tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10185290.post111890022218714938..comments2023-08-27T03:55:15.943-06:00Comments on Scone at Midnight: The New Ed WoodSconehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04027985873785769582noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10185290.post-1119898568435758132005-06-27T12:56:00.000-06:002005-06-27T12:56:00.000-06:00Well, maybe I do have to go see that stupid movie,...Well, maybe I <B>do</B> have to go see that stupid movie, since you compared it to Ed Wood. (But even "Glen or Glenda" didn't suck as bad as Episode 2. Saw that in a dollar theater....I still want that two hours back, and at least 92 cents in compensation.)<BR/><BR/>Jar Jar in angora would be pretty damn frightening, though.KoryOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04926585430842454355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10185290.post-1119036006979902602005-06-17T13:20:00.000-06:002005-06-17T13:20:00.000-06:00Let's not forget that George had a divorce, and th...Let's not forget that George had a divorce, and that for a good chunk of time the Star Wars property was contested and hung up in court. So George had to work on other projects and NOT develop Star Wars during that time (right after the release of Jedi, and for, I think, about 10 years). <BR/><BR/>This means that George started right up again, but hadn't been in the swing of things Sci-fi wise for that amount of time. The writing sucked, but I honestly think George was trying to do good by his fans.<BR/><BR/>Words like "Ghost Writer" come to mind. And how much was out there, how many fans had written ideas? Turned them in? Hell, he could have turned to the Star Wars RPG for some good thoughts.Timmyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03450741795057575739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10185290.post-1119021500449735562005-06-17T09:18:00.000-06:002005-06-17T09:18:00.000-06:00That, I guess, is what I was trying to get at, Lau...That, I guess, is what I was trying to get at, Laura. Ed Wood had more of an excuse for his badness.<BR/><BR/>There were many things I enjoyed about this movie; the scenery and machinery were awesome. But I just could not buy the idea that such a technologically advanced society can't figure out anesthesia, no matter how dramatic it made those operating-room scenes. And so on.<BR/><BR/>Sigh. On the other hand, it does give us amateur writers hope to see what drivel is actually produced (not just by George Lucas). There were some pretty awful things in previews too. Must finish that novel...Sconehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04027985873785769582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10185290.post-1119020446242524382005-06-17T09:00:00.000-06:002005-06-17T09:00:00.000-06:00I expected this movie to blow really large chunks,...I expected this movie to blow really large chunks, so my take was that it wasn't that bad. <BR/><BR/>Sure, it blew chunks (could the chemistry between Natalie and Hayden be more flat? could the Jedis fold under pressure any faster?), but it didn't blow them as hard or as far as the other prequels.<BR/><BR/>What I want to know is why do they blow at all? I mean, Lucas has an gi-normous budget and over 20 years to write a good screenplay. These movies should rock. Instead, you imagine a bunch of brown-nosers gushing to Lucas how it's his best work ever.lochanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18215653832995730501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10185290.post-1119013292774192592005-06-17T07:01:00.000-06:002005-06-17T07:01:00.000-06:00Errr...I meant, it was much better than Episodes I...Errr...I meant, it was much better than Episodes I and II.Jessicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11464465779161315273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10185290.post-1118955537100086462005-06-16T14:58:00.000-06:002005-06-16T14:58:00.000-06:00The lizard was bad, bad, bad - and you are right a...The lizard was bad, bad, bad - and you are right about a lot of other points, too. I did, however, find this to be MUCH better than episode II and III, which I thought were not only terrible but often the equivalent to bad soap opera acting.Jessicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11464465779161315273noreply@blogger.com