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| the watching, pts. 1-3, section A So I have an unexpected 4 days in a row off. Day one will not have any major activities of housecleaning involved, so I am doing what I have always wanted -- watch all the Star Wars movies. Today is episodes 1 through 3. I borrowed these DVDs from a workmate and I will, maybe monday, watch 4 through 6 on the set that Santy Claws brought me. This is about my seventh time watching The Phantom Menace, and like I am one of the eight who liked all The Matrix movies, I am one of the few who really liked the first movie. It's not just the re-exposure to the trilogy that I enjoyed so much in my youth but there were so many elements that just clicked for me. Qui-Gon Jinn is possibly the coolest character I know, the epitome of the D&D character I would want to play -- calm, collected, peaceful and skilled beyond normality. The background is set up to be watched, little things happening, continuity & world details filling up what could be empty space. Unlike the two following, I find the pace to be perfect, giving us introductions to new environments and characters but not sacrificing it for flash, bang boom. The political story is fun as well, such a small event leading to such big consequences. I have just ended the pod race and the freeing of Anakin. I tried to recognize Keira Knightley as Sabe, the decoy but I haven't been able to see her through the makeup. JarJar is not as annoying as most think and if anything, does play a memorable character. I still wonder about the Gungan city beneath that tiny swampy lake.. must be lots of land floating on the sea. OK, toast & coffee is made so now it's time to finish. December 30 05 |
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Comments
I too am one of the few that enjoys Episode I, quite a bit. And like you, I don't really find Jar Jar annoying at all... Jake Lloyd on the other hand...
At this point, I've watched it enough that Ep.1 is a quoteable movie for me, to the point where I can watch it and know almost everything that will be said before it actually is.
Posted by: graig at December 31, 2005 12:00 AM
I never found Jar-Jar that annoying either, he was there, it didn't bother me; however, as the G-Man above mentions, Jake Lloyd was a different matter entirely. I felt like giving him a good disciplinary spanking throughout the movie, something about his demeanour (sp?) was most irksome.
Posted by: wN at December 31, 2005 12:53 PM
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