PS: Jerry O'Connell sucks donkey sh*t.
I gave a pass to Ep I: Menace. My expectations were low for it -- it was the first George Lucas script in years, and after over two decades of Star Wars being an integral part of American pop culture, there could only be so many surprises.
OTOH, Ep II: Clones was a total loss to me. Of all the actors who would have given their eye teeth to play Anakin Skywalker, we got Hayden Christiansen, one of the worst actors in the world galaxy. I was so disappointed I was wondering if I should wait until video for Episode III: Sith if Christiansen was still cast as Anakin. After the announcement Lucas was so beholden to Christiansen he was changing the end of Ep VI: Jedi, I decided to lower my expectations again, just accept that Hayden was going to suck, and pray the rest of the flick made up the difference.
Here's what I wrote hours after seeing Ep III: Sith:
The only reason I would have done anything but totally ignore this past Oscar telecast would be to see Ian McDiarmid win Best Supporting Actor for his performance as Palpatine/Sidious. He wasn't even nominated, so I didn't watch. I am happy that he won a Tony Award last Sunday. I didn't even know that he was up for one.
One last thing; I saw Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of The Sith Friday night. IMHO, it was very good. It might have been excellent if an actual actor had played Anakin Skywalker, and not the execrable Hayden Christiansen. It's to George Lucas' credit that the film worked despite putting a high school drama-quality performer in the starring role. I gotta think that McGregor, McDiarmid, and Jackson were thinking to themselves, "George, thanks for the gig, but JEEZ! I gotta share a scene with a guy who flunked out of William Shatner Acting School and Karaoke Bar?"
PS: Jerry O'Connell sucks donkey sh*t.
> One last thing; I saw Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of The Sith Friday night. IMHO, it was very good.
I'm glad someone liked it. The acting was so poor, it was impossible for me to suspend reality or get involved with the politics. But I am a loyal Star Warrior/Trekkie. Have you ever seen Star Wars I-VI in the proper order over a few days? I'm sure a boxed set will be under the tree this Xmas, and that will be possible.
Not to hijack the thread--Smokey and the Bandit 2 wasn't the worst movie I've ever seen...
Hayden was good. It was Natalie Portman who tanked.
Let's not let Natalie Portman off the hook. That scene with both of them -- the "I'm only beautiful because you love me so much", "No, I'm beautiful because I love *you* so much!" business -- it had me wishing I had a pen with me so I could stab out my eyes and eardrums.