STAR WARS Episode 2: The Romantic Side Of Intergalactic Intrigue

April 30, 2002 | Isaiah Flair

[steve-b]

Yeah, I did, then I thought of the size of Hillary's backside.

That's no moon....

[TrappedInLiberalHell]

Did anybody else shiver when they read this?

Well, there's Barney Frank, but he's still a queen, and a member of the House rather than the Senate. But to your point, would that make Bill Clinton the analog of Anakin? Maybe Bush I would be Ben Kenobi (defeated by Anakin), and Bush II would be the ghost of Ben Kenobi. Ah, the joys of carrying an analogy too far...

[Corin Stormhands]

And don't forget Janet the Hutt.

[Scott from the Left Coast]

Hey nice link to the Barrow-downs on your site. According to the downs I'm a Drunken Dunedain (how'd they know me so well?). My elvish name is Bulered, supposedly. Very strange but appropos, since I'm re-reading the trilogy for the first time since I was a teen-ager (a few decades ago).

[Scott from the Left Coast]

Not unless it's a moon of Jupiter. Too damn big to be our own.

[Corin Stormhands]

Hey nice link to the Barrow-downs on your site.

Thanks. "Corin Stormhands" was the best choice of names for me. I didn't want to be "Popular Warg."

Re-reading the books myself. I finished LOTR and plan to read The Two Towers this summer.

[Jay W]

The basic story is that as Anakin Skywalker becomes skilled in the ways of the Jedi Knights, he also falls in love with Senator Padme Amidala.

I hear that Lucas is furiously rewriting the script so that in this unfolding love story, Anakin and Padme are aboard the just-recently-launched first version of the Death Star on its maiden voyage, when it has the misfortune of striking an iceberg and starts sinking to the bottom of the north Atlantic....

[Huusker]

I hear that Lucas is furiously rewriting the script so that in this unfolding love story, Anakin and Padme are aboard the just-recently-launched first version of the Death Star on its maiden voyage, when it has the misfortune of striking an iceberg and starts sinking to the bottom of the north Atlantic....

... where Anakin finds on the seabed a strange gold ring and journeys to Mordor and ...

[Ronin]

And what exactly would *you* define as a good skiffy movie?

Hmmm... Tough question, but I'll bite.

First, a reasonably intelligent plot. Yes, I know, Hollywood has to sell it to more than just Sci-Fi fans, but I would like the holes to be at least "ignoreable". Nothing out recently, with the "possible" exception of Matrix, makes that grade.

Second, I want the science to hold together. If it's a space epic, I don't want to "hear" the phaser beams or explosions. I also don't want to see space "fighters" zipping around like hyperactive mosquitos in total violation of the known rules of physics.

Finally, if it is a movie adaption of a book, I want it to FOLLOW the book as much as is practical given the difference in the two mediums.

Nothing in my memory, with the possible exception of 2001, meets those three criteria.

If you know of any others that do, by all means let me know.

[aruanan]

At the very least I'm looking forward to seeing the technology of special effects. From the previews, they look great; though they could make them even better by having JarJar get blown into chum at some point.

[Thundergod]

You got that right, Doc! Why does George Pukeas seem to think all Star Wars fans are perpetually three years old? The Phantom Dissapointment was such a monumental failure that I will never torture myself with another installment of his idiocy. Jar Jar Bunghole was unforgivable and the asinine midiclorian idea was just a flat out slap in the face to every Star Wars fan.

--from a vehemently FORMER fan.

[weikel]

You bring good tiding indeed LOL :).

[staytrue]

I would think that all conservatives would have loved episode I. Basically, the movie trashed big govt. as ineffective, extolled individuals as very effective, established there is good and evil and not just shades of gray, held that talent is based not just on environment but genetics too. Plus jar jar binks had to be one of the most politically incorrect characters in recent memory.

Although this last statement has little to do with conservatism, Lucas' view of the future seems to have mostly english speaking white people.

[Ronin]

The fact remains that Episode One stunk like dead fish in the sun.

I wanted to slap that smarmy little kid 10 minutes after I saw him the first time.

The computer-generated "life-forms" seemed painted in and shallow. The plot (what plot?) was a disaster.

Nevermind. See my comments on "good sci fi" earlier in this thread.

[Ronin]

Thank you. You said it better than I could.

[KneelBeforeZod]

The thing I hated most about Episode 1 was the dialogue.

Yep. it sounded like a 3rd rate masterpiece thee-uh-tuh at best. Especially Natalie Portman's dialogue

[Good Tidings Of Great Joy]

I wanted to slap that smarmy little kid 10 minutes after I saw him the first time.

You and five billion other people!

[eraser X]

I liked the Robot series and it was neat how it tied into the Foundation series (my favorite)...but a movie? -- too long and would be boring.

[Good Tidings Of Great Joy]

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[Snuffington]

... where Anakin finds on the seabed a strange gold ring and journeys to Mordor and ...

... is bitten by a radioactive spider and ...