The official Star Wars III review

[PudriK Profile]

Doh, CodeRed., I think you're right.

I'm not sure I 'd blame the actors. I don't recall what else Haden Christensen has been in, but Portman does have some good work in her history. She's good, but no great actress, though. I think it was the script and the direction.

That's what I mean about separating the good actors from the great. Ian McDiarmid and Ewan McGregor both made most of their lines believable and their characters interesting.

As for Chewie, like R2 and C3PO, what a useless cameo! No tie in to how he met up with Han Solo, no real role to play. They should have just not had him there... including him just opens questions about where he was in between. Poor choice, from a story-telling point of view, IMO.

I felt bad for Anthony Daniels (C3PO), he was nothing more than scenery. Why bother? Well, the pay was prob good.

[JimmyTango Profile]

Originally posted by =ender=
To me, that's no big deal. Around 20 years to build a battlestation the size of a small moon? Why not? I'm just amazed they got as far as they did on the second one in such a short amount of time, comparitively speaking.

Except for the fact that the second deathstar was ready in well under 20 years.

I can see having the plans finalized or working on the nipple cannon, but the freaking deathstar's frame was already complete and they were obviously well into the construction of the levels(flooring, walls, etc), electrical, core, etc.

Just doesn't add up.

[Chacal Profile Website]

Well, Hayden Christensen just announced he's quitting his acting career. He must have read the reviews.

About ligthsaber duels: these are for entertainment purposes only, as the swordmanship is horrible. All those flips and spinning around make no sense. I have practiced Kendo and the key to winning a confrontation is: speed and economy of movement.

As for the DeathStar: 20 years sound s about OK for a big government-led project...

[PudriK Profile]

Off topic: Anyone see the recent episode on the History channel (forget what series) on swords? They had a couple historians on who study and practice Medieval and Rennaisance era martial arts. They have to work from manuscripts and drawings, since most of it has long been out of practice. It's often forgot, but before firearms, we Europeans had some highly specialized martial arts of our own. It was amazing to watch these two demo the moves of combat swordsmanship from those eras, including some traps and throws. Wish they had given them more than a couple minutes of air time in the whole show.

Chacal, I agree, it's just for show... but that's what my critique is based on. As a show, it had no ebb and flow, just a constant escalation to the finish.