Backhanded Praise for AOTC DVD

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Read this:
http://dvd.ign.com/articles/572/572719p1.html

Or I'll save you the time, here is the excerpt about AOTC:

The best transfer I've ever seen is Star Wars 2: Attack of the Clones. The movie stunk to high heaven but it's beautiful to look at, practically flawless. There are no print errors (which you can spot easily. They are either a white or black flash on the screen), color levels are perfect, there's no edge enhancement or filtering, nothing. Episode 1, on the other hand, is one of the worst. It's FULL of edge enhancement. Lucas learned at least one lesson.

This impartial and highly educated writer's verdict: DVD = great ... AOTC = garbage

 

Not seeing the story.

Anyway, dvd.ign was pretty nice to AotC in its reviews, and that's where it really counts. 8/10 for the movie, 9/10 for the whole package. They badmouthed TPM in the review, but I've gotten used to that.

I will agree that it wasn't really necessary for whoever they had write the article to slam it, but I've seen that happen enough to get used to that as well, even seeing derogatory comments that have nothing to do with the rest of the article. At least this was somewhat on topic.

 

Well, I guess after a couple years of backhanded comments in the media we're jaded in a sense ...

The movie stunk to high heaven

to me, is a foolish and sophmoric comment. What is that? Is the reviewer appologizing for otherwise positive comments?

 

Yawn. I lost all respect for IGN after they went overboard with Insider(Read: Having to pay for unlimited screenshots and message board usage)

 

No, THIS is backheaded. Maybe fronthanded. On the cable screen they have listings with discriptions of the films along with their showtimes. Usually the info is no different from what you read on the back of a DVD. Its just a basic sum up of the content with its release year and main actors. Its not supposed to be a critique section. But, when AOTC was showing and you checked the listings it read something to this effect "Cheezy diolog and shakey plot with special FX" etc. I was blown away. This was a cheap shot. It wasnt fare to display hundreds of movies with basic discriptions and then get to AOTC and get specific. I dont care what gripes I have, I know dirty when I see it. That was dirty.

 

That's cold.

AC2

 

But, when AOTC was showing and you checked the listings it read something to this effect "Cheezy diolog and shakey plot with special FX" etc. I was blown away.

I know exactly what you mean. I was offended as a Star Wars fan. We should in all seriousness sue comcast.

If someone can sue McDonald's for making them fat, I don't see why we can't sue comcast for offending us. Pain and suffering, man.

 

So you DID see that!? It was indeed COMCAST cable. It was the first and only dis id ever seen in the preview section. Even certified horrible films had a basic content discription. "Dolomite fights crime and saves the day in this 1970s film."

If there ever was a time to cry conspiracy this was it. I wonder who was incharge of whats written there. It was clearly a taylored and personal choice of words. I wish I knew what it said exactly.

 

I was furious at that also. Comcast decided to critque a few other blockbuster films also. Thankfully they have stopped and they no longer but their critique, they only but a brief and may I add uses synopsis of the film!

 

I'd heard about that. Some other cable provider had a review similar, something about how special effects make up for "wooden acting" or something. Man, what does Hollywood have against Star Wars? I noticed that Comcast did that a few times with other movies that I thought were fairly decent. I've considered emailing them about how tasteless I feel it is.

 

Comcast is bad, but "TV Guide" is worse.

"TV Guide" gives a higher rating to the "Matrix" sequels than to AOTC in its schedule listings. In its article about the best gift DVD sets to give this Christmas, it pointedly ignored the OT DVD set. And when reviewing the OT DVDs, it sniped that "some of the extras border on propaganda." Well, duh! Do you think they're going to include extras which trash the movies? Most DVD extras "border on propaganda" for the film and/or filmmaker. But of course, that's okay for any film that isn't SW.

Similarly, "Cinescape," when reviewing the DVD for TPM, said that Lucas should've included something about how the film was "poorly received." First of all, the film wasn't poorly received, except by some critics, which was to be expected. Second of all, what DVD would make note of it even if the film WAS poorly received?

 

And people say there's no ulterior motives. Psh.
It's not as deep as some make it out to be, but it's certainly there. And it's sickening. Where's GL's fair shake?
If I were GL, I'd cut all ties with those jerks. SW is strong enough to stand on its own two feet.

 

If someone can sue McDonald's for making them fat, I don't see why we can't sue comcast for offending us. Pain and suffering, man.

Frivalous lawsuits, my friend, are the path to the dark side....and it won't make AOTC stink any less.

 

"Frivalous lawsuits, my friend, are the path to the dark side....and it won't make AOTC stink any less."

Ouchie ouchies, Devilanse

 

ON top of that, Van Ling insists to this day there was no edge enhancement on the TPM DVD.

 

I dont know even know what "edge enhancment" is. The pixal-blocks surrounding everything?

"Second of all, what DVD would make note of it even if the film WAS poorly received? "

Actually, in the ultra super definitive Matrix collections box-set, they allowed the critics to rip the films on their own commentary track.

If I think TPM is a lackluster film thats cool. But in a position where I could sway or influence others id have to be nuetral and keep it light. Its not fair for the filmaker and the filmgoers. They may actually love it.

Bastards.

 

I strongly agree with NeoBaggins on this one.
Whoever wrote that description and allowed their personal opinion of AOTC to enter into it, showed
just how petty and small they truly are. If the
descriptions of all of the other COMCAST movies
are simply that, descriptions of content, and do
not contain an editorial opinion, then AOTC
deserved the same treatment. It showed a lack
of balance and fairness by whoever did it, and an
extreme lack of professionalism.

 

I think part of the problem is that critics and media-types feel that because SW is wildly successful, it is open to unfounded, immature attacks.

Also, it's gotta sting a little when your job is to rate movies, you bash the living tar out of a franchise, and still it makes way more money than you'll ever see.

I don't care what universe you're from. That's gotta hurt.