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Re: Another one of those 'what's wrong with TPM' posts
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Fri, 2 Jun 2000 09:51:10 GMT
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I never read any books from any of the two authors you are mentioning
here, but here is a good reading, from one of the most "trusty" (IMHO of
course) SW reference sites around the net:
http://www.synicon.com.au/sw/myth/myth.htm
Title: "Post ROTJ Apocrypha"
Actually all of the site is full of with very interesting articles.
Selçuk
Mike Petrucelli wrote:
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> In lugnet.starwars, Dave Johann writes:
> > > TPM was meant to be a picture of the Old Republic, just as it's starting to
> > > crumble. It was meant to show the Jedi in the height of their grandeur
> > > and ability. It was meant to show political maneuverings of a
> > > pre-emperor Palpatine.
> >
> > Very true. It is intended to show the fall of the Old Republic, the skillful
> > connivings of a little known senator from Naboo, and how one boy can have such • a
> > dramatic effect on the fate of the universe.
> >
> > > It's the FIRST CHAPTER, people. Who quits reading a book after the first
> > > chapter, declaring that the book sucks?
> >
> > Me, if it's one of the Kevin J. Anderson books. Fortunately, the other SWEU
> > writers actually know what they are writing about. Timothy Zahn comes to mind.
>
> What?! Anderson does a far more competent job than Zahn. I swear Zahn thought
> he was writing Trek novels. Lets see he describes Turbolasers as a beam
> (like phasers) in stead of bolts, he gave and X-wing a crappy sub-space antena
> instead of a hyperwave transceiver. Zahn was the first EU writer and
> conseqently the least scruitinized. (Why does everyone in Zahn's books have
> shimmery hair?) Don't get me wrong he writes good plots but he is really bad
> at the details.
>
> [snip]
>
> > I should point out that audiences as a whole are getting...dumber. If you • don't
> > spell everything out for them, they just won't get it. Audiences would rather
> > see a 2 hour music video with special effects galore than a 2 hour great
> story.
>
> Yup, very annoying isn't it.
> > >
> > > Apparently Palpatine's maneuverings were so skillful they went
> > > unnoticed by many of the critics and me-too critics out there... then again,
> > > the critics hated the original movies as well.
> >
> > Critics should be ignored. Their training is irrelevant. Go with your gut
> > instinct and quit listening to what the 'paid professionals' (bribed folks • with
> > connections) tell you.
> > >
> > > I will admit that TPM had its problems with acting and perhaps people
> > > had trouble following the plot... but it's not the horrible mess that the
> > > me-too bandwagon likes to preach about.
> >
> > Granted, Anakin whined far too much for my tastes, but he is a kid raised as a
> > slave on a desert planet. He had reason to whine. Jar-Jar had no such reason.
> > Pull the lightsaber out of Qui-Jonn's rear and the acting their might have • been
> > worth watching as well.
> > >
> > > I suppose I was able to follow the movie because I cared about the story
> > > to begin with... so maybe one of the problems lies in the film's inability to
> > > easily convey its plot.
> >
> > Exactly. I truly enjoyed TPM. I felt the story was far surerior to ANH and • ROTJ.
> > Jar-Jar was what killed it for me. Remember- 2hr video vs. plot. Which sells
> > more tickets? The video. This is also the reason you can't find the 6 hour
> > version of Dune. Only the 2 hour version is readily available.
> >
> > -Dave
> > >
> > > ~Mark
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