Return of the Jedi

[JackBauer]

Jar-Jar Binks makes the ewoks look like f***in Shaft.

 

[the_ultimate_evil]

remember the ewoks are watching you

 

[TheCarter]

I rather watch an Ewok (yes, an actual full length Ewok film) movie than watch the prequels which feature this abortion of cinema:

 

[Kevin Roegele]

remember the ewoks are watching you

Ewoks are supposed to be cute, but upclose they are f***ing creepy. Their eyes are black and lifeless.

 

[Kevin Roegele]

I rather watch an Ewok (yes, an actual full length Ewok film) movie than watch the prequels which feature this abortion of cinema:

There are two Ewok movies and they are both horrifically horrible.

 

[Ben Urich]

I've seen the Ewok movies, and they were bad, but I'd honestly rather watch those than The Phantom Menace.

 

[Kevin Roegele]

I've seen the Ewok movies, and they were bad, but I'd honestly rather watch those than The Phantom Menace.

I'd watch the Ewok movies if it was two hours of them dying in inventively hideous ways, like falling into a giant blender, or being thrown into the sun by Chewbacca.

 

[Lord Valumart]

I rather watch an Ewok (yes, an actual full length Ewok film) movie than watch the prequels which feature this abortion of cinema:

oh come on....you gotta admit....the FX on him were good for the time....

 

[Grim Goblin]

Jar-Jar Binks makes the ewoks look like f***in Shaft.

Damnit! I was just about to post that but you beat me to it, you bastard!


That clip is hilarious t:

 

[livrule]

Yeah on the whole ROTJ was fine.

As has been said the final 30 minutes is non-stop entertainment and it 'felt' like a great end to the trilogy.

I'm not going to go into the prequels because it would take all day but watching the originals it just seems like the actors were allowed to ACT more. More emotion, more passion.

 

[GoldGoblin]

Just get a movie editing program and take out those bad scenes,and this movie is awesome.

 

[skorponok]

This thread RULES

...and Vader killing the Emperor is probably my biggest "standing ovation" scene in film history...I wanna cheer every time I see it.

 

[Ben Urich]

I'd watch the Ewok movies if it was two hours of them dying in inventively hideous ways, like falling into a giant blender, or being thrown into the sun by Chewbacca.

Heh, someone should edit Anakin's rampage in RotS so he's murdering little Ewoks instead of those silly Padawan kids.

 

[Orko Is King]

I've seen the Ewok movies, and they were bad, but I'd honestly rather watch those than The Phantom Menace.

Cuz Wilford Brimley is a ****ing gangsta!

 

[Ghostvirus]

So how exactly did the Topic Creator prove the OT beat the NT?

 

[The Kid]

I think it's generally just the idea that the widely regarded weakest of the OT is better than what Lucas has produced recently with all his magical cgi.

Nothing's really proven seriously but I think it's telling that even with Lucas' PT ideas starting to develop in Return of the Jedi, its OT essence is able to overcome them and keep it feeling like a star wars movie and not some ******ed video game.

 

[Dr. Fate]

I just finished watching Jedi on Cinemax. It's been a while since I last saw the film so hence why I just realized this.

I love Star Wars and Empire Strikes Back. Yet I was never too crazy about Jedi. It's good but not...great...you know? It has a lot of flaws and I wasn't too crazy about how somethings were handled.

But, even with all the flaws this movie has it still is a hundred times better than the Prequels. Even better than Revenge of the Sith. Although Sith has a better ending. lol. The party with the "Teddy Bears" was one of the things I wasn't too crazy about. lol.

The prequels just flat out suck, plain & simple.

 

[SoulManX]

I absolutely love Luke's entrance, and the fact that he is now a Jedi. He's gone all the way from lame farm boy to rookie rebel to Jedi. And he's an Old School Jedi, none of the crap from the prequels (the only Jedi in the prequels who would have fir the original trilogy is Qui-Gon). Jedi Luke is cloaked and hooded, mysterious, subtle, keeps in the shadows, has a slightly disturbing confidence, and is more of a wizard-monk than the swashbuckling super-acrobats of the prequels. Just like Alec Guiness' Ben Kenobi.

Luke's entrance is one of my favourite moments in any film. There's an ominous silence as something serious is about to go down. The huge door lifts, and a figure approaches. In a cloak. We don't get a clear look at his face. Two guards approach, and instead of fighting them, he simply motions them aside and they move.

And when Luke approaches Jabba and tells him, "You will bring Captain Solo and the Wookie to me," - just fantastic. Luke has developed so much, he is now the real power and centre of every scene. Quite a performance by Hamill. Used to be Harrison Ford dominated all the scenes, but now Luke has a real dramatic presence.

Amen....Luke was the mother****ing man in Jedi

 

[KenK]

Yeah, I think the "hatred" towards Jedi has always been exagerrated for some reason. And people saying the acting was just as bad in the original trilogy as the prequels, that's a bunch o' hooey! Compare Carrie Fisher to Portman, or Hamill to Christensen, and there's a considerably difference in acting quality.

 

[Kevin Roegele]

Yeah, I think the "hatred" towards Jedi has always been exagerrated for some reason. And people saying the acting was just as bad in the original trilogy as the prequels, that's a bunch o' hooey! Compare Carrie Fisher to Portman, or Hamill to Christensen, and there's a considerably difference in acting quality.

I think we can all agree that the acting in the prequels is so poor because Lucas doesn't support his actors, he gives them the bare minimum. It's not because Portman, McGregor et al are bad actors. In tTESB and RotJ, Lucas didn't even direct, and you had guys in the chair who clearly worked with their actors far more than Lucas did.

 

[KenK]

I think we can all agree that the acting in the prequels is so poor because Lucas doesn't support his actors, he gives them the bare minimum. It's not because Portman, McGregor et al are bad actors. In tTESB and RotJ, Lucas didn't even direct, and you had guys in the chair who clearly worked with their actors far more than Lucas did.

Oh, a definitely agree, although I'm still not sure of Christensen's acting outside of Star Wars. Shattered Glass was odd. Haven't seen anything else he's done.

 

[Stringer]

Im much more impressed with the special effects and design on the original trilogy than the prequels.

 

[Catman]

I think we can all agree that the acting in the prequels is so poor because Lucas doesn't support his actors, he gives them the bare minimum. It's not because Portman, McGregor et al are bad actors. In tTESB and RotJ, Lucas didn't even direct, and you had guys in the chair who clearly worked with their actors far more than Lucas did.

Agreed. Kiershner (sp?) was probably the best. He really cared about the actors and their characters. You can actually tell when watching the movie. I think thats one of the reasons why Empire was the best.

 

[Kevin Roegele]

Agreed. Kiershner (sp?) was probably the best. He really cared about the actors and their characters. You can actually tell when watching the movie. I think thats one of the reasons why Empire was the best.

Agreed. Han, Leia and especially Luke are far more 3D, more realistic characters in Empire than in any of the other movies. Not surprising because Lucas didn't really want rounded characters, he wanted archetypes.

 

[MaskedManJRK]

Agreed. Han, Leia and especially Luke are far more 3D, more realistic characters in Empire than in any of the other movies. Not surprising because Lucas didn't really want rounded characters, he wanted archetypes.

Having George not even part of the screenwriting process probably helped, too.

But yeah, I'd put Empire & Jedi above A New Hope and have that above the prequels.