 2005-05-12 04:28 pm (UTC)You know, the one where Anakin is standing on the lip of the volcano, with mighty internal struggles over which side of the Force he needs to follow.
Just as he is reaching his conclusion (for the Good side), Jar Jar walks up behind him, and slaps him on the shoulder with a "Hi, Ani! How you be doing?"...thereby causing both of them to slip into the cone.
As they fall, Ani wraps his hands around Jar Jar's neck... "You... you... IDIOT!"
And of course, since he killed one of his best friends, his path to the Dark Side is assured.
(no subject)
Date: 2005-05-12 04:45 pm (UTC)Re: Sandstorm. SANDSTORM!
Date: 2005-05-12 04:48 pm (UTC)Oh, yeah. I don't suppose there's any chance Ep. 3 has silhouettes of two droids and a human cracking wise throughout the movie, is there?
Naah, I suspect Lucas takes himself way too seriously for that.
(no subject)
Date: 2005-05-12 04:59 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2005-05-12 05:00 pm (UTC)Re: Sandstorm. SANDSTORM!
Date: 2005-05-12 05:02 pm (UTC)Re: Sandstorm. SANDSTORM!
Date: 2005-05-12 05:04 pm (UTC)"Yeah, she may be smooth, but he sure isn't."
"GRONNNK!"
"... Laugh it up, fuzzball!"