I think the final act of ROTJ is very compelling cinema. Even the Ewok planet stuff I thought was fun and made a good dramatic counterbalance to the heavy stuff going on in space and on the death star. I think it's a very balanced final act with very good pacing.
― my jaw left (Hurting 2), Monday, 1 December 2014 17:24 (nine years ago) link
avatar was a way better movie theater experience than any of the star wars prequels imo, even if i never need/want to see it again
― ciderpress, Monday, 1 December 2014 17:24 (nine years ago) link
How anyone who loved all that camp kooky shit in the original trilogy had this massive problem all of a sudden with things they deemed too much aimed at kids.
Yeah it's so hypocritical how the same people who enjoyed the Jim Henson creations in the original trilogy hated the gungans. Clearly they just forgot it's a kids movie.
― my jaw left (Hurting 2), Monday, 1 December 2014 17:25 (nine years ago) link
Are we seriously, in 2014, having an argument with someone trolling on the "but the originals were made for kids too! Have I sufficiently blown your mind?" tip?
it's like poetry
― Doctor Casino, Monday, 1 December 2014 17:25 (nine years ago) link
for anyone saying that people actually *liked* TPM when it first came out, check that Herring podcast linked above with Serafinowicz, to hear the story of the in-theater premiere-night reaction from the actual cast and crew and hold onto your hat.
― piscesx, Monday, 1 December 2014 17:26 (nine years ago) link
Nowadays, I'm kinda more fascinated with Star Wars as a cultural institution than I am with any of its constituent cultural products (à la Disney).
But honestly, it was always more about the monster and droid design than anything else. That shit was dope.
― Your Soup Is Inside Me (Old Lunch), Monday, 1 December 2014 17:30 (nine years ago) link
"Are we seriously, in 2014, having an argument with someone trolling on the "but the originals were made for kids too! Have I sufficiently blown your mind?" tip?
― Doctor Casino"
But and so and but so seems like you are (sorry if I ignored you earlier) and have been multiple times right in this thread, crazy right? 2014 seriously like too and!
― Raccoon Tanuki, Monday, 1 December 2014 17:31 (nine years ago) link
was that gungan?
― my jaw left (Hurting 2), Monday, 1 December 2014 17:33 (nine years ago) link
whatever you were going for there failed
― linda cardellini (zachlyon), Monday, 1 December 2014 17:34 (nine years ago) link
^^^ the story of the Star Wars prequels
― Doctor Casino, Monday, 1 December 2014 17:36 (nine years ago) link
He accidentally omitted the C I A L I S.
― Your Soup Is Inside Me (Old Lunch), Monday, 1 December 2014 17:36 (nine years ago) link
was that gungan?― my jaw left (Hurting 2)
― my jaw left (Hurting 2)
whatever you were going for there failed― linda cardellini (zachlyon),
― linda cardellini (zachlyon),
David Foster Wallace actually, direct quote. Not that I'd expect you to know that.
― Raccoon Tanuki, Monday, 1 December 2014 17:37 (nine years ago) link
proud of u
― linda cardellini (zachlyon), Monday, 1 December 2014 17:39 (nine years ago) link
hahaha, this guy
― Face facts poptimism hacks, your a scam. (forksclovetofu), Monday, 1 December 2014 17:39 (nine years ago) link
Kooky one, Tanuki
― my jaw left (Hurting 2), Monday, 1 December 2014 17:39 (nine years ago) link
Man that utility meter data thing really did a number on Shakey when it comes to Star Wars. RIP.
― Οὖτις Δαυ & τηε Κνιγητσ (Phil D.), Monday, 1 December 2014 17:43 (nine years ago) link
keep forgetting he's a sock
― linda cardellini (zachlyon), Monday, 1 December 2014 17:44 (nine years ago) link
Shakes?
― 龜, Monday, 1 December 2014 17:45 (nine years ago) link
I hear utility meter data figures heavily in the JJ Abrams sequels fyi
― Οὖτις, Monday, 1 December 2014 17:46 (nine years ago) link
"whatever you were going for there failed
― linda cardellini (zachlyon),"
Haha. Oh dear linda cardellini, oh. dear. I should've worked some Shakaespeare in too.
― Raccoon Tanuki, Monday, 1 December 2014 17:49 (nine years ago) link
that Serafinowicz thing is a little time investment but it does build and build, fucking diiiiiiiiied laughing just now when it got to the issue of Terence Stamp's compensation (no spoilers).
― Doctor Casino, Monday, 1 December 2014 17:55 (nine years ago) link
i have been sonned don't forget me
― linda cardellini (zachlyon), Monday, 1 December 2014 17:58 (nine years ago) link
Cardellini you've been sonned by a sock.
― Raccoon Tanuki, Monday, 1 December 2014 18:06 (nine years ago) link
the joke's on you i'm not actually linda cardellini
― linda cardellini (zachlyon), Monday, 1 December 2014 18:19 (nine years ago) link
no that means jokes definitely still on you
― Raccoon Tanuki, Monday, 1 December 2014 18:22 (nine years ago) link
TPM has essentially nothing any Star Wars fan needs to see.
TPM has all of the ludicrous Queen Amidala wigs and makeup, which everyone needs to see.
― the farakhan of gg (DJP), Monday, 1 December 2014 18:30 (nine years ago) link
a couple of ilx challops
you and rt both really need to take a step back from ilx imo
― linda cardellini (zachlyon), Monday, December 1, 2014 4:58 PM (1 hour ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
haha challumps am i right
― BIG HOOS aka the steendriver, Monday, 1 December 2014 18:34 (nine years ago) link
Still haven't figured out the relationship between Padme and Queen Amidala xp
― 龜, Monday, 1 December 2014 18:37 (nine years ago) link
lol
― valleys of your mind (mh), Monday, 1 December 2014 18:37 (nine years ago) link
Queen is an elected position on their planet (!) and her full name is Padme Amidala or some shit, iirc
― valleys of your mind (mh), Monday, 1 December 2014 18:38 (nine years ago) link
xpost this is going to blow your mind, but padme and queen amidala are played by the same actress (natalie portman)! their characters also have a lot in common. i could explain more but it gets pretty nerdy
― ya'll are the ones who don't know things (Karl Malone), Monday, 1 December 2014 18:41 (nine years ago) link
!
Why is one named Padme and the other is named Queen Amidala?
Sorry, that's jsut the first questino to pop into mym ind
― 龜, Monday, 1 December 2014 18:43 (nine years ago) link
Honestly this movie is so solidly pitched at Shakey's demographic I mean just look at this screencap
http://i.imgur.com/uIMVnES.jpg?1
― Οὖτις Δαυ & τηε Κνιγητσ (Phil D.), Monday, 1 December 2014 18:44 (nine years ago) link
Loooooooool
― 龜, Monday, 1 December 2014 18:44 (nine years ago) link
one is the Queen, one is the Queen's body double
― ƋППṍӮɨ∏ğڵșěᶉᶇдM℮ (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Monday, 1 December 2014 18:47 (nine years ago) link
amidala truthers are the worst
― Face facts poptimism hacks, your a scam. (forksclovetofu), Monday, 1 December 2014 18:48 (nine years ago) link
Queen amidala is her official name, Padme is her first name. They are the same character. She pretended to be her own handmaiden under the name Padme for a bit in TMP so she could check out tattooine or something.
― the joke should be over once the kid is eaten. (chap), Monday, 1 December 2014 18:51 (nine years ago) link
Who was the Queen then while Padme was the handmaiden
― 龜, Monday, 1 December 2014 18:52 (nine years ago) link
Why do they have different accents if they're the same person?
― jmm, Monday, 1 December 2014 18:54 (nine years ago) link
Remove Bookmark from this Thread
― Doctor Casino, Monday, 1 December 2014 18:54 (nine years ago) link
but who pretended to be queen amidala? was there a real padme? someone once told me one of the padmes was keira knightley. is that true? why doesn't norma care that her sister's in the black lodge?
― difficult listening hour, Monday, 1 December 2014 18:55 (nine years ago) link
System you're supposed to warn me about xposts!
― difficult listening hour, Monday, 1 December 2014 18:56 (nine years ago) link
i can see rewatching the canonical original trilogy if it's with a child who hasn't seen it before.
except that's no longer possible, right?
@NickPinkerton If you were a kid in the 70s, I can understand why Star Wars is important to you. Baffling otherwise. In that respect it's like KISS fandom.
^he's a film critic
― things lose meaning over time (Dr Morbius), Monday, 1 December 2014 18:57 (nine years ago) link
with the internet, all things are possible.
guys, amidala was the white swan; I never understand why everyone gets this confused.
― Face facts poptimism hacks, your a scam. (forksclovetofu), Monday, 1 December 2014 19:00 (nine years ago) link
― jmm, Monday, December 1, 2014 1:54 PM (5 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
It was a callback to Carrie Fisher's performance in the first film.
― Montgomery Burns' Jazz (Tarfumes The Escape Goat), Monday, 1 December 2014 19:01 (nine years ago) link
Huh, Sofia Coppola was a handmaid as well.
― jmm, Monday, 1 December 2014 19:01 (nine years ago) link
I mean just look at this screencap
lol well played
― Οὖτις, Monday, 1 December 2014 19:05 (nine years ago) link
relevant resource: http://royalhandmaidensociety.org/
― difficult listening hour, Monday, 1 December 2014 19:05 (nine years ago) link
John Simon called Leia "Organic Lay."
― guess that bundt gettin eaten (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Monday, 1 December 2014 19:07 (nine years ago) link
? I just re-watched ESB and ROTJ with my 7yo daughter, it was her first time seeing them. ESB is p good ROTJ is stupid, and even the Ewoks/Endor gave her pause.
xp
― Οὖτις, Monday, 1 December 2014 19:09 (nine years ago) link