Showing posts with label recap. Show all posts
Showing posts with label recap. Show all posts

Sunday, November 12, 2006

Episode III: Revenge of the Sith - complete



10:28 - I already had the movie poster below, so I decided to go with Natalie's pic for this one. Why? If you are asking why then you are lame. I will start this one from where I left off two blogs ago, so that I won't repeat myself.

10:49 - General Grievous is always coughing and such and I bet many of you are wondering why. The answer is that Mace Windu used his "force crush" on him before he got on his ship. Thus he cannot breath so well with a crush chest cavity. How do I know this? Clone Wars Cartoons of course!

10:56 - Yes the two lovers are together again....no not Padme and Anakin, C3P0 and R2-D2. They are cute together. This is in the early stages of their dating days I think. Okay now P&A are back together. Has anyone looked less pregnant than her?

11:00 - Oh crap its the "I'm so in love speech" - Stop it! Seriously! Natalie in the even clothing though, that can continue.

11:09 - Anakin still complains a lot. oohh I'm not a master, oooohhh don't make me spy. Just do your job!

11:13 - Hold me, like you did by the lake in naboo. Mac told me that's what Annie used to tell him.

11:15 - Doesn't Anakin realize that Palpatine can sense things....almost like in a Jedi way, but only from a different perspective. Anakin is still dumb and naive. Now Palpatine is gong on about Sith legends. It doesn't take a genius to figure out he's a Sith Lord. That's like me talking about bowling all the time, you would automatically assume I'm pro...which of course I am.

11:21 - Its nice to see Anakin apologizing for being a pain in the ass one last time to Obi-wan before leaving. Its not like he's never going to see him again.

11:22 - Here is something that bugged me. The Clones all share the same scar that Jango Fett did. My thought is that scars aren't in DNA, so how could they be transferred? Lame question, but seriously, that makes no sense.

11:23 - something happening. I'm not the Jedi I should be, I want more, and I know I shouldn't. I like to use this line relating it to whatever I want to be better at. Its fun! I'm not the Policy and Government Relations Advisor I should be, I want more!

11:35 - Palpatine gets cooler with the more power he gets. He tells Anakin who he is, but is so above Anakin that he makes him do nothing. Simply amazing. "I can feel your anger, it makes you stronger, give you focus"

11:37 - Obi-wan just uses a blaster. This is like Batman using a gun, it just doesn't happen.

11:39 - Ahh the moment in Star Wars when all goes to hell. Anakin starts crying and decides to save Palpatine. Cool scene though, flashes of Anakin and Padme staring out their windows into the sun. A moment of clarity for both I guess.

11:41 - Either Mace Windu brought the 3 weakest Jedis with him, or Palpatine is just one badarse fighter.

11:42 - If you have never seen the face Palpatine makes while fighting, watch ep3 again. They are classic, it almost looks like he is joking around.

11:47 - Does anyone else think palpatine looks funny before he puts his hood on? Where his hair is wild and his face is all burned? Yeah its hilarious.

11:50 - This is by far the most depressing moment in any of the 6 movies in my mind. The slaughter of the Jedi. The music really adds to the situation as well. This is by far one of Lucas's better directing and editing moments.

11:52 - Poor Yoda...he just dropped his cane. Luckily he is a badass and the clones have no shot.

11:54 - Anakin lights up his saber to kids...yeah that's messed up.

12:03 - Error Alert! When Anakin gets out of his ship on Mustafar uses both his hands to put on his hood. Neither one is a metallic hand. Both are normal. There was no life-like hand replacement yet, that didn't come til Episode V when Luke needed it.

12:10 - Obi-wan is going to talk to Padme. I like when he says that Anakin has turned to the darkside, she automatically knows what that means. Considering the Sith had been gone for hundreds of years, she must really know her history.

12:11 - Obi-wan "Anakin is the father isn't he? I'm so sorry" - Great line

12:15 - Padme just ran out of her fighter, has anyone looked less pregnant, I know I have asked already, but still! And she RAN to him! and she has twins! c'mon people!

12:16 - Anakin/Darth's speech to Padme is awesome. Anakin's first first choke too. He has grown up so fast.

12:18 - Darth and Obi-wan have their conversation, and are about to start battling "You will try!!"

12:20 - Yoda just took out the guards. The red guard was one of my favorite action figures as a kid. Not sure why, he didn't do anything, but just stood there.

12:20 - Yoda and Palpatine start their force push battle. I wish I could force push, I know I said it previously, but still awesome. Now Obi-wan and Darth battle it and push each other!!

12:23 - Fight in the Senate room. Is it lame that I was wondering while watching this, if the senators who are having their pods destroyed gonna be pissed? And how does Palpatine or the guards explain this? "umm yeah they umm, fell off their ledges. They umm weren't bolted down, sorry about that, we'll get you a new one"

12:26 - Nerd note: This is the only time in any Star Wars movie, where two of the same colored lightsaber battle one another.

12:30 - You underestimate my power! it looks like he is wearing mascara here

12:31 - oooh thats gotta burn a little. Poor Obi-wan, although I do give him credit for not sticking the lightsaber in his back or chopping his head off. Now he is becomng a crispy critter.

12:35 - The birth of the twins/birth of Darth Vader. Pretty cool mix. I really like the Vader operating room being pristine white. Ahh the helmet is coming down.......click, snap, ready to breathe. More nerd trivia: This is the first Darth Helmet to be perfect in its shape. All others didn't have a symmetrical mold.

12:39 - Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo - Darth looks pretty lame during this moment.

12:41 - Funeral on Naboo. Nice touch that they are adding in that necklace that Anakin gave her. Does anyone know that oh he killed her!!?!? Special appearances by Boss Nass and Jar Jar.

This is by far the best movie of the new trilogy. I don't even think its close, nor can I find anyone to argue with me. Anyway, thank you for reading. I will probably do episodes IV-VI sometime soon. Until then...Keep on trucking. I bet you thought I was gonna say, "May the force be with you!" - Fooled you!

Saturday, November 11, 2006

Episode III: Revenge of the Sith



4:49 - The movie is starting. If Cinemax were really cool they would have shown The Clone Wars cartoon inbetween episodes 2 & 3, but alas they didn't. For my own sake it's probably better that they didn't.

5:00 - I really like Dooku's new finishing move. The choke hold that lifts Obi-wan off his feet. Its like when a wrestler creates a new move. Anakin just cut off Dooku's hands, quite an impressive move. The head rolling off after the decapitation is the just the finishing touch to an impressive fight.

5:07 - I have been up for 23 hours now.

5:15 - I'm so sorry.......its 5:15 and i have failed. the mission is not possible on the little sleep i got last night. Perhaps another day it can be done under my own circumstances.

Episode II: Attack of the Clones



2:21 - So I guess all the movies are running a minute late?

2:26 - CGI Yoda just isn't that cool. Puppets are awesome and classy. I'm always fascinated that everyone can speak pretty much every language spoken. They must have had some crazy foreign language classes in the republic.

2:28 - Oh Ani, you've grown so much! Pretty sad that Jedi's aren't allowed to meet girls, as Padme seems to be the only one Anakin has ever met. No lookers at the academy I guess, much like Westpoint, according to my friend Young.

2:32 - Anakin just said that Padme didn't like him watching her while she slept. Are you really shocked by this Anakin? Seriously, you talk about thinking about her everyday and then wonder why she's slightly creeped out by you? I guess the academy didn't cover a class on dealing with the opposite sex, or covered material related to social skills.

2:43 - Anakin's dry humor isn't playing very well. Or maybe that's just dry acting. Right now its hard to tell. Mac just called to make sure I'm still going strong....I reminded him that I am a jedi.

2:44 - Obi-wan just stopped some guy from dealing death sticks. We need jedi knights in the schools to tell kids that there is no hope with dope.

2:48 - One of Jar Jar's only scenes in the movie, and during his speech, Padme cuts him off. Needless to say Lucas got the word from the fans......no more talky talky from Binks.

2:50 - Anakin is such a crybaby. He is going off on Obi-wan to Padme. Remember they haven't seen each other in years and he starts complaining to her about his job. Way to make a first impression there!

2:58 - The Jedi kids are cool! I can't wait to send my kids to the academy. Sure the boarding will be hard, but they'll get to be Jedis!! (I maybe slowly losing it here)

3:01 - Padme just p3wnd Anakin! "Oh he's not a Jedi, he's a padawan" BURN!

3:03 - Hey neat! Nicole Ritchie is in this movie! I didn't know she had a cameo. I guess I have to give her more respect. Before I thought she was just a attention seeking, anorexic no talent hack. I apologize.




3:05 - Hey what's the best way to drive Anakin crazy? Oh I know where a really revealing dress and flirt with him. Oh Padme, you troublemaker! But seriously, could you turn her down in that outfit?

3:12 - Another annoying kid, Boba Fett. I wonder who would win in a fight between kid Anakin and kid Boba Fett. I think we would all be winners if they eliminated each other.

3:20 - Anakin's "nightmare" in bed....It's funny on so many different levels. Do I really need to say anything?

3:34 - Starting to get tired, I need something to wake me up...oh yeah, that helps a little bit...

3:42 - Anakin has found his mom. I always wondered why the Tusken Raiders carried her around? Did they use her as a punching bag or something, cause they are nomads so shouldn't they try to pack lightly? Carrying a woman tied to a few sticks just doesn't seem that practical. Am I looking into this far more than I should be? Perhaps, but hey its almost 4 in the morning.

3:44 - Random thought, Obi-wan has some cool hair in this movie.

3:47 - I just realized for me to watch all these movies, I'm going to have to stay awake for approximately 32 hours. Yeah this is not gonna be easy.

3:55 - Jar Jar just suggested that Palpatine be given unlimited power. This is Lucas once again trying to make amends with the fans by putting all the blame on Jar Jar for the Clone Wars and Palpatine's eventual rise to power. Its a nice touch George, but Jar Jar existing can never be forgiven.

4:04 - Yes I made it to 4 am! Anakin and Padme are expressing their love to one another right before they are gonna be wheeled out to their doom. I think its the same as watching robots express their love for one another.

4:06 - Ah yes the execution of the 3 heros. Obviously Dooku has never seen Austin Powers. If Scott Evil were watching this he would say something along the lines of, "I have a gun in my room, bang their dead, we can shoot them together!" Why do villains always have to think up some elaborate way to kill their enemies? One shot, bang! thats it.

4:09 - At this moment I would like to thank the dog/rat creature that rips Padme's shirt just enough to reveal her stomach. Thank you creature.

4:19 - Am I a jerk for laughing when Boba Fett picks up the helmet/head of Jango Fett? Yeah? okay just wanted to make sure.

4:28 - Obi-wan/Anakin vs. Dooku. After Obi-wan is injured, I'm waiting for him to yell "I'm badly burned, but I'm okay!" Anakin just got his arm chopped off. Its always cool when someone has a limb cut off because there is never any blood. I always found that weird as a kid.

4:30 - The Main Event! Yoda vs. Dooku "This Time, It's Personal!" Who is older between the two, cause Christopher Lee looks ancient. Yoda should aim for the knees, but he keeps leaping up in the air. Too much defense, not enough offense, that's why it ends as a draw.

4:35 - Anakin and Padme's wedding. Anakin went all out with his 14k arm. That's a nice touch.

Well somehow I have made it through 2 movies without having to drink coffee or my red bull. I am feeling a little tired, but I am keeping myself busy with random cleaning that needs to be done and soduku puzzles, although I'm learning its harder to do them at this time when my mind is bordering on insanity.

Episode I: The Phantom Menace.



Lucky for me this is the first one, because if were later on in the night, I'm not gonna lie, I think I would pass out. Not because of Jake Lloyd of course.....

12:01 - Okay the movie hasn't started yet, this sucks. I am watching a trailer for King Kong, which is to be on in the near future I guess. Its not Kinky Kong of course (see other blogsite)

12:02 - Ahhh finally its starting. Do I clap when I see the scroll? umm no, that would be lame

12:06 - The first time someone (obi-wan) says they have a bad feeling about this....this maybe an ongoing theme

12:10 - The first appearance by Natalie. The makeup hides her....I am not a big fan of her in this movie cause of the weird-arse outfits.

12:14 - The first appearance by Jar Jar Binks....and my anger level rises. Seriously, why does he have to talk?


12:28 - Yes! Ric Olie is flying the Queen's starship. Ric Olie is one of my favorite characters because when the Episode 1 toys were released, some guy loaded up on all Ric Olie figures, claiming that they were rare and people would be searching all over for them. Needless to say he was a little off on his prediction, as in a week or so they were pretty much everywhere and stayed that way for about a year. Everytime me and Mac talk about toys, we always laugh at the Rick Olie guy. I wonder what he did with them all.

12:34 - Yes its Anakin! Oh Jake Lloyd you charm us so in this movie! Also we get to see Wattostein.....err Watto....the stein is just a little stereotyping. I mean not that Lucas does this throughout the movie....the asian trade federation, the african american gungans...you get the point

12:46 - "Mom you always say the biggest problem in the universe is that no one helps each other" - Thank you Anakin! That's the worst line in any movie...ever! True story!


1:01 - The pod race begins. I have always felt that this scene was unnecessarily long...with it being 1 in the morning I now KNOW this is unnecessarily long. Do we really need to see all 3 laps? Yes I get it George Lucas, you can do everything better graphically than any other director, but seriously 1 lap and then the finish would be fine. Why are you wasting my time!!!?!!

1:12 - One word....poodoo

1:19 - Finally get to the first real lightsaber duel. I could never figure out why Darth Maul fights with a cloak on in the desert? Seriously now, isn't he hot? He could have won that battle easily.

1:27 - Yoda makes an appearance. In the new movies this is my favorite Yoda because its the same puppet used in Episodes V and VI. CGI Yoda is cool, but doesn't feel the same.

1:41 - Here is something that has always bothered me about this movie...Boss Nass. Now I get that he is the leader of the Gungans, but my problem is that he doesn't look like all the other Gungans. How are him and Jar Jar of the same Gungan race? I would compare it to the apartheid in South Africa. You had people running the country who were the minority in regards to population. I think the same holds true in Naboo...or am I being to extreme? (Hey I made an awesome rhyme there!)

1:51 - Jar Jar just did his William Wallace impersonation "Steady....Steady"

1:53 - The doors open to reveal Darth Maul, this time he has learned and takes off his robe before the duel even begins. Yes Duel of the Fates has also began to play. Its cool with the symphony and all, but nothing compares to the Brad/Mac harmonic rendition. If you have never heard it, you are missing out and you should always request it, when in the company of both of us.

1:57 - Queen Amidala and her crew just pulled a Batman and shot a hook arrow to get them to the higher floor. I only mention it as a Batman move, cause that's how Peter described it and laughed at when I took him to see it in the theater.

2:00 - I am feeling tired, I think for Episode II I will work on folding clothes and cleaning my room to help stay awake. Perhaps I will use my 1 red bull as well.

2:01 - The trade federation isn't that smart if they left doors to fly in and attack from the inside wide open. Anakin isn't some genius by any stretch of the means, he saw an open door and glided in there....it's not rocket science here. Stupid fighter pilots.

2:02 - Qui Gon Jim just tasted hot lightsaber. Still don't know how a Jedi Master lost to a lowly apprentice. This isn't like any give Sunday, more powerful should mean better lightsaber skills. Have I mentioned how cool the "Force Push" move is? You don't even have to touch someone to push them away, totally awesome.

2:09 - After the battle, all the Jedi council comes to Naboo to congratulate the victors. If you look carefully though you will see that the Mace Windu member is not Samuel L. Jackson, but some other random guy. I guess he was busy that day or something. I know you are probably saying, but Brad it could be another random guy on the council. Wrong! I have seen the whole council, and Mace is the only black male, so I guess Lucas just through in some guy, thinking "hey the public is dumb, they won't notice." Guess what, I have no life and noticed

2:11 - I don't like how after Mace and Yoda discuss the apprentice/master they pan into Palpatine. That just makes it to obvious, give some sort of element of surprise here. We may all know, but don't just come out and say it.

2:12 - Yes the people and reptiles of Naboo share the big glowing ball thingy! All is right for now!



That wasn't nearly as bad as I figured it would be. I guess not having seen TPM for a couple of years helps as well. I guess its break time...Be back with Episode II: Attack of the Clones in a bit.