Published on May 27, 2002 By jcg In WinCustomize Talk
I finally saw "Attack of the Clones" tonight. Sorry folks, this movie was pathetic. The androids showed more emotion than the "lovers" and Anakin Skywalker was a spoiled petulant brat. To believe that he eventually becomes Darth Vader is absurd. When he describes how he killed the women and children along with the men, instead of being shocked, I laughed. I was waiting for him to stamp his little feet, throw himself on the floor and start kicking.

If Alec Guiness were alive today, Ian McGregor's portrayal of Obi Wan would kill him. And then, to top it off, didn't anybody see "Galaxy Quest"? The scene with the automated assembly line was right out of it, and even Sigourney Weaver thought it was bad writing and her character wasn't the brightest bulb in the box.


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on May 27, 2002
Frogboy doesn't agree.
on May 27, 2002
I didn't think you would.

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on May 27, 2002
I don't agree either. While I didn't think the movie was excellent, It was entertaining and as good as I think possible when you consider all the elements that had to be worked in for the next installment. I will say that I'm not crazy about Hayden Christansen's (sp?) acting.
on May 27, 2002
The horrifying thing is, after seeing it yesterday, I have to see it's the best of a bad bunch....at least it didn't have fluffy-aliens-for-kids'-entertainment and that Binks thing wasn't around too much....we'', he WAS, but it could have been worse...
The place-crappy-game-promo-cutshot-here was better 'hidden', too..

Female 'lead' lost dorky hair-do soon enough...but pearly-white-teethed clean-cut American college-boy hero becomes evil Dark-Lager IS just a 'tad' far-fetched.

Clever use of 'Once Were Warriors' lead as the subject that was cloned....

LucasFilm should now be called LucasDigital.....but the CGI was pretty darn good.

The story telling seems to have matured a little over all these years....
on May 27, 2002
He was the single most disappointing character, followed closely by Amidala (can't remember the actresses name). That these two would fall in love is nonsense. They have all the passion of wet tissue paper. Early in the movie Amidala says thet she will always think of Anakin as the little boy she met on Tatooine, and throughout the movie he proves he hasn't progressed much since then. I haven't seen that much pouting since Zoolander.

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on May 27, 2002
Jafo thinks I'll be lazy and not correct his own typos.... Spell checker
on May 27, 2002
DavidK anxiously awaits the release of "Clones" on DVD so he can borrow it from his son who is sure to buy it...
on May 27, 2002
Do not underestimate the power of the darkside... >
on May 27, 2002
Hum... Judging by the amount of bad comments I read about it so far, I guess I'll wait to rent the DVD when it comes out.
I guess my next night out at the movies will be when LOTR 2 comes out.

BTW how much are the movies down in the States? Is it prohibitive as they are up here? 11$ to 13$, depending on the theater you go to. Adding all the expenses (baby sitter, food & drinks, tickets, etc.) you can easily end up with a 60$ night out. To me, movies as become a "special occasion" not a casual night at the movies like it used to be back when tickets were 2$. I carefully choose what I go see, and generally limit it to 1 or 2 movies per year.
on May 27, 2002
Most people like Ep 2.

I use the site IMDB.COM because you get tens of thousands of votes and it's usually quite reliable. Anything under a 7 on there I tend to shy away from.

Phantom Menace got like a 6.7, Episode 2 an 8.1. So it's clearly liked better than episode 1.
on May 27, 2002
I've heard nothing but good things about it. The special effects get better each time and it sounds like the characters in this one have a bit more 'character' than the last two. I'd be willing to go see it but I'm like paxx when it comes to what it costs to go see a movie.
on May 27, 2002
Well, going for my second viewing of AOTC tonight...

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on May 27, 2002
I liked it, but IMHO it is not as good as Lord of the Rings:FOTR



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on May 27, 2002
This will be the first Star Wars movie I will not see more than once. It was disappointing, especially after PM. For a romance that supposed to bring down an intergalactic republic, it was tepid at best.

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on May 27, 2002
Oh and the thought of anyone voting for anything Jar Jar Binks proposed is funny: "Meesa want to give all da power to him" Please.

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