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Post by Nalkarj on Sept 24, 2018 2:43:53 GMT
I preferred Yoda as a puppet.
And, dear God, Miss Portman is beautiful.
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Post by Nalkarj on Sept 24, 2018 2:47:37 GMT
I just have to laugh as McDiarmid mouths the hypocrisies: he’s overplaying it in that patented way that only great British actors can do. (He rather reminds me of Terence Stamp’s overplaying in The Haunted Mansion.)
This is how I originally expected Obi-Wan and Anakin to appear in The Phantom Menace.
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Post by Nalkarj on Sept 24, 2018 3:01:36 GMT
Obi-Wan’s acting how I’d expected him to in the first movie, which is great, but it raises the question of why he wasn’t given this characterization in Phantom Menace—a characterization given to Neeson instead.
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Post by Nalkarj on Sept 24, 2018 3:03:35 GMT
Maybe it’s the change in cinematographer you mentioned, @forceghostackbar, but this whole thing is lit very weirdly.
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Post by Nalkarj on Sept 24, 2018 3:06:52 GMT
“Going to be the death of me.” Hardy har har.
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Post by Nalkarj on Sept 24, 2018 3:17:19 GMT
See, I’m not sure I really like this Anakin. And I liked Christensen a lot in Shattered Glass, I just don’t think Stephen Glass fits this movie. Obi-Wan’s meeting with alien version of Disney’s Pete.
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Post by Nalkarj on Sept 24, 2018 3:26:22 GMT
I’m rather impressed by the shot of the rainy planet.
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Post by Nalkarj on Sept 24, 2018 3:29:55 GMT
Isn’t the Princess a good deal older than Anakin?
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Post by Nalkarj on Sept 24, 2018 3:31:57 GMT
Wow. The stuff with the clones...
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Post by Nalkarj on Sept 24, 2018 3:49:37 GMT
OK, putting it on hold... Will watch the rest tomorrow. G’night, everyone!
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Post by Deleted on Sept 24, 2018 17:34:52 GMT
Maybe it’s the change in cinematographer you mentioned, @forceghostackbar , but this whole thing is lit very weirdly. Switch to digital cameras. New cinematographer. Lucas becoming less retro Golden Age Hollywood and more Technology Age Director. I wish he'd stayed faithful to the former. Ep II-III are too "slick and shiny" with too much of a "modern" style of directing. Personally, I hate the way AotC looks. And honestly, everything else about it too. I just find it to be ugly, bland and completely pointless.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 25, 2018 0:42:22 GMT
Did you finish EP II yet? Final thoughts?
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Post by Nalkarj on Sept 25, 2018 0:46:21 GMT
Did you finish EP II yet? Final thoughts? Oh, not yet. Will probably watch the rest in a few mins.
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Post by Nalkarj on Sept 25, 2018 2:03:10 GMT
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Post by Nalkarj on Sept 25, 2018 2:23:13 GMT
I’d already started the stuff with the bounty hunter—same one from Empire, right?—last night. I have to say, I don’t really like seeing him without the helmet and armor and all that: it makes him much less mysterious and frightening.
His clone-kid’s kinda nuts, though.
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Post by Nalkarj on Sept 25, 2018 2:26:15 GMT
I still dislike the lighting, but like Phantom Menace I’m impressed with the imagery and imagination. I actually like the CGI here, too—not entirely sure why, as I’m not usually a big fan of it, but it somewhat reminds me of an old serial. (I’ve been watching a lot of old serials recently.)
Still not a fan of Christensen’s “Ani,” though; he reminds me somewhat of Keanu Reeves, which is not the approach I would have expected or wanted with this character. Hey, C-3PO just popped up!
Now we’ve got a parody of The Searchers going on…
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Post by Nalkarj on Sept 25, 2018 2:31:30 GMT
I still love the designs of the planets—this is the kind of thing I like in science-fiction. I also like how we get to see more of Tattoine. I just wish it were lit better.
We’ve got Obi-Wan exploring a large temple-esque thing that Lucas almost definitely took from Temple of Doom. The design of the set is gorgeous.
Is that Christopher Lee? Hey, that’s Christopher Lee!
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Post by Nalkarj on Sept 25, 2018 2:34:44 GMT
Oh, good ol’ Chris Lee… But why is his part so small (so far)? I would have given him at least as big a role as Cushing had in Star Wars. Oh, and I think that goes on for one more piece of evidence about how Star Wars is inspired by the Hammer horror films.
The facial performances are better than the vocal here with Anakin and mom.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 25, 2018 2:35:48 GMT
I’d already started the stuff with the bounty hunter—same one from Empire, right?—last night. I have to say, I don’t really like seeing him without the helmet and armor and all that: it makes him much less mysterious and frightening. His clone-kid’s kinda nuts, though. The kid is him! LOL. Agreed though. Ruins the mystique of the character.
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Post by Nalkarj on Sept 25, 2018 2:41:55 GMT
I can definitely see what Lucas is going for, but, I’m tellin’ ya, Christensen ain’t selling the emotional stuff. He just can’t emote. It’s rather odd, a bit like a community theater production. Definitely a pastiche/parody of The Searchers. Even the tombstones look similar. I’m expecting the Duke to pop up and save the day.
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