Haha, absolutely. Nothing compared to Leia in those early scenes on the death star with the white robe. The very opposite of the 'damsel in distress'. She often made funny wisecracks and always seemed tougher and more capable than Luke, I'm pretty sure at that age I'd never seen a woman that captivating before, on the big screen.
Maybe it was because I was in first grade when Star Wars came out, and in sixth grade when Return of the Jedi was released, but I've never held ROTJ in high regard, as opposed to the first two. This young lad who is probably half my age does a good job of dissecting it:
Ah, was wondering how long it would be before someone chipped in with some good, old-fashioned RotJ criticism.
That's just it - I have NO PROBLEM with the Ewoks, and think that pointing to them as the downfall of SW is no different than thinking anything outside of ANH and ESB is anthema. The Ewoks are just as legitimate as Luke, Han, Leia, Chewy, Rei, Finn, etc - and all are far more legitimate than Liam Neesen, Natalie Portman, Sam Jackson, Hans Christian Anderson, and Mark Renton.
Luke was a fucking whiny ass I FART A LOT (forgive the expression often interpreted as misogynistic). That's actually a large reason why I thought ep 8 was pretty good, because Luke returned to his natural I FART A LOT-state. Go back and re-watch ANH and tell me that you* don't want to smack the shit out of Luke every time he opens his mouth. *The general "you", not you - The Moog - specifically.[/QUOTE]
Haha, Renton. The Jedi most known for diving into the worst toilet in Scotland. He has a Jedi friend called Begbie, who refers to imperial stormtroopers as 'a bunch of doss cunts'.
So, is the Mandalorian deliberately janky in homage and reverence to the OG SW trio or janky because they were screwed on budget? If it's the former . . . it's a work of genius!
My only issue with the prequels is the awful acting. In terms of invention they are without equal (for a kids film). Watching it all unfold at the cinema was genuinely compelling and I could forgive the shoddy performances. I quite enjoy the cheesiness now, it’s like watching Rocky Horror, I find myself shouting out the dialogue. Also, when I watch the original trilogy I’m also reminded of how awful the acting is in those. These new Disney ones keep breaking the rules of the universe as set out In the preceding chapters, which is something that always ruins a story for me. You can’t change the rules you’ve established just to shoehorn a plot-twist in because you wrote yourself into a corner
Yep, and it was awful to watch. Not by any stretch is it a 'so bad its good' thing. Just bad. All the Wookie soap opera stuff was painful, and the singing/music bits are bad. No wonder Lucas hated it.
Yeah, but didn't make it through the whole thing... I have a lot of respect for the decision to have the first 20 mins or so entirely in Wookie language, though.
I’m not sure whether that was brave or to hide the awful dialogue I am just glad there are others who cannot unsee that debacle! I thought it may have just been an awful trip.
Those Ewok movies were pretty good. The first one reminded me of a D&D movie. The second one with the Ape Men was interesting to. Right away the family from the first movie gets horribly slaughtered.
I can’t argue with that. I’d hoped the holiday special would be a hidden gem, in the same way I thought Roger Cormans (un)Fantastic Four film would be also.
Not really... It's pretty good for what it is - a low budget, made-for-TV kids' movie. Special effects, sets, etc are nicely done, and there's nothing wrong with the story, either. Not sure what you were expecting - Ewok political drama?
Turmoil has engulfed the Ewok Republic. The taxation of trade routes to outlying villages is in dispute. Hoping to resolve the matter with a blockade of deadly battle wagons, the greedy Ewok Trade Federation has stopped all shipping to the small village of Wicketville. While the congress of Ewoks endlessly debate this alarming chain of events, the Ewok Supreme Chancellor has secretly dispatched two Ewok Knights, the guardians of peace and justice on the forest moon of Endor, to settle the conflict...
Gonna do some rough storyboards and hit up Kathleen Kennedy later. After the opening crawl it'll be entirely in Ewok language. All the main male characters will be rash and reckless, with all-out war only staved off thanks to the levelheaded female Ewoks.
