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Re: TPM Rules
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Date: 
Thu, 1 Jun 2000 13:22:53 GMT
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  I could go on, but it's getting sort of late. It may seem that I'm
nitpicking, but these things really bothered me while watching the film.  I
know George is selling to the N64 generation, and he's not concerned with
nebulous issues like strategy and logic, but come on, George!

Lots of reasonable questions - see my other post ('what's wrong with TPM' thread)
for the long version of why I see all these questions and criticisms as moot.  I
really think that considering the movie as a film is erroneous, and it should more
appropriately be considered a piece of art.  Which you can still criticize of
course, but it's always pretty self-defeating; "the artist should or shouldn't have
done this" doesn't hold much water when you're referring to an individual
expression of a vision.  It's kind of like saying "your opinion is wrong", or "you
shouldn't like that color".

-shaun



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(...) Oh, come on! Calling it a piece of art sounds a lot like a smokescreen tactic intended to remove the film from discussions of quality. Even if it is "a piece of art," why can’t it also be considered a film, which it most certainly is? You are, (...) (24 years ago, 1-Jun-00, to lugnet.starwars)

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(...) I've seen it enough--and without any bees nor bonnets--to form my opinion without gushing and without undue negativity. Some facts remain, though, that keep me from embracing this film as lovingly as you do: 1) The oft-mentioned "she's a (...) (24 years ago, 1-Jun-00, to lugnet.starwars)

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