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Roger Ebert Answers Star Wars Questions
pamri writes "Roger Ebert, in his weekly answer-man column, answers Star War related questions, chief among them being, why he gave the "Revenge of the Sith" 3.5 stars despite his criticism of the acting and whether George Lucas be faulted for violating his own work?"
The dangers of knowledge trigger emotional distress in human beings.
This guy has a great sense of humor. If you scroll to the bottom of his questions/answers section:
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Q. I greatly enjoy your reviews and the thoughtful observations they contain. However, I get a little worried about the strength of your argument in your review of "Unleashed," when you make the case for women being able to stir a man's humanity by using Ann Coulter as your example. That is the same person who claimed women should bear arms but not be able to vote.
C. Perla, Miami
A. Wouldn't you sleep more soundly at night knowing Ann Coulter was in the Army and not in a voting booth?
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Q. Is George Lucas a knowing Economic Terrorist? Lucas KNEW that by releasing the last "Star Wars" movie what effect it would have on the United States Economy. The movie was released on a working day. Lucas could have well waited to release his movie on Saturday or even Sunday. The effect was a $627 million loss in American Productivity.
The box-office take was $158.5 million. That leaves a $468.5 cost to the U.S. Economy. But that's not the end of the loss. Each day, Lucas is losing $1.5 million to pirates -- a capital cost to his investors of $6 million in four days and climbing. The loss could and should have been avoided by release on a Saturday or Sunday, and Simultaneous Distribution to Television, Sales and Rentals. The question becomes, would George Lucas really damage the economy to make a point of his hate for the Republican Party and President George Bush?
D.L. Graham, San Diego
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Yes, the acting was rather poor. The big exception being Ian McDiarmid who was superb at reprising his role as Palpatine/Sidious and stole the show IMO. Samuel L was rather wooden and Natalie Portman didn't deserve such a high billing for her few weepy lines.
I still have a problem with Ewan McGregor. For me he'll always be Renton from Trainspotting. I spent much of the film waiting for him to come out with something like 'Master Yoda, I want a fucking hit now!'.
For all intensive porpoises your a bunch of rediculous loosers
. . .compared to the last two star wars films it really shines.
Oh goody, a polished Lump-O-Coal.
KFG
Junior high play terrible. We thought Mark Hamill was bad, but this kid made his "acting" scenes painful to watch. Face it the kid was out acted by the animated characters of Dooku and Yoda.
I actually thought the little kid in SW1 was a better actor.
Natalie Portman was involved in a "no-pants continuity error"? I'm surprised this wasn't on the front page as its own article.
Freedom: "I won't!"
Aha, not a troll then so much as a genuine idiot. I wonder if he could afford some swamp land.
I'm still standing here, you know.
The dangers of knowledge trigger emotional distress in human beings.
You fast-forwarded the movie? Didn't the other people in the cinema get upset?
Uhm, yeah, well ... No, they didn't like it too ... Did I said i fast forwarded the movie? I meant I fell asleep during it. Yeah, that's it. I was sleeping! Look! There! Nekkid women!
Penny Arcade are, as always, right on the money.
"I think it would be a good idea!"
Gandhi, about Internet Security
Ebert, Roeper, that guy waiting in line in a stormtrooper outfit...they're all missing the true point of this movie. It's not about an innocent man's decent into darkness. That's just a subplot, a minor detail if you will. No, this is George Lucas's attempt at a public service announcement about the importance of contraceptives. Because if Anakin hadn't knocked up Padme, he wouldn't have had visions of her dying in childbirth, he wouldn't have searched for the power to save her, and he wouldn't have sold his soul to Palpatine in a vain attempt to do so. Because even in a world as technologically advanced, like a few inches of impermeable rubber, that make the world go round.
First, you ask yourself "Was this film made for movie critics?"
It's not for you.
Did that Bit Torrent guy give you a copy too? Wow, I really have to meet this person.
No need to study, or even see the movie more than once. Just use this new technique I mastered. I call it "paying attention."
Information wants to be anthropomorphized.
Perhaps Ebert is paid to write his reviews, and you are not, because, for instance, he could get the movie's MPAA rating right.
Just sayin'.
--grendel drago
Laws do not persuade just because they threaten. --Seneca
Hell, why can't Jedi fly? You say they can't manipulate flesh like they can manipulate plastic and metal? Well, why can't they make their goddamn shoes fly?
But yeah, the Yoda thing bugged me.
Yoda: Into exile, I must go.
Senator Organa: Dude, he's right back there. You were way ahead.
Yoda: No.
Senator Organa: You could totally kick his ass.
Yoda: To the starting line, we must get.
Senator Organa: Then why'd you fight him, if you were just going to run like a little green bitch?
Yoda: A flying muppet, the fans demand.
--grendel drago
Laws do not persuade just because they threaten. --Seneca