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When Did Star Wars Jump the Shark?

Posted by Zonk on from the meesa-think-it-was-jar-jar dept.

stm2 writes "As a long time fan of the stories, I watched as Star Wars transformed from one of the better sci-fi stories told to 'Whedon is my master now.' An article at the TechRepublic blog explores the weakness of the sequel trilogy and states that the Midi-chlorians are the culprit. Was it the Midi-chlorians, Jar Jar Binks, the actors? When did Star Wars jump the shark?. A bonus question: Did George Lucas redeem himself in Episode III?"

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  1. Re:In Jedi by Scrameustache · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    1- It's still a guy in a suit! If you're going full CG, have a fucking ounce of creativity!

    You're thinking of the "stand-in", the guy who stood in-camera to show the actors where he was during practise shots. He wasn't in the final shots where they put the CGI Jar Jar in... I know that, you idiot. The final CG still looks like the guy in a suit it was filmed it. It's pointless, there's nothing original about it. It's still humanoid, just very slightly deformed. Doing in CG was pointless, he could have been just another guy in a suit and it wouldn't have made any difference beyond the diameter of his neck.
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