Okay, Suzan and I skipped karate class last night to see Attack of the Clones. I was impressed … mostly. As per my style, I have a list of my issues with the movie.
(1) Sitting through the credits. Did they have to list everybody?
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Stormtrooper #15 … Jango Fett
Stormtrooper #16 … Jango Fett
Stormtrooper #17 … Jango Fett
Stormtrooper #18 … Jango Fett
Stormtrooper #19 … Jango Fett
Stormtrooper #20 … Jango Fett
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(2) Some really crappy backgrounds. Most of the movie has strong CGI, but some of it sucked. The scene where Yoda, Mace and Obi are walking down the hallway had one of the worst CGI backgrounds I’ve ever seen. I’ve seen better CGI on Babylon5.
(3) Trying not to hum the theme from Shaft when Mace Windu starts kicking ass.
(4) The congress scenes, where every species appears to have some sort of coreographed dance move indicating their support for the Chancellor. Do The Backstreet Boys serve as congressional advisors in the future?
(5) The love story … it sucked. Why does she fall for a stalker who is turning into a mass murderer? Sure, I can’t get a steady girlfriend in high school … but the future Dark Lord of the Sith kills a few dozen Sandpeople and he’s sliding right into bed with Natalie Portman.
(6) After the total bad-ass-Morpheus-meets-Master-Li-Mu-Bai fight scene, Yoda goes back to using his cane! WTF? I fully expected Yoda to break into Matrix dialog … Blue pill you take
I was still impressed. It’s a good movie with great fight scenes. The groundwork for a very unhappy Episode III has been laid. I wish Lucas would get a real screenwriter. Good dialog would have made a much stronger film.
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