Attack of the Clones has been on the TV over the past week.
My god, what a horrid movie. I used to think it was just Hayden, but COT DAM, it's a laundry list of problems.
-Wooden acting from everyone...Portman, Jackson, and even Ewan McGregor
-Bad effects. I guess they looked good back in the day, but they have aged terribly. Nothing has weight, CGI clone troopers EVERYWHERE (WHY). Backdrops look fake and even feel like the perspective is wrong at times. OMG the CGI of the would-be assassin getting poisoned and morphing back into whatever bug being he/she was
-Made-for-TV cinematography. There is nothing grandiose or artistic about the framing or composition, there is no drama in the shots. It feels like the requirement for each frame was "can you see the actors? Good."
-The dialogue...don't even need to go into that. Did they really think having Obi Wan saying shit like "Why do I have the feeling you'll be the death of me" was CLEVER?
-Inexplicable leaps of logic. Did Anakin really just leap from his ship, fall what looks to be 50 stories, then safely and securely grab onto another ship? Did he really just lose his lightsaber, only to have Obi Wan (conveniently following 30 yards behind) reach out and grab it for him
I thought it was much better when I was younger and saw it in the theatre...I at least thought it has some cool scenes (arena fight, Jango v Obi Wan), but literally nothing holds up.
I mean,
look at this shit. It feels like he is trying to create something dramatic with the lighting, but it ends up with just 4-5 medium closeups of their face as they wave their sabers around colorfully.
Sorry to vent. I just couldn't believe it was so bad...If Lucas doesn't touch these and they get some good guest directors, I have hope. I don't even want to try out Revenge of the Sith again.
And yes, the Yoda fight is fucking stupid.
