Wednesday, May 18, 2005
Episode Toooooooooooooo!
Last Star Wars (Washington) post before I see the movie. I promise.
The review of Episode II, Attack of the Clones opens with a great and rousing endorsement of the movie:
Ugggg. Anyway, Stephen Hunter (GREAT reviewer by the way!) keeps up the entertainment with this great line:
Hunter keeps up the pressure on Attack of the Clones, hitting it hard with this all too true non-sequitor:
All in all, this line sums up the entire first two episodes:
The review of Episode II, Attack of the Clones opens with a great and rousing endorsement of the movie:
The emotional climax of "Star Wars: Episode II -- Attack of the Clones" is fabulous. Soaring and majestic, it reaches deep inside you to stroke chords of fond memory, to reaffirm the pleasure and healing power of narrative, to liberate the imagination.Seriously? What movie did this guy watch?
Unfortunately, it comes in the first two seconds. That's when the legendary words "A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away . . ." materialize on the screen and John Williams's familiar music rises thunderously. After that, the movie doesn't go downhill or uphill; it doesn't go anywhere. It flatlines.Oh, right.
Ugggg. Anyway, Stephen Hunter (GREAT reviewer by the way!) keeps up the entertainment with this great line:
But the mythic source he seems to have based this episode on is . . . "The McLaughlin Group."Wrong! (love that show)
Hunter keeps up the pressure on Attack of the Clones, hitting it hard with this all too true non-sequitor:
It's like reading the latest dispatch on the Mongolian parliament, as reported by Elizabeth Drew in a really cranky mood.And this very accurate one:
Not even the action sequences truly stir; too often, they simply resemble "Jetsons" shtickThere are so many good quotes from the article, you should really read the entire thing. One last zinger:
Anakin Skywalker (played by 'N Sync star Justin Timberlake -- no, no, played by Hayden Christensen, who looks like an 'N Sync kid but doesn't have as much talent).No offense, Betty.
All in all, this line sums up the entire first two episodes:
Agh! It's so frustrating to see so much pictorial energy wasted.So that's it. Episode III is coming up. Lucas, don't disappoint me.
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