Have you ever noticed......
#1
Posted 21 April 2004 - 07:03 PM
Episode I -Two experienced Jedis can't beat one Sith Lord. In fact Obi-Wan had to catch Maul off guard to win.
Episosde II- Not one, not two, but three Jedi can't beat on elderly Sith Lord. One Jedi gets wiped out easily by a lame Bounty hunter.
Episode III- Obi-wan defeats Anakin. Well that's a draw since Anakin oviously survives.
Episode IV- Obi-Wan loses to Vader.
Episode V- Vader beats the snot out of Luke Skywalker.
Epsiode VI- Finally Luke Skywalker {the spawn of a Sith Lord} defeats Luke Skywalker. But, he gets felled by the Emperor and needs his fallen father to rescue him.
Sheesh no wonder the Jedi became extinct.
#2
Posted 21 April 2004 - 08:08 PM
You forget the face off between Yoda and Dooku. Farcical combat sequesnce aside. The one thing I did like about this scene was the way Yoda was able to demonstate how a fully trained and controlled Jedi was capable of combating the Dark Side.
This one scores a draw of course as Dooku escapes.
It's one of the few scenes with dialogue that actually lends credence to what is said later in Empire. When Luke asks if the Dark Side is stronger Yoda replies quite strongly "No!". I believed him in Empire, but at the very least someone watching chronologically would also have another frame of reference because they've seen it.
Yoda
#3
Posted 22 April 2004 - 03:18 AM
"So, Lone Starr, now you see that evil will always triumph, because good is dumb."
This post has been edited by Jordan: 22 April 2004 - 09:05 PM
#5
Posted 22 April 2004 - 01:00 PM
Sadly that may be the best explanation we can expect.
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#7 Guest_Guest_*
Posted 22 April 2004 - 06:51 PM
"So, Lone Starr, now you see that evil will always triumph, because good is dumb."
Do you think Mel Brooks ha a movie planned called
"Space Balls II: The Phantom Moil"?
oh my God that would be hilariously classic....I can just imagine!!
#8
Posted 22 April 2004 - 08:23 PM
"Space Balls II: The Phantom Moil"?
All it would take is for this to occur to Mel Brooks and he'll be all over that like Matzo Ball Soup on Passover.
OY VEY!
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#9
Posted 22 April 2004 - 10:58 PM
Yoda
#10
Posted 24 April 2004 - 04:48 PM
So it's not really a valid argument. But it evoked reverence for the OT, so it's not all bad
#11
Posted 24 April 2004 - 07:57 PM
For the record:
ANH- Ben vs. Vader on the Death Star
ESB-Luke vs Vader on Bespin City
ROTJ-Luke vs Vader on the Death Star Again
TPM-In the castle on Naboo
ATOC-Multiple incohesive battles that occur on some rock planet that we could care less about.
#12
Posted 25 April 2004 - 02:10 AM
Open letter to Mel Brooks:
Mel, I am a competent though non-union AD with some indie experience. I can manage sets of hundreds of people, with complicated shoots and random tempers. I am a good fit for any team. If my experience doesn't pass muster, I am also a trained and competent script supervisor, and on a personal note, I am a fan. Sure, we all think you dropped the ball with MEN IN TIGHTS, but YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN and HISTORY OF THE WORLD PART I were among my favorites in high school. I won't bother to praise BLAZING SADDLES. Its success speaks for itself.
I personally believe that a parody of the prequels would fare much better than SPACEBALLS, and I would take great pride on putting my name on it, even as a lowly PA. Hell, to work on it, I'd even watch ATTACK OF THE CLONES and whatever they call the next one!
There, Chef. Now send out the invite
#13
Posted 25 April 2004 - 01:10 PM
Just as long as you don't forget civilian, that I, came up with the idea!!!! I have Supes, Despondent and Chefelf as witnesses!!!
#14
Posted 26 April 2004 - 07:43 AM
Mel, I am a competent though non-union AD with some indie experience. I can manage sets of hundreds of people, with complicated shoots and random tempers. I am a good fit for any team. If my experience doesn't pass muster, I am also a trained and competent script supervisor, and on a personal note, I am a fan. Sure, we all think you dropped the ball with MEN IN TIGHTS, but YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN and HISTORY OF THE WORLD PART I were among my favorites in high school. I won't bother to praise BLAZING SADDLES. Its success speaks for itself.
I personally believe that a parody of the prequels would fare much better than SPACEBALLS, and I would take great pride on putting my name on it, even as a lowly PA. Hell, to work on it, I'd even watch ATTACK OF THE CLONES and whatever they call the next one!
There, Chef. Now send out the invite
Legend!
Yoda
#15
Posted 26 April 2004 - 07:46 AM
I'll do what I can Mike, but I have a problem taking witness stands as they always want me to give up my secret identity.
Yoda