3rd November 2003, 6:10 PM
I could say something but I'd be repeating OB1... oh well. :)
Yeah, its meant to be that way. The actors did quite well, as opposed to badly like all those fools who reviewed the movie thought... that's the way they are supposed to act. And oh yeah... the critics hated the original trilogy too, as OB1 said. Everyone forgets that now, but the critical reviews of the new SW movies are actually not too different from the old ones...
Also, I don't see a problem with the dialog in the new movies. Oh, sure, Anakin is annoying sometimes, and Jar-Jar is really stupid (I know he's there for humor. The problem is, its 8-year-old boy humor... dumb stuff. Its not good humor like the old Star Wars movies had... I realize they needed something since the rest of the main characters lack much of any emotion (see: Jedis), but Lucas could have done a better job than that! ... but still, he was funny once in a while, and didn't totally ruin the movie. PTM has lots of good stuff going for it... though you don't notice much of the depth until you've seen it several times.
As for the rest of the characters, I don't see why they are so bad... oh, sure, some do act without showing much emotion, especially the Jedis, but that's how I'd certainly expect Jedis to act... and the other people seem pretty similar to how people in the original movies acted, so where is this huge problem? I just don't get it...
And yeah, it is definitely trying to be like a '30s serial.
Yeah, its meant to be that way. The actors did quite well, as opposed to badly like all those fools who reviewed the movie thought... that's the way they are supposed to act. And oh yeah... the critics hated the original trilogy too, as OB1 said. Everyone forgets that now, but the critical reviews of the new SW movies are actually not too different from the old ones...
Also, I don't see a problem with the dialog in the new movies. Oh, sure, Anakin is annoying sometimes, and Jar-Jar is really stupid (I know he's there for humor. The problem is, its 8-year-old boy humor... dumb stuff. Its not good humor like the old Star Wars movies had... I realize they needed something since the rest of the main characters lack much of any emotion (see: Jedis), but Lucas could have done a better job than that! ... but still, he was funny once in a while, and didn't totally ruin the movie. PTM has lots of good stuff going for it... though you don't notice much of the depth until you've seen it several times.
As for the rest of the characters, I don't see why they are so bad... oh, sure, some do act without showing much emotion, especially the Jedis, but that's how I'd certainly expect Jedis to act... and the other people seem pretty similar to how people in the original movies acted, so where is this huge problem? I just don't get it...
And yeah, it is definitely trying to be like a '30s serial.
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