Best and Worst moments in the prequel trilogy?
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Best and Worst moments in the prequel trilogy?
For the best, I nominate:
1. Anakin vs. Obi Wan
2. Obi Wan vs. Jango Fett
3. Obi Wan vs. Darth Maul
4. Pod Race
5. Palpatine Rescue
6. Start of the Clone Wars
For the worst, I nominate:
1. Naboo love scenes
2. Flying R2D2/bad pun C3PO
3. Gungan/Droid Battle
4. Yoda and his 2 ft light saber
5. 8 year old Anakin (pick a scene)
6. Whiney Anakin (pick a scene)
1. Anakin vs. Obi Wan
2. Obi Wan vs. Jango Fett
3. Obi Wan vs. Darth Maul
4. Pod Race
5. Palpatine Rescue
6. Start of the Clone Wars
For the worst, I nominate:
1. Naboo love scenes
2. Flying R2D2/bad pun C3PO
3. Gungan/Droid Battle
4. Yoda and his 2 ft light saber
5. 8 year old Anakin (pick a scene)
6. Whiney Anakin (pick a scene)
Last edited by chess; 06-01-05 at 12:52 PM.
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Pretty simple IMO.
Good:
Lightsaber battles
Palpatine's scenes, especially scenes with him and Anakin
Bad:
Dialog
Anakin and Padme
Jake Lloyd
Jar Jar
Hayden in AOTC
Everything else is average.
Good:
Lightsaber battles
Palpatine's scenes, especially scenes with him and Anakin
Bad:
Dialog
Anakin and Padme
Jake Lloyd
Jar Jar
Hayden in AOTC
Everything else is average.
Last edited by Josh Hinkle; 05-24-05 at 02:49 PM.
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Bad:
Jar Jar
Midiclhorians
TPM
Good:
ROTS
85% of AOTC
Yoda kicking some ass!
Pod Race
the follwing outfit:
Too much to get into. For the most part I liked it all. Warts and all. Only had minor complaints about AOTC (love scenes, riding animals scenes), TPM even had its moments. ROTS rocked!
Jar Jar
Midiclhorians
TPM
Good:
ROTS
85% of AOTC
Yoda kicking some ass!
Pod Race
the follwing outfit:
Too much to get into. For the most part I liked it all. Warts and all. Only had minor complaints about AOTC (love scenes, riding animals scenes), TPM even had its moments. ROTS rocked!
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Best:
-Darth Maul igniting second blade
-Chancellor: "Are you threatening me Master Jedi?!"
Worst:
-Anakin: You are so beautiful!
Padme: It's only because I'm so in love . . .
Anakin: No, it's because I'm so in love with you.
Padme: So love has blinded you?
Anakin: Well, that's not exactly what I meant . . .
Padme: But it's probably true!
-Padme: Anakin, you're breaking my heart.
-Darth Maul igniting second blade
-Chancellor: "Are you threatening me Master Jedi?!"
Worst:
-Anakin: You are so beautiful!
Padme: It's only because I'm so in love . . .
Anakin: No, it's because I'm so in love with you.
Padme: So love has blinded you?
Anakin: Well, that's not exactly what I meant . . .
Padme: But it's probably true!
-Padme: Anakin, you're breaking my heart.
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Best:
The Darker tone that progressed from Ep II to EP III
Origin of the Clones
Worst:
The kid's movie vibe Ep I had
The stupid Races in Ep I
Jar Jar
The Darker tone that progressed from Ep II to EP III
Origin of the Clones
Worst:
The kid's movie vibe Ep I had
The stupid Races in Ep I
Jar Jar
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I loved the Yoda fighting scenes! It's not as if he became such a legendary Jedi because he talks funny. I could just do without the kung-fu poses.
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Best:
When Darth Maul makes his entrance during that battle in the hangar bay.
Worst:
Anything Jar Jar related.
The "nooooooo" was pretty retarded as well as the wookie doing the tarzan yell.
When Darth Maul makes his entrance during that battle in the hangar bay.
Worst:
Anything Jar Jar related.
The "nooooooo" was pretty retarded as well as the wookie doing the tarzan yell.
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Best
1. Darth Maul Duel
2. Immolation Scene
3. The beginning of ROTS (the chemistry between Ewan and Hayden was great)
4. Obi/Anakin Duel
5. Ewans portrayal of Anakin
Worst
1. Portman's lack of acting
2. Jar Jar
3. "Are you an angel?"
4. The entire love story in AOTC
5. Samuel's wooden portrayal of Mace
1. Darth Maul Duel
2. Immolation Scene
3. The beginning of ROTS (the chemistry between Ewan and Hayden was great)
4. Obi/Anakin Duel
5. Ewans portrayal of Anakin
Worst
1. Portman's lack of acting
2. Jar Jar
3. "Are you an angel?"
4. The entire love story in AOTC
5. Samuel's wooden portrayal of Mace
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I just got back from a second viewing of ROTS, and I have to say that the emotional outburst from Obi-Wan in the closing moments of the battle with Anakin was not only the highlight of the trilogy, but near the top of my list for the entire saga. That was great heartwrenching stuff, and it stood in contrast to the rather sterile nature of most of the characters in the prequels.
Also great moments for me for the PT:
- The opening scenes on Grievous' ship in ROTS - Loved every second of it.
- The Darth Maul duel
- The Kenobi/Ankin Duel (aside from the ending, the moment when the two clashed on the bridge with a lava explosion in the backdrop was very well-done)
- Christopher Lee just being
- Ian McDiarmid
The worst:
- I gave Hayden Christensen a break in AOTC, but his performance for most of ROTS was really poor. His best scenes were non-speaking.
- Jar Jar, of course
- "Yippee!" etc.
- Most of the personal dialogue
- That god forsaken lizard that Kenobi rode
- C3PO's and Boba Fett's origins
Also great moments for me for the PT:
- The opening scenes on Grievous' ship in ROTS - Loved every second of it.
- The Darth Maul duel
- The Kenobi/Ankin Duel (aside from the ending, the moment when the two clashed on the bridge with a lava explosion in the backdrop was very well-done)
- Christopher Lee just being
- Ian McDiarmid
The worst:
- I gave Hayden Christensen a break in AOTC, but his performance for most of ROTS was really poor. His best scenes were non-speaking.
- Jar Jar, of course
- "Yippee!" etc.
- Most of the personal dialogue
- That god forsaken lizard that Kenobi rode
- C3PO's and Boba Fett's origins
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Pretty much agreed with everyone on the best moments, why does no one talk that much about Anakin v. Obi? THat was the fight everyone MOST wanted to see and i'm happy that it wasn't too over the top, instead it was realistic and brutal, as they should be ! Like Luke v. Vader in ESB.
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I dont know if it is one of the best or worst but for sure it is one of the most powerful scene:
-Anakin and younglins at Jedi temple.
I hate that scene and love it for how it portrays Anakin. Its one of the scenes that has stayed with me since seeing it. I also agree with Mad Dawg and enjoyed the emotional outburst from Obi-Wan in the closing moments of the battle with Anakin.
-Anakin and younglins at Jedi temple.
I hate that scene and love it for how it portrays Anakin. Its one of the scenes that has stayed with me since seeing it. I also agree with Mad Dawg and enjoyed the emotional outburst from Obi-Wan in the closing moments of the battle with Anakin.
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Originally Posted by paulringodaman
worst - "I killed them all....even the women...and...children."
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TPM
-Jedi's escaping the trade federation ship.
-Darth Maul fight
AOTC
-Obi-Fett fight
-Clone rescue and battle
ROTS
-Opening shot
-Obi-Vader battle
TPM
-Meesa Jar Jar, just about any scene where he had lines and some where he didn't
-The Pod race, too contrived and overlong
-Gungan/Anakin wacky battle of luck against the droids
AOTC
-Anakin-Padme "love" scenes
-C3PO's lame puns
ROTS
-Anakin-Padme "love" scenes
-Anakin's final turn to the dark side (unconvincing to me)
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Originally Posted by wmansir
TPM
-The Pod race, too contrived and overlong
-C3PO's lame puns