All slaves have a transmitter like Arnie in the Running Man.
“Mom, you say the biggest problem in the universe is that no one helps each other.”
Every parent’s nightmare when their words are used against them.
My father would always say, “Do as I say, not as I do.”
By this time in Episode IV,
- Leia hides the plans
- Meet Vader
- Droids get lost and sold
- Luke looks away to the stars
- Obi-wan saves against the Sand People
6 Owen and Beru get scorched. - We find out about the Force and Luke’s dad
- We enter Mos Eisley and the Cantina
By this time in Episode I
- We go to Naboo and leave
- We go to Tatoonine and walk around.
“Even Master Yoda doesn’t have a midipoopie count that high. What does it mean?”
It doesn’t mean anything. We never find out. Lucas doesn’t jump on the opportunity to make it a plot by Palpatine or the Force or anything. It gets totally forgotten.
The end of Reel 3 and the now the Pod Race for the whole next Reel.
At this point in Episode IV, we were approaching the Death Star.
At this point in Episode V, Luke was training with Yoda.
My point is, what has happened thus far in this film?
Alright, let me stop bashing.
What works?
All the CGI works. It creates a beautiful world and surroundings. There are more creatures and non-humans. It feels like a galaxy far, far away. We are back in the Star Wars universe.
Reel 5 begins and we reach Coruscant.
I feel like I have nothing to say about this film. It was more fun when it held hope for Episode II and Episode III. It created some intrigue. What is Anakin? How is this going to play out? Now that I know, it’s just a pretty movie.
I’ve said this before. Episode I plays well as a silent film with the soundtrack. It’s very pretty.
“Sith have been extinct for a millennium.”
Extinct? Isn’t Sith an ideal? How can the Dark Side of the Force be extinct?
Oh SNAP! Just noticed. Yoda is CGI in the Blu-Ray version. The puppet is gone.
It looks better. CGI Yoda works in the Prequels. He has no place in the Original Trilogy.
“Palpatine has been nominated.”
“Surprised I’m sure.”
Yep. Sure you are. Sure you are.
“No. He will not be trained.”
Mace looks so pompous. A perfect Jedi. Their over confidence was/is their downfall.
“Now is not the time for this.”
Once again, the clueless Jedi totally miss what to focus on and what is needed.
“I don’t want to be a problem, Qui-gon.”
“I’m not allowed to train you. So watch me.”
So, I left my mother for nothing? Thanks.
Midipoopieians.
They live inside you.
“We have one droid ship.”
Huh? Why did the others leave? Is it a Neimoidian holiday?
Their in the middle of a blockade. There should be even more ships than before.
At the final battle begins. This is the Star Wars we’ve been waiting for.
My wife just said, “I don’t understand this plot.”
My response, “Don’t get me started.”
Wife, “No. I’m serious. Why do the Neimoidians want the planet? Why are they even here? Just to take over the planet. They take a huge risk and for what? Does Naboo have a resource they want? It makes no sense.”
But wait? Darth Maul had the high ground?