tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4591963962547240042.post8991350580463625919..comments2023-04-10T03:20:23.344-05:00Comments on HanLeiaFanFicWriters: I Finally Watched My Episode I Blu RayZyrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04860113813294303312noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4591963962547240042.post-56842024188666212462014-07-21T20:41:34.998-05:002014-07-21T20:41:34.998-05:00The Star Wars marathon wasn't on Spike TV for ...The Star Wars marathon wasn't on Spike TV for the last holiday weekend (4th of July) but they had Indiana Jones marathon instead. But now everybody can do their own marathons with the blu-rays instead. <br />Artoo23https://www.blogger.com/profile/09228620080330276638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4591963962547240042.post-53808899871279548712014-07-20T04:29:44.437-05:002014-07-20T04:29:44.437-05:00It really is creepy. What I don't get is after...It really is creepy. What I don't get is after PM Ani and Padme part ways and don't see each other for 10 years...he is ten years old at this point. When AOTC starts up and he's chatting to Obi Wan about her it sounds as though he's been lusting after her the whole time. Would a ten year old boy come away from that with those kind of feelings? Absolutely not! Ten year old boys don't think like that. So I just find that really creepy. claire1976https://www.blogger.com/profile/04285049568087268653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4591963962547240042.post-43832331942371407042014-07-20T04:25:17.039-05:002014-07-20T04:25:17.039-05:00Ladies, I know exactly why we all have a soft spot...Ladies, I know exactly why we all have a soft spot for Temple of Doom...it has more bare chested Indy than the other 3 and he looks buffer too, plus he gets all hot and sweaty a lot. And that can't be a bad thing ;)<br /><br />And that Robot Chicken scene is insanely funny, I love it! claire1976https://www.blogger.com/profile/04285049568087268653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4591963962547240042.post-10849837144228914772014-07-19T23:51:23.308-05:002014-07-19T23:51:23.308-05:00Was it where Anakin said, you have too. Grown mor...Was it where Anakin said, you have too. Grown more beautiful. ? Because I gagged a bit on that one.StatsGrandma's Office Hourshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06128031887455320394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4591963962547240042.post-62709856706661846622014-07-19T22:07:12.478-05:002014-07-19T22:07:12.478-05:00Episode 2 marks the first and only time I walked o...Episode 2 marks the first and only time I walked out of a movie theater. I'm going to let you guess the scene. ;-)Trishbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10301068435969452478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4591963962547240042.post-26547206967865309272014-07-19T21:39:43.474-05:002014-07-19T21:39:43.474-05:00I have now made it through Episode II and will wri...I have now made it through Episode II and will write that up later. Ugh, so much wasted potential. Sadly it will probably be at least another week before I can get to Episode III, because I know that one has at least a few moments I did, in fact, genuinely like. It didn't make up for all of the other crap, but it still makes it much less painful than these other two to sit through.Zyrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04860113813294303312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4591963962547240042.post-33184650761246568042014-07-19T20:46:12.586-05:002014-07-19T20:46:12.586-05:00Geez, I tried to leave some comments and it kept d...Geez, I tried to leave some comments and it kept deleting them. Boo.<br /><br />Indy with his dad is pretty darn funny. And the jungle scenes were pretty bad in Crystal Skull. Very fake looking. But Indy and Marion in the truck? Priceless. I should use that line on my husband - "It's not my fault you can't keep up." ;) <br /><br />The spoofs are really funny. Vader calling the Emperor to tell him the Death Star had been destroyed in Robot Chicken was fabulous. I about busted a gut.amara zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03344117896874708549noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4591963962547240042.post-65093848433874797732014-07-19T20:41:48.552-05:002014-07-19T20:41:48.552-05:00The pod racing is pretty neat. And music is awesom...The pod racing is pretty neat. And music is awesome. Bored? Lol, come to my house. I have plenty to do. :)amara zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03344117896874708549noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4591963962547240042.post-54972694796090529762014-07-19T20:38:56.327-05:002014-07-19T20:38:56.327-05:00I'll make sure of it.I'll make sure of it.StatsGrandma's Office Hourshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06128031887455320394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4591963962547240042.post-2648204854698835792014-07-19T20:37:30.989-05:002014-07-19T20:37:30.989-05:00Anyone who watches all three prequels in one sitti...Anyone who watches all three prequels in one sitting will never have to buy drinks again.StatsGrandma's Office Hourshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06128031887455320394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4591963962547240042.post-10927863366552384832014-07-19T19:31:47.861-05:002014-07-19T19:31:47.861-05:00Last Crusade used to be, by far, my least favorite...Last Crusade used to be, by far, my least favorite. Odd since it was the first one I actually got to go see in the theater (or actually drive-in, now that I remember right). But it has grown on me a LOT in more recent years. I can't stand Elsa, for sure. I hate her more than Willie, and not just because she's actually a bad guy. Also weird is that she looks a lot older but she was only like 21 when they made that. Anyway, I love the interaction between Indy and his dad. I thought that was a really cool element to add and it gave Indy even more depth as a character, allowed us to see another side of him. The entire tank chase scene is also pretty darn awesome, and I look at that when I'm watching the ridiculousness of the chase through the jungle in Crystal Skull and see how better technology is ruining movies! I've come to the conclusion that I really love all 3 original Indy movies for different reasons. <br /><br />I haven't even watched the spoof stuff, just the deleted scenes and commentary from the OT. I do need to sit down and go through all of this stuff.Zyrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04860113813294303312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4591963962547240042.post-32564993776392768752014-07-19T19:17:18.513-05:002014-07-19T19:17:18.513-05:00I agree on Temple of Doom. I tend to prefer it as ...I agree on Temple of Doom. I tend to prefer it as well. The Last Crusade, not so much. Really not a big fan of Elsa. I'd rather hear Willie scream.<br /><br />Ooo, that bonus disc is awesome. So funny! I think I started watching How I Met Your Mother because of the clips on that disc. Love the Robot Chicken parts. Still need to watch the Family Guy parodies though.<br />amara zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03344117896874708549noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4591963962547240042.post-20012441693338416702014-07-19T19:14:12.297-05:002014-07-19T19:14:12.297-05:00I was exaggerating. :) But he is SOOOO young in TP...I was exaggerating. :) But he is SOOOO young in TPM, it looks like ten years. Honestly, I don't know how Padme isn't up on abuse charges or something like that. He looks like such a young kid it really makes her look like she's robbing the cradle.amara zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03344117896874708549noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4591963962547240042.post-57281763093344690852014-07-19T18:57:41.677-05:002014-07-19T18:57:41.677-05:00I've always had a soft spot for Temple of Doom...I've always had a soft spot for Temple of Doom, in spite of Willie's screaming. I'm not sure why. For a while in my teens it was, oddly, my favorite of the three. He definitely worked well with the kid.<br /><br />I have to disagree on Obi Wan/Ewan McGregor. I thought he was absolutely perfectly cast and actually seems like a young Alec Guinness to me. Watch some of the scenes side by side, he sounds like him, too. He's the only one to me that feels like the character as opposed to someone trying to force out the awful dialog to be that character.<br /><br />I bought all 6 because you had to buy all 6 to get the most special features/bonus discs. And there are some really good special features. Zyrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04860113813294303312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4591963962547240042.post-55314601392410721482014-07-19T18:54:26.035-05:002014-07-19T18:54:26.035-05:00It is sadistic, isn't it? I don't know wh...It is sadistic, isn't it? I don't know what's come over me. I'm especially bored, really. Just seemed like it was finally time to watch them. And pod-racing isn't the worst thing to watch. Or lightsabers. The music is really good, too.Zyrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04860113813294303312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4591963962547240042.post-53944576899258373442014-07-19T18:52:36.737-05:002014-07-19T18:52:36.737-05:00I'm already almost through with it, too late! ...I'm already almost through with it, too late! But ugh, so true, no way would any normal woman fall for a guy like that, let alone a beautiful and supposedly intelligent and accomplished one. Aside from the stalker vibe, he starts off as just being a whiny child about how Obi Wan won't listen and let him do stuff and wah, wah, wah. It's really kind of astonishing how terrible this love story is and how forced when compared with Han and Leia who had so much chemistry and just made so much sense. <br /><br />Padme is only 5 years older than Anakin, though. Or are you just using the 10 as an exaggeration? I agree they seem far apart in many ways. Zyrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04860113813294303312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4591963962547240042.post-63034464228627780872014-07-19T18:07:08.886-05:002014-07-19T18:07:08.886-05:00As Yoda might say..."To Amara, you listen.......As Yoda might say..."To Amara, you listen....watch Attack of the Clones you should not!!" ;)<br /><br />It gets a LOT worse. Just make sure you have something to throw up in before you start. claire1976https://www.blogger.com/profile/04285049568087268653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4591963962547240042.post-84915146391289670022014-07-19T17:57:33.551-05:002014-07-19T17:57:33.551-05:00It's weird because this train wreck was on TV ...It's weird because this train wreck was on TV tonight. They've just starting showing the six movies, with one each week. I had no desire to watch it, and watched Rise of the Planet of the Apes on the next channel instead, and that was much better.<br /><br />So what's wrong with this film? Where do I start? It's easier the say what's good about it, which isn't much...the final lightsaber battle is pretty cool, and the pod racing is good fun, but other than that. Oddly when I first saw it I didn't hate it immediately, I actually didn't know what to think. It was a few hours later when I'd had time to absorb it's true awfulness that it suddenly hit me, and it was like, OMG, did that suck of what? And it really did. Don't think I've ever been so disappointed in anything in my entire life. <br /><br />Zyra, are you trying to torture yourself on purpose? Lol, watching the prequels is pretty sadistic ;)claire1976https://www.blogger.com/profile/04285049568087268653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4591963962547240042.post-2727784316976694662014-07-19T17:22:15.496-05:002014-07-19T17:22:15.496-05:00Zyra, allow me to applaud you on your capacity to ...Zyra, allow me to applaud you on your capacity to take on self abuse. I haven't the stomach for it.<br /><br />I'm with Amara. Anakin as an Immaculate Conception? Hell, I had trouble with the Virgin Mary back in catechism classes. If Shmi has no idea how she got pregnant, she should be out looking for the last guy she was with who slipped a roofie into her drink. <br /><br />Political intrigue can be very exciting, but in none of the prequels was it even remotely interesting. The only scene I like in any of them, and I mean all three of them, was Yoda in ROTS being a total badass with a lightsaber. <br /><br />Even my granddaughter prefers The Original. She has some scenes she likes in the prequels, but that's all she'll play; the originals she'll watch the entire movies. I asked her why and she said, I only like Yoda. I think everyone else is stupid. She's 8, so diplomacy is not her strong suit.<br /><br />Anakin was tres creepy and stalkerish. I'm echoing Amara here in saying that it's very unclear how Padme ever fell for him. Their overblown and flowery declarations of love are in sharp contrast to Han and Leia's affection for one another. They're smart, they're funny, and they don't need speeches to convey their feelings. They're not afraid to disagree with each other. They each have problem solving mentalities. They're completely, fallibly human and we love them for it.<br /><br />Padme is supposed to be a warrior. Since when does a warrior die from losing her will to live? I'd accept an explanation such as Vader Force strangling her, but I'm not buying her dying from a broken heart. <br /><br />Obi Wan gives it his best shot, but it's hard to put him with his older self played by Alec Guinness. That may be my fault. I think the actor who played him did what he could with the material given, but it doesn't improve the experience for me. <br /><br />Mace Windu is pretty cool, but name something where Samuel L Jackson hasn't been cool. He can't save the film, either.<br /><br />We bought IV, V and VI on Blu-Ray but not the prequels, and we probably never will. <br /><br />Something I did watch recently that I hadn't in like 2 decades was Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom. Still don't care all that much for it (mostly due to Kate Capshaw), but there were some redeeming moments, and I'd forgotten how natural Harrison Ford seemed about working with a child. A lot of adult actors, when interacting with kids, seem to overdo it. Mr. Ford was perfectly at ease. And yeah, there's the biceps...StatsGrandma's Office Hourshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06128031887455320394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4591963962547240042.post-4512535838574689292014-07-19T16:00:24.886-05:002014-07-19T16:00:24.886-05:00I'll comment more later, but AOTC is all about...I'll comment more later, but AOTC is all about Anakin being creepy and stalkerish with Padme. Just warning you. NO idea how she fell for him. Even in TPM I was like he's way too young for her to be falling for him even at a later date. Way too young. But guess it's the reverse of what her daughter did with Han. :) But geez, it looks like way more than ten years between Anakin and Padme.amara zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03344117896874708549noreply@blogger.com