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Post by Captain Hawke on Aug 2, 2004 12:14:32 GMT -6
Since we are talking about Episode III, let's talk about Episode1....
BESIDES JAR JAR.......What did/didn't you like about
Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace?
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Post by Agelastus on Aug 2, 2004 12:25:07 GMT -6
Anakin.
Pod racing.
Trade Federation.
Threepio (or rather, what they showed us of his creation.)
On the other hand, I thought Qui-Gonn and Obi-Wan were an effective and engaging double act. Not worth the whole film though, and it was a damn shame that Maul was so criminally underused/underwritten.
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Post by Brie on Aug 2, 2004 14:45:01 GMT -6
I for the most part liked Phantom Menace, although it doesn't even come close to comparing to the original three. (I can't wait until September 21!) I don't even mind Jar Jar, my daughter was 8 when it came out and he made her happy so I didn't complain.
What I didn't like...the pod racing scene was WAY too long and the play-by-play way too corny. Plus the senate C-Span scene was too long and BORING.
What I liked...Darth Maul, Qui-Gon, Ewan McGregor does a great Alec Guinness, and I love Ian McDiarmid and the whole Palpatine setup.
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Post by Col. Charybdis on Aug 3, 2004 9:07:33 GMT -6
Definitely the worst of the lot. I can't even bring myself to come close to putting this in my DVD player!!!!
Complicated trade plot, Jar Jar and underusing Maul were the bad parts..
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Post by Logan on Aug 24, 2004 19:34:16 GMT -6
Anakin. Don't think I'll ever be able to buy him and Padme, because he was soooo young in Episode 1.
The pod racing was too long.
Definitely agree that Maul was underused.
I did like Qui-Gon and Obi-Wan and seeing a younger, though still old, Yoda was cool too.
Logan
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Post by Col. Charybdis on Aug 31, 2004 7:55:18 GMT -6
I am now collecting all of the Star Wars soundtracks. Just have Return of the Jedi left to get.
I just got The Phantom Menace soundtrack and it's not that bad, except for the final song where all the Gungans are celebrating at the end of the movie. Ugh...
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Post by Brie on Aug 31, 2004 11:05:58 GMT -6
When you say collecting "all" the soundtracks, do you mean for all five movies or are you talking about pre-special addition soundtracks as well? Especially on Jedi there are differences.
I recently found at the library an out-of-print collection that included the original music from 4-6, plus a 4th CD with different versions and music that didn't make it.
John Williams is my hero.
Yub nub!
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Post by Col. Charybdis on Sept 1, 2004 8:45:50 GMT -6
I don't think I'm nuts enough to try and collect every soundtrack variation out there for all the Star Wars movies...
I am getting the 1997 Special Edition 2-CD releases for the original movies, I already have the Attack of the Clones CD when it came out and I just got the Phantom Menace CD...
I am working on the 2-CD set for Return of the Jedi now...
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Post by Captain Hawke on Sept 1, 2004 11:22:59 GMT -6
I already have all versions of the soundtracks from the Star Wars movies. Need something?  |
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Post by Col. Charybdis on Sept 1, 2004 11:25:00 GMT -6
Brie, just did a quick search over at ebay and boy did I find the motherlode!!!
There are quite a few of those anthology sets that you were checking out at the library. They were released back in 1993 as a four-disc set. They included the original soundtracks of the three movies plus a fourth disc with outtakes and other versions of the music not used in the movies themselves.
The prices are not that bad, ranging from the mid-teens to up to $30 for the set...
I wonder if a lot of those outtakes and extras were featured on the 1997 Special Edition soundtracks that I've been getting? I might want to get one of those anthology sets, though. It looks pretty neat...
By the way, I just saw a listing over at starwars.com about a new trilogy set of music called the Star Wars Collector's Edition soundtrack!! I wonder what that's all about??
I can't find any more info about it though. I wonder if these are just new releases of the 1997 editions for the Special Special Editions of the movies that are going to be released on DVD on Sep. 21st??
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