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fresnelly · 12-25-2009, 02:29 PM

I watched this a few days ago and once you get used to his delivery, it's really quite well done.

I disagree with his opinions on the fight choreography and light sabre use but his main points about the lack of character depth and a clear story arc are bang on.

I remember watching TPM in the theatre and cringing my way through Jar Jar and the gratuitous underwater scenes and the midichloreans and so on, but gamely holding on to my hopes that I would eventually be pulled into the story.

And then there was the battle between the Gungans and the droids on bright green rolling hills under a bright blue sky and I was reminded of the default Windows XP desktop background. It occured to me that I was watching a screen saver and that was the end of it; just like that.

I watched the other two with diminishing interest and now have zero expectations for any future chapters of the franchise.

What a disappointment.

12-25-2009, 02:29 PM	#2 (permalink)
fresnelly Functionally Appropriate Location: Toronto	I watched this a few days ago and once you get used to his delivery, it's really quite well done. I disagree with his opinions on the fight choreography and light sabre use but his main points about the lack of character depth and a clear story arc are bang on. I remember watching TPM in the theatre and cringing my way through Jar Jar and the gratuitous underwater scenes and the midichloreans and so on, but gamely holding on to my hopes that I would eventually be pulled into the story. And then there was the battle between the Gungans and the droids on bright green rolling hills under a bright blue sky and I was reminded of the default Windows XP desktop background. It occured to me that I was watching a screen saver and that was the end of it; just like that. I watched the other two with diminishing interest and now have zero expectations for any future chapters of the franchise. What a disappointment. __________________ Building an artificial intelligence that appreciates Mozart is easy. Building an A.I. that appreciates a theme restaurant is the real challenge - Kit Roebuck - Nine Planets Without Intelligent Life Last edited by fresnelly; 12-25-2009 at 02:32 PM..