Out of all the cast of the three prequels I'd say Hayden Christensen was the weakest link as most of the other main parts were from well established famous actors such as Cristopher Lee (Count Dooku).
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Out of all the cast of the three prequels I'd say Hayden Christensen was the weakest link as most of the other main parts were from well established famous actors such as Cristopher Lee (Count Dooku).
The irony is, Hayden (like pretty much everyone else who gave a performance you'd expect from a block of wood) is actually a pretty good actor.Quote:
Originally Posted by omegaweapon2005
That's not irony, it's personal opinion. And a wrong one at that.Quote:
Originally Posted by Vivi22The irony is, Hayden (like pretty much everyone else who gave a performance you'd expect from a block of wood) is actually a pretty good actor.Quote:
Originally Posted by omegaweapon2005
One word : Midichlorians... :cry:
The flaw inherent in that statement hurts infinitely more than the statement itself.Quote:
Originally Posted by Supergyration!
The first two of the prequels were especially miserable. The writing was cheesy and shoddy, and way below what the cast was capable of in all three movies. I enjoyed Episode III the most, but it sure as hell wasn't anything great. The Phantom Menace makes me particularly sick.
Original trilogy ftw.
Frankly, the original trilogy had just as poor dialogue and scripting as the new ones did. The difference that put it at such a higher level - for me - was one thing: character.
Princess Leia was a sarcastic bitch. Lando was amiable, bright. Han Solo managed to be extremely dislikeable yet impossible to hate at the same time, and the chemistry between him and Chewbacca was always entertaining. Even smaller characters, like the Jawas, Ewoks, and droids were amusing.
It's the characters - not the plight - that make the audience care, and the new trilogy failed to catch on to this. Everyone in those movies may as well have been the same character, played by a different actor. All of them delivering the same self-important, overly formal lines. The only unique characters were those borrowed from the original trilogy - Yoda, C-3PO, R2-D2 - and much of their lines were recycled. They took theirselves too seriously, and in the end I didn't care about a single one of them.
The only redeeming qualities were seeing the empire in it's early stages and how it evolved. They were also very pretty movies, and great to watch under the influence of something.
Meesa oopsies. Ani?
Are you an angel?
Anakin, I love you like a flowing river of love. love love love love.... err, what?
At least Ewen McGregor's acting was a somewhat redeeming factor.
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Originally Posted by Germ Hamee
You forgot to mention Luke Skywalker.
That's exactly how I feel about Knights of the Old Republic II. The first KOTOR is like the original trilogy it had likeable characters and the second KOTOR is like the prequel trilogy it had characters you absolutely don't give a smurf about.
I think both trilogies are of equal quality with Episode 4: A new hope being the worst one (kinda corny ending and a overly nieve Luke)...The problem with most people is that they put the first trilogy on a pedestal because of all their childhood dreams and memories being tied to those 3 film's. With the new trilogy however people watch it when they are adults and the magic is gone for them...making it seem not as good or just different somehow form the first movies because time has removed the magic and majesty from the series for them...
that thar's some bad writing with some excellent effects and money thrown in.
Oh that totally ruined it. The force was supposed to be some mystical power and in one scene it was degraded down to a simple tool to be measured.Quote:
Originally Posted by Maxx Power
I had the impression with the prequel that everything was both forced and rushed. Come on, Yoda meeting Chewbacca? And Darth Vader crying out, "Noooooooooooo!"
The only new idea that I actually cared for was the evil Jedi that Christopher Lee played. I cannot remember the name of that character to save my life :mad:
Count Dooku.Quote:
Originally Posted by fantasyjunkieOh that totally ruined it. The force was supposed to be some mystical power and in one scene it was degraded down to a simple tool to be measured.Quote:
Originally Posted by Maxx Power
I had the impression with the prequel that everything was both forced and rushed. Come on, Yoda meeting Chewbacca? And Darth Vader crying out, "Noooooooooooo!"
The only new idea that I actually cared for was the evil Jedi that Christopher Lee played. I cannot remember the name of that character to save my life :mad:
I consider OT superior to the PT, but I certainly enjoyed all the PT films as well. There are some stunning visual effects, I really enjoy all the machinations that go on in politics, and the lightsabre fights and other battle scenes are quite impressive. Jango Fett, General Grievous and Mace Windu are badass, and the other characters are quite interesting as well. John Williams's score is quite good too, but unfortunately his thematic development doesn't quite reach the heights of the OT scores although it comes close. Still, there are some excellent new themes such as Anakin's Theme, Trade Federation March, Duel of the Fates, Across the Stars, Grievous's Theme, Battle of the Heroes and the Lament Theme to mention a few.
The dialogue and some of the wooden acting don't bother me that much, and I tolerated the romantic and comedy elements as well. The plot jumped around a bit too much in the PT, and I think it might've been better had the story been told in a different way (maybe starting from the beginning of the Clone Wars and exploring Anakin's fall more in depth, as well as developing the villains and other characters more). Still, I enjoyed the PT and although it doesn't quite reach the magic of OT, it's still an interesting trilogy with some standout moments for a Star Wars fan like me. :)
Being (most likely) one of the only people my age to watch all of them for the first time (besides III) in the same day, I really have to stress that there is little difference in any of them. They are ALL very cheesy.
That being said, Star Wars is my favorite movie saga, ever.