The Movie Whore on Star Wars Episodes 1-3
You know I once read somewhere that Star Wars fans hate Star Wars. I have to say to a certain extent I agree. One thing I am not going to do is bash Lucas and the decisions he made with his mythology that he created. There enough people that have been doing that over the years. Away we go.
Episode 1 The Phantom Menace: Pod racing and Jar Jar Binks aside, I would have to say the first time I watched this at an advanced screening I loved it. I was working at a local theater,hence getting to see it early, and I can say that I saw this flick about 50 times during it's theatrical run. The only I would even begin to fault Lucas for is the over use of CGI. Also I am not a big fan of the digital cameras that they are using these days.
As far as bad ass bad guys go, Darth Maul was the shit. He looked bad ass and the saber battle between Maul and Obi Wan was incredible.
One thing that always sticks out for me in this movie is the obsession of Qui Gon Jinn with transports. I think he asked "Do you have transports?" something like 4 times in this flick. It fit it was just excessive for my tastes.
Episode 2 Attack of the Clones: Hayden Christainsen aside, I dug it. How many of us had wondered what Yoda in battle would look like, well it was pretty damn awesome if you ask me.
We got to see the beginning of the Stormtroopers and the early versions of vehicles and ships that we would later see in episodes 4-6.
I also got into the masterminding of then Senator Palpatine. He was evil with an angel's smile. The development of this character that would eventually become the master of of the galaxy. He was evil and he was good at it. He double crossed everyone and used people who never knew they were being used.
I even liked the story line of Jango Fett being the model for the clones. It explains so much.
Christopher Lee has taken part in more on screen sword fights then probably any actor in history. Having that kind of experience involved in developing the final saber battle made for one of the best sword battles the screen has ever seen. I said "one of" so calm down. Over all I was pleased.
Episode 3 Revenge of the Sith: Not so much. It had some cool visuals but I felt let down in more ways than one.
The one thing I was consistently happy with through each of these flicks was Ewan McGregor. He is a extremely talented actor. I think he did Alec Guiness proud with his portrayal of Obi Wan Kenobi.
Talk about one of the most fun fights in cinematic history, Palpatine vs. Yoda will go down in history as one of the more epic battles. This is what we watch Star Wars for, the fights and the space battles.
Now for the let downs. The anti climactic finish to the Obi Wan Anakin fight left me asking "Is that it?"
It had been an epic battle of equally matched foes until the end. It was a poor way to end the fight that we had all been dreaming of seeing ever since we learned it was Obi Wan that put Vader in his suit. Vader is a bad ass evil MF that can kill with a thought. I do not need that image ruined with him crying out after being told that his wife was dead. That riught there had me walking out of the theater feeling as though some one had pulled a fast one. I understand the reason behind it but it opened the door to more questions.
Over all there were plot holes galore in these 3 movies and I will never be totally satisfied but then again I don't imagine any of us could have done much better. Stay tuned for a look at the Episodes 4-6 coming soon.