[Ronin]

I got dragged to Episode One by a female friend. It was not only NOT worth the money -- it wasn't worth the time.

I think I'll give Episode Two a pass and light a Joss stick in the (probably useless) hope that somewhere, someday, someone will put together a GOOD science fiction movie.

[JenB]

Science fiction movie? Maybe someday... but of course we have that greatest of fantasy epics coming to screen gloriously, The Lord of the Rings. This December....

The Two Towers!!

[dr_who]

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

[brbethke]

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

[PogySailor]

I always thought SOMEONE would do a movie from Asimov's "Robots" series. My personal fav:

[Billthedrill]

someday, someone will put together a GOOD science fiction movie...

Well, there was "Flesh Gordon..."

[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.