Originally Posted By MPierce ST 2.0 is going to be big when it opens. It;s going to firmly seat the Studios as the #3 park at WDW. It's really going to drive attendance up. I don't think there's been much chater about it on the fan sites because all the fans are pretty much chattered out about it. After all, it's been talked about for several years now. When it gets closer to time for the soft openings to take place is when all the talk, and famous Disney hype will begin. ST 2.0 will be huge. I can see EPCOT Explore, and Hokie Skipper waiting in a 90 minute stand by queue to ride it.
Originally Posted By HokieSkipper ^^^I can't agree. While ROTJ is the worst of the originals, the acting is SO bad in all the prequels they're almost unwatchable. I feel bad for the likes of Ewan McGregor and Liam Neeson.
Originally Posted By HokieSkipper <<ST 2.0 will be huge. I can see EPCOT Explore, and Hokie Skipper waiting in a 90 minute stand by queue to ride it.>> Oh, you know it. I always wait in the queue without using a fastpass as my first run through on a ride. Of course this is also assuming that the queue changes in the refurb/overhaul. I'll also wait 2 hours for the Forbidden Journey.
Originally Posted By MPierce I cn over look a little bad acting, and a far-out premise, if I can get into the characters. Suspension of disbelief is my specialty.
Originally Posted By HokieSkipper ^^^Yea, but in my opinion the bad acting destroys the characters. I don't believe Padme and Anakin care about each other at all, and I can't believe absolutely no one could guess Palpatine was evil. The guy salivates evil.
Originally Posted By MPierce I agree that some of the actors chosen weren't as good as they could have been. And some of the characters were annoying. But in general it was still Star Wars. And even Star Wars poorly executed is better than most film releases today.
Originally Posted By HokieSkipper Oh, I enjoyed them, even though deep down I know I shouldn't, probably just because I want to be a Jedi. But the action sequences were terrific, and the lightsaber battles were breathtaking.
Originally Posted By leobloom >> ...if I can get into the characters << That was my biggest problem with Indy 4: too damn many characters. I never saw the second SW prequel after being disappointed with Phantom Menace, and did see "Sith"--which was certainly better, but still..."Nooooooooooooo"? That's the best George could do?
Originally Posted By Anatole69 ^^ The Chinese subtitled version is the best of all. Someone posted screen shots and the dialogue of the 3rd film after it had been translated into English subtitles from Chinese. It is so bad it is funny. If only the translating program had written the scripts as well instead of George Lucas. I disagree about bad Star Wars being better than most films... do I need to say, Howard the Duck? - Anatole
Originally Posted By Anatole69 This: <a href="http://winterson.com/2005/06/episode-iii-backstroke-of-west.html" target="_blank">http://winterson.com/2005/06/e...est.html</a> - Anatole
Originally Posted By MPierce I like all the Star War movies. Though I must admit the prequels were not as good as episodes IV, V, and VI. Ray Park took light saber fighting to another level. With the exception of a few characters, I enjoyed episodes I, II,and III for the most part. Dialogue has never been Lucas's forte in any of the Star Wars films. Like Star Wars, I love the Indy films. I will overlook a lot, just to watch another episode.
Originally Posted By Anatole69 ^^ I think you are willing to suspend disbelief more easily than me, plus weak writing really pulls me out of a movie. I can't watch a movie if the writing is really weak. - Anatole
Originally Posted By HokieSkipper Raiders of the Lost Ark and Last Crusade are my two favorite movies, so I forgave a lot of Crystal Skull's short comings just because it was Indy, and I thought Harrison Ford still had a knack for the character.
Originally Posted By MPierce >> ^^ I think you are willing to suspend disbelief more easily than me, plus weak writing really pulls me out of a movie. I can't watch a movie if the writing is really weak. << I'm just a Star Wars, and Star Trek fan. I cry every morning when I get up knowing that there's no new episode of any of the Star Trek spin-offs.
Originally Posted By MPierce >> Raiders of the Lost Ark and Last Crusade are my two favorite movies, so I forgave a lot of Crystal Skull's short comings just because it was Indy, and I thought Harrison Ford still had a knack for the character. << Two of my most favorite movies also. Temple of Doom was just OK. I just don't think India was a good setting. Kate Capshaw was unbelievably beautiful in this movie, and it makes me envious of Steven Spielberg.
Originally Posted By leobloom >> This: <a href="http://winterson.com/2005/06/e...est.html" target="_blank">http://winterson.com/2005/06/e...est.html</a> - Anatole << Oh, wow, that's hysterically hard to believe. Thanks for sharing. "I was just made by the Presbyterian Church." "Nooooooooooo" = "Do not want." LOL that's great!
Originally Posted By davewasbaloo Mpierce, I knew we had much in common. None of the Star Wars films have great dialogue, and Mark Hamil was just as terrible as the new breed. But they are so much fun, and the stories told are awesome, with the prequals really making the saga so much more in depth. Heck, I even love watching the Clone Wars animated series with my son.
Originally Posted By HokieSkipper <<Two of my most favorite movies also. Temple of Doom was just OK. I just don't think India was a good setting. Kate Capshaw was unbelievably beautiful in this movie, and it makes me envious of Steven Spielberg.>> Yea, Doom was decent. I know they wanted to change the pace with it, but I wasn't a fan of how it was basically one setting the whole time. << Mark Hamil was just as terrible as the new breed.>> Oh, I can't agree with that one. Hamil is no Oscar winner, but most of Portman and Christianson's scenes were literally painful. <<Heck, I even love watching the Clone Wars animated series with my son.>> The Clone Wars show is actually great. It feels much more like Star Wars than the prequels. I can't wait to see Boba in the finale.
Originally Posted By MPierce >> Mpierce, I knew we had much in common. None of the Star Wars films have great dialogue, and Mark Hamil was just as terrible as the new breed. But they are so much fun, and the stories told are awesome, with the prequals really making the saga so much more in depth. << That's the way I've always approached them. They remind me of the Saturday Matinees at the movies in the late 50's, and early 60's, when B grade sci-fi was at its zenith. Only much more elaborate with better effects, and in color.
