May 19, 2005...

[bob]

you'll note that it's all about the lack of blood. you can have a high artillery shoot 'em up frenzy for an M-rating, it's just that there's a distinct lack of blood. but you don't need violence to make a film dark... most violent films aren't that dark anyway. thrillers take a better and more subtle route than horror/action.

and star wars deaths are always so camp in the first place. i feel more sympathy for the starfighter pilots who go down screaming, rather than the jedi who get cut down. look at AOTC, that major battle on genosha was so goddamn camp that i wasn't sure i wanted the jedi to win. i was disappointed by both sides. and jango fett met a storybook ending, it was lame. i'm starting to think that lucas makes the major armies a) droids b) aliens c) clone troops - just so that he can save the effort of actually orchestrating a fight and instead just paints it all out in CG.

did i mention i hate lucas? and i think i'm one of the few people who finds a hyperactive yoda very annoying. i always imagined his fighting style to be more subdued to show how he was in control. instead he's like a rabid puppy jumping for snacks.

but as for ROTS:
reckon padme's gonna get murdered, have an accident, or die after giving birth?
or do you reckon she's gonna live and her death won't be chronicled in the movies?

[seventhson]

Hmmf, It will just be another movie...Wake me when it's over and we can do something.

SeventhSon

[bob]

yes, way to add to the conversation...

[Sarah]

Spoiler about Episode III, so read on only if you want to know anything about it.













Evil Anakin force chokes Padmé. Choke!

Doubt this will kill her, because she is still visually pregnant here. Have to wait and see what happens.

[Mandy]

Originally Posted by bob

hellooooo! hayden christensen is the focus of the movie. let's be realistic about the movie's chances.

Ugh! So Hayden Fagentsten IS going to be in it? That kinda just ruined my night.
I can't stand him. His voice is whiny and his acting is horrendous.

[Ashley]

I still think he's hot and mighty talented... and Life As A House was fabulous, as was Shattered Glass. I don't think you can judge based on the SW movies, if we make all our judgements on that what would we think of Ewan or our dear Natalie?

[bob]

hayden can be very hot. talent... well... we'll leave that to personal opinion.

if i were to judge ewan and natalie based off the sw movies, i'd say they were bored and unenthusiastic. as for the spoiler - that bastard! then again, i guess a dark lord of the sith wouldn't be above wife beating...

[frodo1511]

Two words:
General Grievous:

[bob]

kinda looks like the very first angel that eva unit01 encounters.

[frodo1511]

OK, this is targeted at owners of the "trilogy": What did you guys think about the featurette on the making-of Episode III?

I thought it was very informative about the plot, the re-making of Darth Vader's helmat, and the fact that Hayden will wear the suit, not someone else like in the trilogy. Also, the final fight between Aniken and Obi-Wan will rule-even with the green screen production clip in the making-of, it still looks great. Can't wait until May.

[Renegade]

It was nice. They could of plugged a bit more Portman in there but it's fine. I do hope there's more to the fight sequence than what they showed.

[frodo1511]

You don't have to worry about that, Ren. They just gave you a taste of what was to come. I would have also like to see more of Ms. Portman, but alas, the title("The Return of Darth Vader") made it hard to see anything besides Aniken/Darth.

[FooTM]

How does Grievious fit into the story? I like Star Wars, but I don't know all the little bits about it.

[frodo1511]

Originally Posted by FooTM

How does Grievious fit into the story? I like Star Wars, but I don't know all the little bits about it.

Grievious is a droid that, if memory seves, can weild a lightsaber.
Oh, and he's hard as fuck to kill.

[bob]

a droid that wields a lightsaber. i'm disappointed already. and isn't that kinda like a match wielding fire? ok that obviously didn't make any sense.

[FooTM]

I believe www.ign.com have some new caps on the movie, can't be arsed to get them myself mind

[frodo1511]

Originally Posted by FooTM

I believe www.ign.com have some new caps on the movie, can't be arsed to get them myself mind

Here, I wasn't lazy:P

http://filmforce.ign.com/starwars/ar.../576855p1.html

General Grievous looks incredibly badass wielding dual-lightsabers.
Warning, however, some spoilers may be contained in the pics...

[frodo1511]

http://search.stores.ebay.com/search...sasel=58036930

MTV is auctioning off a pair of tickets to the Episode III premiere, with a trip to Skywalker Ranch. With 8 days left, however, both are going for 3 grand

[FooTM]

http://www.tpu.fi/~t4jlaaks/ep3/

^^^ Heavy spoilers, tons of pics.

[frodo1511]

UPDATE:
For those who watch the OC, be sure to watch this evening: the new trailer for ROTS will be airing. If you manage to miss it, check out Robots this weekend:it's scheduled to be in most cuts of the movie.