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November 29, 2005
Interesting Moview Review Site...
The web site/blog Libertas is a movie review/comment site from a conservative perspective. Since this is a perspective I now find myself sharing I appreciated their comments on some films.
Highlights of the site are the extensive comments about the recent Star Wars films:
- Episode One - Phantom Menace
- Episode Two - Clone Wars
- Episode Three - Revenge of the Sith
My comments: I agree with much of what he says about Episode One. It IS a spectacular duel at the end between Darth Maul and the two Jedi. I've watched that duel at least 10 times and its still a master piece.
I like many parts of Episode 2, the chase through Coruscant, Obi Wan's visit to the Cloner world, and the entire last 45 minutes. However, as a film, its a sad excuse for a coherent work of art.
I thought Episode 3 (though I've only seen it once) was an disaster from start to finish, mitigated only by a two scenes: the by-play between Obi Wan and Anakin inside the giant space ship and the scenes where Anakin and Padme are seperated and Anakin is thinking about betraying the Jedi order. I'm seriously tempted to NOT buy the last film on DVD, we shall see...
BTW: On an unrelated note - I enjoyed watching "Troy". I thought Brad Pitt captured some of the raw cold-blooded killer which made Achiles the archetype of a warrior. There were lots of things wrong with the film but the opening sequence and the attack on the shore of Troy really worked for me.
Posted by rakhier at November 29, 2005 10:07 AM