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Saw Ep II last night…so so reveiw
Well I was able to see Ep II last night at a showing for employees at a showcase north theater. (A friend of mine knows the manager and was able to get us in)
I’m not sure if I should be writing this or not for yesterday I went home sick from work and was not in the best condition while viewing this movie. But I have to say I had 3 strong feelings while watching this movie: boredom, anger and disappointment!!!!
I’ve read many reviews about this movie and find all of them both positive and negative true on both sides, it’s hard to explain. I just don’t understand how Lucus can do so much right with a film or character and at the same time totally screw things up.
Negative thing about Ep II:
1. The 1st hour is very slow and I have a bad feeling that kids may not get into this movie. By the time the action starts all the kids will either be asleep or driving everyone in the theater crazy out of their own boredom.
2. Cutting from scene to scene every couple of minutes. It seemed every few minutes the scenes were changing before you had a chance to soak in what was going on (or it could have been my illness taking over) The scenes also did not seem to mesh well and seemed rushed. For a 2hour and 15min movie it seemed rushed from beginning to end.
3. The love story
Not as bad as I thought it was going to be but this is not why I came to see Star Wars. My question is how come Han and Leia were able to develop a romance during action scenes and dramatic events (i.e. Han being put into carabonite) In Ep II we have to sit thru Ana/Pad going to Naboo and being in this uninteresting paradise in order to develop there feelings for one another….boring
4. Almost zero Aliens in the nightclub scene. OK I thought this would be one of those scenes that would make a good diorama. Nope this is no cantina or Jabba’s Palace. Instead we get Adman Best whatever his name is…the guy who plays Jar Jar.
Well now on to the positive aspects of this movie
This is tough because by the time things really get going I had lost interest in this movie. Again it may have just been because I was tired and a little sick.
1. Jango Fett..Excellent fighting scenes however too damn short!!!!! He uses a bunch of different times of weapons while fighting and looks cool doing it.
2. The sonic boom weapon from Slave I…..this sound is freakin incredible
3. Basically the last hour or 45 minutes…this is why you came to see the movie. I could watch this part of the movie over and over again.
Now I know this review is rather negative but I still plain on seeing this a few more times. (When I’m not tired or sick)
But I think the reason this movie is getting mixed reviews really depends on how much you can endure this 1st half of this movie. It did not bother some people as much as it did others. And well if it bothers you, like it did me, you may find it difficult to enjoy the best parts of this movie out of anger, rage and boredom.Remember the scene in Ep I towards the end when the doors opened up to have Darth Maul standing they’re waiting for the Jedi. The score kicks in and the best lightsaber battle ever starts. Well even after seeing Ep I 12 times in the theater, my hair on the back of my neck stood up and you new this is why you came to watch Ep I. Well I really can not recall a scene like that in Ep II, maybe the scene when Yoda enters is close.
I really think I need to see this movie a few times before I wrote this but I had to vent.
A few more items….Where the hell was Sidious?!? That was one of the things I liked about Ep I, Sidious plotting this and doing that. In Ep II we have to wait till the end to see him.
Also C-3PO was not that bad. I’ll take him any day over Jar Jar.
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