i guess what really pissed me off is that when i watched the original trilogy i there were passing mentions of a young anakin/vader, i always imagined this amazing charismatic, grim, kinda sociopathic dude who would be played by some epic actor, but then they toss it to some asshole who comes off like a fratboy killer from some episode of csi: miami.
― "he said...all things passantino the night" (omar little), Wednesday, 15 July 2009 18:11 (fourteen years ago) link
"and there"
― "he said...all things passantino the night" (omar little), Wednesday, 15 July 2009 18:12 (fourteen years ago) link
that's almost too complimentary to hayden christiansen
― da croupier, Wednesday, 15 July 2009 18:12 (fourteen years ago) link
what bugs me even more is that young badass obi wan turned out to be such a drip... he really should have been the han of hte series...
― Cowardly G. Soundgarden (s1ocki), Wednesday, 15 July 2009 18:12 (fourteen years ago) link
yeah i mean alec guinness was kind of weirdly imposing, right? and ewan mcgregor came off as kind of...short?
― "he said...all things passantino the night" (omar little), Wednesday, 15 July 2009 18:13 (fourteen years ago) link
oh god yeah crime no. 35235: Obi-Dan Fogelberg
― da croupier, Wednesday, 15 July 2009 18:14 (fourteen years ago) link
The alterations made to the Jabba's palace scene...ughhh
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9pQzJlL1wqs
― kiddie rabies: attacked by brats (latebloomer), Wednesday, 15 July 2009 18:14 (fourteen years ago) link
they always implied that obi-wan was a real loose cannon and his recklessness is sorta what "made" darth vader
― Cowardly G. Soundgarden (s1ocki), Wednesday, 15 July 2009 18:15 (fourteen years ago) link
Darth Maul sure was thrilling, though, no? With his Mudvayne make up and everything?
― da croupier, Wednesday, 15 July 2009 18:15 (fourteen years ago) link
insertion of Hayden Christensen ghost at the end of Jedi was particularly grating and is a handy symbol for the new films poisoning the old ones.
― Roberto Spiralli, Wednesday, 15 July 2009 18:15 (fourteen years ago) link
oh remember when obi wan and liam neeson double-teamed him? that was so cheap!! they also double-teamed count dooku, an elderly man
― Cowardly G. Soundgarden (s1ocki), Wednesday, 15 July 2009 18:16 (fourteen years ago) link
it's such a basic rule, the GOOD GUYS are supposed to be outnumbered
Its been hinted at, but it needs to be said - CGI Jabba.
Motherfucker had GRAVITAS when you just assumed that he was moved by people, based on his influence. Now, thanks to Colonel Neck Retention Chinstrap's merciless fucking about, Jabba is a slug, skirting around freighter bays on Mos Eisley.
― I got it. I'm gone. (B.L.A.M.), Wednesday, 15 July 2009 18:16 (fourteen years ago) link
half the OG characters were these free-wheeling assholes too, and everyone in the new trilogy was really inert and studied.
― "he said...all things passantino the night" (omar little), Wednesday, 15 July 2009 18:16 (fourteen years ago) link
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― Mr. Que, Wednesday, 15 July 2009 18:17 (fourteen years ago) link
god when i saw those remastered/restored star wars movies... digital jabba made me really sad xp
― ian, Wednesday, 15 July 2009 18:17 (fourteen years ago) link
― I got it. I'm gone. (B.L.A.M.), Wednesday, July 15, 2009 2:16 PM (36 seconds ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink
totally totally
― Cowardly G. Soundgarden (s1ocki), Wednesday, 15 July 2009 18:17 (fourteen years ago) link
i gotta say i thought macgregor was a great obi wan but its not hard to look good in those movies
― rip dom passantino 3/5/09 never forget (max), Wednesday, 15 July 2009 18:17 (fourteen years ago) link
seriously, the whole awesome thing about jabba in return of the jedi was he didn't move
― Mr. Que, Wednesday, 15 July 2009 18:18 (fourteen years ago) link
they also double-teamed count dooku, an elderly man
Bad image. Very bad image.
― Ned Raggett, Wednesday, 15 July 2009 18:18 (fourteen years ago) link
i thought macgregor got the voice down 100% and he was ok in some ways, but his physical presence was nil imo
― "he said...all things passantino the night" (omar little), Wednesday, 15 July 2009 18:18 (fourteen years ago) link
― rip dom passantino 3/5/09 never forget (max), Wednesday, July 15, 2009 2:17 PM (40 seconds ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink
he had the voice down and he seemed game but he had nothing to do but frown and scold
― Cowardly G. Soundgarden (s1ocki), Wednesday, 15 July 2009 18:19 (fourteen years ago) link
xp haha
possibly because they made him wear a rattail
― rip dom passantino 3/5/09 never forget (max), Wednesday, 15 July 2009 18:19 (fourteen years ago) link
You want gravitas? Jimmy Smits had gravitas.
― da croupier, Wednesday, 15 July 2009 18:19 (fourteen years ago) link
i guess macgregors obi-wan should have been the WORST thing in a potentially amazing star wars prequels and instead it turned out to be the best
― rip dom passantino 3/5/09 never forget (max), Wednesday, 15 July 2009 18:20 (fourteen years ago) link
The idea that nearly every jedi in the universe can be killed by a bunch of regular dudes in one fell swoop, and without each death being an incredible epic battle, drove me insane.
― Your heartbeat soun like sasquatch feet (polyphonic), Wednesday, 15 July 2009 18:20 (fourteen years ago) link
you know, in theory I appreciate trying to make Anakin's move to the dark side feel like the result of a personal/emotional tragic flaw as opposed to an intellectual decision, but holy geez did they take this way too far, even despite all the crappy exposition, basically making his change into Vader feel like the result of just being a jackass teen-rebel wannabe who fell in with the wrong crowd
― nabisco, Wednesday, 15 July 2009 18:20 (fourteen years ago) link
a list of what people praised from lucas '90s on is just about as embarrassing as his crimes.
YODA FIGHT WOW!!!!
― da croupier, Wednesday, 15 July 2009 18:21 (fourteen years ago) link
i mean there's the banality of evil and then there's just the banality of these movies
― nabisco, Wednesday, 15 July 2009 18:21 (fourteen years ago) link
to be fair to ewan tho what would you do if you were cast as OBI WAN FUCKING KENOBI and you show up to the set the first day and find out you have to do a scene opposite the kid from jingle all the way and stepin fechit inside a blue room?
― rip dom passantino 3/5/09 never forget (max), Wednesday, 15 July 2009 18:21 (fourteen years ago) link
Did you know that Anakin cannot possibly attack Obi-Wan effectively when Obi-Wan has the higher ground? The things you learn.
― Your heartbeat soun like sasquatch feet (polyphonic), Wednesday, 15 July 2009 18:21 (fourteen years ago) link
the campy bad guys were the only good part of the prequels: dooku and emperor were over the top
― pj, Wednesday, 15 July 2009 18:22 (fourteen years ago) link
big crime for me: making rational adults see the prequels multiple times until they "kinda liked it" by holding a lightsaber to their inner child's neck
― da croupier, Wednesday, 15 July 2009 18:22 (fourteen years ago) link
How come every fucking scene in these movies involves someone standing in front of a window with a million fucking things happening in the background.
― Your heartbeat soun like sasquatch feet (polyphonic), Wednesday, 15 July 2009 18:22 (fourteen years ago) link
― da croupier, Wednesday, July 15, 2009 2:21 PM (26 seconds ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink
haha i remember how desperate i was at that point to find ANYTHING redeeming about the movies that people would ask me how it was and i would be like, YODA FIGHTS!!! and theyd be like yeah but is it good and id say YODA FIGHTS A DUDE and theyd say youre not answering my question and then i would go cry somewhere
― rip dom passantino 3/5/09 never forget (max), Wednesday, 15 July 2009 18:22 (fourteen years ago) link
YODA FIGHTS DOOKU yeah for about 15 seconds...
― Gark M (snoball), Wednesday, 15 July 2009 18:23 (fourteen years ago) link
one thing i liked about the originals was the fact that around the margins there were all of these minor roles filled by these really solid character actors that helped fill in the universe a little more without overly explaining it, whereas the new films had none of that, just the occasional smits/sam jackson/terence stamp star cameo bullshit.
― "he said...all things passantino the night" (omar little), Wednesday, 15 July 2009 18:24 (fourteen years ago) link
like the entirety of the empire's fleet was commanded by bbc regulars, i loved that
i mean i've been over this abt 6934873208 times with my friends but ppl can be forgiven imo for having blinders on through episode 1 and even episode 2.
― north sea jazz dit weekend (call all destroyer), Wednesday, 15 July 2009 18:25 (fourteen years ago) link
OMG esp. when Han stepped on his tail & Jabba's comic exclamation. That really should have tipped all of us off that this man was no longer to be trusted with his own mythos.
― gayest flash mob pillow fight yet (Pillbox), Wednesday, 15 July 2009 18:25 (fourteen years ago) link
yeah it's weird to think that someday (if not already) there will be folks who will naturally gravitate towards watching the six films in numerical order
― "he said...all things passantino the night" (omar little), Wednesday, July 15, 2009 6:06 PM (16 minutes ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink
like doesn't it completely undercut the big darth is luke's father reveal??
― Cowardly G. Soundgarden (s1ocki), Wednesday, July 15, 2009 6:07 PM (16 minutes ago) Bookmark
Read some thing on the net arguing the best order to watch them in for the first time would be I, IV, II, V, III, VI, which kind of makes sense if you think about it.
― chap, Wednesday, 15 July 2009 18:25 (fourteen years ago) link
Or that Admiral Piet was managing Slade at the same time?
― Gark M (snoball), Wednesday, 15 July 2009 18:25 (fourteen years ago) link
T/S: Peter Cushing vs. fake Japanese lizard spice federation trader
― pj, Wednesday, 15 July 2009 18:26 (fourteen years ago) link
> YODA FIGHT WOW!!!!
Seriously, that sucked bad. He should be a total effortless zen master Sam the Seed type, not a hyperactive squirell with a glowstick.
― For other uses, see Cornhole (disambiguation). (Oilyrags), Wednesday, 15 July 2009 18:26 (fourteen years ago) link
Best order surely IV, V, VI, I, II, III, IV, V, VI ?
― Gark M (snoball), Wednesday, 15 July 2009 18:27 (fourteen years ago) link
IV, V, VI, I, I, V, VI, II, I, II, III, II, IV, V, VI
― Mr. Que, Wednesday, 15 July 2009 18:27 (fourteen years ago) link
So true. Every so often one of them would turn up in a series I'm watching and I'm all "Hey it's that guy!"
A favorite example -- Christopher Malcolm, Saffron's dad in Absolutely Fabulous = dude who is flying around in the snowspeeder looking for Han and Luke on Hoth. He was also the original Brad in the first London production of The Rocky Horror Show.
― Ned Raggett, Wednesday, 15 July 2009 18:28 (fourteen years ago) link
this thread's making me want to watch IV for the first time in years
i'm afraid i won't like it now though and i really want to retain my childhood 'best movie ever' memories of it
― extremely demanding on the hardware (ciderpress), Wednesday, 15 July 2009 18:28 (fourteen years ago) link
Terence Stamp should have played and evil cockney Jedi called General Zod.
― Keith, Wednesday, 15 July 2009 18:28 (fourteen years ago) link