southp wrote:The Darth Maul duel in Ep1 is quite redeeming.
It really is. I was watching that movie the other day and when that sequence hits, the movie becomes something totally different. It's like a religious experience or something; I'd put that up against anything in any of the other SW movies. John Williams's score is out of this world. And that moment when Qui-Gon and Maul are separated by the forcefield, waiting to continue fighting...Jeeeeeeezus!
I also enjoy the super-easy Jedi slaughtering battle droids stuff. It was the first time we saw so much lightsabering outside of a duel. Like "woah a lightsaber can melt a door?! WTF!"
Rangi Guy wrote:Watch in this order IV, V, II, III, VI - miss episode 1 completely
End of Episode 5 Vader does the whole 'I'm your father' bit - then you see Anakin become Vader - and then watch him die in episode 6
Machete Order!!!!
It really is the best way to watch if you absolutely must watch the prequels. If I watch SW, it's only the original trilogy, or maybe the RedLetterMedia reviews of the prequels.
E.H. Ruddock wrote:Grievous is in my top two of bounty-hunter style robots.
Seeing as we never see IG88 or 4-Lom in action that's not saying much. But is he actually a robot?
Sort of:
Grievous made his first appearance in the comics in a short story in Star Wars: Visionaries called "The Eyes of Revolution". This story reveals that he was once Kaleesh general Qymaen jai Sheelal, a fierce warrior engaged in a brutal war with the rival planet Huk. Grievous has had many wives. One that he is currently married to is human Gravlyn. He boards a shuttle to take him to another battle, unaware that Dooku had planted an explosive device in it. He is mortally wounded in the resulting crash and what remains of his body is reconstructed with cybernetic limbs. Dooku then recruits him into the Separatist Army as his second-in-command.
southp wrote:So is Maul's skin actually red and black like that or is the character painting it on? If it's natural there's a guy who was born to be evil.
I don't entirely understand this, but Wookieepedia says:
Like the rest of his kin, Maul was subjected, shortly after birth, to an initiation ritual during which he was immersed in a "magic" oily bath, and covered head to toe in black and red tattoos. Later stripped of his black Nightbrother markings, Maul was left solely red-skinned. Agonizing Sith tattoos were applied personally by Darth Sidious in an attempt to cleanse Maul's mind as well as demonstrating Maul's complete dedication to the dark side.
All the battles sucked in the prequels. At least with the battle in Ep3 there is some anger and desperation. And terrible lines and delivery but at least there is some emotion.
is there a release date for new blu rays? or is it just a hope that they will release a good version?
and i love the idea of the Machete order, but im thinking for someone who hasnt watched any of them but has an idea of what they will see when they watch them, i think ill go with the original trilogy, then the prequels if there is enough interest, but once i own all of the movies i definitely plan to watch them in machete order.
i know none of the movies are on netflix, anyone know if i can watch them on amazon prime?
is there a release date for new blu rays? or is it just a hope that they will release a good version?
and i love the idea of the Machete order, but im thinking for someone who hasnt watched any of them but has an idea of what they will see when they watch them, i think ill go with the original trilogy, then the prequels if there is enough interest, but once i own all of the movies i definitely plan to watch them in machete order.
i know none of the movies are on netflix, anyone know if i can watch them on amazon prime?
I don't believe they are streaming on either service.
