Fangirl Loves Star Wars: Episode III: Revenge Of The Sith

It was kind of a relief to fall into one of the Star Wars movies even if it was one that’s kind of garbage but that I also love a lot.

Unlike when I watched Episode II nearly a month ago, where I had to really zero in on the elements of the movie that I liked because I love so many things about Episode III, it’s a mess of a film but it’s a damn fun mess, and it’s my mess, and I love it very much and will defend it until I die.

It’s overwrought, poorly plotted and for the most part indifferently acted. Though Ian McDirmind and Ewan McGregor excepted, they are both CHEWING SCENERY UP RIGHT AND LEFT and that makes the whole thing a worthy endeavor to me. But especially McGregor who has to sell the breaking of a man as his world comes crashing around him.

Coming to this so soon after finishing Clone Wars also adds a lot of Pathos to Yoda’s stuff too. I mentioned how what’s interesting about the last arc there is it lends a sadness and resignation to his plot. He knows the Jedi have to fall, but he’s also not ready to let the Sith take over. There’s a lot more weight to his decisions when you know that he knows they’re inevitable.

What strikes me everytime I watch this movie though is how quickly it moves. It’s not short. It’s not like MCU long either, but it’s not short. It does move though, and I really love all of the action sequences. If the acting were better and someone fixed the horrible, horrible George Lucas dialog, it would be a really really good movie. Instead it’s kind of a trash fire but I love it so, so so much.

Next week we talk about Solo: A Star Wars Story, which is an actually good movie that people think is a bad one and I want to fight those people.

In Other Star Wars News: 

There wasn’t a lot of Star Wars stuff out of San Deigo at least not that tracked with me. But Natalie Portman’s back in Thor: Love And Thunder, and Jane’s picking up the hammer like she did in the comics, so that’ll be fun.

Fangirl Loves Star Wars: Episode II: Attack Of The Clones

The night before I watched this I was hanging out with Tommy (cousin) and Mike (brother) and I was discussing this project. I got a “Ugh, prequels,” out of both of them, and when I said that I was at this point we all sighed and discussed how we, like most Star Wars fans just want our damn Obi-Wan movie starring Ewan McGregor, thank you!

Because, as I’ve said, over and over again, there is 1/2 of a good movie in Attack Of The Clones, and that is a movie I like to call, “Obi-Wan solves a mystery.” Obi-Wan figuring out the Clone army, Dooku’s allegiance to the Sith and the battle that results because of that is awesome. All of it. McGregor gives a great performance, and Samuel L. Jackson and Frank Oz back him up well. The Jedi dropping into the arena before Yoda comes with the clones is wonderful. I even like the corny dopey confrontation between Yoda and Dooku. (Christopher Lee was a perfect angel of Satan that we didn’t deserve playing all the funnest bad guys.)

I love that movie.

It’s just the other movie. The one where two hotties stare at each other awkwardly and we’re supposed to think they’re falling in love is soooo terrible that it drags the whole enterprise down. (Natalie Portman is at least trying here, unlike in her next outing, but it’s frustrating to watch her get nothing for her efforts,) But we’re not focusing on the things that we hate in this series right?

Of the three prequels this is probably the one I’ve seen most, because it’s very easy to watch when it’s on cable. It’s easy to click in and out of, it’s not too long, and it’s pretty to look at. And the performances (give or take a Hayden Christiansen) are pretty fun.

Next week we start into The Clone Wars with Season 1. Once again, with the help of my local library. Watching the DVDs is going to be nice to keep from over binging too. Something about actually getting up to change the disk is different than just clicking through to another episode.

Also, library materials need to be returned, so I can’t put off watching either. Win Win! Anyway, we’ll have six weeks of shouting about Ahsoka coming up!