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While we're asking questions, who is the Steven Bell that AOTC is "In memory of"?

Before we get just too dismissive of the OT as a recreation of the serials, remember that there's a ton of Kurosawa in the mix too; that's plenty arty. The problem to my mind is that he's starting to run out of sources to crib from and left on his own Lucas has some problems. Pauline Kael...

A point that I don't think has been brought up here before is Lucas' obviously intentional use of American Civil War terminology, most specifically, a secessionist movement, foiled by a "Grand Army of the Republic" (which was what the army of the North was called during and after the war)...

Of course, Palpatine could see it as a no-lose situation. He intentionally puts a Jedi guard around Padme, over her objections....apparently expressly so that they will foil the assassination attempt and tumble to the clone army. In a way it might be a test of the Jedi's powers and whether the...

The Wat Tambor Metal God devotion shrine reminds me of the immortal rock opera Joe's Garage by Frank Zappa---Act II prominently features the First Church of Appliantology, run by L. Ron Hoover, dedicated to the notion that sexual gratification can only be reached through the use of household...

The elaborate setups in Bond are usually ridiculous and unjustified. In AOTC, there is a definite bread and circuses atmosphere--the executions are being provided as entertainment for the hordes of Geonosian insect people. While I usually scoff at the Bond type situation, this seemed perfectly...

Hey, what happened to the thread about Digital theaters showing AOTC and ticket info? I tried doing a search and nothing came up. Anyway, where can I get information about where it's showing in all its digital splendor in Chicago & ticket info? I wasn't going to do it but a friend is fired up...

Whether or not digital cameras get more resolution isn't terribly important. As Ebert notes in his article, the cameras that AOTC was shot with have nearly twice the resolution that the digital projectors for it have. Increasing the camera resolution by a factor of four isn't going to help the...

Who the heck is Taun We? :confused:

What is Beru's head doing in Jango's helmet?

Why are we talking about this Tusken thing? Um, because it's the key plot point that turns little Anakin into the force of darkness we all know and love (at least, the most key plot point that we know about until Ep. III comes). If this is not the moral centerpiece of the entire prequel...

I think that the intention here is not that Lucas is saying Padme is making the right decision---even Anakin seems to acknowledge that he has done a Very Bad Thing when he says that he killed the women and children too---but that her heart misleads her to rationalizing what he has done. Women...

Putting together the Pieces on Padme......with Rampant Speculation (TM) 1. We know that Portman is going to film a scene for use in the revised OT 2. We know that there is going to be a Bail Organa sequence on Alderaan added to the SuperDuperEdition of ANH 3. Padme has made a career out of...

To get back to actual discussion of the movie, Did anyone else notice in the arena sequence there's a shot that is a clear homage to Harryhausen's Sinbad battling the Cyclops? The pose is just about identical. It's a very Harryhausenlike scene, really, reminiscent of how he was pushing the...

My impression was that the movement of Anakin into cyborgdom was incremental, rather than all at once. An arm here, a leg there. If he were injured severely, but not completely debilitated, he might make additional equipment in preparation for something even worse happening. The "ability to...

When I rewatched TPM in prep for AOTC, I was also struck by one of the points that the 78 Reasons guy lists: The standin orders Padme (the Queen) to scrub down R2D2! WTF? Can we see the standin being crucified in the hot sun? But Amydala cheerfully goes ahead like Cinderella or something...

For those complaining about the age difference, may I interject on a personal note that at age 19 I had a torrid romance with a woman of 28 and it was the best hot sex of my entire life. For those in that age bracket, I highly recommend you check it out. I can only imagine what it would be...

Lou, I commented on the questionable nature of Padme falling in love with a "homicidal, fascist date rapist" back on page 15 where I noted that I've known smart women to make bigger mistakes, but not many. The moment of silence before the sonic detonators was great. For once, Lucas understood...

My impressions: The Good: Hayden Christensen was much, much better than I expected. I've known kids his age that have the same attitude, and combined with his Jedi powers that would be a nightmare indeed. His political discussions with Padme where he acknowledges more or less that he's...