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©2005 Jason Cross
All Rights Reserved
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 Sunday, May 19, 2002 |
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A few more thoughts after seeing Episode II again:
1 - People, lighten up. Star Wars movies have never equaled great story, script, direction or acting. Lucas is NOT a great director or screenwriter - he makes popcorn childrens movies with great special effects. He admits as much himself. It's sad how high people set their expectations based on nostalgia for the original trilogy which, while very entertaining, ain't exactly Citizen Kane...
2 - Blood. I hear all sorts of complaints about the limbs being chopped off without blood. Lightsabers are hot. Hot things cauterize. Cauterization = no blood.
3 - Yoda. Not a huge fan of Yoda in this one, as I think he works better as this enigmatic little teacher. Showing him fight, using a lightsaber, it takes away his mystery.
4 - The Romance. Trashy - yes. Badly written - see number 1 above. Fitting the dialog and rules established for the Star Wars universe - yup. Star Wars is all high fantasy set in a sci-fi backdrop. Courtly romance is part of this.
Just my opinions of course, but if I can't speak them on my site, then why have it? |
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Saturday, May 18, 2002 |
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Little Ian is growing up... sniff. This weekend was Ian's graduation from Simpson College in our hometown of Indianola. The ceremony was nice, not spectacular but not too bad either. It was kind of funny having a cancer researcher speak out about Enron and indiscretions in the Catholic church, but hey, whatever!
Of course, I already have some pictures online, which you can see by clicking here. |
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