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[moominmolly]

What's the point of going to see the midnight opening night showing of Star Wars if you don't get to see obsessive costumed fans? I mean, come on, only one guy? And he only had the paduan rat-tail or whatever that's all about.

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[srd.livejournal.com]

So what did you think of it? Am I in the minority to think that Lucas should learn that less is quite often more?

[moominmolly.livejournal.com]

Well -- not to give out too many spoilers, but I felt like it didn't have soul. In a lot of ways, it was better than Episode I (guh), but the fight scenes weren't nearly as elegant and there wasn't as much dramatic tension. I felt like it was a movie designed entirely to fill in plot points and back story, and it glossed over a couple of pretty significant bits.

It wasn't as dark as I was hoping it would be! It seems like they're saving that for Episode III.

Good bits:

It wasn't AS ham-handed or as poorly acted as Episode I. (And yes, I actually went back and watched the older ones to make sure I wasn't romanticizing them. I wasn't. The acting just didn't suck as much.)

Yoda-fu.

Natalie Portman: totally hot.

Having recently watched Velvet Goldmine, I kept thinking of a glam Obi-Wan.

The best Jedi mind-trick ever.

Diner!

But, for all the light saber action, we didn't get one single combat that was as tense and sexy as the big Darth Maul scene.

So, I suppose I agree that less is more, but more is ALSO more. There should have been more tension and less flashy CGI...

[moominmolly.livejournal.com]

Something that may have been glossed over in my previous comment -- I did actually enjoy the movie. It wasn't earth-shatteringly great, but then, I didn't expect it to be.