I dug it. Achieving suspension of disbelief has become nearly impossible for the average viewer, given the hype surrounding Star Wars TM copyright Lucasfilms all rights reserved blah blah blah. Transcend the cynicism and see this as a good story that ties together an epic saga. This is the movie that gave me the first sense of a huge interconnected Star Wars world. Kinda cool.
Category: Consumption
[expectations rising] Attack of the Clones
[rant begin]
I came to the realization this morning that Attack of the Clones is going to be as big a downer as The Phantom Menace was…
From what the trailers have shown, it will be Anakin, not Obi-Wan, on center-stage vying for our attention. Who cares about some punk kid with a bad attitude on a downward spiral?
The real reason all 12-year-old boys loved “the real” Star Wars was the trio of characters at its center, and the real reason we all loved them was because we had not one, but two, heroes to idolize, compare, and contrast.
Attack of the Clones will be a great high-tech rollercoaster ride, after which we will get a queasy feeling in our stomachs from the continued void at the center of it all.
[rant end]
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At least they nailed the beautiful-princess-with-moxie-to-spare thing. :P |
UPDATE: OK, after watching all the TV commercials, I take it all back – this is going to be one heck of a good ride! :>
[9.5] LOTR: The Fellowship of the Ring
Strongly recommended for anyone who’s ever enjoyed any of Tolkien’s work, this is the best example I’ve seen of a screen adaptation of an epic story, done right.
[8.0] Mulholland Drive
| Another full dose of trippy David Lynch atmosphere, alternating between anything-goes playfulness and suspense of an intensity limited only by your imagination. Don’t expect much traditional resolution, but if you like David Lynch, you’ll enjoy this ride. | 
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[8.5] Ghost World
| Unfulfilled grrrl teen angst – more dynamic, witty, and plain old gorgeous than my teen angst days ever were… | 
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