but I kinda like this one. Complete with kinda blah blooper reel at the end. Opening credits take about 57 seconds so the good stuff starts after about a minute.
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I tried to think of ways to describe what I felt while watching this. After a deep breath I realized that what I really wanted to see was the thing done without lightsabers. Or the force powers.
Here's my thing; If you're gonna do lightsabers and force powers, then don't do it in a well lit parking lot wearing regular people clothes. If you are gonna go through with having lightsabers and force powers, at least go the extra couple feet and make some goofy costumes. (Hey that goofball kid made a fucking Halo costume and weapons from cardboard you have no excuse.)
If you want to do some fight choreography and capoeira stunts, then do that wearing the regular clothes and some props. That's great. But this weird half assed hybrid, I just don't see the point.
Hey that's my opinion though.
Over a million and a half views of this too. Crazy.
Their fantasy world probably involved our Universe, our time-line, but with jedi.
One of the dudes in this production isn't pulling his weight.
They have parking garages like that on Malastare.
I enjoyed this, even the long atmosphere-establishing credits.
Thanks Ruby! I sat thru the credits and once the action started, I thought it was a pretty good college level production. Far better than I could do anyway. I enjoyed it!
I don't understand the love for lightsabers. Can someone explain?
The way I see it, if your civilization has the technology to build light sabers, wouldn't you also have laser guns that would just fry people from afar and save you the trouble of having to fight like this?
Sorry! I know this not a romantic view, but I can't help it.
Odori, you're obviously trolling.
Odori, are you saying that hokey religions and ancient weapons are no match for a good blaster at your side?
If you can win a fight, or a battle, or a war with inferior weapons and superior skill, then you will have won the greater victory. Your opponent will come back at you with larger and more unwieldy weapons until they bankrupt their treasury or retreat in shame.
P.S. I totally made this up.
I for one would like to see a giant battlefield version of the light saber, which the rebels would roll out on a two-wheeled cart, like a howitzer.
I wanted to keep with canon, so it has legs instead of wheels.
Sorry, Galspanic... I guess I'm guilty as charged...
Lungclops - Yes! Exactly.
Mr. Pony - the US would never retreat in shame!
Btw, I watched "Star Wars" for the first time last night. And my friend, who has seen it many many times, told me that in Episodes I-III (the movies made most recently) you learn that light sabers can deflect (or bend?) gun rays. Or something like that. So it sounds like the light sabers are SUPERIOR to these gun lasers I would use.
Whoa. I imagine that depending on who was piloting that Saber-Walker, it might move like a guy writing his name in the snow with pee.
Odori, I'm pleased that you've finally watched Star Wars, and even more eager to hear what you thought of it. I have this deep suspicion that while it's a pretty good movie, our love of it is colored by the fact that we saw the thing at a very tender age, the same way we all look back with fondness on specific candy from our childhood. It's exciting and rare to find someone who's just seen it fresh, as an adult. Please, if you can find the time--post a review!
P.S. I will trade you for a review of some girl thing, or some smart person thing.
Wow, Galspanic, thanks! And thank you for giving it a nice wrinkly foreskin around the base.
I think a lightsaber in the hands of a non-jedi would be ineffective. Without the ability to deflect those GUN LASERS, it's a pretty useless weapon.
But I had similar thoughts to Odori's when watching these movies. The galaxy's small arms technology clearly hasn't evolved in parallel with their planet exploding technology.
I'm going to put on my nerd hat here and agree that lightsabers are useless unless you've learned to use the force:
(From the scene where Luke is getting zapped by the floating baseball)
Luke: "You mean it controls my actions?"
Obiwan: "Partially, but it also obeys your commands."
At this point in the story, he's still getting zapped by the training ball pretty often. He doesn't get to the point where he can effectively defend against blasters until after he's trained with Yoda in Dagobah.
When we were kids, I think it's safe to say that we all (everyone who watched Star Wars, that is) thought lightsabers were cool. It's a more personal form of combat, and they were used effectively to advance the story. Vader and Obiwan's conflict was personal, so we got a lightsaber fight. After Luke completes most of his training, and goes to rescue his friends, his conflict with Vader is personal - hence another lightsaber fight. The emergence of the glowing blades was a signal that something significant was going on in the story.
I think this is one of the reasons that the I-III flicks felt so flat. No one really had any personal conflicts. Lightsabers were just weapons. Door? Lightsaber. Droids? Lightsaber. Hence when we get to the first confrontation with the Sith, there's no impact. It's just another fight. Sith? Lightsaber. Count Duku? Lightsaber. It's visual junk food to make up for the complete lack of a story.
That said, for what it was, I thought this scene was pretty well put together, although the setup and arc reminded me a little more of Highlander than Star Wars.
Stuck jar? Light saber. Cold soup? Light saber. Root canal? Light saber.
And if you order now, we'll give you this handy 3-in-1 light shaver. Perfect for all your light shaving needs! Unwanted hair or nano-droids? The light-shaver solves all your microsized lightsabering problems!
Mr. Pony - it's a deal! I'll try to write some basic impressions I had.
I'm trying to think of something I can make you watch and analyze in exchange... I haven't had any luck so far. I don't think anything I watched as a kid made the kind of impression on me that Star Wars made on you guys.
Kamapuaa - your explanation of the force and lightsabers makes perfect sense.
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