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Originally Posted by deagle7000
The wife hadn't seen it so I took her last night. I just wish they were doing this a few years from now when my son would be old enough to watch them. Not sure when the original trilogy will hit so maybe that will line up.
Anyway, it had been a while since I had seen it and something still bothers me. I'm not talking about the lame plot points, the terrible dialog given to our young Darth Vader, or even how all but one of the Trade Federation ships just disappear for no reason. All that stuff I can chalk up to Lucas being terrible when he has too much control. I can overlook most of it.
The real issue is that is. What do we see at the start of the movie? Some fully trained Jedi. Then you get this feeling "oh man, Star Wars is back". Early on we are shown that a properly trained Jedi has super-speed. Then we never see this again in any of the movies. More importantly, when Obi-Wan is waiting behind the shields to go help fight Darth Maul he just forgets that he has the super-speed. He could have just zipped through there and helped in the fight. Basically Qui-Gon dies because Obi-Wan is forgetful?
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I just chalk that up to someone reigning in Lucas after seeing the dailies of Obi and Qui-Gon zipping down the corridor. Super Speed is not the Jedi way, unless it's Jedi Flash, then you can do super speed and make it look good.
I really enjoyed seeing the film again in 3D, it was a great film and the best part is I got to see the new material from the DVD/BLU-RAY on the big screen for the first time. I'm glad for that much at least as it gives you something new to keep an eye out for. Not sure if Lucas added anything for AotC, the DVD never seemed to have anything added to it.
However I am glad I got the chance to see the new CGI Yoda without septuple dipping on the PT.
I also think that Lucas and Co. really knew what they were doing with this 3D, it isn't the big theme park ride style. And it isn't half-arsed, the 3D effects are all handled quite nicely with some subtle depth perception that really makes you feel like you're the camera. And on top of that, some of the CGI shots have been modified. (The STAPs zipping by so fast at the beginning during the initial invasion make you want to reach out and grab them, but they go by so quickly you barely notice the 3D.)
Some of the scenes didn't add much with the 3D experience, however it was still great.
The only real problem I had was keeping interested in a film I already knew the plot to. I got more excited when I noticed the new stuff, like CGI yoda than I did for most of the movie because I've seen it so many times. It got to the point where I was kind of wishing for something to do with my hands while watching it. (Like opening a new TF or something.)
That's the real issue I have with double-dipping at the cinema, if you've seen the movies numerous times there has to be something significant to make you want to go again and not get bored out of your mind watching the same old, same old.
The kids in the audience enjoyed it though, and thanks to The Clone Wars, when our favorite whatever species she is bounty hunter cameod, one of them loudly proclaimed. That's Aurra Sing!
