upon further review
so, i went to see Star Wars again today. almost immediately after i bought the tickets i regreted it, and went so far as to seriously contemplate bailing on my friends and going home. i did, however, spend $5 on it, so i might as well.
as was well documented in an earlier blog of mine, i didn't like the movie. i later talked to a friend of mine who was trying to explain why Lucas did some of what he did. Jase made some good arguments. i also took into consideration that he is a huge Star Wars fan and, like most other fans and critics, really wanted to like the movie. so, i absorbed what he said, went back and watched the movie again, and, like my divorced parents, applied what was consistant and what wasn't.
i was a whole lot more forgiving this time around. i also think i may have missed some dialog due to my laughter and missed some action due to the perpetual rolling of my eyes. so, there was that. the two primary lame moments are still Padme's "mean ol' lion" look on the balcony and Vaders' "NOOOOO." there was one thing that Jase said that i recited like a mantra this time around and that was this Vader is 20 years younger than the one i'm used to. so, the fact that he didn't sound like James Earl Jones...forgivable. the Frankenstein walk...well, actually, sorry Lucas, i can't forgive that. it really was just lame. i think since my hopes for coolness had already been dashed and the initial shock of lameness had worn off, i was able to appropriately lower my standards enough to enjoy the movie a bit more.
i still stand by my original review that the transition into Vader was poorly developed and hurried. Chewie was still cool, though. Yoda knocking the guards out with the wave of his hand was badassed. and Obi is fucking hot. so, all in all, i don't hate it as much as i did. i'm still deeply disappointed. i will, however, neither see it again in the theaters nor own it on dvd.
fuck you Lucas.
as was well documented in an earlier blog of mine, i didn't like the movie. i later talked to a friend of mine who was trying to explain why Lucas did some of what he did. Jase made some good arguments. i also took into consideration that he is a huge Star Wars fan and, like most other fans and critics, really wanted to like the movie. so, i absorbed what he said, went back and watched the movie again, and, like my divorced parents, applied what was consistant and what wasn't.
i was a whole lot more forgiving this time around. i also think i may have missed some dialog due to my laughter and missed some action due to the perpetual rolling of my eyes. so, there was that. the two primary lame moments are still Padme's "mean ol' lion" look on the balcony and Vaders' "NOOOOO." there was one thing that Jase said that i recited like a mantra this time around and that was this Vader is 20 years younger than the one i'm used to. so, the fact that he didn't sound like James Earl Jones...forgivable. the Frankenstein walk...well, actually, sorry Lucas, i can't forgive that. it really was just lame. i think since my hopes for coolness had already been dashed and the initial shock of lameness had worn off, i was able to appropriately lower my standards enough to enjoy the movie a bit more.
i still stand by my original review that the transition into Vader was poorly developed and hurried. Chewie was still cool, though. Yoda knocking the guards out with the wave of his hand was badassed. and Obi is fucking hot. so, all in all, i don't hate it as much as i did. i'm still deeply disappointed. i will, however, neither see it again in the theaters nor own it on dvd.
fuck you Lucas.
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