Revenge of the Sith \"Review\"
Wednesday, April 27th, 2005 - 6:44pm
Just saw this over at theforce.net. Is it the first official review of the movie?
BEWARE THIS REVIEW IS SPOILER HEAVY!!!!!
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Just saw this over at theforce.net. Is it the first official review of the movie?
BEWARE THIS REVIEW IS SPOILER HEAVY!!!!!
That depends on whether or not Silent Bob is involved in the new series. If he is, a lot of people will dismiss his opinion as just an advertisment for Star Wars. If not, take it for what it is; a jaded prequel cynic finally seeing the promised land.
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Dude... I dunno... but that has sparked my interest a lot, just as much as the trailer did. That scene with the younglings... literally sent CHILLS down my spine... that will f***ing kill me when it happens in theaters... but... just... damn. Are we sure Lucas didn''t hand the writing over to someone else?
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Oh hell. i just might love this movie.
Unfortunately, if I slash my wrist with my lightsaber it cauterizes instantly. - PurEvil on emo Star Wars plots.
Hmm. Well, I didn''t see SWEP2, but I might go watch this one. If only because I imagine a Silent Bob bobblehead telling me to do it.
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Remember, when Episode II came out, the reviews were also like ""ooh, this puts the drama back, it is much darker and heavier ! Ooh !"" while it turned out to be a complete piece of schlock.
Remember, when Matrix Revolutions came out, the first reviews called it the ""meat and potatoes of the series"" and that its completes and encompasses Matrix: Reloaded...
In short... these people are full of sh*t.
This si Kevin Smith we are talking about. Not some moron off the street.
Unfortunately, if I slash my wrist with my lightsaber it cauterizes instantly. - PurEvil on emo Star Wars plots.
There are different types of reviewers. A reviewer that starts his review with ""f*cking awesome"", compares it to ""Othello"" and ""Hamlet"", and marvels about how beautiful the movie looks, is a type I recognize well.
Of COURSE the half-CGI movie made by Lucasfilm is going to look beautiful That is a given. But if you are surprised by THAT at this point, then you are going to be surprised by pretty much anything. I don''t trust this guy.
Also, the Star Wars movies weren''t nearly as ""dark"" as he implies. As any good movie they had both the drama and humor in balance. This ""the order of the day is dark dark dark""sounds just like another script written by Lucas''s regression into an angsty teenager. This movie will have drama, but it will make the audience laugh, opposed to the desired effect.
I dunno... something about killing little kids doesn''t exactly scream humor to me, dark or otherwise.
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So I guess shih falls into the ""Thinks Kevin Smith is a shill"" category.
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it appears so.
Unfortunately, if I slash my wrist with my lightsaber it cauterizes instantly. - PurEvil on emo Star Wars plots.
Really? I was gonna guess he liked the guy and had total admiration for his work and opinions.
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Now now we don''t need any more pretentiousness in this thread Demo.
Unfortunately, if I slash my wrist with my lightsaber it cauterizes instantly. - PurEvil on emo Star Wars plots.
Well, there was that poop monster...
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That was pretentiousness? I was aiming more for stupid humor and sarcasm.
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Kevin Smith is a movie director, not a movie reviewer. An important distinction. In regards to non-movie-directing, he''s just ""another idiot from the street"".
Uh...I have no opinion on Star Wars III, nor on Kevin Smith''s shill-status, but surely someone who makes movies might be considered qualified to comment on how well a movie was made?
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I was just excited that he liked it. I think he''s a Star Wars fan now after seeing this movie like I was before seeing the last two movies. I hope Episode III brings the magic back for me, too.
Not only is Kevin Smith a director, but he''s also one of the most vocal and biggest Star Wars fans there is. Every movie he makes has many Star Wars references, he often talks about them during his college talks, and the widely spread ""Phantom Edit"" which was a much better version of episode 1 was supposedly created by him. As far as peoples opinions go, his is pretty good.
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The point is to relay to us mere non-movie-directing mortals an idea of whether we may enjoy going to this film. Mr. Smith is as qualified to relay that opinion to us as the camera guy standing next to him.
In other words, he was completely obsessed with Star Wars all his life. To the point where he named his own movie ""Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back"". That lends a lot of credibility to his review.
Playboy Magazine has a blurb from Hayden in the new issue, and he says that playwrite Tom Stoppard had a hand in the script for Revenge of the Sith. Another little media source is also reporting this as well.
This might have something to do with the how the movie plays out, eh?
Edit: Left out the end of a sentence! Doh!
Holy Crap! Someone actually reads it for the articles!
To paraphrase Mark Hamill as CockKnocker, "" Don''t f*ck with the Jedimaster""
To say Kevin Smith is biased is probably fair, but I would also mention that a biased opinion can be most harsh. Especially when the product does not meet expectations.
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What does Kevin Smith think about Episode 1 and 2?
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Give me a break. You''re just digging for a reason to disagree here. Is he biased? Yeah. Frankly who isn''t? What exactly is a movie critic? Some guy or girl who''s pretentious ideas put into words dictated to us as if they are gospel? The seems to be what you are saying are the only qualified ones, not a fan who is also a movie director. ""What? he doesn''t have a column in the Times. Psshaw. Who cares , he is worthless.""
Unfortunately, if I slash my wrist with my lightsaber it cauterizes instantly. - PurEvil on emo Star Wars plots.
I don''t trust overly enthusiastic early reviews, no matter if they come from John Doe or The Pope. Especially when it comes to sequels to sh*tty movies. My experiences back this up. So do yours, actually, if you''d remember what the early reviews for Matrix 3 and Episode II were like. That is all.
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Seriously, what was his opinion on SWEP1 and 2?
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That''s a good question. I''d have to look it up.
Unfortunately, if I slash my wrist with my lightsaber it cauterizes instantly. - PurEvil on emo Star Wars plots.
See, now THAT i would agree with. The fact that Kevin Smith said it looks good just give me some hope. He did afterall have a hand in Daredevil ( I believe), not to mention Ben Affleck''s carreer
Unfortunately, if I slash my wrist with my lightsaber it cauterizes instantly. - PurEvil on emo Star Wars plots.
How''s about you edit the personal attack out and give your attitude a kick in the ass for me. Thanks.
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I''m pretty sure he hated them, but given his involvement with Lucasfilm over the past couple years, he keeps those opinions pretty low-key. He pretty much came out and said he wasn''t a big fan of Return of the Jedi during one of those I Love the 80''s bits.
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come on down to Rat Boy's nest!
light up a stogie, and soon you'll see
how rock can be commercial-free!
'I'd hit it!'" - HP Lovesauce
I can''t find any opinion of his on the prequels, which leads me to believe with is relationship with LucasFilm that if he couldn''t say anything nice ...
However he could''ve loved them, I can''t find any confirmation one way or another.
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