Dare I say it starts off with almost cool neo-noir vibes? It ain’t no Blade Runner but the mystery plot, dark city setting, and moody Anakin make for a compelling first act (dated SFX aside, that city chase was great–and the Jedi duo generate surprising humour). The rest is solid as it sticks with a straight forward dual-narrative following Obi’s investigation and angsty Annie’s relational drama. Gets cheesy as it goes on (and on–it’s too long) but it’s fun (see C3P0’s head gag).
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Wasn’t Danielle Steel the screenwriter? Haha
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lol had to look up that reference to get the joke.. but it was a good one 😉
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I didn’t get the neo-noir vibes so much… I can kinda see where you’re coming from, but this movie just disappointed me so much that I don’t think I’ll ever really see the positives that might possibly be there somewhere in this one. And the SFX sucked when it came out – much too much emphasis in this film on flashy CGI – I can’t even imagine what it would be like to watch it in 2019.
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oh man! yeah keep in mind i have zero history with the star wars films, i only watched the originals a year or two ago and just started watching the prequels this year! so i wasn’t there to experience all the hype and subsequent disappointment for episode I and II haha. crazy that the SFX sucked already in 2002. 😛
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Oh wow, yeah I guess the lack of historical perspective would make a difference. Nothing beats the original Star Wars trilogy, but even the first VHS release featured revisions… The original films are no more, sadly
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oh wow i didn’t know that! crazy.
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From the standpoint of the lightsaber duels, I liked the duel between Yoda and Count Dooku.
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definitely a cool moment!
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I remember looking forward to the lightsaber duel between Yoda and Count Dooku.
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definitely cool to see yoda take him on!
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Joel, if not Anakin Skywalker and Obi-Wan Kenobi, what 2 Jedi would you have liked to see confront Count Dooku?
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Hmm, past or present? Maybe Rey and Luke!
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Joel, it may not have been entirely a fair fight, however, I would not have minded seeing Mace Windu and Yoda confront Count Dooku. Just my thoughts.
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nice that would’ve been good!
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Perhaps it would have had Count Dooku still on the run or perhaps he could have been subdued and captured. Who knows?
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