I think the beard looked a lot fuller, making him look a little more meaty.

They should have added a streak of grey or two in there. He should have aged a bit, but looked too much like he did in Episode I.

Still having not seen it, I must point out that it is apparently only 3 years after AoTC, meaning Ben would not be quite so aged. Remember there are about two decades between Ep III and Ep Iv/New Hope. From the "behind the scenes" footage available on the starwars website, I think Ewan did a good job impersonating the manerisms Alec Guiness brought to the role. He purposefully incorporated several mannerisms, such as the way Alec would cross his arms. Any assessment is, of course, limited by Lucas's pathetic attempts at dialogue.

...ah, and we separate the true accolytes from the rubes...

Wonderful movie. It had all the elements we SW fans wanted. Occaisional horrible lines (heck, they STARTED with "I've got a bad feeling about this"). Plain old bad decisions on the parts of the characters (remember Han running off by himself after the stormtroopers? Anakin shooting at the droids on Obi-Wan's ship was at least as bad of an idea).

It had the SW flare. It was a bad movie in the ways it needed to be a bad movie. It was amazing in the ways it needed to be amazing. It, simply put, was not overhyped a bit. It finished the series, and was incredibly well done.

I was dissapointed in Natalie Portman's acting in this one...but she's a good actress, so I'm gonna blame that one on directing, not on her.

So, here's the checklist:

Bad lines at the proper times: Check
The storyline was fully intact: Check
Lightsaber battles were cool: Check
Space battles were cool: Check
Visuals were unparalelled: Definitive Check

We all already knew the storyline, so if you claim the story sucked in this one, you obviously haven't been paying attention. It was already well established.

Political message? That's a bunch of crap. It really is. That kind of stuff has been the message of Star Wars since 1977, when A New Hope was released. It has been the central theme of the books for the past 15 years.

Let's face it...GW supporters are just crazy in that they think every bloody thing is an attack on their president. As an SW fan, it offends me that they litter my movie series with his rubbish.

Ewan MacGregor, though...he's the man.

Alderaan was really pretty.

Tarkin's appearance nearly made me cry with glee...but considering when the darn Death Star was supposedly designed, how old does that make Bevel Lemilisk??? He must be positively ANCIENT by the time he is executed (the last time) by the New Republic.

The movie was great. I'm going to watch it again in theaters, something I have never felt the need to do.

Watch it. Make your friends watch it. Make your girlfriends and boyfriends who don't like scifi watch it. If they question whether it was good or not, make 'em sleep on the couch for a week.

Oh, and R2-D2 was overly cutified...who else noticed the scene of it squeeling as it bounced down the incline, and thought to themselves "man...r2 is just here for cuteness"?

strange that a metal cylinder could be cute.

On that same topic, this was something that they must have deliberately worked at. I remember turning to the girl next to me during one of Padme's sections and saying "she is sounding just like Leia would".

Star Wars needs bad dialogue, I guess. It's part of the experience. So I agree with you. And at least it wasn't as bad as the Episodes I and II.

Storyline...well...intact? I suppose. But the story centered so much on Anakin and Kenobi that other parts seemed kind of useless. The battle for Kashyyyk seemed tacked on to me, for example.

Lightsaber battles...not bad. My girlfriend HATED the battle between Palpatine and Windu, though. She said it looked like two geriatric actors trying to pretend their bones don't ache.

Space Battles...battles? There was only one, right? And it was more of a "two jedi dodging stuff" scene than a real battle. There wasn't any sense of urgency or uncertainty on the part of the characters. Obi Wan is about to die and he's kind of nonchalant about it. I thought this part was kind of a let down.

...And by the way, how come two jedi didn't seem to care much that a massive, half-destroyed spaceship was headed for one of the most populace planets? And if spaceships take off vertically, how did they find a 12-mile runway to land said hunk of spacecraft on?...(yes, I know...just a movie)...

And lastly, unparalleled visuals. Yeah, I guess I agree here. But I'd have been REALLY impressed if they were unperpendiculared visuals.

If a 12 mile long ship needs to take off, its prolly from that landing strip.

The movie was stunning. I just loved on how little Anie died and reborn as Vader. And

*spoilers*
Anakin getting his limbs chopped off I was like "Hot damn!" same reaction to Dooku. Though it was cheesy that Anakin suddenly became more powerful the Dooku. And General Grevious was a massive disappointment. Do not get me wrong he was cool and all that but after watching Clone Wars on Cartoon Network you would get the impression it would take more than one Jedi. Obiwan was strong without a doubt but when he chops of Grevious's hands' one by one so early in the fight I was like, oh *uck no. And getting destroyed by a simple blaster *sigh*. And the Order 66 part just had me smiling.

Mr. Mopery, I was actually very pleased with the part about them landing the piece of the ship on that 12 mile long runway...it showed that Lucas put some thought into what kind of structures the planet of Coruscant, in order to protect it citizens, would HAVE to have...

...though a planetary shield (like is in place much later, according to the storyline) would have worked much better!

...Well, I'm off to watch it again :D

[ 05-21-2005, 06:20 PM: Message edited by: Ilander ]

It was also the first planet in the Star Wars continuum to feature an atmosphere! [img]tongue.gif[/img]

I have a question for the die hards who may have read all the novels and may know...

Remember when Palpatine is talking with Anakin and starts speaking about his own master? He comments that the Sith Lord was so powerful with the Force that he knew how to control the midecloreons (yes I know I probably slaughtered the spelling of that word) and knew how to create life. So, my question is, was he eluding to the fact that his master had created Anakin in the first place? Anakin being the chosen one who was born with no physical father. Is this an insinuation or just a coincidence?

Bestow your l33t knowledge on me.

~Salinye