Got me again, Mr. Lucas
**Some spoilers could be had in this. If you haven't seen Episode 3 you might want to skip this**
I held out as long as I could. Really. After being sorely disappointed by Episodes I & II, I figured to hell with George Lucas. I'm done. Then I saw the trailer..."Rise Lord Vader" Ok you sucked me in yet again.
But I refused to go opening weekend. Refused! Mr. Lucas can sweat and wait on my 10 bucks. I like to think that drop in the bucket matters somehow. Somewhere Lucas laughs and Greedo shoots first.
I liked the movie, though. I thought the special effects were vastly improved from the other movies (although some scenes of the cloned Jango Fett face looked straight out of a video game cut scene...no texture and way too smooth). I thought the buildup to Anakins final turn was logical and really gave him justification of why he's such a bastard in the following years. And Yoda kicking ass is always fun to watch.
But man, what's with that dialogue? Just awful. "Hold me like you held me back on Naboo at 6:00 in the evening when the sun was setting and I had that blue dress on, you know..the dress you bought me when we were at that market on Naboo..." and so on.
I think Lucas is an amazing producer. His vision is unparalleled. He creates a world so vast and a merchandising empire that rivals Palpatine's. I just don't like him as a director or writer. There's no heart to the movies. Every character has the same voice. Where is the Han Solo scoundral character, making quips and plays for princesses?
And I really could have done without that Frankenstein Vader scene at the end.
"NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO"...indeed.
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