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Movie Saturday
So, Star Wars. We didn't have time to go before we left for our vacation and we sure didn't go while we were gone because we are thrifty people and we paid less for both of us than we would have had to pay for one of us in Stockholm. Okay, that's a lie. Well, it's not a lie that it's cheaper here than there, but it is a lie that it's the reason we didn't go. We didn't go because we were busy almost every waking second, and none of those plans would have allowed for easy Star Wars action.
(I contemplate calling it Suck Wars, but that would imply that there was another contender for the title, and I am not so sure that there could possibly be any to compare.)
I guess the brief version is that we didn't really like it all that much. M has been very nice to me all afternoon because he felt guilty for dragging me to a movie I wasn't excited about seeing, and was bad enough that he, a long-time Star Wars fan, was bored. Bad enough that he is no longer planning to purchase all three of the new movies.
1. What the hell is with the coughing robot? Monsieur Grevious nearly coughed up a lung, or a prosthetic limb at least, in his first scene while (strenuously, I guess) walking ten feet. Strangely, his dehabillitating cough had disappeared by his big fight scene, but the question is, why was he coughing like that to begin with? I gather that it was some sort of living being--at least, with a couple of living parts--but I didn't really see any lungs. And even if he DID have lungs that DID cause him to cough like he is inches from his deathbed.. well, 98% of your body is made of metal, dude. Maybe you could have come up with a better solution for that, too?
2. M keeps bringing up that whole thing about Padme dying of a broken heart. "What are they?" he asks me in disgust. "Seven? They're more of a drama queen than you are!"
3. If you love me like a brother, for God's sake, don't leave me to die an agonizing death by the side of a lake of fire. While my body is engulfed in flames, why don't you do me a favor and lob my head off or something.. you know, in the name of family? That might also prevent me from.. well.. being the evil bad guy for three more movies.
So, that's how we spent our afternoon. We had great plans of productivity but we didn't end up getting a whole lot done, due to watching two movies and eating a couple of meals and all that. The other movie we watched was Big Fish, and.. oh, my, what an odd movie. Think.. Forrest Gump meets Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood, but weirder. It was good, though. And there's a scene where someone points out that some people tell a story straight through, and it might get done faster but it's doesn't make a good story. And I nudged M and gave him a meaningful stare and he laughed a lot, for a long time. His wife, you know. She can't tell a short story to save her life. Although honestly, I really hope she is never called on to tell a story in order to save her life, short or otherwise.
(I contemplate calling it Suck Wars, but that would imply that there was another contender for the title, and I am not so sure that there could possibly be any to compare.)
I guess the brief version is that we didn't really like it all that much. M has been very nice to me all afternoon because he felt guilty for dragging me to a movie I wasn't excited about seeing, and was bad enough that he, a long-time Star Wars fan, was bored. Bad enough that he is no longer planning to purchase all three of the new movies.
1. What the hell is with the coughing robot? Monsieur Grevious nearly coughed up a lung, or a prosthetic limb at least, in his first scene while (strenuously, I guess) walking ten feet. Strangely, his dehabillitating cough had disappeared by his big fight scene, but the question is, why was he coughing like that to begin with? I gather that it was some sort of living being--at least, with a couple of living parts--but I didn't really see any lungs. And even if he DID have lungs that DID cause him to cough like he is inches from his deathbed.. well, 98% of your body is made of metal, dude. Maybe you could have come up with a better solution for that, too?
2. M keeps bringing up that whole thing about Padme dying of a broken heart. "What are they?" he asks me in disgust. "Seven? They're more of a drama queen than you are!"
3. If you love me like a brother, for God's sake, don't leave me to die an agonizing death by the side of a lake of fire. While my body is engulfed in flames, why don't you do me a favor and lob my head off or something.. you know, in the name of family? That might also prevent me from.. well.. being the evil bad guy for three more movies.
So, that's how we spent our afternoon. We had great plans of productivity but we didn't end up getting a whole lot done, due to watching two movies and eating a couple of meals and all that. The other movie we watched was Big Fish, and.. oh, my, what an odd movie. Think.. Forrest Gump meets Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood, but weirder. It was good, though. And there's a scene where someone points out that some people tell a story straight through, and it might get done faster but it's doesn't make a good story. And I nudged M and gave him a meaningful stare and he laughed a lot, for a long time. His wife, you know. She can't tell a short story to save her life. Although honestly, I really hope she is never called on to tell a story in order to save her life, short or otherwise.
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I really enjoyed Big Fish in a "What the hey-tang??" kind of way.
not sticking up for it, but...
2. I thought it was dumb, too, but because I'd figured Padme married Senator Organa. I'd totally give up Hayden Christiansen for Jimmy Smits.
3. I rationalize this because there was no way Anakin could have become Vader if Obi-Wan was allowed to kill him. Literally, Obi-Wan could not allow himself to kill Anakin, be it to be merciful or not. Obi-Wan became attached and it clouded his judgement. Thus reinforcing the Jedi rule against it. Or something. In any case, had Obi-Wan killed Anakin, he would've been dead and there would have been no Vader. Talk about a continuity problem!
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