"Revenge of the Sith", 5 months later...

Brikar · 11-01-2005, 09:23 PM

Yep. Still sucks.

Closet Racist · 11-01-2005, 11:33 PM

So I went to BestBuy this afternoon to purchase the WAR OF THE WORLDS: SPECIAL EDITION (1953). There was a gigantic display, complete with an occupied sales booth, selling all things STAR WARS on dvd, and a variety of lightsabers and nerds. Working it was this obnoxious asshole that yelled the worst Chewbacca impersonation I've ever heard every thirty seconds at the top of his lungs. I'm sure he thought that everyone thought he was cool.

I make my rounds and grab my dvd and check out. The checkout girl says "Huh? What...You aren't going to buy episode three?". I said "No, I want to watch something GOOD". She was stunned and said nothing else, not even the spiel about "You can get eight free issues of Sports Illustrated...", etc.

So far, the extras have been awsome. Great shots of the Martian costume and background on how they made it. Also includes Orson Welles' radio broadcast from 1937. All for a whopping $10, which is $15-$20 cheaper than when it came out the first time ten years ago.

PS- Fuck George Lucas. You guys have first dibs when I burn DVD masters for the original versions of 4-6...

Arik · 11-01-2005, 11:35 PM

Still haven't seen it.

Brikar · 11-01-2005, 11:58 PM

Quote:

Flaming Cosmonaut stopped drinking long enough to mumble

PS- Fuck George Lucas. You guys have first dibs when I burn DVD masters for the original versions of 4-6...

Sweet deal!

Regarding WOTW, I picked that up, too, but haven't watched it. I noticed that the TV show was out, too. But I've never seen it. Is it any good?

Closet Racist · 11-02-2005, 12:22 AM

The TV show is good only if you enjoy watching really bad things. Season one wore out every scifi cliche ever concieved while completely rewriting the nature of the aliens and making them capable of posessing human bodies (cliche #1). Season two killed almost all the main characters from season one while plunging the survivors into a nearly post apocylipse setting, wearing out more cliches. John Colicos of "Kor" and "Baltar" fame was a reoccuring alien in a human body. He was more of an ally to our heroes because he enjoyed his life in his human body and didn't want the invasion force to screw it up for him...

I other words, NO, it sucks. I only watched it because it came on in close proximity to ST: TNG on the weekends.

Closet Racist · 11-02-2005, 12:26 AM

Also, have any of you guys rented/bought the Pendragon Pictures version of WOTW? Straight to video because it is so bad, but gets an "A" for effort because they tried to keep it "period". Look at it as someone's home movie (and not a big, expensive production) and it gets another point or two.

Three hours long and tedious. Could be chopped down to 1 1/2 hours to make it simply "bad". Horrible, amature actors (no doubt for free), terrible, inconsistent and phony accents, some actors (noticeably) playing three to five different roles. Bad SFX. Confusing. Sells for $7-$9 for a reason.

However, it doesn't have Tom Cruise.

Space Goat · 11-02-2005, 12:26 AM

I refuse to watch WAR OF THE WORLDS because it has Tom Cruise in it.

Brikar · 11-02-2005, 01:02 AM

I actually quite enjoyed the Spielberg WOTW, despite Cruise.

And the Pendragon one was HILARIOUSLY bad. I loved every minute of how atrocious it was.

Closet Racist · 11-05-2005, 12:34 AM

The Pendragon version was like watching an episode of PBS's "Wishbone", and I expected a little Jack Russle Terrier, dressed as the journalist or artilleryman, to play the lead. Only it was much worse, I might add.

Oh...and I've failed to mention that I hate REVENGE OF THE SITH at least once today. There.

Brikar · 11-05-2005, 03:38 AM

Quote:

Flaming Cosmonaut stopped drinking long enough to mumble

Oh...and I've failed to mention that I hate REVENGE OF THE SITH at least once today. There.

The list of logic holes and outright stupid things that happen in the movie is extensive.

11-01-2005, 09:23 PM	#1 (permalink)
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11-01-2005, 11:33 PM	#2 (permalink)
Closet Racist Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: With a side of fava beans and a nice chianti... Posts: 1,203	Re: "Revenge of the Sith", 5 months later... So I went to BestBuy this afternoon to purchase the WAR OF THE WORLDS: SPECIAL EDITION (1953). There was a gigantic display, complete with an occupied sales booth, selling all things STAR WARS on dvd, and a variety of lightsabers and nerds. Working it was this obnoxious asshole that yelled the worst Chewbacca impersonation I've ever heard every thirty seconds at the top of his lungs. I'm sure he thought that everyone thought he was cool. I make my rounds and grab my dvd and check out. The checkout girl says "Huh? What...You aren't going to buy episode three?". I said "No, I want to watch something GOOD". She was stunned and said nothing else, not even the spiel about "You can get eight free issues of Sports Illustrated...", etc. So far, the extras have been awsome. Great shots of the Martian costume and background on how they made it. Also includes Orson Welles' radio broadcast from 1937. All for a whopping $10, which is $15-$20 cheaper than when it came out the first time ten years ago. PS- Fuck George Lucas. You guys have first dibs when I burn DVD masters for the original versions of 4-6... __________________

11-01-2005, 11:35 PM	#3 (permalink)
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11-02-2005, 12:22 AM	#5 (permalink)
Closet Racist Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: With a side of fava beans and a nice chianti... Posts: 1,203	Re: "Revenge of the Sith", 5 months later... The TV show is good only if you enjoy watching really bad things. Season one wore out every scifi cliche ever concieved while completely rewriting the nature of the aliens and making them capable of posessing human bodies (cliche #1). Season two killed almost all the main characters from season one while plunging the survivors into a nearly post apocylipse setting, wearing out more cliches. John Colicos of "Kor" and "Baltar" fame was a reoccuring alien in a human body. He was more of an ally to our heroes because he enjoyed his life in his human body and didn't want the invasion force to screw it up for him... I other words, NO, it sucks. I only watched it because it came on in close proximity to ST: TNG on the weekends. __________________

11-02-2005, 12:26 AM	#6 (permalink)
Closet Racist Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: With a side of fava beans and a nice chianti... Posts: 1,203	Re: "Revenge of the Sith", 5 months later... Also, have any of you guys rented/bought the Pendragon Pictures version of WOTW? Straight to video because it is so bad, but gets an "A" for effort because they tried to keep it "period". Look at it as someone's home movie (and not a big, expensive production) and it gets another point or two. Three hours long and tedious. Could be chopped down to 1 1/2 hours to make it simply "bad". Horrible, amature actors (no doubt for free), terrible, inconsistent and phony accents, some actors (noticeably) playing three to five different roles. Bad SFX. Confusing. Sells for $7-$9 for a reason. However, it doesn't have Tom Cruise. __________________ Last edited by Closet Racist; 11-02-2005 at 12:29 AM.

11-02-2005, 12:26 AM	#7 (permalink)
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11-02-2005, 01:02 AM	#8 (permalink)
Brikar The Dude Join Date: Dec 1969 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 3,606	Re: "Revenge of the Sith", 5 months later... I actually quite enjoyed the Spielberg WOTW, despite Cruise. And the Pendragon one was HILARIOUSLY bad. I loved every minute of how atrocious it was. __________________ "A million monkeys typing until the end of time will produce the complete works of William Shakespeare. Ten thousand monkeys typing for ten thousand years will write a Hemingway. Ten monkeys typing over Columbus Day weekend will give you a Dan Brown." http://olympusmans.blogspot.com http://benforrealz.blogspot.com

11-05-2005, 12:34 AM	#9 (permalink)
Closet Racist Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: With a side of fava beans and a nice chianti... Posts: 1,203	Re: "Revenge of the Sith", 5 months later... The Pendragon version was like watching an episode of PBS's "Wishbone", and I expected a little Jack Russle Terrier, dressed as the journalist or artilleryman, to play the lead. Only it was much worse, I might add. Oh...and I've failed to mention that I hate REVENGE OF THE SITH at least once today. There. __________________

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