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In Reply to: More (mostly local) reviews on SWEII posted by clarkjohnsen on May 18, 2002 at 10:41:39:
We took our son to the local cineplex to see the latest epic from George Lucas yesterday. Whenever I glanced at him during the film, he had the same eyes glazed over look he gets when playing Nintendo-certainly appropriate given the CGI nature of the film. I was shopping at Fry's last week, and they had a display of DVD's near the checkout counter-one was the Black Stallion for 9.99. This has always been a favorite of mine, so I picked it up. We watched it together last night, and it was fascinating to observe his reaction to the fine performance of the child actor Kelly Reno-he smiled at the bonding of the boy with the horse, winced in fear at the shipwreck that strands them on the island, etc. He asked to watch it again on Sunday- a request that was not made of Attack of the Clones.Sometimes they're a lot smarter than we give them credit for...
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for him to watch? Kind of makes it hard for him to watch it at home if you don't have the DVD. But I guess when the movie does come out on DVD, you'll make the choice for him. Kelly would be proud, I'm sure.Please excuse me, I'm a swellin' up with tears... sniff, sniff, cough, cough... vomit!
He did make the choice, not me-he saw both films on the same day and obviously made an emotional connection with the Black Stallion that was simply not possible with the soulless, mechanical Clones. If he wants the DVD of SWII for Christmas (and he's been nice, not naughty) I'll get it for him (We have Phantom Menace at home).I'm a big fan of the the original, BTW-particularly episodes 4 & 5. There isn't a single character in 1 & 2 that can even begin to approach the charisma of Han, Luke & Leia, and all the "wow look at this" CGI can't cover it up, BTW. Not to mention the awkward, clunky, hole-ridden plot. Lucas gets one more chance to redeem himself-given the gravity of the subject matter of SW3, I hope he puts down the pen and hires some decent screenwriters.
through this entire ordeal is that the critics/reviewers do not care for Lucas/SW for many reasons. They don't understand the hoopla, the hype, the entertainment/escapism/fantasy element, etc. And they don't get "it", if you know the "it" I'm talking about. Every SW movie, except for Episode IV, goes the same way -- *Lucas movie goes into production, lots of hype, first reviews are "wow", then we get the same load of crap negative reviews on all the forums, the movie makes zillions, etc. Enough already! I think Micheal Coate summed it up the best -- enjoy 2 1/2 hours of entertainment, why don't you!By the way, the next SW movie will see a repeat of the above *.
ps. Glad your kid liked TBS. I've seen the movie twice and it is an emotion machine -- well written, acted and filmed (sincerely, no BS).
There is a cadre of reviewers who bash Lucas just for sake of bashing Lucas. Speaking as someone who admires his early work (I went to the theater to see the original 7 times in 77, the summer after I graduated from high school) I feel that his creative vision would be best served if he farmed out those areas in which he is weakest, to allow him to concentrate on the overall canvas. The Empire Strikes Back certainly wasn't harmed by having Lawrence Kasdan and Leigh Brackett help with the script, and Irwin Kirshner direct!
Great observation. You need to get them while they are young. We sort of missed that moment with our daughter, so she is more Nintendo than I would like... not 100%, mind you, just more than she should.
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