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In Reply to: More (mostly local) reviews on SWEII posted by clarkjohnsen on May 18, 2002 at 10:41:39:
*** Disclaimer: I haven't seen "Clones" yet...but critics and friends I trust have forewarned me that it has all the flaws of Phantom Menace...we'll see****Some of the Star Wars fans seem to get upset at criticism of the new movies. If you didn't like Phantom Menace/Clones then "you aren't really a fan," or "don't understand Star Wars/What George is trying to do," or you're "not twelve years old - Lucas' target audience."
Those excuses don't wash with me. I am a fan of the series. I saw Star Wars in the theater about 30 times, and the sequels many times as well. Still, when I saw Phantom Menace I didn't carry the weight of the "Star Wars Legacy" with me; I just wanted to be entertained.
To my surprise, I was checking my watch soon into the flick, wondering when it was going to end (in a Star Wars Movie!!???) Like others around me, I was squirming in my seat, groaning through one of the worst movies I have ever seen. All of Lucas' (and SW fan's) excuses and explanations for that movie cannot erase that familiar bad taste that poor filmmaking leaves in your mouth. I'm seeing the same type of excuses for "Clones," which doesn't bode well.
I think what made Phantom Menace such an acutely squirm-inducing experience was that we, the audience, were made aware of the big dramatic/emotional targets that George had set up throughout the movie. And we had to wince as over and over George missed the target. (Yet another example, I keep reading, is the ill-executed "romance" in Clones).
Also, it's incredible how the "new" George Lucas can take excellent actors and squash the talent and personality out of them. He even turns the vibrant Samuel Jackson into a mirthless, monotone zombie. Now THAT is a feat no other director has pulled off, and one that no amount of raspberry awards can properly honor.
The original SW series managed, against all odds, to hit every emotional/dramatic note and beat right on target, while using the effects as a backdrop. Phantom Menace turned that all around, screwed it up, and just plain sucked.
I'd have more hope for Clones, but it seems George is a stubborn SOB who is unlikely to change.
Rich H
(One thing though: I find the effects to be mind-blowing. Especially what I've seen in the new Clones trailers.)
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