Attack of the Clones

[GaryT977]

Mark Hamill, as whiny as Luke was ("3PO? 3PO! Where could he BE?"), makes a great 'Joker' in the Batman cartoons!

 

[MrPromey]

Originally posted by WDWFREAK53
good point...what about her "motherly instincts" I mean...maybe THAT is why :lol:

They must be from the south!


BTW, I can get away with saying that since I'm from the south!

 

[WDWFREAK53]

Originally posted by MrPromey


They must be from the south!


BTW, I can get away with saying that since I'm from the south!

Yeah Tattoinne Alabama and Naboo Mississippi :lol:

 

[dreamer]

Originally posted by MrPromey
I was pretty much comfortable with the belief that Lucas was just trying to milk a dead cow by even trying this whole lame “prequel” thing at this point and had no plans to see the movie till I found out it would be in digital in a theater in my area.

Lucas planned to make 9 movies from the beginning. Episode 4 was labelled "Episode 4" from the time it was first released 30 years ago. So the "prequel" thing was not an afterthought or plan to capitalize on previous success. (The original plan, as I understood years ago, called for all nine to be finished by the mid 90's.)


I think Hayden was coached badly for this movie. He almost but doesn't quite pull it off. His "teenager-with-an-attitude" came off pretty good in Life as a House, but I don't think he pulls together the intended synthesis of a "hip-teenager-with-lots-of-hormones-and-even-more-midichlorians-in-his-system" in this movie.

I think some of the lines that make me squirm are a combination of bad acting and bad writing.


Star Wars is more about going to a different place than producing good theatre, which is why I love it in spite of its blemishes. George Lucas takes us there and that's what we want.

 

[WDWFREAK53]

I think people are misunderstanding these movies a little bit :lol: I think that people want these movies to answer important life questions instead of just being beautifully visual, fun movies to watch.

 

[WDWspider]

But this all happened a long time ago, we are suppose to learn from History. We don't want a Death Star in our sky someday now do we?

 

[GaryT977]

Originally posted by spider-man
But this all happened a long time ago, we are suppose to learn from History. We don't want a Death Star in our sky someday now do we?

Well, that missile defense system is called 'Star Wars' for a reason, right? :drevil:

*"I've established a base on the moon I like to call the 'Death Star'"*

 

[dreamer]

Originally posted by WDWFREAK53
I think people are misunderstanding these movies a little bit :lol: I think that people want these movies to answer important life questions instead of just being beautifully visual, fun movies to watch.

Well said.

 

[celticdog]

Originally posted by dreamer
Lucas planned to make 9 movies from the beginning. Episode 4 was labelled "Episode 4" from the time it was first released 30 years ago. So the "prequel" thing was not an afterthought or plan to capitalize on previous success. (The original plan, as I understood years ago, called for all nine to be finished by the mid 90's.)

Sorry to be technical Dreamer, but i had seen an interview where Lucas vehemently denies the rumor of 9 movies. He claims to have only planned six. The books have added to the star wars world which may explain where this rumor came from. Lucas believes the fans and the media propogated this rumor.

In the same interview Lucas also stated that he would like to get into making a television show, not necessarily a star wars based show, just something with a regular schedule.

 

[dreamer]

Originally posted by celticdog
Sorry to be technical Dreamer, but i had seen an interview where Lucas vehemently denies the rumor of 9 movies.

I don't think the rumor resulted from the books because I heard it when Episode 4 was still in theaters making its first run -- ?1977. And there are waay more than 9 books. Evidently, though the rumor was substantial enough that GL felt the need to deny it.



Anyway, I'm glad he made 5 and hope he'll finish the sixth.

 

[celticdog]

Originally posted by dreamer
I don't think the rumor resulted from the books because I heard it when Episode 4 was still in theaters making its first run -- ?1977. And there are waay more than 9 books. Evidently, though the rumor was substantial enough that GL felt the need to deny it.



Anyway, I'm glad he made 5 and hope he'll finish the sixth.

You are correct, there are alot more than 9 books, however back in the late 70's there were very few. If i recall correctly, "Heir to the Empire" was the first, and it was part of a trilogy. And incedently "Heir" wasn't orginally authorized by Lucas. This may have been how the rumor of movies 7, 8 and 9 got started.

These are just some of the things i remember and i may not be remembering them correctly. The interview, however was very recent, within the past year.

 

[WDWFREAK53]

Originally posted by celticdog
You are correct, there are alot more than 9 books, however back in the late 70's there were very few. If i recall correctly, "Heir to the Empire" was the first, and it was part of a trilogy. And incedently "Heir" wasn't orginally authorized by Lucas. This may have been how the rumor of movies 7, 8 and 9 got started.

These are just some of the things i remember and i may not be remembering them correctly. The interview, however was very recent, within the past year.

I think you are both right on this case...I believe at one time...(when GL planned all of the movies to be completed in the 90's) that he may have been THINKING of 7, 8, & 9...but...never came up with an actual storyline for them...(If you notice, part 6 kinda just ENDED with no real "great finale" ) But, since time dragged on and all 6 are STILL not completed, he canned the idea of EVER coming up with a storyline to complete the saga...therefore, redoing Return of the Jedi's ending with a big finale of X-wings flying over different parts of the universe and the whole universe in celebration.

Just my thoughts though

 

[garyhoov]

If anyone can find a copy of the Time Magazine article from April 1980 that previewed The Empire Strikes Back, we may be able to get an answer on this. I seem to remember relatively clearly that the article commented that people might be confused by the "Episode V" after the title (I'm pretty sure "Episode IV" did not get labeled as such until subsequent releases). They went on to explain that Lucas intended to make 9 films, and his plan was to do 1,2,3 after 6 then 7,8,9. This was the generally accepted plan throughout the '80's (that doesn't mean Lucas officially stated so, but he definitely did not correct the people who accepted that as fact).

Bits and pieces of interviews I have seen with GL recently (I admittedly haven't followed it nearly as closely since I grew up) seem to indicate that, while he always had in mind he might do all 9, he never really had 7,8 and 9 plotted out (he did have a good idea of 1,2,3 because he wrote 4,5,6 with the backstory in mind), and he has indicated that he now has no intention of doing 7,8,9.

 

[WDWFREAK53]

Originally posted by garyhoov
If anyone can find a copy of the Time Magazine article from April 1980 that previewed The Empire Strikes Back, we may be able to get an answer on this. I seem to remember relatively clearly that the article commented that people might be confused by the "Episode V" after the title (I'm pretty sure "Episode IV" did not get labeled as such until subsequent releases). They went on to explain that Lucas intended to make 9 films, and his plan was to do 1,2,3 after 6 then 7,8,9. This was the generally accepted plan throughout the '80's (that doesn't mean Lucas officially stated so, but he definitely did not correct the people who accepted that as fact).

Bits and pieces of interviews I have seen with GL recently (I admittedly haven't followed it nearly as closely since I grew up) seem to indicate that, while he always had in mind he might do all 9, he never really had 7,8 and 9 plotted out (he did have a good idea of 1,2,3 because he wrote 4,5,6 with the backstory in mind), and he has indicated that he now has no intention of doing 7,8,9.

a very reliable source told me that Star Tours II will be based off of episode 9 :hammer:

 

[MrPromey]

Originally posted by dreamer
Lucas planned to make 9 movies from the beginning. Episode 4 was labelled "Episode 4" from the time it was first released 30 years ago. So the "prequel" thing was not an afterthought or plan to capitalize on previous success. (The original plan, as I understood years ago, called for all nine to be finished by the mid 90's.)


I think Hayden was coached badly for this movie. He almost but doesn't quite pull it off. His "teenager-with-an-attitude" came off pretty good in Life as a House, but I don't think he pulls together the intended synthesis of a "hip-teenager-with-lots-of-hormones-and-even-more-midichlorians-in-his-system" in this movie.

I think some of the lines that make me squirm are a combination of bad acting and bad writing.


Star Wars is more about going to a different place than producing good theatre, which is why I love it in spite of its blemishes. George Lucas takes us there and that's what we want.

Yes, a big Star Wars fan at work explained that to me in the 100-reasons-why-I-should-go-see-episode-2 speech I got earlier in the year.

… But you wouldn’t know it from the way episode 1 played out. That movie seems like almost nothing but fluff designed to crank out the cash from diehard fans while opening up the star wars market to a whole new generation of fans who’s parents will buy them toys.

Like I said, I was pleasantly surprised with Episode 2. Just the same, I’m not a huge fan of the series so I’m likely to not have gotten as much out of it as someone who is a fan.

 

[MrPromey]

Just something that might be of a little interest:

I was looking through some of the extra features on the DVD tonight and in the “From Puppets to Pixels” documentary, I noticed something interesting in the work space of this guy who is animating Yoda…

 

[WDWFREAK53]

Originally posted by MrPromey
Just something that might be of a little interest:

I was looking through some of the extra features on the DVD tonight and in the “From Puppets to Pixels” documentary, I noticed something interesting in the work space of this guy who is animating Yoda…

Nice catch Mr. Promey! :sohappy: