tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-233222738723239252.post7567311154002833372..comments2023-06-25T07:54:14.146-05:00Comments on Everybody On Mars Is Dead: About Avatar.Chance Shirleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18357505066900410563noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-233222738723239252.post-15543058553611514852010-01-11T23:47:52.258-06:002010-01-11T23:47:52.258-06:00Gesvol: Thanks for reminding me of that great Phan...Gesvol: Thanks for reminding me of that great <i>Phantom Menace</i> video review. I'm gonna post it on the main blog in case anybody missed your comment.Chance Shirleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18357505066900410563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-233222738723239252.post-86862294084825571032010-01-09T17:55:57.740-06:002010-01-09T17:55:57.740-06:00My apologies for double posting, but here is a lin...My apologies for double posting, but here is a link that actually works:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FxKtZmQgxrI" rel="nofollow">Phantom Menace Review Part I</a><br /><br />I suck at the internet!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-233222738723239252.post-75130994849660115772010-01-09T17:51:52.176-06:002010-01-09T17:51:52.176-06:00A detailed (and long), but also pretty funny revie...A detailed (and long), but also pretty funny review of the Phantom Menace is going around on the blogs. It is pretty much right on the money with the problems with the movie in my opinion. Among the things mentioned is the lack of a protagonist. And that Lucas seems to think that the more stuff he throws up on the screen, the better it makes the movie, when it actually is distracting instead. But maybe that is by design, because the story it is distracting from, as you said, pretty much stinks.<br /><br />Here is a link to the first part of the review (there are 7 in all):<br /><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FxKtZmQgxrI/" rel="nofollow">Phantom Menace Review Part I</a><br /><br />All of that said, while taking Jar Jar out of Phantom Menace wouldn't make it a good movie, putting Jar Jar in an actual otherwise good movie would go a long way toward ruining it!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-233222738723239252.post-2069379018988760752010-01-04T16:01:43.352-06:002010-01-04T16:01:43.352-06:00Bailey: I'm not a Jar-Jar fan, but he's no...Bailey: I'm not a Jar-Jar fan, but he's not the biggest problem with <i>TPM</i>. The biggest problem is that the plot is a mess. I mean, what is the movie about? Taxation of trade routes? Senate procedures? Forcing queens to sign treaties? I'm getting annoyed just thinking about it.<br /><br />The original <i>Star Wars</i> has a fine (and simple) adventure movie plot. The Rebels need to destroy the Death Star before the Death Star destroys the Rebel base.<br /><br />I'm not crazy about <i>Avatar</i>, but at least it makes sense.Chance Shirleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18357505066900410563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-233222738723239252.post-25535521421111674032010-01-04T15:45:19.460-06:002010-01-04T15:45:19.460-06:00"...better than Phantom Menace"
It'..."...better than Phantom Menace"<br /><br />It's sad that any film without Jar-Jar Binks is automatically elevated to this status. Like, I didn't really like The Wrestler, but it didn't have Jar-Jar so at least there's that.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03605774295514113187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-233222738723239252.post-46290714175691815692009-12-22T15:15:10.844-06:002009-12-22T15:15:10.844-06:00I found it enjoyable and felt the 3-D added to the...I found it enjoyable and felt the 3-D added to the film. There was an artistry to the film making and clearly a love for the characters and story. Sadly, however, the story was tired and a retread of other works. If it wasn't for the top notch execution the film would not have held my interest. <br /><br />Haven't we seen the two legged mech walkers enough since Aliens? <br /><br />What I hope is that this film is a springboard for other film makers to really push what the technology can do and show us some really great genre stories.Shadowhelmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09794265479814365494noreply@blogger.com