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Episode II Gets Rave Review

Posted by timothy on from the at-least-if-that's-what-this-is dept.

Astin writes: "Dark Horizons has obtained a copy of what it believes is the script for Attack of the Clones, and has posted a review. Apparently they got this one right, with epic battles, lots of action, and that sense of adventure that was missing from Episode I. Canoe.ca is also carrying a synopsis from the site."

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  1. Its not the battles, it's not the action... by xxSOUL_EATERxx · · Score: 5, Funny
    What made STAR WARS a great film is that it was a synthesis of all the aspects of moviemaking, not only special effects space battles, but polt, acting, a great script, and even the details like music (try to imagine STAR WARS witout that glorious theme!), and even the credits: think about the famous screen crawl at the start of the film.

    But the heart and soul of STAR WARS is undeniably the characters: rakish Han Solo the rogue with a heart of gold, trading insults with spunky Princess Leia, so beautiful and so brave; gung-ho Luke Skywalker, the hero right out of Joseph Campbell, who manages to be annoying and inspiring at the same time; even characters like R2-D2 and Chewbacca, who don't have a coherent line in the script, are developed as recognizable personalities! A cast straight out of Shakespeare or Dickens is what makes Lucas' film an immortal classic.

    Don't get me wrong, Space battles and lightsaber duels are great, but let's hope Lucas is able to inject some life into the two-dimensional caricatures who pranced around onscreen during Episode I (name three differences between Obi-Wan and Kwi-Gon-Jinn's personalities, or for that matter, between Obi-Wan and Queen Amidiala), otherwise those of us for whom the STAR WARS flame burns bright in our hearts may be in for another ho-hum prequel.

    1. Re:Its not the battles, it's not the action... by Milalwi · · Score: 5, Interesting

      ...and even the credits: think about the famous screen crawl at the start of the film.

      I'm no Lucas lover, but the opening credit crawl is brilliant! And Lucas had to fight the directors guild to get it in there:

      The Director's Guild of America (DGA) didn't like the fact that there were no specific credits at the beginning of the film. They "ordered" Lucas to re-cut the film and put some credits at the beginning. Lucas refused, claiming that this would destroy the opening of the film. The DGA fined Lucas, who paid up, and promptly quit the DGA.

      Milalwi
  2. Re:I don't think so. by mgv · · Score: 5, Funny

    I thought it would show Jar-Jar's progress towards enlightenment and progression to a Jedi Knight himself. Similar to that which we saw with Luke Skywalker starting as a simple farm hand ....

    I can see it now, by episode 3 a master in his own right, wielding a light sabre and slicing those from the dark side into pieces (To the cutting victory cries such as "yousa going to be twosa")

    Michael

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  3. SuperShadow's site is known to be fake by Jugalator · · Score: 5, Informative

    SuperShadow's site is known to be 100% bogus. Do a search at Google on "supershadow" to find out for yourself.

    1. SuperShadow doesn't personally know Lucas.

    2. SuperShadow doesn't work at LucasFilm.

    3. The "script" for Episode II he says he got himself, was actually made by TheForce.net fans and others collecting spoilers/leaks from various sites and compiling them into a speculative "script".

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  4. Post predictions for this story by karmma · · Score: 5, Funny

    14 posts about Natalie Portman (petrified or otherwise)

    23 posts calling for the death of Jar Jar

    18 posts wondering if CG was done on Linux boxen, and if not, why not

    12 posts arguing whether or not Boba Fett is the coolest Star Wars character of all time

    Written the way Yoda speaks, 9 posts there will be

    6 links to fan fic that are remarkably similar to the plot in the affore-mentioned script

  5. Re:Not so fast by Geek+In+Training · · Score: 5, Insightful

    It just seems like he's jumping on the cloning bandwagon we've been seeing lately in sciencefiction.

    Perhaps you've heard of a little movie from 1977, called "Star Wars?" Later retitled "Star Wars - A New Hope?"

    There's this little plot piece in there that goes soemthing like this:

    Luke: "You fought with my father in the Clone Wars?!?"

    Obi-Wan (Ben) Kenobi: "Yes, your father was one of the best fighter pilots in the Galaxy..."

    I'd hardly think that coming up with a premise twenty-five years ago qualifies as "jumping on the cloning bandwagon" of today.

    :P

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