I like it when he accidentally kills all those battle droids.
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10/7/09 at 1:26pm
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And the Bride of Frankenstein example still stands. If you disagree, I suggest watching them both again.
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I think you can make the argument that The Empire Strikes Back is a weird film for its kind (a big summer blockbuster sequel). But by labeling it weird simply because its better than the first doesn't make a lick of sense.
And honestly...Bride of Frankenstein is weird. It has the author of the novel showing up not only in a preface explaining the original inspiration for the story, but also in the end...as the Bride herself. Wrap your head around that shit! |
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I'm actually surprised more Chewers don't like Lucas' 'fuck you' attitude concerning them. I kinda think it's cool.
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On the Bride of Frankenstein, I don't really remember anything that totally jumped my expectations when it came to sequel to a Universal monster movie, but I'm willing to revisit it and reconsider.
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I'm actually surprised more Chewers don't like Lucas' 'fuck you' attitude concerning them. I kinda think it's cool. |
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With ESB, it's kind of hard to reconcile that that film is the follow up to something that was simply a Saturday morning serial with a budget and some imagery from Ford and Kurosawa and thematic elements from Campbell's take on storytelling thrown in.
Not even Godfather, Part II manages to do that. It is undeniably better than the first film but it isn't a revelation when compared to the first film. |




This is finally awesome now. Don't make fun of Luke's sister.|
As for the prequels, I respect Episode 1 for telling a completely different, almost entirely stand-alone story. Unfortunately it's just not a very good movie.
Episode 2, by comparison, feels like 2 1/2 hours of catch up. |
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I got the TIE fighter with the pop-off wings. I had so many good guys instead of bad guys, that they would "steal" the TIE fighter all the time to justify them flying in it. Also had the awesome land speeder with the pop-out wheels where C3PO and R2D2 fit perfectly on the back deck. Luke found it hard to drive with that lightsaber sticking out of his arm, though.
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