From: Joshua Clingenpeel (Josh.Clingenpeel@wwu.edu)
Date: Fri May 21 1999 - 14:11:45 MDT
Brilliant.
I don't know about the whole "I want the world shown to me as happy and
shiny; keep all that bad stuff away from me" pov, considering ignorance
isn't truly that blissful. The Star Wars review was exactly what's been
going on in my head, save the hype. The only thing that frightens me about
the release of the new trilogy is that it's bringing out fans of the movies
who seem more like trekkies - I'm not a big fan of trekkies. I know, Star
Trek has been a bit more regular in its releasing of new products, but I
kinda expected Star Wars fans to have a bit more integrity...I guess I was
mistaken. Nothing personal. As far as the characters and acting are
concerned:
The characters were interesting, fit the classic melodrama roles, and had
decent lines. What's the problem? The only problem I had was that there
weren't enough British actors used; the first trilogy was filled with
British extras, who in my opinion have more pleasant voices - an example
would be the pilot of Queen Amidala's ship, who sounds like he's from
Brooklyn (maybe a taxi driver?). I'll quote a friend of mine who said,
"People were going to that movie expecting to see the reincarnation of
Christ." I'm referring to, of course, Jake Lloyd as Anakin. Give him a
break, the kid did a pretty damn good job. So he didn't seem like the 12 yr
old that Lucas was claiming, but he was innocent and cute, which will make
his transformation into Darth Vader even that much more amusing.
Which brings me to my next point, and that is the aspect of the movie that I
loved the most, apart from the stunning special effects. Dramatic Irony.
Love it, can't live without it. I love being able to laugh at the screen
when I know what's really going on. Oh well, I'll cut this short, but
everyone should check this movie out, for sheer entertainment value, of
which it has much.
Pope Arhat Al-Hazred Mateed XXIII
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