tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2324823751077235035.post7158838640157792980..comments2023-08-19T08:46:26.660-07:00Comments on Czardoz Contra World: Happy Birthday, Jar Jar!Czardozhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15328299312884380446noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2324823751077235035.post-60314277661705671952009-06-03T19:52:42.817-07:002009-06-03T19:52:42.817-07:00Maybe it's just preference, but I enjoy Phanto...Maybe it's just preference, but I enjoy Phantom Menace the most because I find it to be a fun and brilliantly composed adventure, full of color and exhilarating sequences that gratify even out of context.<br /><br />Attack of the Clones feels more like a thriller, and, to be honest, having waited three years for that movie, and knowing that I would have to wait another three for the next one, I originally had a lot of problems with the way it was paced.<br /><br />I liked Revenge of the Sith much better, but it too is a much heavier, more plot-intensive film that, in my experience, cannot be viewed casually.<br /><br />Now that they're all out there and available as a set, however, I mostly just take them as one work.Henryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10826787550676541006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2324823751077235035.post-75977637819639932542009-06-03T02:53:35.565-07:002009-06-03T02:53:35.565-07:00Really? Do you mean there were certain deficiencie...Really? Do you mean there were certain deficiencies in Episodes II and III, or was Phantom Menace just special in some way? For me, they go reverse chronological in terms of quality. But I'll never be as excited as I was when I sat down in that theater for Phantom Menace.<br /><br />What troubles me is how people love bashing the prequels and using them as a whipping boy, as though everyone felt that mean way. I can say that these movies stick in my head, images and moments stick, in a way that doesn't happen with most movies, even generally good movies. I wish people would get off their high horse and feel the love that is Jar Jar. <br /><br />It's entirely obvious now, but I remember back then, there was some small question about whether the new movie would mimic the intro of the old movies, or whether it would be different. How tragically misguided it would have been to change the look and style of the opening.<br /><br />20th Century Fox fanfare, green Lucasfilm glisten, then that first bone-rattling note, and the yellow text on a starry background . . .Czardozhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15328299312884380446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2324823751077235035.post-42887935528479781832009-06-02T23:52:28.876-07:002009-06-02T23:52:28.876-07:00Personally, I've always maintained that Phanto...Personally, I've always maintained that Phantom Menace was the best of the prequels. It troubles me how quickly people can forget having cheered on first seeing it.Henryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10826787550676541006noreply@blogger.com