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Re: Revenge of the Sith
« Reply #30 on: November 10, 2004, 12:50:39 PM »
The craft at the end looks like an early proto-type of an x-wing. Not sure if anyone's pointed that out yet.

My reaction to the trailer: Ok, it's going to be pretty cool, there will be some awesome fight scenes, but I feel like the story is going to be a crappy repeat of the first two. And even more uncomfortable with the Anakin/Amedala relationship. Conflicts that are going to have to be resolved will be done so with such unappeal that it may feel rather flakey. I know lots of youse guys here are big fans and all, but I'm letting myself get hyped now, so that in a few minutes I can bring myself back down.

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Re: Revenge of the Sith
« Reply #31 on: November 10, 2004, 01:03:04 PM »
Yeah, the Anakin/Amidala thing is my biggest problem too.  I don't think that they've really shown any reason why she should like him--you're just supposed to accept it.  Their romance seems forced and unrealistic.
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Re: Revenge of the Sith
« Reply #32 on: November 10, 2004, 01:20:26 PM »
uhm... this is not disagreement, but wonder. What WOULD it take to make them like each other?

See, most of my "I like her" or even "I love her" sorts of feelings have come from a basis of not really knowing anything about the girl. I just saw her, I talked with her a couple times, and she seems cute and/or cool. People go into deep relationships for this sort of thing, ESPECIALLY with the wrong person. So, to me, the dialog was poor at best, the directing was iffy, and the acting very blah, but the concept seems fine enough.

They hung out. Travelled across the galaxy (twice) together and then stayed for several days at least (possibly weeks) in a location where they didn't do anything but have leisure time. She saw him exposed emotionally over his mother, she felt his attraction to him. These things may not be everything it takes to form a solid relationship, but let's face it: these people aren't having a stable relationship in the long term. He's gone Jedi-ing most of the time and fighting wars. She runs her political office. They keep things secret and that sense of defying authority can go a long way to holding people together when they would other wise break up.

So I just wonder, what else do you think it would take?

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Re: Revenge of the Sith
« Reply #33 on: November 10, 2004, 01:27:07 PM »
I just want to be incredibly pessimistic about this movie is all. Everyone could blow up at one point or another, and I'd still try to draw something bad out of that. =P
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Re: Revenge of the Sith
« Reply #34 on: November 10, 2004, 04:16:41 PM »
A poor foundation for the Anakin/Padme relationship is a problem of the second movie, no the third--by the time the movie starts they're already married and, I expect, starting to drift apart.

And Dex, I really don't think the bug/robot things are being ridden by Geonosians. I could be wrong, of course, but it doesn't look like they're on Geonosia and I can't find any other hints that would lead to that conclusion.
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Re: Revenge of the Sith
« Reply #35 on: November 10, 2004, 04:34:04 PM »
Are you dropping letters again? Because it changes the whole sense of your post if that "no" is really supposed to be "not"
It also sounds like you can't figure out what your opinion is if you meant "no"

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Re: Revenge of the Sith
« Reply #36 on: November 10, 2004, 05:27:16 PM »
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uhm... this is not disagreement, but wonder. What WOULD it take to make them like each other?

See, most of my "I like her" or even "I love her" sorts of feelings have come from a basis of not really knowing anything about the girl. I just saw her, I talked with her a couple times, and she seems cute and/or cool. People go into deep relationships for this sort of thing, ESPECIALLY with the wrong person. So, to me, the dialog was poor at best, the directing was iffy, and the acting very blah, but the concept seems fine enough.

They hung out. Travelled across the galaxy (twice) together and then stayed for several days at least (possibly weeks) in a location where they didn't do anything but have leisure time. She saw him exposed emotionally over his mother, she felt his attraction to him. These things may not be everything it takes to form a solid relationship, but let's face it: these people aren't having a stable relationship in the long term. He's gone Jedi-ing most of the time and fighting wars. She runs her political office. They keep things secret and that sense of defying authority can go a long way to holding people together when they would other wise break up.

So I just wonder, what else do you think it would take?



Forgive me but it would take Anakin having some problem with going to the dark-side.  As far as I could tell from the second movie, as soon as Obi Wan chose to teach him Anakin hopped on a toboggan down the slippery slope.  He's portrayed as a violent, self-absorbed, jerk, beginning to end.  Even all the things you talk about, long periods together, etc... would lead Amidala to harbor a growing dislike if not outright hatred for the little twerp rather than Luuuuuuv.
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Re: Revenge of the Sith
« Reply #37 on: November 10, 2004, 06:06:51 PM »
Nah... good girls always date the bad boys.
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Re: Revenge of the Sith
« Reply #38 on: November 10, 2004, 06:08:49 PM »
So, is it vice versa then too Jeffe? Kind of feels like it.
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Re: Revenge of the Sith
« Reply #39 on: November 10, 2004, 06:28:07 PM »
yeah, skar, I think you vastly misinterpret what happens in the real world in terms of what girls are attracted to.

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« Reply #40 on: November 10, 2004, 06:30:19 PM »
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Nah... good girls always date the bad boys.


Only if they have some redeeming quality that said good girl thinks she can foster.

Show me a redeeming quality in Lucas's Anakin.
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Re: Revenge of the Sith
« Reply #41 on: November 10, 2004, 06:34:46 PM »
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yeah, skar, I think you vastly misinterpret what happens in the real world in terms of what girls are attracted to.


Maybe so.  I'm familiar with the good girls falling for the bad boys syndrome though, and, unless I -am- wildly mistaken, the bad boys are usually at least cool.  Being a whiny baby is never cool, even if you're a whiny baby with force powers.

I simply didn't buy it, at all.
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Re: Revenge of the Sith
« Reply #42 on: November 10, 2004, 06:39:07 PM »
More like a whiney cry-baby.
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« Reply #43 on: November 10, 2004, 08:13:29 PM »
But he's got l33t Jedi skilz that automatically makes him cool. And anyway he doesnt whine too much around her. Plus she remembers the sweet kid from episode 1, so thats where she sees the "redeeming quality"

Or maybe the making out is pretty good, who knows with girls.
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Re: Revenge of the Sith
« Reply #44 on: November 10, 2004, 08:25:28 PM »
What's odd is that Anakin seems to have grown faster than Padame. Is that some sort of Jedi mind trick?
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