Star Wars: The Complete Saga (1977-2005)

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Originally Posted by BladeRunner2007

How many times does George feel the need to show space ships start flying and landing in their entirety!? Seriously, this is really apparent and, to a degree, annoying in ROTS.

Originally Posted by steel_breeze

I actively enjoy those bits of interstellar shoe-leather; in almost every case, it gives John Williams the time to set the mood with a juicy bit of score. These little moments are exactly what makes STAR WARS feel like STAR WARS, to me.

Plus, we see this happening simply all over the entire OT, too -- it's a consistent visual-motif throughout the whole saga.

[BladeRunner2007]

Somehow it only bothers me in ROTS. It drags the movie down drastically imo.

[PeterTHX]

Originally Posted by BladeRunner2007

How many times does George feel the need to show space ships start flying and landing in their entirety!? Seriously, this is really apparent and, to a degree, annoying in ROTS.

Originally Posted by steel_breeze

I actively enjoy those bits of interstellar shoe-leather; in almost every case, it gives John Williams the time to set the mood with a juicy bit of score. These little moments are exactly what makes STAR WARS feel like STAR WARS, to me.

Yep. It sets up the environment.


Rogue One also did this. It's a "Star Wars" thing. And it's eye candy.

[stvn1974]

Originally Posted by BladeRunner2007

Somehow it only bothers me in ROTS. It drags the movie down drastically imo.

Just think of it this way, the time used to show ships taking off and landing in the Prequels could have been used to show characters talking instead.

[balthazar_bee]

Originally Posted by BladeRunner2007

Somehow it only bothers me in ROTS. It drags the movie down drastically imo.

I still think ROTS moves like a sum***** plotwise; it's in AOTC that I really find myself tapping my watch and pondering why exactly we need to see all these damned ships taking off and landing.

I mean, I like such scenes in theory (they do add to the Star Wars feel, as has been noted) but -- to be frank -- in AOTC, who gives a shit where people are going?

Time to fly to Coruscant, time to fly to Naboo, time to fly to Tatooine -- no wonder it's the longest Star Wars movie.

And for what? Ugh.

Sorry. I'm still bitter about the dumpster fire that is episode 2, clearly. A really amateurish piece of work from top to bottom.

[bobbyh64]

Originally Posted by JimSmith

They seriously need to update the CGI for not just the Star Wars prequel trilogy but also for the special editions of the original trilogy as well.

Yes, and by updating it that means removing it.

[Cherokee Jack]

Originally Posted by balthazar_bee

Sorry. I'm still bitter about the dumpster fire that is episode 2, clearly. A really amateurish piece of work from top to bottom.

Horrible movie but it did have the only thing from the prequels I care to remember:

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[steel_breeze]

Originally Posted by balthazar_bee

I'm still bitter about the dumpster fire that is episode 2, clearly. A really amateurish piece of work from top to bottom.

I know I've said this before, but I've always held the EXTREME minority opinion that AOTC is the best of the prequels. If I only watched one prequel, that'd be the one. It shows me everything I ever wanted to see as a kid, when I wold wonder about the events before STAR WARS: Anakin and Obi-Wan being pals and having adventures together, Palpatine's insidious (pun intended) rise to power, the beginning of the Clone Wars (with by far the best action set-piece of the whole prequel trilogy, IMHO), and a friggin' army of Jedi fighting side-by-side with lightsabers. Literally the only thing missing from my childhood wish-list is the famous "lava pit" duel between Obi and Annie.... but that turned out kinda boring in SITH. I dunno... for all the PAINful moments in AOTC, I still dig it.

[Geoff D]

Originally Posted by steel_breeze

I know I've said this before, but I've always held the EXTREME minority opinion that AOTC is the best of the prequels. If I only watched one prequel, that'd be the one. It shows me everything I ever wanted to see as a kid, when I wold wonder about the events before STAR WARS: Anakin and Obi-Wan being pals and having adventures together, Palpatine's insidious (pun intended) rise to power, the beginning of the Clone Wars (with by far the best action set-piece of the whole prequel trilogy, IMHO), and a friggin' army of Jedi fighting side-by-side with lightsabers. Literally the only thing missing from my childhood wish-list is the famous "lava pit" duel between Obi and Annie.... but that turned out kinda boring in SITH. I dunno... for all the PAINful moments in AOTC, I still dig it.

If the movie had basically been that last couple of reels stretched out over two hours then man, it'd be amazing. Love seeing the Jedi go to war. But as it is, it's a car crash of a movie.

Originally Posted by StingingVelvet

Holy crap, I watched Revenge of the Sith on my new telly last night and the color was amazing. A lot of BDs feel brand new on such an improved television, but this one really benefited a lot. Colors were just wonderful, and the whole movie looked crisp. Made the weak CG sections more obvious but whatevs.

It's pretty much the bestest looking Blu-ray in that entire saga set, it's really nice.

[Caseyscott]

Originally Posted by steel_breeze

I know I've said this before, but I've always held the EXTREME minority opinion that AOTC is the best of the prequels. If I only watched one prequel, that'd be the one. It shows me everything I ever wanted to see as a kid, when I wold wonder about the events before STAR WARS: Anakin and Obi-Wan being pals and having adventures together, Palpatine's insidious (pun intended) rise to power, the beginning of the Clone Wars (with by far the best action set-piece of the whole prequel trilogy, IMHO), and a friggin' army of Jedi fighting side-by-side with lightsabers. Literally the only thing missing from my childhood wish-list is the famous "lava pit" duel between Obi and Annie.... but that turned out kinda boring in SITH. I dunno... for all the PAINful moments in AOTC, I still dig it.

While I don’t think it’s the best of the prequels I believe it’s better than Revenge of the Sith.

[stvn1974]

Yoda being a bad ass at the end of AOTC is awesome. The entire theater erupted when he pulled out his lightsaber and leaped at Dooku. Still too little too late to make up for what came before.

[drush9999]

Originally Posted by Caseyscott

While I don’t think it’s the best of the prequels I believe it’s better than Revenge of the Sith.

[imsounoriginal]

Originally Posted by stvn1974

Just think of it this way, the time used to show ships taking off and landing in the Prequels could have been used to show characters talking instead.

You really wanted more characters in the prequels talking?

[HD Goofnut]

Originally Posted by steel_breeze

I know I've said this before, but I've always held the EXTREME minority opinion that AOTC is the best of the prequels. If I only watched one prequel, that'd be the one. It shows me everything I ever wanted to see as a kid, when I wold wonder about the events before STAR WARS: Anakin and Obi-Wan being pals and having adventures together, Palpatine's insidious (pun intended) rise to power, the beginning of the Clone Wars (with by far the best action set-piece of the whole prequel trilogy, IMHO), and a friggin' army of Jedi fighting side-by-side with lightsabers. Literally the only thing missing from my childhood wish-list is the famous "lava pit" duel between Obi and Annie.... but that turned out kinda boring in SITH. I dunno... for all the PAINful moments in AOTC, I still dig it.

Hardly. AOTC is easily the worst Star Wars film to date excluding the Holiday Special. It has some of the worst dialogue in film history. The only thing that makes it mediocre is the battle/lightsabter duels at the end of the film.

[stvn1974]

Originally Posted by Caseyscott

While I don’t think it’s the best of the prequels I believe it’s better than Revenge of the Sith.

Sith is jut a bad film. Clones is a crime against humanity.

[HD Goofnut]

Originally Posted by stvn1974

Sith is jut a bad film. Clones is a crime against humanity.

ROTS is easily the best of the prequels, but compared to the other five films released to date it is crap.

[stvn1974]

If I had to watch a prequel this very minute I would choose The Phantom Menace. I liked Liam Neeson in it and the pod race. Other than the Yoda lighsaber scene in Clones I can't find anything redeeming about the last two.

[Hardback247]

Originally Posted by HD Goofnut

It has some of the worst dialogue in film history.

What about the dialogue in The Room, Batman & Robin, The Last Airbender, Battlefield Earth, Twilight, or Fifty Shades of Grey?

[imsounoriginal]

Phantom Menace gets my vote for best/personal favorite prequel. Clones has its well-documented flaws (though I do still like it overall, mainly for the final act), and Sith's second half is great but a lot of it has not aged very well.

[HD Goofnut]

Originally Posted by Hardback247

What about the dialogue in The Room, Batman & Robin, The Last Airbender, Battlefield Earth, Twilight, or Fifty Shades of Grey?

Yeah, those are bad as well.