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.You .are .gay .how .of .that .will .be .a .thing . of .mystery .buried .in .a .passed .piece .of .pap er .from .my .book .signing .with .a .hotel .a .ro om .number .and .a .time .listed .upon .it .You .d on .t .want .to .know .about .that .room .or .the . persons .in .that .room .you .want .to .know .abou t .Episode .Two .Jar .Jar .Binks .Jar .Jar .has .a . 15 .second .StepInFetchIt .shuffle .speak .routine . he .does .as .he .goes .to .first .let .Obi .Wan . Kenobi .and .Anakin .Skywalker .into .the .Amidala . s .quarters .that .is .so .offensively .awful .tha t .it .will .not .only .make .you .recoil .in .hor ror .but .it .will .remind .you .of .all .of .the . worst .aspects .of .his .character .from .THE .PHA NTOM .MENACE .I .wanted .to .burn .the .film .dest roy .maim .and .murder .it .at .this .stage .I .wa s .steeling .myself .from .the .impending .incompe tence .the .horror .of .my .childhood .being .mole sted .I .was .prepared .to .have .a .very .bad .ti me .I .found .myself .not .liking .Anakin .Skywalk er .at .all .he .s .a .punk .spoiled .bratf**k .A . snotty .nosed .ego .trip .that .angry .evil .high . school .football .quarterback .that .wants .the .h ead .cheerleader .He .whines .like .a .Mark .Hamil l .squealing .about .going .to .Toshi .Station .to . get .some .power .converters .There .is .much .ang er .in .him .He .s .impulsive .conflicted .out .of . control .and .a .mass .murderer .Everytime .I .saw . him .and .Natalie .Portman .together .I .wanted .t o .tell .her .to .run .fly .you .fool .But .am .I . not .supposed .to .feel .that .way .So .did .Georg e .Lucas .drop .the .ball .Did .he .rape .our .chi ldhood .Has .he .turned .into .nothing .more .than . flannel .wearing .toy .salesman .without .a .soul . or .an .eye .for .storytelling .anymore .Was .I .d isappointed .to .such .a .state .that .I .wanted . to .yell .and .scream .and .break .my .original .1 2 .inch .Boba .Fett .and .defecate .upon .it .in . a .ritualistic .purging .of .all .that .was .once . sacred .to .my .childhood .To .answer .all .of .th ose .questions .THANK .GOD .NO .Lucas .succeeds .w ith .the .film .beyond .my .wildest .dreams .I .wa s .scared .and .thrilled .to .be .watching .Episod e .2 .The .entire .time .I .was .in .that .hotel . room .I .was .convinced .that .agents .of .Lucasfi lm .were .going .to .knock .down .the .doors .and . I .knew .I .was .being .set .up .for .a .fall .I . mean .it .isn .t .possible .to .see .STAR .WARS .e arly .I .know .that .but .there .I .was .watching . it .Listening .to .the .sounds .of .drunk .SXSW .r evelers .falling .into .the .door .outside .After . about .20 .minutes .of .that .awareness .everythin g .but .the .film .ceased .to .exist .The .lights . in .the .room .dimmed .in .my .mind .The .persons . in .the .room .shrank .like .Scott .Carey .into .t he .microverse .Everything .about .me .was .concen trating .upon .the .film .The .movie .was .not .co mplete .There .were .moments .where .the .effects . were .quite .rough .but .the .work .that .was .fin ished .was .beyond .reproach .How .do .I .explain . the .success .of .ATTACK .OF .THE .CLONES .First . I .must .say .that .this .film .makes .THE .PHANTO M .MENACE .a .better .film .In .fact .I .would .ha ve .to .say .that .not .only .does .it .do .that . but .suddenly .you .will .realize .with .horror .e xactly .why .Jar .Jar .Binks .is .in .the .series . at .all .Upon .first .viewing .in .less .than .ide al .circumstances .I .must .say .that .I .feel .th at .this .is .by .far .the .most .entertaining .St ar .Wars .film .to .date .It .may .not .have .that . innocent .sense .of .wonder .for .the .first .film . It .doesn .t .have .that .sense .of .intimacy .tha t .EMPIRE .STRIKES .BACK .had .or .that .film .s . desperation .However .it .also .doesn .t .have .th e .trivial .frivolity .of .JEDI .or .MENACE .ATTAC K .OF .THE .CLONES .is .a .turning .point .in .the . saga .The .point .of .no .return .I .love .this .f ilm .desperately .I .want .to .continually .watch . it .for .about .a .wee k .with .my .best .friends .I .want .to .see .it . digitally .projected .with .sternum .shaking .soun d .I .want .to .watch .as .friends .discover .the . twists .that .Palpatine/Sidious/Dooku .have .in .s tore .for .us .I .want .to .have .the .conversatio ns .about .what .this .all .means .the .speculativ e .conversations .about .how .these .elements .wil l .play .out .in .the .final .chapter .of .the .pr equels .What .is .great .about .the .film .Obi .Wa n .Kenobi ./ .Ewan .McGregor .He .just .owns .the . role .now .There .is .amoment .in .the .Cantina/Sp orts .Bar .on .the .surface .level .of .Coruscant . where .he .and .Anakin .have .chased .an .assassin . As .they .enter .this .packed .sciyuppiescum .club . they .realize .they .can .t .seem .to .be .able .t o .see .the .assassin .anymore .Anakin .wants .to . rush .in .tear .the .place .apart .looking .for .t he .suspect .Obi .Wan .tells .him .to .slow .down . or .something .then .turns .to .head .in .a .diffe rent .direction .Anakin .asks .him .Where .you .go ing .to .which .Kenobi .dryly .responds .To .get . something .to .drink .Kenobi .is .just .that .calm . about .things .He .is .the .king .of .cool .He .ll . get .his .suspect .but .he .s .going .to .get .a . drink .first .Priorities .I .was .reminded .of .hi m .telling .Luke .to .let .go .and .to .trust .his . feelings .He .doesn .t .repeat .that .here .he .si mply .lets .go .and .trusts .his .feelings .We .se e .it .as .an .action .a .path .he .chose .Then .w hen .he .gets .to .that .bar .leaning .on .it .sip ping .that .odd .drink .a .drug .dealer .comes .up . to .him .and .asks .Wanna .buy .some .deathsticks . Obi .Wan .responds .You .don .t .want .to .sell .m e .death .sticks .Drug .dealer .says .I .don .t .w ant .to .sell .you .death .sticks .You .want .to . go .home .and .rethink .your .direction .in .life . Kenobi .continues .I .want .to .go .home .and .ret hink .my .direction .in .life .the .dealer .says . as .he .blankly .turns .and .walks .out .of .the . club .Before .he .can .get .too .smug .about .his . little .trick .he .senses .the .assassin .behind . him .and .he .pulls .the .patented .Obi .Wan .pivo ting .light .saber .at .a .bar .strike .that .you . ve .seen .in .the .trailer .He .gets .his .suspect . and .he .s .never .broke .a .sweat .He .is .the .m aster .Kenobi .is .just .plainly .cool .in .the .f ilm .Watch .how .he .handles .things .on .Camino . or .the .way .he .doesn .t .betray .a .single .tho ught .in .his .conversation .with .Jango .Fett .th ere .He .knows .his .game .his .methods .and .his . ways .He .is .confident .and .completely .on .the . clock .Ewan .is .relaxed .in .the .role .clearly . having .fun .and .is .very .very .very .good .in . the .film .Contrary .to .Moriarty .s .assertion .t hat .he .would .be .more .?Han .Solo .he .is .in . fact .much .more .Master .Li .Mu .Bai .Chow .Yun . Fat .from .CROUCHING .TIGER .HIDDEN .DRAGON .but . without .the .romance .Jango .Fett .Boba .Fett ./ . Temuera .Morrison .Daniel .Logan .I .love .this .p air .I .love .them .because .they .are .the .reneg ade .Father .and .Son .They .have .their .own .set . of .rules .they .are .a .self .contained .function ing .unit .Jango .wanted .a .son .to .raise .his . own .way .that .doesn .t .mean .he .beats .him .an d .does .evil .things .He .loves .his .kid .He .s . training .him .to .be .a .good .Bounty .Hunter .li ke .he .is .There .is .very .much .a .father/son . Master/Apprentice .style .thing .going .on .here . And .they .have .my .favorite .moment .of .the .en tire .film .which .is .a .tiny .little .moment .be tween .these .two .Jango .and .Boba .are .headed . to .Genosia .when .they .pick .up .that .Kenobi .i s .tailing .them .They .dive .into .the .asteroid . belt .surrounding .Genosia .Obi .Wan .trails .behi nd .them .not .being .lost .Jango .tells .Boba .so mething .like .Prepare .the .sonic .mines .we .ll . give .himf**k .something .I .couldn .t .make .outf **k .but .Boba .presses .some .buttons .while .doi ng .what .I .can .only .describe .as .an .evil .gi gglef**k .a .delighted .giggle .Jango .looks .at . him .smiling .as .if .to .sayf**k .That .s .my .bo y .The .moment .is .so .honest .and .real .I .ve . never .seen .a .father .son .moment .like .this .i n .science .fiction .Completely .classic .Anakin . Skywalker .Padme .Amidala ./ .Hayden .Christensen . Natalie .Portman .First .Anakin .is .just .an .ass . in .this .film .Like .I .said .earlier .I .can .t . stand .him .He .s .like .that .boy .in .the .TWILI GHT .ZONE .movie .that .has .too .much .power .and . thinks .about .using .it .too .much .but .sometime s .it .goes .terribly .astray .Portman .s .Padme . in .this .film .has .mostly .dropped .the .?high . speak .that .she .had .from .the .first .filmf**k . Injecting .into .her .character .far .more .vocal . variety .than .the .droll .monotone .of .the .firs t .film .that .killed .the .performance .Here .she . infuses .the .character .with .more .of .herself . which .is .a .very .good .thing .I .like .that .sh e .doesn .t .want .to .have .anything .to .do .wit h .Anakin .That .she .constantly .is .aware .of .a ll .the .reasons .they .shouldn .t .be .together . Of .the .scandal .Of .their .careers .Anakin .hate s .being .told .no .She .can .see .all .the .reaso ns .but .when .they .go .through .what .they .go . throughf**k .When .the .emotional .binding .takes . place .between .these .characters .through .a .bri ef .adventure .a .loss .of .a .loved .one .a .dece nt .into .hellf**k .When .faced .with .certain .do om .they .realize .that .life .is .too .short .to . worry .about .the .ifs .and .butsf**k .And .when . it .happensf**k .John .Williams .love .theme .kick s .in .This .really .kicks .in .just .as .Anakin . and .Padme .kiss .before .being .taken .out .and . strung .up .in .the .arena .you .know .the .sequen ce .when .they .are .chained .against .the .pillar s .It .actually .starts .from .the .shot .which .w e .see .in .the .trailer .of .the .arena .with .al l .the .Geonosis .creatures .seated .and .cheering . the .long .shot .looking .from .high .to .low .It . consists .of .maybe .three .instruments .playing . at .first .classic .violin .very .sorrowful .and . warm .It .almost .sounds .a .little .bit .like .th e .theme .for .the .Incredible .Hulk .TV .series . with .Lou .Ferrigno .The .intros .are .similar .be fore .other .instruments .join .in .It .also .remi nded .me .of .Francis .Lai .s .theme .from .Arthur . Hiller .s .LOVE .STORY .Although .it .is .striking ly .different .from .other .parts .in .the .film . IT .FITS .IN .BEAUTIFULLY .Elegant .but .not .sopp y .Gentle .but .not .melodramatic .Williams .think ing .differently .after .all .a .very .different . relationship .from .Han .and .Leia .and .succeedin g .It .starts .to .crescendo .as .the .lovers .are . wheeled .out .into .the .arena .reminded .me .of . the .shot .of .Luke .with .the .twin .suns .same . type .of .crescendo .It .continues .through .the . cuts .between .ObiWan .chained .and .them .being . taken .over .to .the .same .place .but .changes .i nto .a .military .drum .style .you .know .the .thu mping .dictatorship .heavy .beat .almost .like .th e .sacrifice .has .arrived .This .changes .the .wh ole .tone .as .we .realize .their .moment .has .be en .intruded .and .they .are .in .serious .poodoo . The .romance .is .handled .in .terms .of .familiar ity .and .proximity .This .is .that .sort .of .rom ance .where .one .loves .the .other .but .only .at . the .point .of .an .emotional .precipice .where .t he .other .could .see .that .they .shared .that .f eeling .and .embrace .it .I .liked .this .Palpatin eSidious .Count .DookuDarth .Tyrannus ./ .Ian .McD iarmid .Christopher .Lee .Wow .Ok .read .no .spoil ers .about .all .of .this .I .remember .thinking . that .Lucas .could .be .soft .in .the .head .for . trying .to .fool .the .audience .into .thinking .P alpatine .isn .t .Sidious .I .mean .we .can .see . that .in .the .credits .What .the .hell .Right .Se e .that .is .so .like .a .selfcentered .audience . To .sit .there .and .think .they .are .the .center . of .the .universe .The .PalpatineSidious .thing .f rom .the .first .filmf**k .The .trade .disputef**k . All .of .it .not .only .makes .sense .with .this . film .but .the .way .it .unfolds .As .you .see .th e .point .of .the .various .guises .and .namesf**k . How .Yoda .and .Windu .sense .no?disturbance .arou nd .Palpatinef**k .There .are .reasons .for .these . thingsf**k .Just .because .you .don .t .know .them . yet .doesn .t .mean .Lucas .doesn .t .know .what . he .s .doingf**k .Upon .seeing .this .film .seeing . how .he .handles .these .two .characters .being .4 . charactersf**k .It .is .genius .Compelling .Machia vellian .positioning .and .deception .There .are . points .in .this .film .where .I .wanted .to .scre am .at .the .screen .and .say .Palpatine .is .an . evil .Sith .Lord .They .re .conspiring .to .destro y .the .Republic .from .within .That .s .when .Chr istopher .Lee .essentially .tells .Obi .Wan .the . same .thingf**kMy .god .The .evil .The .evil .of . using .the .truth .knowing .it .could .only .be .i nterpreted .as .being .a .deception .and .a .lie . The .Devil .uses .truth .to .betray .mankind .beca use .he .is .expected .to .lief**k .and .the .trut h .sounds .better .but .will .never .be .believed . Just .wait .till .you .see .how .the .Death .Star . plays .into .thisf**k .You .ll .friggin .die .FANT ASTIC .YodaDooku .fightf**k .HOLY .GOD .Right .now . there .is .a .lot .of .speculation .about .Yoda .w ith .lightning .It .is .on .one .of .the .soundtra ck .covers .When .you .look .at .that .When .peopl e .described .the .ball .of .lightning .in .Yoda . s .hands .from .ShoWest .I .thought .they .were .i nsane .I .thought .only .the .bad .guys .did .that . When .I .saw .the .film .wellf**k .I .can .tell .y ou .exactly .how .that .moment .plays .out .So .fa r .as .I .have .seen .that .hasn .t .laked .and .i t .isn .t .a .huge .spoiler .When .Yoda .and .Dook u .first .set .up .to .go .at .it .Dooku .hurls .l ightning .at .Yodaf**k .Yes .Chris .Lee .s .charac ter .is .that .strong .Perhaps .the .strongest .ch aracter .with .the .force .I .have .ever .seen .in . Star .Wars .history .He .attacks .Yoda .with .ligh tning .Yoda .captures .it .twirls .it .around .bal ls .it .up .and .redirects .it .back .at .Lee .Whe n .I .saw .this .I .screamed .like .a .little .gir l .I .mean .it .was .like .Uncle .Tony .grabbed .m y .pantied .ass .I .jumped .about .12 .feet .up .i n .the .air .and .squealed .WHAT .A .THRILL .The . Yoda .Dooku .fight .is .astonishing .I .can .not . emphasize .that .enough .I .have .been .thinking . for .quite .some .time .that .there .was .no .way . on .earth .that .Yoda .with .a .light .saber .coul d .look .cool .Folks .not .only .does .it .look .c ool .but .there .will .be .a .collective .scream . of .HOLY .SHIT .when .what .happens .happens .Yoda . s .fighting .style .isf**k .well .let .s .just .sa y .he .could .kick .all .your .asses .Oh .and .by . the .way .Williams .DUEL .OF .THE .FATES .was .not hing .in .comparison .to .this .Remember .Vader .v s .Luke .in .EMPIREf**k .How .overwhelmingly .powe rful .Vader .felt .in .comparison .to .Luke .Remem ber .how .weak .Vader .felt .in .comparison .to .t he .Emperor .Now .imagine .someone .with .The .emp eror .s .powers .in .a .full .on .battle .with .a . master .Here .towers .of .metal .are .torn .asunde r .with .the .power .of .the .force .The .ceiling . ripped .apart .Seemingly .unlimited .strength .wit h .the .force .You .will .quiver .shake .and .scre am .You .are .warned .You .have .to .understand .s omething .in .going .into .this .film .What .you . have .seen .in .Star .Wars .movies .before .were . skirmishesf**k .incidentsf**k .Remember .The .Batt le .of .Hoth .was .small .a .minor .hiccup .In .AT TACK .OF .THE .CLONES .you .have .the .first .REAL . Star .War .It .isn .t .a .space .battle .but .you . understand .the .scale .of .things .The .size .and . scope .of .a .MAJOR .OFFENSIVE .And .unlike .in .P HANTOM .MENACE .where .Lucas .decided .to .cut .up . the .action .by .trying .to .intercut .three .cons ecutive .arenas .of .battle .here .he .portrays .t he .action .linearlyf**k .basically .following .Ob i .Wan .and .Anakin .and .Padmef**k .who .all .bas ically .stick .together .with .Padme .taking .a .r oll .in .some .sand .to .miss .out .on .the .Dooku . battle .After .the .film .was .finished .playing . I .was .just .beside .myself .with .glee .Right .n ow .it .is .a .very .interesting .time .for .Star . Wars .fandom .PHANTOM .MENACE .polarized .the .aud ience .into .the .faithful .and .those .that .felt . it .had .all .gone .wrong .That .everything .was . doomed .With .the .introduction .of .MATRIX .and . LORD .OF .THE .RINGS .into .fan .circles .there .b egan .to .be .a .real .angry .mix .Fights .screami ngs .and .hurling .of .?love .it .or .leave .it .s tyle .rhetoric .Watching .the .trailers .for .STAR . WARS .ATTACK .OF .THE .CLONES .in .theaters .the . audiences .seemed .muted .in .comparison .to .the . delightful .screams .of .approval .from .the .SPID ERMAN .trailers .You .know .those .guys .that .hav e .been .camping .up .in .Portland .The .experienc e .they .are .going .to .have .in .the .theater .u pon .that .first .showingf**k .They .will .be .so . completely .happy .Now .the .cut .I .saw .was .sti ll .a .bit .rough .around .the .edges .but .folksf **k .I .can .t .wait .to .see .this .on .the .big . screen .complete .To .see .what .gets .cut .what . gets .changed .what .I .notice .when .watching .th is .movie .the .way .Lucas .meant .for .people .to . see .it .The .sources .that .showed .it .to .me .w ere .tired .of .all .my .LORD .OF .THE .RINGS .stu ff .They .were .tired .of .all .the .rhetoric .abo ut .Tolkien .all .the .focus .I .had .on .LORD .OF . THE .RINGS .They .wanted .someone .outside .of .th e .ranch
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CANDO - is the ancient Taliban method of self defence.
Basically, when attacked, they quickly eat 5 curries, drop their pants and spray shit all over their attackers - its very unwholesome, and yet, not much different to when they preach shit out of their mouths...
Who modded me up? Fuck knows - but I cant seem to get anywhere near a first post these days, so I guess I haven't been losing much karma - maybe I should say ALL MODERATORS CAN SUCK MY ARSE HAIRS more often - yeh, that should do it!!