Lit MACLUNKY -- The Lit Forum Maclunky Thread, v3

you monster

 

Confession:

Despite having insisted for years that AotC is not only the worst Star Wars film but one of the worst films ever, I came to the startling realisation that I actually enjoy it quite a bit more than RotS.

I also enjoyed ANH more than TESB this time around, which leads me to believe that I was perhaps replaced by a not-quite-identical clone within the last year.

 

Then I have to ask how dragons in your world looks like since I can not image how the crotch protecting piece are not in the way, or is it that they use saddles that are rather different from the common model?

 

I admittedly haven't watched it in a while, but the more time goes by the less I like basically any part of that movie. Every time Obi says "my young Padawan" I want to weep for his character. Even the action material just feels...lifeless. Having TFA to compare it to now certainly doesn't help.

Meanwhile, I see TPM more and more fondly because it's so completely its own little thing--the action and dialogue aren't any more interesting or clever than the others, but the stakes are lower so it's not as noticeable--it feels like the only prequel that's punching its own weight and not playing at something out of its league. It's like The Hobbit (the book, naturally, not the movies) to II and III's LotR; a little side adventure that sets up the Big Story but isn't subject to that story's higher expectations.

 

Welcome to the light brother

 

It's a flap which moves up and the dragon bends underneath you.

 

Any clue when this will be out? It sounds interesting so I'm willing to give it a go.

 

Interesting concept, followed by funny comic.

Spoiler

http://nobodysuspectsthebutterfly.tumblr.com/post/137164787529/doodbog-tdro-doodbog-the-fact-that-reys

 

In what way? I'm just doubling down on opinions I've had for ages.

 

Just trying to reinforce your opinion, since a lot of people have also favoured TPM for those very reason over the other two PT movies.

 

I certainly think there was a degree of anti-hype working in its favour for me, this time around. I have thought AotC was so irredeemably terrible, for so long, that it was basically impossible for it to live up to being THAT bad.

Whereas RotS starts out pretty well but then bungles everything with the "power to save Padme" nonsense and toad!Palpatine. I'll need to reread the novel to wash away the taste.

TPM is a lovely little film, yeah. Imperfect but it holds up.

My issues with it have more to do with OT continuity (Obi-Wan not reflecting the student of Yoda described in TESB) than anything else.

I don't even mind Jar-Jar. The battle droids having silly voices and mannerisms bothers me more.

And I like that SLJ actually bothers to play Mace Windu, instead of playing himself in a bathrobe as he does in AotC and RotS.

 

Best comment for it:

" The title of that video gives me mental images of baby Kylo Ren.

And occasionally adult Kylo Ren. "

 

Standing outside the movie theater, I was really bothered by the Hateful Eight poster (http://cdn.wegotthiscovered.com/wp-content/uploads/h8.jpg)

So I fixed it.

 

I like the idea of adult Kylo having a tantrum and then going to his room to listen to the imperial march to calm down.

 

Thanks. It'll be out this fall.

My other books, ESOTERRORISM and THE RULES OF SUPERVILLAINY (as well as its sequel) are already out.

 

I'm glad Traitor by Matthew Stover is finally getting the recognition it deserves.

 

My saga rewatch is complete.

I went into them with this order of preference: TESB > ANH > ROTJ >= TPM > RotS > > > > AotC

Now, however: ANH > TESB >> RotJ > TPM > AotC >> RotS

I still find it really difficult to see the prequels as the "actual backstory" once I get to ANH. They almost feel like they're leading into a remake of the OT more than they do the OT, itself.

 

The metal version, of course.

 

Yes, that is his lullaby.

 

Reinstate me as a mod so I can ban you.