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Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones (2002)
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Cartoons
It took a while for me to figure out what really turned me off about the last two Star Wars episodes. Sure there are the obvious things like bad acting and go-nowhere scripts, as well as uninspired and unimaginitive dialogue, but there was something else. Then, it hit me.
It was the cartoons! Call them CGI, call them what you will, they're cartoons in every sense of the word. There is hardly a scene in the last two Star Wars episodes without some kind of corny cartoonish Disneyesque figure dancing about in some exaggerated way.
What's wrong with cartoons on the screen? People don't take them seriously, and when you can't take what's happening on screen seriously it becomes hard to suspend your disbelief.
The first three movies relied on human actors, and the aliens were humans in alien costumes, not computer graphics. Conversations between human characters and computer generated cartoons don't work, and come off looking quite silly. I think in a few years we'll look back on the infancy of this media with a touch of disdain. Episode I and II, and probably III will not have the timeless appeal of IV, V, and VI because of it.
When I go to see a Star Wars movie I expect to see a Star Wars movie, not Who Framed Roger Rabbit? (Sorry Roger, no disrespect).
Bring back the people! Lose the cartoonish "busyness" in every shot!
Gladiator (2000)
Entertaining.
Gladiator started out with a bang: an intense battle scene, followed by some nice interaction between the characters. After that, the movie devolves into a comic book level romp through the ancient world -- the characters become cartoonish, and the plot becomes predictable. Entertaining yes, but no more so than Conan the Barbarian (which is arguably the better picture).
Gladiator (2000)
Entertaining.
Gladiator started out with a bang: an intense battle scene, followed by some nice interaction between the characters. After that, the movie devolves into a comic book level romp through the ancient world -- the characters become cartoonish, and the plot becomes predictable. Entertaining yes, but no more so than Conan the Barbarian (which is arguably the better picture).
A Child Lost Forever: The Jerry Sherwood Story (1992)
Almost total garbage
The acting in this movie left a lot to be desired. With the exception of the wicked stepmother, the others seemed to give no real effort, and thus their characters had very little life to them.
At some points the dialog is laughable, which is the case of this film, is not a good thing.
Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
One of the finest movies ever made
Easily the best of the Star Wars movies, and definitely one of the best movies ever made. There's not much that I can say about this picture that hasn't already been said, so I'll simple say this: you'll enjoy this movie from start to finish!