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Sequels That Surpass Their Predecessors - Now Disc.The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
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rumsmuggler
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RE: Sequels That Surpass Their Predecessors - Now Disc. 23. "The Road Warrior"
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I wasn't talking about the aviator(even though he did come back in the 3rd.) I was talking about the wild boomerang kid. I thought that he was doing the narration during the end of the film( sorta like he was looking back at the event of the film like it was a flashback.) I haven't seen the film in a while, so my memory might be a little hazy.
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Zaz
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He was the narrator, and he was narrating on the point of death as a very old man.
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JohnWesleyDowney
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Zaz posted:
He was the narrator, and he was narrating on the point of death as a very old man.
Yes, and his mute character is called "The Feral Kid."
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rumsmuggler
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Cool..
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Jango10
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22. Before Sunset
'Before Sunrise' captured the romantic optimism of two youthful strangers (Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy) falling in love over the course of one night. 'Sunset' picks up 10 years later, with the pair meeting for the first time since, and eloquently depicts how the world -- and love -- have changed them.
I haven't seen either of these.
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KnightWriter
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Both are great films. I prefer the sequel, but maybe that's because it has a more wistful air to it, and the characters know each other by then.
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Zaz
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I know Rogue likes these movies a lot.
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Jango10
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21. Return of the Jedi
There are two types of people in this galaxy: Those who found the Ewoks to be an abhorrence, and those who never minded them THAT much (the Moviefone staff is decidedly split). Either way, 'Star Wars: Episode VI' is a flawed but absolutely essential piece to the moon pie that is the original trilogy.
Is it a worthy sequel? Yes.
Does it surpass its predecessors? No.
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Benny_Blanco
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RE: Sequels That Surpass Their Predecessors - Now Disc. 21. "Return of the Jedi" (1983)
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Although it will always hold a special place in my heart, it`s easily the weakest of the original 3 movies, IMO.
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ApolloSmileGirl
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Overall not as good maybe, but it does have some of the strongest scenes of the trilogy, so it's hard for me to dislike it.
Though, I do prefer the original version, about a zillion times over the Special edition.
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Also has some of the worst scenes, with Luke's reveal to Leia of their kinship a strong contender for worst in the entire OT.
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rumsmuggler
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It's a great film with some really great emotional scenes, but it doesn't surpass any of the other films in the OT. The saber battle in this one was weaker than in ESB when it could have been a better and more polished fight. I do like the part when Luke goes berserk on Vader after threatening to turn Leia to the dark side though.
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Benny_Blanco
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rumsmuggler posted:
It's a great film with some really great emotional scenes, but it doesn't surpass any of the other films in the OT. The saber battle in this one was weaker than in ESB when it could have been a better and more polished fight. I do like the part when Luke goes berserk on Vader after threatening to turn Leia to the dark side though.
I second that, the music in that scene is amazing...i also agree that the battle between Luke and Vader should have equalled, if not surpassed, the one in ESB.
For every good scene in this film, there`s SO many bad ones though!
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DarthBoba
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The soo many good scenes in this way outweigh any bad, imo. So what if ROTJ engages in some fairly kid-heavy stuff; it more than counterbalances that by having the cute teddy bears being blown to shreds by giant walking machines. 
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DarthBoba posted:
The soo many good scenes in this way outweigh any bad, imo. So what if ROTJ engages in some fairly kid-heavy stuff; it more than counterbalances that by having the cute teddy bears being blown to shreds by giant walking machines.
Ah but some of the performances in this are just so......tired. Ford + Fisher being the main culprits.
Although I do agree that there are some amazing scenes, mainly on the Death Star between Luke, Vader + Palpatine.
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