To be fair, TPM wasn’t that bad a movie - it just didn’t live up to the Star Wars standard (and it was way too marketing focussed).
I haven’t seen SWII yet, but from the clips it looks great. I am looking forward to it.
Yoda definitely kicks ass… that’s the best part of the movie…and the clones blasting away in the clouds of smoke is very impressive, too.
now i am so excited about the movie… just because of the previews. can you say 8.50 for a quick view of the matrix?
If that’s really all you’re going for, you can download the trailer from thematrix.com
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Rev. Tim
“Bill, could you rub some of this powder on my lips.”–Gotta love that typewriter in Naked Lunch!
Originally posted by ReverendTim
[B]KC,
but even I was like, “One more draft! Why, Jesus, why? Why not one more draft? NOBODY talks like that, no matter what planet they’re from.”
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Rev. Tim [/B]
Well, for the record I liked Phantom Menace a lot, and I thought Clones was OK. But I have to agree with the good Reverend on this one. With both these movies, for all the countless hours spent coming up with some of the most amazing sci-fi images ever put on film, why the heck couldn’t they spend 15 minutes slightly rewriting the dialogue to make it sound natural, or have the actors do a few additional takes until it comes out better? We’re almost forced to believe that Lucas is giving them direction like “no, you’ve got to be stiffer and less human when you say that line.”.
Anyways, seeing classic ol’ Christopher Lee cruising over the landscape on his speeder bike was worth the price of admission for me :).
OT: George Lucas = biggest tighta55 in Hollywood?
Something my friend told me the other day:
His kid cousin had advanced cancer (can’t remember where, i htink it was something weird like tongue cancer - ???). Any way the doctors predicted he would die about a monthe before Episode II was released. He was approached by people from the Starlight Foundation (a non-profit organization that grants the wishes of terminally ill children) and asked him what he wanted. Being a big Star Wars fan he said he would like to see Episode II… they told him they’d try their best, they called him up and explained the situation and asked whether he’d let the kid watch EpII if they flew him down - George flatly said “No” and that was that. Anyway the dudes dead now and he never got to watch it.
i hope that isn’t true, but even if it isn’t the though disgusts me. i am now angered. conan must lift metal and relieve primative side.
I’m pretty sure its true - he’s not the type of guy that would make something like that up. The guy is a big Star Wars fan as well, and he’s still going to watch it.
Don’t worry
Episode 3 will be much more exciting especially as Yoda and Obi Wan die in it. Those who know will figure it out!!
RM,
Yoda and Obi Wan die in it? How, weren’t they alive in the original trilogy?
Wait, is this why they dissapear when they die in Star Wars(Obi Wan) and Return(Yoda)? I heard someone say there was an explanation for that, but I never heard it. Now I can’t remember if Qui Gon(sp?) from episode I dies normally, or “diisapeared”.
i think he just falls to the floor…
I think you’re right.
Interesting, in a geeky sort of way.
So, in that scenario, luke was taught by two ghosts.
luke was insane and only believe he was taught by 2 ghosts… he choped the guys hand off at the bar and did the mind trick on the sorm troopers and crashed his ship into a desserted planet and trained by himself… Luke was a nutcase… and how old was Padme supposed to be in EP 1, cuz she sho is robbin the craddle…
AWESOME MOVIE!!! I loved it, best one yet!
Yoda IS a Jedi master!
Anton - dude, do you believe everything you read on the internet? If you do I have some land to sell you in antarctica. Its on a hot spring so its alot warmer then the rest of the continent and I imagine it is going to be a hot bed for vacationers.
Repulsivemonkey - I would guess not actually. In some of the older books/comic books etc they implied the Clone Wars was called that because the Jedi and the Sith were cloning themselves, like that Crappy Azz Tim Zahn book (dont even get me started on that garbage.). ITs calle dthe clone wars for the very reason you saw in Episode II, there is an army of clones raised by the republic. What I find ironic is that in the past that rumor has spread even though the Stormtroopers, all clones themselves, were running around!
Originally posted by Suntzu
luke was insane…he choped the guys hand off at the bar and did the mind trick on the sorm troopers and crashed his ship into a desserted planet and trained by himself… Luke was a nutcase…
Er…that was “A beautiful Mind” with Russell Crowe 
cool shiit to look for
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When Anakin and Padmé arrive on Naboo, you’ll spot three Millennium Falcons in the background and at the docking station.
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When Yoda is meditating and Anakin is killing the Tusken Raiders, listen for the voice of Qui-Gon Jinn, Anakin’s old master.
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When the clones attack and the evil Count Dooku is fleeing Geonosis, keep an eye out for a cameo of the Death Star.
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Remember the royal guards from Return of the Jedi? The red-cloaked personal protectors of the emperor make a background appearance in Clones, but keep an eye out. They’re there for only a second.
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During the chase scene in Coruscant, Anakin and Obi-Wan zip by different billboards with strange writing. The writing is in a style called Aurabesh and corresponds with our own alphabet. Fans with much time on their hands have already begun trying to translate them.
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While the end credits scroll along, look for the name ‘‘Michael Smith.’’ Mr. Smith is credited as ‘‘Javva the Hutt.’’ He’s not a character in the film; he’s the guy who got coffee for the cast and crew.
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The ceiling of the dining room at the Lars homestead – which will become Luke Skywalker’s future residence – on Tatooine has a pattern similar to the tattoo on the mug of Darth Maul, the bad guy from Phantom Menace.
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The shaaks – the cow-like creatures that are roaming Naboo – became the butt of jokes among Lucasfilm special-effects wizards. You can find one floating in an asteroid belt, and another is on fire in the final, climactic battle scene.
Also, watch for the symbol on the side of the gunships and on the side of the jedi starfighter. Its also on some of the clones armor…
Palpatines throne looks awefully familiar too. 
do you think it was a cowinkidink that the most hated character ever Jar Jar Binks, made teh call to give the Emperor, the power to raise an army?
Taomonkey, did you heard the last “Noooo” after Qui Gonn’s voice?..that’s Darth Vader’s breathing…cool…
And check Padme’s chest when she’s in the ship, flying to Geonosis…yeah, the space is cold