Original title, no? No? Ok, well it's a review of Ep. I.
Unbelievable, it's been almost 10 years since TPM came out. I admit I wasn't really impressed very much the first time I saw it. But that may have been because I was already in a foul mood because the theater mixed up my ticket purchase and I wasn't in the big-screen theater, and my popcorn was cold.
I did like the story, and the effects, and the lightsaber duels were fantastic! The costumes were amazing, and at last I had JEDI! But pod-racing left me cold, and the cutesy bit of Anakin winning the Battle of Naboo single-handedly was a little much, but on the other hand, it was not much more of a reach of the imagination than a fresh-faced farm boy hitting a small, thermal exhaust port.
Liam Neeson was ruggedly handsome as the maverick Jedi Master Qui-Gon Jinn. Liam's the only man on earth, IMO, who can make a kilt look sexy (See "Rob Roy"), not even my beloved Ewan can do it that well. He also makes rumpled Jedi robes look sexy. But I digress! His calm and clear delivery of his lines really conveyed the essence of a Jedi master.
Ewan McGregor gave a real life to Obi-Wan Kenobi, one of our most iconic characters. At last Obi-Wan has a back-story! He's real! Well, real as far as the saga goes. So he was young and reckless at one time, just like he said!
Ewan of course was amazingly gorgeous in his equally rumpled robes. I think it would be difficult for an actor to step into a role made famous by someone as accomplished as Sir Alec Guinness, but Ewan (we're on a first name basis) makes Obi-Wan come to life, complete with sweat and tears.
Ian McDiarmid was truly evil-in-waiting as Senator Palpatine, and who doesn't love a badass Jedi like Samuel L. Jackson? Natalie Portman was good as Padme, and Yoda was Yoda, you can't top that.
Jar-Jar was just Jar-Jar. Maybe if my popcorn had been hot, I would have been more in tune to hating him, but he did make me laugh.
Up next? Episode II!
13 comments:
leia19886
Someone get this big walking carpet out of my way ...
date Posted: Feb 19, 2009 5:43 PM
nice review Gidrea!!
Ewan did do a great job playing a young Obi-Wan. Sir Alec Guinness was a wonderfull actor. The is no filling those shoes.
Ian McDiarmid is just awesome at playing evil!
Samuel L. Jackson - - best bad a## around
I look forward to Episode II
nob01
Oil Bath Bubbles
date Posted: Feb 19, 2009 6:08 PM
Lots of rumpled men in this review.
:^O
Cousin Itt
You don't know how to fix the hyperdrive...!
date Posted: Feb 20, 2009 5:51 AM
I like the rumpled references....great review.
Lets not forget Darth Maul - although covered in black and red paint - it made the discovery of the lovely Ray Park underneath all the sweeter... and that was a fantastic lightsaber fight...if a bit short.
TPM was a bit of a damp squid for me...but over the years on re-watching it has improved substantially.
amidalooine
The Emotional Galaxy
date Posted: Feb 20, 2009 8:33 AM
Up next? Episode II!
And with a review like this, I can't wait!
the cutesy bit of Anakin winning the Battle of Naboo single-handedly was a little much, but on the other hand, it was not much more of a reach of the imagination than a fresh-faced farm boy hitting a small, thermal exhaust port.
Perfect! I thought the exact same thing and am glad to see I'm not the only one
Gidrea Lightsky
The Galaxy According to Gidrea
date Posted: Feb 20, 2009 8:46 AM
I look forward to Episode II
Later today!
Lots of rumpled men in this review.
I like 'em that way! :x
and that was a fantastic lightsaber fight...if a bit short.
Maul does come out on the short end of that! :)
but over the years on re-watching it has improved substantially.
Exactly! It improves after you've seen the others, too.
And with a review like this, I can't wait!
I have a feeling you won't like it!
I thought the exact same thing and am glad to see I'm not the only one!
The difference being that I actually LIKE Luke.
ewanandhaydenfan5
I Have You Now!
date Posted: Feb 20, 2009 10:16 AM
Liam's the only man on earth, IMO, who can make a kilt look sexy (See "Rob Roy"), not even my beloved Ewan can do it that well.
I beg to differ. :x
Lets not forget Darth Maul...and that was a fantastic lightsaber fight
Absolutely! It's my fav lightsaber fight of the saga. Maul is pure evil; he doesn't even engage in the banter we usually hear in lightsaber duels.
The Stooge
Star Wars Joke-A-Day
date Posted: Feb 20, 2009 10:30 AM
Well, apparently you can top Yoda, since they're replacing the Episode I puppet with CGI, right?
The Viridian Saber
Virtual Unrealities (A victim of Order 66.)
date Posted: Feb 20, 2009 7:01 PM
Unbelievable, it's been almost 10 years since TPM came out.
Yeah, it is pretty unbelievable. 10 years. 10 long years.
The costumes were amazing, and at last I had JEDI!
Jedi! The glistening jewel on the gilded crown that is Star Wars. If it wasn't for them, Star Wars would've have died for me so long ago. They're beautiful. And that's all.
Liam Neeson was ruggedly handsome as the maverick Jedi Master Qui-Gon Jinn.
:x :x :x :x :x
Qui-Gon Jinn, the ultimate proponent of the light side of the Force. My greatest hero, my grandest dream.
He's real! Well, real as far as the saga goes.
He is so real! That's why he just breaks my heart into tiny pieces every time.
but Ewan (we're on a first name basis) makes Obi-Wan come to life, complete with sweat and tears.
Are we now? :p Yes, he certainly did.
Ian McDiarmid was truly evil-in-waiting as Senator Palpatine
Ian's awesome. I just shudder when he talks sometimes.
Natalie Portman was good as Padme
Ech, I beg to differ. She was okay.
Darth_Hiram
A Journey into The Force
date Posted: Feb 21, 2009 6:13 AM
The casting was pretty darn good for the roles. Even if I see the actors in other movies now, my mind always thinks of their SW personas. Especially Ian McDiarmid ... such a chilling portrayal of Palpatine / Sidious.
Gidrea Lightsky
The Galaxy According to Gidrea
date Posted: Feb 21, 2009 6:55 AM
I beg to differ.
Ewan would be pleased!
Well, apparently you can top Yoda, since they're replacing the Episode I puppet with CGI, right?
But he' still YODA! Short, green, cranky and wise!
That's why he just breaks my heart into tiny pieces every time.
Oh yes, I know the feeling. :_|
She was okay.
Good=OK, rather than great or fantastic or amazing.
Even if I see the actors in other movies now, my mind always thinks of their SW personas
No matter where I see them!
starwarsfan_84
Some Nerd's Opinion
date Posted: Feb 24, 2009 4:12 PM
I love Obi-Wan too, but not in the same way. My sister loves him in that way though. I distinctly remember her gasping as soon as he let down his hood in the beginning of The Phantom Menace and asked me who he was. She couldn't believe that attractive man was Obi-Wan Kenobi.
Dany340
date Posted: Feb 27, 2009 2:58 PM
Thats funny , I like Obi Wan in the way you do starwarsfan_84 , hes my favorite!!!!
The best jedi ever , and the coolest!!!!!! Hes been my favorite sense forever!!!
Dany340 aka "Dany Kenobi"
JediMelindaWolf
Try not. Do. Or do not. There is no try.
date Posted: Mar 03, 2009 8:54 AM
So he was young and reckless at one time
Weren't we all? ;)
I close this trip down Memory Lane with TPM, the story that started it all . . . in a way. Thank you so very much, gl. I've enjoyed every moment of it. :D
I'm looking forward to your future musings, and, as always . . .
MTFBWY :)
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