{may the force be with you}
yep. . i'm one of them. . a star wars geek. okay. . admittedly i never knew i WAS one until recently. but i am. . :)we (me, john, and kerrin) saw the movie on sunday morning. since the first big screen preview we saw (which i believe was during fever pitch with john) i've been mezmerized everytime i see the "lucas film ltd" logo. the trailers were so amazing. . i was SO ready for this movie.
beyond the fact that i'm ALWAYS mystified at the "odd" people who show up in the last 3 star wars movies (samuel l jackson as mace windu, jimmy smits as senator who's-his-face, jar-jar binks (no explanation necessary)) i still *heart* these movies.
i was so absorbed at one point during the lightsaber duel between obie wan and anakin i leaned over to john and franctically whispered "obi wan doesn't die does he". . to which i got a withering/amused look and the answer "umm he's in the next movie". . (note: i HAVE seen all the movies. . i was just so sucked into the moment and the fight. . . well. . anyway. . lol).. even though i KNOW what happens. . and i know where the story goes. . . .i dunno. . maybe i'm weird LOL
i know i'm one of the only ones in the world. . but i do not like hayden christenson. . maybe it's just him in this role . not necessarily him as an actor. . i mean. . he just feels so FLAT to me. . .but maybe some of that is lucas' fault (romantic dialogue. . . dialogue at all. . not his strong suit). . .who knows. . .
i couldn't be MORE happy that yoda was so prominent in this movie. . . my favorite line "go i will, good relations with the wookies have i". i want good relations with the wookies. . (note to self. . work that line into more conversations. . ROFL). . .
and i thought it was SO cool that you heard james earl jones after the whole vader ensemble was put on. .(on a side note. . exactly WHY was the body still smoldering when they attached the extra limbs. .. .eww) . . granted. .JEJ isn't doing much but verizon commercials these days .. but it was still cool :)
another cool part was when obi wan brought luke to tatooine and they show his aunt and uncle standing on a sand dune looking towards the setting sun - so cool b/c you see pretty much the same scene in "a new hope". . .(i think it's that one. . . forgive me if i'm wrong)
so. . those are my thoughts. . like john said after the movie "all good stories come full circle" :)
so again. . may the force be with you. . . . and good relations with the wookies too :)
posted by {Amanda} @ 9:18 AM
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WOOOOHOOO
I'm going to see Star Wars in less than 2 hours! I'm another SW fanatic! hee!!!!!
Not a Star Wars fan, but wanted to say hi!!! Waiting for the new HP book and movie with my dd!
Steph
Can't wait to see the new SW movie!
LOL! So is my DH!...
;-)
Amanda - have not seen the 3rd installment but do appreciate your commentary! I do have to agree with you that Hayden kind of sucks in the Anakin role - it is not the dialogue - it is him - I saw him in something else and he is just - well he is just the same - kind of dry. Love that Yoda - so wise and can he ever kick butt!
Another SW fan here. We saw it already and I'm ready to go back to start watching for the "details."
I think young Mr. Christensen, is more the "action" type of actor, not the stage trained performer like many of the others, that's why he is so flat, plus -- Mr. Lucus still needs help with screen writing dialogue!
I have not seen any of the "new" Star Wars movies....only the old "3" :) I told my girls we'd rent Star Wars, Empire Strikes Back, Return of the Jedi...then all of the "new" ones :) That way, they'll see them like I did :)
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