I
know you do LoTR! I remember your wonderful review of FoTR very well! Trying to describe your excitement without taking the Lord's name in vain. Very cute. That is why I included you!
- Doesn't TTT look great? - At least you have that to look forward to! - Sorry about AOTC...
AOTC *could* have been the greatest Star Wars movie yet... even surpassing "The Empire Strikes Back" (though that's a pretty tall order). Too much was cut out, in the end: there were scenes shot that would have established Padme as coming from a very humble peasant background. There was also a KILLER scene, as she's held on trial by the Geonosians, between her and Count Dooku, and it would have been talked about for
weeks, if not months. Especially on Free Republic.
I'm beginning to believe what a lot of people are now saying, what's been said since "Return Of The Jedi", even: that Lucas has a beautiful tale worked out in the Star Wars saga, but in terms of executing it as the director... well, this isn't his strong suit. He should have executive produced instead.