Attack of the Clones

[MammaStar]

It's 3:30 and that means.....ONLY 8 AND HALF MORE HOURS AND STAR WARS WILL PREMIERE!!!!

Yup, i'm a Star Wars geek. Can't help it. I'm so excited, all the reviews that I've heard so far say it's AWESOME. I can't wait. Though I have to. My son will turn 10 on Sunday and instead of a party, he asked if we could go to the movie and take 3 of his buddies, which we are doing. Eshallet and I thought about going to the midnite showing at the movie theater here, BUT, we both have to work in the AM and decided that we should wait. We may go on Friday night but depending on my son's schedule, we'll have to wait and see.

I heard this chapter is MUCH better than the last installment, Phantom Menace. I liked TPM, however, I believe there was a little too much jar jar and not enough Darth Maul, cause he was cool! Can't wait to see the big Jedi fight in Attack of the Clones. I'm so exicted. :boing: :boing:

I know, I've said it before. I'm a dork. Hey just think, the only other movie I'll be anxiously awaiting for will be in December....."The Two Towers" :D

[Tenders]

Hubby and I bought our tickets last week. We'll be seeing it tonight at 12:01am. We even planned ahead to take off work tomorrow. Can't wait! Hoping all the "it's much better than episode one" hype is right :)

[jelly.belly]

Can't wait to see it either! But I'll wait a little before going to see it, I'm gonna wait til everyone stops going crazy, like next tuesday! :D I liked episode 1 but i got a little bored after a while, hope this one's better! And, btw, I cannot wait to see the two towers!

[Dellit Tandannon]

i think you mean The Two Towers

[Earthcup]

12:00 AM I'll be in line waiting with the rest of the crazy geeks!

*really excited!* :boing:

[Jeleia]

I'm such a star wars geek too!!! I'm going to try and make it tomorrow! But I'm not sure if I'll be able to make it :(

So post your reviews

[Earthcup]

I'll like it. It's Star Wars. I'll like it.

*the Force won't let me say bad things about the SW films*

I actually scored 100 on a SW religon quiz! How geeky is that? :T

[SpikesPet5150]

I just wish they would have named it, "The Clone Wars" or something.. cause I think Attack of the Clones sounds like a crappy horror movie. :)

But I'm sure the movie will kick bunches of butt and the title won't mean a damn thing.
~Bree

[Earthcup]

I missed it. Thought it was tomorrow night. Oh well, I can exchange the tickets... :(

[HallsOfAvalon]

I'm leaving to go see it now

[MammaStar]

Originally posted by Dellit Tandannon
i think you mean The Two Towers


oops!!!! :ugh: :ahhhh:

I changed it, Thanks Delit, freaky slip, dontcha think....:rolleyes:

[HallsOfAvalon]

I saw it! Yoda, kicks all forms of arse! It was so much better then TPM. Warning: If you hate Jar Jar, he is still in it..... with a lesser role then in TPM, but he still gets annoying.


I give it 2 thumbs up!

[Dellit Tandannon]

i saw it at midnight last night with Traz Heart. it was friggin amazing. lots of sick fighting scenes and all sorts of action and whatnot hehe. go see it already!

[Lavender]

:rolleyes: My brother in law has now seen it 3 times. He phoned me up, reciting the dialogue. What a goof! :p

[Psyche Ague]

*squeals* EEEEEEEE, I'm so excited! I don't know when I'm going to get a chance to see it, but I want to so badly!!!

[Jeleia]

I went and saw it tonight. I loved it :)

I also give it Two thumbs up!!! :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

[Faery-Wings]

Originally posted by Dellit Tandannon
i saw it at midnight last night with Traz Heart. it was friggin amazing. lots of sick fighting scenes and all sorts of action and whatnot hehe. go see it already!

Gotta question... are these scenes too much for a 6 yo? My son is a Star Wars freak, just like his dad. For his 3rd b-day, hubby took him to see Episode One and he loved it. We were planning on taking him and my 3 yo to see it on Sunday. I have no problem keeping her home, but I know my son (and hubby;)) have been really excited to go see it.

Anyone have an opinion?

Chris

[WandererInGray]

:lol:

He was so COOL!!!! *grins madly* That was the best part about the whole film for me.

Nallia and I kept giggling through the whole thing though, because there are lines straight from episodes 4-6...and one or the other of us would go off on that line when we heard it.

But over all...it was good, two thumbs up from me! And muey muey awesome that Jar Jar was virtually non-existant during the film!! :D

Chrissy...what other things has your son seen? (trying to get an idea of a baseline for him in terms of scary/upsetting)

[MammaStar]

Got my tix for tonite and for Sunday for the boys' b-day. :lol: He's all excited to be seeing it 2x. I can't wait to see the big Jedi fight.

NO SPOILERS PLEASE!!!!!! It's taking all of Eshallet's self control not to tell me the details, cause he's cheated & gone on line to read the plot lines. I'd like to discover things myself.

[Faery-Wings]

Well, he owns all 4 previous Star Wars and watches them on a regular basis. He saw Ep. 1 in the threater, no problems. He also saw Harry Potter in the theater and of course lots of Disneys. Oh and he loves Rocky Horror PS. :p He doesn't scare too easily- his favorite rides at Disney were Space Mt and the Haunted Mansion.

I could always tell hubby to see it first and come back with a report. He wouldn't mind!

[Faery-Wings]

Starlite, have fun and give your b-day boy a hug from me. :)

[WandererInGray]

*smiles* Well I wouldn't think it'd be that bad then....but someone with children that age might want to answer the question. :D

[MistOfTheSea86]

And I am psyched Hurray!:)

[MammaStar]

Chryssi, bring him. It'll be all right. I don't think it'll bother or scare him in the least.

Heh, you should come down to West Nyack Sunday, take you guys with us! **HINT HINT** That goes for you too Laiste!!!

[Phoenix Blue]

**Nods** That makes sense--Lucas wouldn't want to scare away his market.

[Lauralu]

and he's not a big SW geek. He kept asking if it was over yet. Oh well. i loved the part where Yoda kicked ass. He was awesome. Everyone in the theatre started applauding. :) i couldn't see it at midnight cuz i had school the next day, but I went Thursday night. I have all the other SW movies and I've seen them at least a million times each.

The movie rocked. Much more action that Episode one. I give it five golden "laura" stars. (The highest rating ever) :)

[Adam Of Avalon]

He did not walk, run, or jump. He flew. I would have paid eight dollars just to see that one scene alone.

[Sequoia]

OMG THAT WAS SOOOOO COOL OMG IT RULED!!!!!!!!!!

:D Yoda-sama kicks A$$!!!!

[*~*Chary*~*]

wooo it was sooo cute when yoda started fighting i love him

[CopyrightPolice]

Chris, in case you haven't gone yet, I took my 3 year old to see it and she wasn't at all scared. She just thought it was too loud.

I thought it was very, very good. I was skeptical, after hating the first so much, but this was well worth the dollars spent.

[Phoenix Blue]

I bought my ticket to see it tonight. . . $5. Sometimes I really enjoy being in the military. :D

[CoolJ]

it is sooo cool... i loved it... i loved the fight scenes, ... especially yoda's i was amazed...

i just saw it today with my best friend... it was really good .. yeah it was loud at times... like that part with those explosives in one of the chases (like that gives anything away, every star wars movie has a few space chases with explosives) when those things blew up THEY WERE VERY LOUD...

[CoolJ]

well I thought anakin was stubborn and arrogant... well, he was... :T ... i loved the fight scene with that (not to spoil) guy with and obi wan on that planet ... with the storm...... :lol:

[Sequoia]

OMG that chase scene was FREAKY. . . . LMAO the explosions made me think of Mage-tech. . . if that makes sense ;)

[CoolJ]

know whats freaky?... Yoda's fight at the end :eek: ... :thumbsup:


and that clone army... whooaaa... puts a whole new meaning to "one man army"

[MammaStar]

OMFG!!! GO see this movie! NOW! Run! Quick. It was AWESOME!!! ranks right up there with "Empire STrikes Back" that's how good it was. The fight scenes were awesome. There were some "um, okay but what about..." points, but it didn't matter!!! Overall, it was a great film. You can see the PRECISE moment where Anakin starts down the "dark" path. It was soooo good. Eshallet liked it very much as well, but he has a feeling the last film (which will be out in 3 years) may have a "rushed" feeling to it. I don't think so. My son jumped out of his chair & started cheering during the fight scenes. And Yoda. Yoda gives Muppets respect now. :lol:

Go. Get off that darn computer and go see this movie. Quick!!! Why are you still sitting there!! Go. Now!!!

:lol:

[HallsOfAvalon]

Originally posted by LdyStarlite
You can see the PRECISE moment where Anakin starts down the "dark" path.

I agree you can tell when he starts..... but I think he was heading that way all the time (well we knew that.) I mean, the way he talked with Obi, if I was Obi...... I would have kicked his butt several times during the movie.


Also, I don't think the next will be rushed. You figure they don't really have to have a sex scene (even though they might), all they need to show is the storm troppers turning and then Anikans demise...... I think they could add a ton more without that rushed feeling.

[CoolJ]

yeah he gets all pissed at obi wan and teh senate... yeah, they need to go through luke being born and anakin turning into the evil jedi cyborg... Darth Vadar... not to mention the stormtroopers... and what happens to the trade federation

[HallsOfAvalon]

I loved the line when Obi turns to Anakin and say "You'll be the death of me." That was classic.

[MammaStar]

I loved the line when Obi turns to Anakin and say "You'll be the death of me." That was classic.

I busted out laughing when he said that line. Completely lost it. Personally, I don't think the next movie will be rushed. It's my honey, Eshallet. But he ALWAYS over analyzes movies anyway....yep, you heard me honey (just in case he's reading this) :rolleyes:

I can't wait to go again tomm. That's for my son's b-day present. My bro is coming with us, who's a HUGE SW fan. He was 5 when the first one came out.....now he's 28 and he's bringing his daughter with him. We're gonna have a blast! :boing:

[Flaire-FireStar]

Go. Get off that darn computer and go see this movie. Quick!!! Why are you still sitting there!! Go. Now!!!

It hasn't come here yet. :blushake: We just got Spider-man.

[MistOfTheSea86]

I just saw it today, it was fantastic! One of the best I have seen.

Yes that line was classic! But hearing the same guy who plays Saruman in LOTR give Obi Wan the "Join me!" Speech made me laugh my ass off, and what is with all these dark lords, poor Saruman he always gets caught don't he? lol

[StormChaser]

Crazys.. I like star wars.. not love, but like, although i think attack of the clones has made me like star wars more than i used too.. now i like 2 episodes enough to own them on vhs *I can't help it,my first love is Star Trek*

Hehe, unlike most die hard fans, i bought my tickets.. 3 minutes before the show on opening day at my theater... apparently no one wants to see it at 6am.. whoda thought?

*chortles*

I loved it though.. I want to get in league with Amidala's costume designers.. i need like.. that ENTIRE wardrobe.. *shudders thinking*

I'm loving watching the story unfold.. liek the whole thing coming clear now, how this came to be, how that came to be.. Unlike the critics who are all pissy saying its predictable because we know the end.. i think it's still really kewl to see the "begginings"... UNLIKE star trek.. which didn't need to exist before Next Generation.. and it certainly doesn't need this new.. "older than the original setting" crappy version out now.. i get irritated when they won't use the transporters... do you know any astronauts afraid of trying something? *rolls her eyes* what crazyness.

ACK.. tangent.. no sleep. Dernit!

~Storm Chaser

[StormChaser]

Oh yes.. And YODA ROCKS>. I LOVE yoda! Yoda TOTALLY KIX..

My audience was not only in hysterics.. but clapping through that scene.. i don't think you can really help that though.. little dude with pointy lazer thingy kicking butt.. how much better does it get than that? Make it a crippled cute green dude wisened to perfect weilding said weapon againsta g uy 10 times his size, bouncing off the walls like a... am i saying too much?

[Raynewitch]

Originally posted by MistOfTheSea86
But hearing the same guy who plays Saruman in LOTR

I THOUGHT that was him!

Good lord...that is brilliant movie...and I have to say.....Yoda is the best ;) Now I know why I always loved him so much!!!!

[bansidhe]

we (me and my fiance) saw it at 12:01am thursday, first screening ( that we knew of anyways;) )

ive only seen ep1 and this one...and my respect for sw is
growing!

and omfg...yoda...

i want one!!! not in ten minutes or tomorrow...now!!! :p

[Phoenix Blue]

**Laughs** Yoda was the ultimate case of whoop-arse--not just a can, a whole frelling case. :p

I do have a couple gripes about the movie, though. Mainly, the romance between Anakin and Padme seemed forced. What was Lucas thinking? "Okay, Anakin, I want you to throw yourself at Padme." I mean. . . I suppose it was in character for Anakin, whose idea of love reminded me of obsession. But that romance would have happened regardless. . . it would have been much better with a bit less dialogue.

Speaking of dialogue. . . some of C-3PO's dialogue was just too silly. The timing was good, and the comic relief was relatively well-placed in the movie. . . but it just got too corny in some places, too.

I absolutely loved that "Saruman" was cast as Count Dooku. . . that was brilliant. :D And the action scenes were simply *awesome*! My biggest regret about this film was not having Wanderer there with me at the very end. . . **soft smile** :smooch:

[OnlyTheLonely]

I love star Wars and I even managed to sit through Jar-Jar in Episode1, but I have to say that Attack of the Clones wasn't as good as I expected it to be. It had alot of bad acting in it.

[Sequoia]

LMAO yes, yes. Threepio's horrible puns were starting to get on me. . . LOL


And you're right, the acting was pretty damn bad at parts. But at least the storyline was better hehe

[MammaStar]

Eshallet wants to know who the heck Christopher Lee's (Count Dookoo & Sauraman) agents are. The man is in 4 of the biggest films coming out in the next three years. He's in LOTR movies and now the SW ones.

Starlite: "He's got a good agent honey."

Eshallet: "yeah, Satan." :lol: :lol: :lol:

[Jeleia]

Things are starting to connect and I love watching the story unfold.

Phoenix_Blue ~ your right C-3PO's dialogue was pretty corny, but hasn't his dialogue always been a bit corny?? :rolleyes:

There was a few parts I didn't like about the movie, one being that Robo-alien.
When Yoda came out, I thought that it would be a corny fighting scene, but I was impressed. He sure can move!!!

I can't wait to see the next one.

[Drisel]

I finally got to go see it this weekend and I have to say I walked away thinking to myself...."that was a star wars movie?"
It seemed a little too soap operay for me. The one thing that really bothered me was that this was the first starwars movie to ever show blood. When Padme gets slashed by the kitty.

And boy was she showing some skin in this one! It's hard to take a woman seriously when she's standing there in a dominatrix like outfit saying we must resist our feelings. Bah!

ANd the fights were way too short. Don't get me wrong they were great but just way too short.

Still I'll be out to see the next one when it's out. :D

[TheTempestuous1]

"I loved the line when Obi turns to Anakin and say "You'll be the death of me." That was classic"

LOL I loved that line!!! Just burst out laughing!! I thought the movie was really cool, and now seeing this post I want to go see it again. I actually had to torture myself and wait until sunday because that was the 1st time me and my friend were able to meet :D He's a total star wars nut and so am I so we just loved it. Kept whispering to eachother.. 'oh did you catch that? thats how thats gonna happen' ext lol..

Fun side note: I was talking to one of my german friends in german and he laughed at me and says sometimes, not too often but sometimes, when I speak german I say things like yoda would lol!! But anyway hehe.. Oh and he said the voice of yoda really sucked in german... one reason I'm glad I wasn't still there when this movie came out! hehe

[TheTempestuous1]

wow there's a second page.. more coments!

"I do have a couple gripes about the movie, though. Mainly, the romance between Anakin and Padme seemed forced. What was Lucas thinking? "Okay, Anakin, I want you to throw yourself at Padme." I mean. . . I suppose it was in character for Anakin, whose idea of love reminded me of obsession. But that romance would have happened regardless. . . it would have been much better with a bit less dialogue. "

Yeah I thought all of their romance stuff was pretty bad, the lines were downright corny. Also anakin was a bit overdone, he acted like a major baby..

Also Question!! Her name *is* padme?? I thought that was her handmaid's name and she just used it as a cover but her name was amidala... anyone know what was up with that??

Then Yoda.. hehhee .. so cool.. he looked like a psychotic little elf/dwarf!! :D

[MammaStar]

Originally posted by Drisel
[B]
And boy was she showing some skin in this one! It's hard to take a woman seriously when she's standing there in a dominatrix like outfit saying we must resist our feelings. Bah!
[B]

And Princess Leia's outfit in Return of the Jedi wasn't racy????? My bro & bestest bud asked:

DP: "Wow, what an outfit, talk about 'strategically ripped'"

Bro: "Yup. but I liked it"

DP: "Who's outfit was better Leia's bikini in Jedi or this sheer top?"

Bro: "leia, no doubt about it"

DP: "Hells yeah"

:lol: :lol:

[flar7]

Flar the Goobs critique.

A very good movie. Much better than episode I.
Different reasons.
The best things about this one,
1. The Jedi, together interacting and dieing as a team.
2. Yoda is more fleshed out as a teacher and a warrior.
3. The romance that develops. (probably the best part from a written point of view.)
4. The Anakin, Obi Wan relationship. You see actual camaraderie with just enough youthful rebellion.(Remember, Obi was made jedi too early)
5. The Chancellor/Emperor. (Politics are very much the story of how it happened.)
6. Characters like Jar Jar and Fett are what make a good movie better. The fool and the pawn.

Unfortunately,
1. Was predictable, and I dont mean we know he is going to be Darth.
2. Too much action. Action looses oomph without choreography and story to support it. I rank it 3rd in action of the movies I have seen this year.
3. although I appreciate the entrance of Owen Lars, could have been handled much better.
4. Hopefully they correct the oversights on certain characters beginings or clarify them. (Boba Fett in particular.)
5. NOT FOLLOWING CANON!!! close enough maybe, but still off.
kinda like the Enterprise series, its nice and all but just what the heck about continuity??

4 out of 5 stars.

[Drisel]

ldystarlight wrote:
And Princess Leia's outfit in Return of the Jedi wasn't racy?????


Yeah but she was being held captive at the time not "trying" to fend off a "love in the making"
BAH

[Psyche Ague]

Radocs and I finally saw it last night. Oh my gods was that awesome! I've been a "Star Wars" geek since I was born (my mom was one before me) and Episode One nearly killed me. But this one...oh, man. That was awesome. Yoda kicks major butt!!! It's not like any of the "Star Wars" movies were about plot, but it was visually stunning. And it was fun. :D

[Phoenix Blue]

Quoth LdyStarlite:
And Princess Leia's outfit in Return of the Jedi wasn't racy?????
I'm sorry, but Carrie Fisher never had Natalie Portman's drool factor, at least not in my book. Especially the shimmering, multicolored gown that had no back. . . I'm sure I left a puddle.

[CoolJ]

I nearly got kicked out for flooding the theatre... :loveduv:

ok i admit I was paying more attention to her than her dialogue ;) ... and I bet everyone else in the star wars plot did yoo.. ;) :T

... Princess Leia was being held captive by that slimeball Jabba the hutt! ... it's hard to get excited with a gigantic slug around...

[Illuminatus]

Originally posted by Drisel
I finally got to go see it this weekend and I have to say I walked away thinking to myself...."that was a star wars movie?"
It seemed a little too soap operay for me. The one thing that really bothered me was that this was the first starwars movie to ever show blood. When Padme gets slashed by the kitty.


Yes, isn't it just convieniant as all hell that blasters and light sabers both cauterize the wounds they make so they don't bleed??? I could slice all your limbs off, no worries about you bleeding to death! Heh.. bit of a strech there methinks.

I know what this film was lacking.
1) Good acting
2) A huge space battle. They need to get two fleets of starships, a bunch of fighters, and just go at it old-school style in a huge-ass space battle. That is what made the original trilogy freaking awesome, seeing an A wing diving into the super star destroyer's bridge and bringing that monster down!!!

- Ill

[CoolJ]

would you prefer it be like this?
http://cooljgames.freeservers.com/images/ufo_toaster.jpg

[MistOfTheSea86]

I liked the movie all the same. Of course it had it's differentiating substances to it. I mean, we live in a new age with new technology and new ideas. They may have been able to tone it down with the romance I agree, but having a huge space battle I dont believe would have made it a true Star Wars movie. Truth is very relative and in the eye of the beholder.

[Jeleia]

Someone commented on how there was blood in Attack of the Clones, and how the rest of the SW movies didn't show blood. I tried to find the post to quote it, but It seems to have vanished! :eyebrow:

Anyway in reply... There was blood in "A new hope" and "The empire strikes back"


Ill- your right, it needed a huge space battle!

[Illuminatus]

Originally posted by CoolJ
would you prefer it be like this?
http://cooljgames.freeservers.com/images/ufo_toaster.jpg

A broken link?

Uh........ no?

- Ill

[Illuminatus]

Originally posted by Akasha
Ill- your right, it needed a huge space battle!

SHIP GO BOOM!

LIKE WHEN SHIP GO BOOM!!!!!

- ILL

[Azure]

I just saw it this afternoon.
I thought that Hayden Christiensen was miscast if he's expected to be a romantic lead - he was better when he was just fighting. Natalie Portman was flat - and remember what a cool, commanding voice Carrie Fisher had, even at 21? Portman doesn't have that.
There wasn't any chemistry - I wanted Antony and Cleopatra, not Barbie and Ken.

Yoda, Obi-Wan, and Mace kicked butt though.

[Phoenix Blue]

Quoth Azure:
There wasn't any chemistry - I wanted Antony and Cleopatra, not Barbie and Ken.

:rotfl: