.........................WOW.............................
I've got pmbr Bar Review class tomorrow at 8:30, so forgive me for not writing a whole review.
All I can say is: All Is Forgiven. There was still good in Lucas, I felt it. I knew it was in there.
Okay, I'll be honest, I loved Ep II the first time I saw it, so even I'm afraid of my gut reaction tonight, but I'll discuss all of that more tomorrow evening.
Quick checklist (SPOILER FREE!)
Visuals: ABSOLUTELY STUNNING. SciFi at it's finest. Melodrama at it's most frentic and beautiful. A+++
Characters: Better than I & II. Finally, the real Natalie Portman stands up. It's not her best work, far from, but she finally overcomes so still-terrible writing for her character. Luckily, she's pretty much the only poorly-written character here. Ewan carries this movie on his back when he's on screen, and his final confrontation with Anakin is stellar. Hayden brings it up a level, especially followin his Point of No Return. It seems he's 15 times better a silent, mood-actor than a speaking actor. There's some cringe-worthiness early, but he even manages to rise above it a bit. I told Craig after his first scene with Padme, "it finally feels like they're really in love," and that after his scenes with Ewan, "now it finally seems like they're best friends."
I dont' want to get too deep now, but let's put the characters (the Emperor was Fantastic!) at a solid B.
Story: Poor Anakin. That's what you get from this movie. Also, in the context of Eps I-III, the Emperor was a frakkin' genius. We all knew how this had to end, but somehow, they came up with an amazingly well-crafted twist that fully shows Anakin just got played. He never really was evil. Magnificent. A
Action: Wow. Buckle Up.
I know I'm gushing right now, and if that's all I get from this movie, so be it. No, it's not IV or V, but it might be pretty close to VI. It's tough for me to be critical against Jedi, because it's my 1) earliest memory, 2) favorite movie until I was 17, 3) I've seen this once, and Jedi countless times.
SITH has flaws, the second 15 minutes of exposition quick-cuts being the most glaring example. But I'll tell you, once it finally gets going... just amazing. I told the boys that from the moment Order 66 is given until the end, it felt like my girlfriend had just dumped me. You know that empty feeling in your heart, that was it. I was heartbroken.
Okay, bedtime. And I'm pretty sure I'm going to dream about surviving the purge and fighting the good fight. I'll hopefully whip up a real-gosh-darned full-SPOILER FREE review tomorrow evening. Then everyone gets ONE WEEK, and we start throwing around spoilers like they're going out of style. Once you've seen it, feel free to share your feelings, but try not to ruin anything for anyone else around here. If you post something that I feel is a spoiler, either mark it as so-- or face my wrath. I reserve the right to delete posts.
In summation, the fact that Lucas managed to make me feel like that after I didn't give a flyin' deuce about any of these characters following Eps I and II, is a testament to the fact that this one doesn't blow. In fact, I think this one's quite good.
I really think I forgive him.
-apk
All I can say is: All Is Forgiven. There was still good in Lucas, I felt it. I knew it was in there.
Okay, I'll be honest, I loved Ep II the first time I saw it, so even I'm afraid of my gut reaction tonight, but I'll discuss all of that more tomorrow evening.
Quick checklist (SPOILER FREE!)
Visuals: ABSOLUTELY STUNNING. SciFi at it's finest. Melodrama at it's most frentic and beautiful. A+++
Characters: Better than I & II. Finally, the real Natalie Portman stands up. It's not her best work, far from, but she finally overcomes so still-terrible writing for her character. Luckily, she's pretty much the only poorly-written character here. Ewan carries this movie on his back when he's on screen, and his final confrontation with Anakin is stellar. Hayden brings it up a level, especially followin his Point of No Return. It seems he's 15 times better a silent, mood-actor than a speaking actor. There's some cringe-worthiness early, but he even manages to rise above it a bit. I told Craig after his first scene with Padme, "it finally feels like they're really in love," and that after his scenes with Ewan, "now it finally seems like they're best friends."
I dont' want to get too deep now, but let's put the characters (the Emperor was Fantastic!) at a solid B.
Story: Poor Anakin. That's what you get from this movie. Also, in the context of Eps I-III, the Emperor was a frakkin' genius. We all knew how this had to end, but somehow, they came up with an amazingly well-crafted twist that fully shows Anakin just got played. He never really was evil. Magnificent. A
Action: Wow. Buckle Up.
I know I'm gushing right now, and if that's all I get from this movie, so be it. No, it's not IV or V, but it might be pretty close to VI. It's tough for me to be critical against Jedi, because it's my 1) earliest memory, 2) favorite movie until I was 17, 3) I've seen this once, and Jedi countless times.
SITH has flaws, the second 15 minutes of exposition quick-cuts being the most glaring example. But I'll tell you, once it finally gets going... just amazing. I told the boys that from the moment Order 66 is given until the end, it felt like my girlfriend had just dumped me. You know that empty feeling in your heart, that was it. I was heartbroken.
Okay, bedtime. And I'm pretty sure I'm going to dream about surviving the purge and fighting the good fight. I'll hopefully whip up a real-gosh-darned full-SPOILER FREE review tomorrow evening. Then everyone gets ONE WEEK, and we start throwing around spoilers like they're going out of style. Once you've seen it, feel free to share your feelings, but try not to ruin anything for anyone else around here. If you post something that I feel is a spoiler, either mark it as so-- or face my wrath. I reserve the right to delete posts.
In summation, the fact that Lucas managed to make me feel like that after I didn't give a flyin' deuce about any of these characters following Eps I and II, is a testament to the fact that this one doesn't blow. In fact, I think this one's quite good.
I really think I forgive him.
-apk
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