Thread: Any one seen stars wars yet?

Saw the VCD - definately not what all the hype is about, but fun nonetheless. Equally devoid of a decent storyline, but action-packed and lots of pretty effects.

Well now that it's out, here's a little more. If you're sensitive to this kind of stuff, don't read on. There aren't any direct spoilers, but any information on this movie is enough to give away the whole thing (as if the previews haven't already!)

Anakin doesn't just need a kick in the teeth, he needs a good anal raping. The acting was HORRID, and the interaction btw Amidala and Anakin is non-existant.

There's no discernable plot to the entire thing. It drags on like reading 2 pages out of War & Peace, and covers just about as much ground. They would have done a lot better if they had focused on 1 or 2 characters instead of jumping around between 50. It almost feels as if there's going to be a SW Part 2.5, then 2.75, then 2.99, and THEN part 3 (followed by parts 3.3, 3.5, 3.6, 3.61 etc...)

And the last scene? Sure, it's cool, but it's ripped from Gladiator like a 2nd term abortion. I found myself scratching my head during parts of that scene and saying "Damn, if they were -so- badass, why didn't they just kill the guy and be done with it?"

Also, the bad guy is poorly played too. He aries no sense of presense to himself - no aire of being a "badass" which he so desperately needed. A movie reviewer here likened his to Colonel Sanders (of KFC fame) just itching to ask, "Would you like Spicy or Extra Crispy?"

I saw the 5 o'clock showing tonight (EST).

gripes:

I felt like they spent the first 45 minutes trying to recover from the disappointing episode one. I agree the acting was rather wooden. Occasionally there would be a bright spot where they nailed a scene. That is the most disappointing, because you realize at those times what the movie COULD have been. There were also a few times where the digital effects stole from the movie a little. Even with another screenwriter added on, for some reason the dialog suffered.

pleased about:

The last 45 minutes was worth the whole admission price. There was some great action scenes and the acting actually improved a little. I thought Christopher Lee did a good job with Count Dooku. He had to remain somewhat emotionless...he's been formally trained as a Jedi. I loved his fight with Yoda -- Yoda kicked some serious arse. The scenes with Jango Fett fighting were good...the cgi didn't interfere.

All in all I came out a little encouraged that the entire series isn't shot to hell. They're starting to drift back on track. If they can get some decent line delivery and a good dialog script for Ep III, I think it'll be a good movie.

Actually gutter - I'm not saying the last scenes from both movies are the same. I'm saying that the last scene from SW2 is basically Gladiator, lather/rinse/repeat. Chained monsters, chained heros, middle of a coliseum, amazingly surreal victory over the opressors (Oh, did I forget to mention the severe slash wounds that miraculously disappear from Amidala's back?)

Slow or not, they didn't need to spend 45 minutes doing what everyother movie seems to accomplish in the opening credits.

And must I pull out the Big Guns(R)?? What the hell is with the Jar-Jar substitute? (Aka C-3PO's head on a droid's body?!?! GHEY!)