'Star Wars' saga set for 3D release starting 2012

[Hammock Parties]

Darth Maul was a cool villain because he looked cool. He had zero depth, which is not surprising because he was written by Lucas.

He could have been ****ing awesome if someone else had fleshed him out but as it stands, he's just the Boba Fett of the prequels. Cool looking with little substance.

[Swanman]

Originally Posted by Claytex

Darth Maul was a cool villain because he looked cool. He had zero depth, which is not surprising because he was written by Lucas.

He could have been ****ing awesome if someone else had fleshed him out but as it stands, he's just the Boba Fett of the prequels. Cool looking with little substance.

There was a book written after the movie that fleshed out his character a little bit more with stuff that happened pre-Episode 1. All in all he was just a big badass, not really a deep backstory like Han Solo or the like.

I just wished they would have fleshed out Dooku a lot more, given he played the central role in the Clone Wars plot. You'd think they would tell us in the movies that Dooku was at one point Yoda's star padawan and deserted the Jedi because he didn't agree with the light side limitations, but they didn't because the script was written by a reeruned chimp.

[007]

Originally Posted by Swanman

There was a book written after the movie that fleshed out his character a little bit more with stuff that happened pre-Episode 1. All in all he was just a big badass, not really a deep backstory like Han Solo or the like.

I just wished they would have fleshed out Dooku a lot more, given he played the central role in the Clone Wars plot. You'd think they would tell us in the movies that Dooku was at one point Yoda's star padawan and deserted the Jedi because he didn't agree with the light side limitations, but they didn't because the script was written by a reeruned chimp.

You are giving too much credit

[Huffmeister]

I must be the only one that enjoyed the prequels.

Was the story as good as episodes 4-6? No.
Were there things that annoyed me in episodes 1-3? Sure.
Were episodes 1-3 fun to watch? Yes, absolutely.

I understand that people are disappointed by the lack of depth, because I was a bit disappointed, too. But the bottom line is that they're fun movies to watch. I think they get bashed way more than they deserve. I think it's a combination of: (a) people's childhood memories of the originals make them seem deeper than they actually are, (b) the originals set the bar extremely high, and (c) prequel hating is the popular thing to do.

[007]

Originally Posted by Huffmeister

I must be the only one that enjoyed the prequels.

Was the story as good as episodes 4-6? No.
Were there things that annoyed me in episodes 1-3? Sure.
Were episodes 1-3 fun to watch? Yes, absolutely.

I understand that people are disappointed by the lack of depth, because I was a bit disappointed, too. But the bottom line is that they're fun movies to watch. I think they get bashed way more than they deserve. I think it's a combination of: (a) people's childhood memories of the originals make them seem deeper than they actually are, (b) the originals set the bar extremely high, and (c) prequel hating is the popular thing to do.

No, really if Lucas hadn't insisted on directing they would have been tons better.

[Brock]

Originally Posted by Huffmeister

I understand that people are disappointed by the lack of depth, because I was a bit disappointed, too. But the bottom line is that they're fun movies to watch. I think they get bashed way more than they deserve. I think it's a combination of: (a) people's childhood memories of the originals make them seem deeper than they actually are, (b) the originals set the bar extremely high, and (c) prequel hating is the popular thing to do.

d) Inane, idiotic dialogue that no actor can salvage.

[keg in kc]

I didn't find them fun to watch at all. They were bad movies, plain and simple. Poorly written and poorly executed.

[DMAC]

[Deberg_1990]

im curious to see how this does at the box office this weekend. My guess is, not very well. I wonder why they didnt start out with the more highly regarded orginal trilogy??

[Frazod]

Originally Posted by Deberg_1990

im curious to see how this does at the box office this weekend. My guess is, not very well. I wonder why they didnt start out with the more highly regarded orginal trilogy??

Because Darth Lucas is a ****ing douche.

[Hammock Parties]

Originally Posted by Deberg_1990

im curious to see how this does at the box office this weekend. My guess is, not very well. I wonder why they didnt start out with the more highly regarded orginal trilogy??

Bullshit. It will be the hottest ticket this weekend, just so parents can take the kids to see Star Wars on the big screen.

[DMAC]

Originally Posted by Han Solo

Bullshit. It will be the hottest ticket this weekend, just so parents can take the kids to see Star Wars on the big screen.

I'm not. Hopefully my kids will never know about the newer ones.

[Deberg_1990]

Originally Posted by Han Solo

Bullshit. It will be the hottest ticket this weekend, just so parents can take the kids to see Star Wars on the big screen.

IM a huge Star Wars fan, heck i even like the new trilogy, but i wont be paying any more $$$ to see these on the big screen. My DVDs work just fine for me. I asked my son the other day if he wanted to see this, and he told me no. Basically was just a big meh.

[InChiefsHeaven]

If it were the original trilogy, I'd be in. It's always good to see Star Wars in the theater. But the pre-quels...not worth it. In any way.

[JD10367]

I expect "Phantom" to do a brisk business... on Friday night and Saturday night. By Sunday, it'll be as dead as a cheap horror movie that 'wasn't available for review'.

And, by the way, the 3D (at least judging from the trailer) looks like shit. The 3D for "Titanic" looks a lot better. Leave it to Lucas to probably not even spend enough money to convert it. (This way, he can come out with a "super-duper high-def 3D version" next year.)