You know what would have been a better romance? If Padme had been the one to pursue Anakin. Instead of this guy who has ignored ten years of Jedi training to obsess over a pretty girl he met when he was kid, Padme could have fallen for her badass Jedi protector and made an impulsive move that Anakin rebuffs because of his vows, but which prompts him to think for the first time about how the Jedi Order have taken away his chance to find love.
The part that had me laughing was Amidala packing, her irritated expression as Anakin whined, and Mark decoding what she was obviously thinking: "...shut the f*ck up, already." 🤣
I always assumed the 'jar jar binks thing' was a deliberate decision by the writers. Something along the lines of 'Hey guys, everyone loathes jar jar so lets just go with it. In the next movie we'll have him do something really dumb. That way he becomes an utterly despised character even within the Star Wars universe'.
I felt the exact same way about the title. When I first heard the title, I was like "Oh yeah, the Clone War. We get to see them fight the clones." Then I saw the movie and I was like, "Oh, the clones are fighting for the Republic? Against the droids? And they're only in it for like the last 20 minutes of the movie? Oookay, that felt a bit deceptive." Also, I cannot believe the puppet Yoda in The Phantom Menace. It looks awful. The puppet Yoda from Empire looked so much better and that was like 25 years before that! Unbelievable.
They made a huge mistake in trying to make the puppet in Phantom look younger, but at least they tried and didn't use more CG. The CG is just too overpowering in all these prequels, I feel like I'm watching a cartoon half the time.
Joe A. Verage you damn know that he didn't say this at all. The thing is, that thew OT used it's cutting edge technology to tell the story. main focus was always ont he story. The pushed the boundaries of technology while doing that, but that wasn't the main intention. In the prequels the intention changed. I have no problem with them using CGI in Star Wars. In fact, there are SOME changes in the Star Wars Special Edition that are very welcome. Like replacing the lightsaber blades with CG ones or cleaning up the framing from the models. It's good that the X-Wings now look like they're floating in space and you don't see the weird flciker around them where they were edited with 70's tech. But in the Prequels they relied on CG for everything. Litereally everything. ANd it hurt the performances. YOu can really feel, that the actors don't know where they are. They are not in some epic space location, no, they are in a blue box. That wouldn't matter if the director knew how to work with that. Look at Avatar. It's all CG as well and although the sotry is even shitier than the prequels, at least the actors act like they are on that lush planet and not in a blue box. Why? BEcause James Cameron did a good job at telling the actors what's going on in that blue box right now. Some scenes are just sooo void of emotion because the performances, the fake CG-look and the flat camerawork don't do nothing at all. The only thing saving such scenes is John William's score. Seriously, take Anakin running into Palpatine's flat to witnesss the fight between Palpatine and WIndu. It's a totally stale shot of Christensen running a few steps and then strolling chilled out of frame. No performance, no cameramovement, but at least the music is dramatic so you don't notice it right away
Ira ProV wello, I admit, I exaggerated a bit,. but there is still more blue and green screen than real sets. I know that because I DID watch the BTS footage. The sets that have been build mostly (!) covered the basics. There were like 2 pillars and a floor and that would be the Jedi temple...the rest CG! They are even bragging about how there is so little real things in their movie
But they can dare to have outdated effects since the characters hold up The visuals are everything holding together the prequels since they distract you from the 1st draft script Oh and regarding the enhancements: Again, I like the polishing of the rougher 70's effects and additions like the windows for cloud city....but Jabba? The beak of the Sarlacc? Those robots and creatures in Mos Eisley? That's sooooo bad CGI, it baffled me even when I was 10.
same here man, well sort of. I remembered when younger only watching a few scenes from the prequels that I likes and fast forwarding the rest of the films. I loved all of them back then but I guess a part of me realized they were bad. And I got older and realized "these movies suck" I am actually seeing people have the same change that you had.
+wildcardsniper He didn't do it for camoflauge, Boba was about 13 or 14 when he gave the armor a new paint job. He did it to look more badass, seriously.
Honestly, I don't think Boba Fett needed a backstory, not when the main plot of the movie was so God damn slow. I know he became a fan favourite, but his role in the original trilogy really isn't all that important. He could have been switched out with any other bounty hunter with any other kind of personality, which I really think was the very reason why he became so popular. Boba Fett could literally have been anyone. We didn't even know what he looked like under the helmet, and everyone just projected all of these badass fantasies on to him that could all equally have been true.
Honestly, I think the most underrated character in all the Prequels is Padme's hair stylist. That person should get a medal for all the effort and patience they put into their work!
I just can't believe how many times I watched the prequels hoping they would magically get better and make sense. I've watched each prequel about 15 times individually... I'm so ashamed...
Why feel ashamed for something you obviously enjoy? you don't watch something 15 times because you don't like it. if society is forcing you to feel ashamed that screw society
RE the Jango Fett fight. The most feared bounty hunter in the universe utilizes the element of surprise to unleash the mightiest weapon ever. A freaking lasso. WTActualF.
9:54 Actually you can see the shadow of his head coming out of his mask. ..... which, to be honest, would actually be worse than the head being in the mask because Jango's severed head would probably be lying in plain sight where his son can see it.
Yoda fighting with a lightsaber pissed me off beyond all reckoning. The cloning world, Jango Fett and intrigue part was interesting. The crazy huge battle at the end was cool to see. Everything else was beneath notice.
malignor The crazy huge battle at the end was considered to be the worst part of the entire movie. Do you even realize how repetitive the background fighting scenes were? GL shot each scene separately at pasted in the scene. Therefore, lot's of fighting squeal were re-played multiple times in the background!
Until you pointed it out, I always blamed Jar Jar for the downfall and collapse of the galaxy. But you’re right, It’s actually Padme’s fault for giving him representative power in the first place.. So in Revenge of the Sith, when she does her whole “so that’s how democracy ends” spiel, she has no one to blame but herself..
hey man, great videos! like your take on the prequels, you point out a lot of the flaws, but I also like that you're fair and point out things you actually liked, which proves you aren't just bashing everything about the movie for the sake of it.
The most positive thing I can say about "Attack of the Clones" is that Hayden Christensen went to my High School. =) The thing I found most jarring about Anakin was his conflicting behaviour. We're told that turning to the dark side of the Force means giving into raw emotions so Anakin being immature seems fitting enough. And yet as Darth Vader he was cooler than a cucumber hardly ever losing his temper. This is one of those weird inconsistencies which I think needed more fleshing out in the writing process.
All the scenes with Obi Wan are really good where he’s discovering the clone army and then how he finds the separatists forming. If if had focused more on Obi Wan rather than Anakin and Padme it would’ve been a decent movie.
4:40 It really bummed me out that Jar Jar Binks gave up comedic hijinks to become a representative in the galactic senate. It sucked all the fun out of it for episodes 2 and 3.
The droid doesn't spread open the window, it uses like a scanning light on the window; that green expending square is nothing more than like a green laser pointer. Once it does that green square thing, then it cuts a small hole into the glass window before releasing the bugs. Edit: Jango didn't target the Jedi because well; Zam was about to reveal Jango. Had he killed one Jedi, the other would still hear Zam say "Jango Fett", and once Jango hits one Jedi, I'm pretty sure the other will pick up on that before he can be hit himself. It's safer to kill Zam before she reveals Jango than it is to take a change in trying to kill both Jedi. Edit: It's not a pear. It's CGI fruit.
wow, you really bent backwards to defend stupid decisions. If a droid cut open the glass, so could have jango. And, the best bounty hunter in the universe would surely have been able to shoot 2 poison darts in short enough time to take out those 2 jedis
I mean the thing with Jango killing the assassin he had hired instead of the TWO Jedis seems to me quite logical. First of all, the fella apparently wanted to go unrecognized, so he therefore hired someone else to carry out the riskiest part of the order. This would not happen for a first time in history, and I'm now talkin' about real-world and cinematic assassinations alike. Secondly, I don't know if he, Jango, is anyhow able to shoot two venomous darts or spikes or whatever it was AT ONCE, and aimed at TWO SEPARATE targets, but even if he were, I myself would rather go with the bungler who botched up the order and got caught, because there simply was no certainty that he could take on TWO Jedis at once, and in addition, still stay in secrecy in a concern of his identity and the whole business of his. I mean those guys neither had known nor learnt who he was and they just very briefly saw a rip-off of Commando Cody swiftly flying away from there. And thirdly, even if he somehow managed to kill both Jedis, no-one knows what kind of shitstorm he would thus get himself and his employer into. Why? Because those were frakkin' Jedis!!! Now go and try to shoot dead two cops here in this real world; especially in the USA. Fuck, man, I'd sure as hell not want this. But finally, I must agree that the female assassin should have tried and pulled it off herself and not sent there the droid instead. :-) In addition, you forgot to bring up the last link and that was the worms. The droid, again, wouldn't have done it itself. :-)
I love the prequels. I enjoyed them very much when they came out and they fit in quite well with the OT, which always held a special place in my heart. The prequels could've be done better, but that applies to 99% of all movies. They brought me much joy, love the music and the video game revival that those prequels started. Nothing that the despicable disney wars can even come close to.
Jenga Fett (sigh, my apologies in advance to all the Star Wars fans if I spelled that wrong) really kind of got the raw end of that deal. Here's an idea, instead of paying an assassin to do YOUR JOB FOR YOU who uses a robot to do HIS JOB why didn't he just buy or build a robot (or since it's the future and robots are a common commodity surely the guy probably ALREADY owns one or even just outright steal and reprogram one) so the robot could do HIS JOB for him. I mean I'd rather steal a robot or buy a robot which I assume is much cheaper then wasting a huge chunk of his signage fee giving it away to an assassin who the guys who hired him to do would have been better off hiring her in the first place because you know, he's a bounty hunter AND SHE'S A SHAPE CHANGING ASSASSIN! Then again she fucked up badly so I guess maybe not the best candidate.
Why doesn't Natalie Portman get more shit for her performance in Star Wars? Yes she's a better actress now and yes she did have to deal with crap dialogue, but some her acting in this movie is AWFUL. Half the time it looks like she's not even trying. She & and Hayden are almost equally bad in this film in my opinion.
As it has been pointed out elsewhere, the only character in these prequels who actually undergoes a story arc is Palpatine. The prequels should have been his story, not Anakin's. Anakin should have been just a background character. We could have journeyed with Palpatine through his arc from Anakin's viewpoint.
You got my attention with the Jar Jar Binks tie to the genocide of the Jedi, all they protected.and the rise of the Galactic Empire. But true horror is contemplating George directing the Empire Strikes Back. The love story between Han and Leia...would never have had the gravity it did.,,,not to mention so very much else. Thanks dude. Kudos on your analysis.
"You're exactly the way I pictured you in all my dreams". And Padme's like.... "Yikes! Is he telling me he's been jerking off while fantasizing about me? Gross!!!!"
"Anakin is a whining Bitch" I think what they where trying to do is show how he got angry and was negative which is the path to the dark side, Personally i don't think they casted anakin wrong what so ever.
The problem is with Anakin to quote Plinkett: ''All we do is learn why he's angry'' we never got to know Anakin at all as a person other then he's pissed off all the time. We never get to really see his skills as a pilot other then ''spinning'', we never see any of his friendship with Obi-Wan other then talking about things we never get to see. Lucas just keeps shoving in obvious foreshadowing of his eventual fall as Darth Vader instead of giving him his own personality and character in which we can relate or care about.
The main issue I had with this movie is when Boba Fett picks Jango's head up, and the head doesn't fall out. I will say I like the CGI Yoda in the Prequels more than the puppet in Phantom Menace. The puppet looked kind of creepy sometimes. Jango Fett is one of my 3 favorite Star Wars characters behind General Grievous as my favorite character, and Boba Fett as my 2nd favorite character.
I watched the prequel trilogy first, which helped put up with the bad acting because who cared about acting when you were 5? It also made the original trilogy look SOOO much better. So I don't really hate the prequels as much as others do.
I got 10 more questions about star wars episode 2: attack of the clones: 1.Why is Samuel L. Jackson in episode 2 and 3 2. DAMN IT, why is Jar Jar back???? 3. Why didn't George just write that Palpatine made the death star? Would of made sense!?! 4. How do we get to 3 films before we get to see Pat may & Darth together? 5. Why does Pat may have A hat made out of A Evoke at 6:27? That Bitch, I like those Evokes. 6. Wouldn't the Jedi's technically be weaker with light savers against the republic with lazer guns? 7. Mark would of liked the theme song from the original trilogy, right? 8. Wh is Natalie Portman in this movie? 9. How did obi 1 and Darth Know about A hit on Pat May? 10. Is it me, or does this movie look horrible? ;)
On the title - I always thought it was supposed to be misdirection - like we're supposed to think the clones will attack the Republic - but, surprise! They're on the side of the Republic! But also, FORESHADOWING! They WILL eventually cause the downfall of the Republic! A huge chunk of the prequel trilogy is devoted to foreshadowing the original movies, while trying to use misdirection to confuse us as to how they'll get there.
Mace Windu....."we're keepers of the peace, not soldiers" then why were the Jedi all immediately made generals of the army? And their kid sidekicks carry the rank of commander?
I remember an old radio show in which an old woman was reading a comic book called either "The Attack of the Clones" or "the phantom menace." I heard it again on an old time radio show, but sadly I didn't make a note of its name. Maybe someone could find it. Lucas might have used that for the name of his movie. Also, characters with no depth are 2 dimensional, not 1 dimensional.
So, Padmerda just finished her "term of office" as queen and now has been "demoted" to senator? I'm really VERY curious about now the Naboonian political system works... But apparently, for her sake, the salary stayed the same...
I've typed and deleted several things because I try not to get too involved about opinions but a lot of the questions you ask in this video are easily answerable using a simple bit of logic. I'll tackle the Jar Jar one for example: You may not have liked the midiclorian explanation of the force but it takes star wars out of the mystical magical realm and seats it closer to reality, it also ties in with a central theme in TPM which is about the connections all living things have. One of the lessons learned in that movie was that the humans on Naboo aren't the only intelligent sentient life, so why wouldn't the Gunguns be able to nominate a Senator to serve alongside Amidala in the Senate? And who better than a decorated war hero (yup, Jar Jar). So Amidala isn't just randomly giving Jar Jar charge of her seat, she's deferring to the junior senator from Naboo. In addition, I think these 3 movies are about the rise and fall of Anakin but I wouldn't call him the protagonist. If there is one point of view that you can point to with the most regularity it's that of Obi-wan. Anakin is the antagonist, hence why he sounds like a whiny bitch. Just my point of view though.
BEST TO WORST: The Empire Strikes Back A New Hope The Force Awakens Revenge of the Sith Return of the Jedi The Phantom Menace Attack of the Clones Can't help but wonder where Episodes VIII and IX and the Anthology Movies will go in the Future.
+cancer sucks Disagree, you can say those lines without being whiney. In fact you should go over every line of his and try and redo them in your head with an angry tone, but not whiney. The dialogue could be better yes, but it didn't have to be done so badly.
Gandoan He worked with the script the best he could. The whiny aspect, which i don't really notice, could've just been part of Anakin's character. The character can be kind of a brat.
cancer sucks Its true Lucas could have directed him to be like that. Which is extremely sad, Darth Vader, the most bad ass in the entire Star Wars universe reduced to a whiney brat. I wouldnt mind if he were angry, but not whiney. I wish the actor had the courage of Harrison Ford who actually changed his lines so Han Solo wouldnt have been a romantic sap.
If you watch this movie on DVD it's chapter structure is perfect to just scene skip all of the Anakin and Padme romance. Watch it this way and the movie is a streamlined action movie that is kind of enjoyable. This isn't a cheap shot at any actor involved just a way to make the movie's pacing issues disappear.
Anakin isn't the protagonist of the Prequels. The Hexalogy is about Anakin/Vader, but Anakin is like the Harry Osborn (superior Raimi series) of the trilogy, he's the best friend who wants more and gets corrupted by his desires. The protagonist of the Prequels is really none other than Obi-Wan Kenobi. I mean really Obi-Wan was in TPM since the beginning (I mean even in ANH it didn't take very long to get to Luke) and he had far more to do than Anakin. Really Anakin just blew up the Droid Control Ship and killed Dooku. Obi-Wan, defeated (not kill, Savage Opress helped him come back) Darth Maul, tracked down Jango Fett, discovered the Separatist on Geonosis and revealed everything (before being captured), killed General Grievous, barely survived Order 66 being the first Sidious executed the order on and defeated Darth Vader leaving him after he burned alive. Interesting when you think about how two things make something totally new; Story of Obi-Wan + Story of Luke = Story of Anakin/Vader
Worst Star Wars movie by a long shot....the main problem is Hayden Christensen simply cannot act. He has proven this in many films, but it's especially bad here.
You almost made it with the "asteroid" part of your review. Yes, Obi-Wan followed Jango.... and..... and.... THIS: Little Boba LEARNED something that helped him discover Han years later in ESB. Right? Hey, ya almost got there.
@@isaywhateveriwantandyougot7421 well, I'm pretty sure it was hereditary in that case, and it would make more sense also for Padme (her parents have died, so she remain the queen)
When I saw the sequels it changed me man! My out look on star wars is dimmed. They shit on Luke, han, and Leia! Flying through space is not a Jedi power!
I thought these movies were ok...great effects.....but the heart is gone. The original three had chemistry....like Cannonball Run. Great chemistry and heart. It’s the caliber of the actors.
You know what would have been a better romance? If Padme had been the one to pursue Anakin. Instead of this guy who has ignored ten years of Jedi training to obsess over a pretty girl he met when he was kid, Padme could have fallen for her badass Jedi protector and made an impulsive move that Anakin rebuffs because of his vows, but which prompts him to think for the first time about how the Jedi Order have taken away his chance to find love.
How dare you try to ruin this movie with what would have been a much better plot!
i love how he laughs when anakin gets his hand cut off.
The ducking acting in this crapfest as the stomach turns
The part that had me laughing was Amidala packing, her irritated expression as Anakin whined, and Mark decoding what she was obviously thinking: "...shut the f*ck up, already." 🤣
It was pretty hilarious.
You freaking blew my mind with the whole jar jar binks thing!!!
At least they have an evil Sith Lord for the upcoming movie, Darth Jar Jar Binks, Darth Binks, Darth Jar Jar?
night88junkie It sounds stupid no matter what. There's no point trying.
night88junkie Jar Jarth Vader
Yes. I pulled an expression like billy and ted would if asked a hard question
I always assumed the 'jar jar binks thing' was a deliberate decision by the writers. Something along the lines of 'Hey guys, everyone loathes jar jar so lets just go with it. In the next movie we'll have him do something really dumb. That way he becomes an utterly despised character even within the Star Wars universe'.
Yousa tinkin dat mesa did all of disa by accident? Yousa know nutten... heeheheheheh
lmfao
Lmfaooo
The Empire Strikes Back > A New Hope > Return of the Jedi > Revenge of the Sith > Then I stop caring enough to list the other two.
chiffmonkey Phantom Menace > Attack of The Clones lol
+chiffmonkey no. Empire > RotJ > New Hope > Revenge > who cares is correct
+TheSunStudio1 Yeah but it's not exactly like either is a good film.
Phantom Menace > Attack of the Clones
+chiffmonkey Empire > A New hope > Force Awakens > Return > Revenge > Phantom > Attack. My opinion :)
I felt the exact same way about the title. When I first heard the title, I was like "Oh yeah, the Clone War. We get to see them fight the clones." Then I saw the movie and I was like, "Oh, the clones are fighting for the Republic? Against the droids? And they're only in it for like the last 20 minutes of the movie? Oookay, that felt a bit deceptive."
Also, I cannot believe the puppet Yoda in The Phantom Menace. It looks awful. The puppet Yoda from Empire looked so much better and that was like 25 years before that! Unbelievable.
The title is misleading. All that build-up, vanished. ;(
the title isnt misleading at all. its called attack of the clones not the clone wars.
To be fair, the puppet Yoda from Phantom Menace looks horrendous, nothing like the one from Empire and Jedi, the CG looks much closer.
They made a huge mistake in trying to make the puppet in Phantom look younger, but at least they tried and didn't use more CG. The CG is just too overpowering in all these prequels, I feel like I'm watching a cartoon half the time.
Joe A. Verage you damn know that he didn't say this at all. The thing is, that thew OT used it's cutting edge technology to tell the story. main focus was always ont he story. The pushed the boundaries of technology while doing that, but that wasn't the main intention.
In the prequels the intention changed. I have no problem with them using CGI in Star Wars. In fact, there are SOME changes in the Star Wars Special Edition that are very welcome. Like replacing the lightsaber blades with CG ones or cleaning up the framing from the models. It's good that the X-Wings now look like they're floating in space and you don't see the weird flciker around them where they were edited with 70's tech.
But in the Prequels they relied on CG for everything. Litereally everything. ANd it hurt the performances. YOu can really feel, that the actors don't know where they are. They are not in some epic space location, no, they are in a blue box.
That wouldn't matter if the director knew how to work with that. Look at Avatar. It's all CG as well and although the sotry is even shitier than the prequels, at least the actors act like they are on that lush planet and not in a blue box. Why? BEcause James Cameron did a good job at telling the actors what's going on in that blue box right now.
Some scenes are just sooo void of emotion because the performances, the fake CG-look and the flat camerawork don't do nothing at all. The only thing saving such scenes is John William's score. Seriously, take Anakin running into Palpatine's flat to witnesss the fight between Palpatine and WIndu. It's a totally stale shot of Christensen running a few steps and then strolling chilled out of frame. No performance, no cameramovement, but at least the music is dramatic so you don't notice it right away
Ira ProV wello, I admit, I exaggerated a bit,. but there is still more blue and green screen than real sets. I know that because I DID watch the BTS footage.
The sets that have been build mostly (!) covered the basics. There were like 2 pillars and a floor and that would be the Jedi temple...the rest CG! They are even bragging about how there is so little real things in their movie
I suggest you watch the prequels again and see how the CGI hold ups. The Phantom Menace and attack of the clones looks very outdated now
But they can dare to have outdated effects since the characters hold up
The visuals are everything holding together the prequels since they distract you from the 1st draft script
Oh and regarding the enhancements: Again, I like the polishing of the rougher 70's effects and additions like the windows for cloud city....but Jabba? The beak of the Sarlacc? Those robots and creatures in Mos Eisley? That's sooooo bad CGI, it baffled me even when I was 10.
You know, i used to stick up for the prequels. The older i get the more i understand with all the hatred they get.
same here man, well sort of. I remembered when younger only watching a few scenes from the prequels that I likes and fast forwarding the rest of the films. I loved all of them back then but I guess a part of me realized they were bad. And I got older and realized "these movies suck" I am actually seeing people have the same change that you had.
i like them but i wish it would have connected more with the old movies. im rewriting the prequels
I know people might hate me for this, but I think Boba being a clone of his father, an already infamous bounty hunter is a fine choice of backstory.
+wildcardsniper He didn't do it for camoflauge, Boba was about 13 or 14 when he gave the armor a new paint job. He did it to look more badass, seriously.
+James George Heck, I just classified it as wear and tear from a severely damaged child who couldn't fight inherent drives.
Honestly, I don't think Boba Fett needed a backstory, not when the main plot of the movie was so God damn slow. I know he became a fan favourite, but his role in the original trilogy really isn't all that important. He could have been switched out with any other bounty hunter with any other kind of personality, which I really think was the very reason why he became so popular. Boba Fett could literally have been anyone. We didn't even know what he looked like under the helmet, and everyone just projected all of these badass fantasies on to him that could all equally have been true.
Honestly, I think the most underrated character in all the Prequels is Padme's hair stylist. That person should get a medal for all the effort and patience they put into their work!
I just can't believe how many times I watched the prequels hoping they would magically get better and make sense. I've watched each prequel about 15 times individually... I'm so ashamed...
Lol don't worry, you're not alone on that one!
Just watch the Disney sequels, and it WILL happen
Why feel ashamed for something you obviously enjoy? you don't watch something 15 times because you don't like it. if society is forcing you to feel ashamed that screw society
Its obviouas that Anakin is using Force Mind on Padme all the time.
So he's technically raping her?????
IH8YH I think so too. He was mind f*cking her against her will. She changed her mind too damn fast to be natural.
Come on! It's just because Lucas had no idea how to write a convincing love story.
RE the Jango Fett fight. The most feared bounty hunter in the universe utilizes the element of surprise to unleash the mightiest weapon ever. A freaking lasso. WTActualF.
9:54
Actually you can see the shadow of his head coming out of his mask.
..... which, to be honest, would actually be worse than the head being in the mask because Jango's severed head would probably be lying in plain sight where his son can see it.
Jar Jar may have messed up the galaxy...but in a way without him the events in the Original Trilogy would have never happened.
Yoda fighting with a lightsaber pissed me off beyond all reckoning.
The cloning world, Jango Fett and intrigue part was interesting.
The crazy huge battle at the end was cool to see.
Everything else was beneath notice.
malignor The crazy huge battle at the end was considered to be the worst part of the entire movie. Do you even realize how repetitive the background fighting scenes were? GL shot each scene separately at pasted in the scene. Therefore, lot's of fighting squeal were re-played multiple times in the background!
Until you pointed it out, I always blamed Jar Jar for the downfall and collapse of the galaxy. But you’re right, It’s actually Padme’s fault for giving him representative power in the first place.. So in Revenge of the Sith, when she does her whole “so that’s how democracy ends” spiel, she has no one to blame but herself..
Actually in a way it was Padme who was responsible for the rise of the Galactic Empire since she was the one who put Jar Jar in charge.
I'd still do her
Just rewatching all the great content man. Keep up the good work sir.
Gary Kurtz was sorely missed and what the prequels needed to keep George in line. RIP!
i hate how people blame hayden for the cheesy dialogue. It's impossible to say the i dont like sand line without sounding corny as hell
Hayden C, has an excellent work ethic but he's not a strong actor, regardless of the dialogue he's been given.
In other words, he sucks enthusiastically.
@@pretorious700 YEP !!
Hayden is a shitty actor though. Saw him in Shattered Glass, and he still had the same woody acting.
palpatine sends a man who sends a man who sends a shapeshifter who sends a robot who sends bugs to go kill padme!!!
hey man, great videos! like your take on the prequels, you point out a lot of the flaws, but I also like that you're fair and point out things you actually liked, which proves you aren't just bashing everything about the movie for the sake of it.
So...you watch Redlettermedia too i see
all of his points were similar
RedLetterMedia pretty muched touched on everything, though.
TheCrimsonSharpshot ill give you that
roxas watches plinkett too... are you my nobody?
Chris V Maybe....i do like being inside people
If it makes anybody feel better Jar Jar is frozen in carbonite now *seen on force unleashed*
Great videos bro, keep them coming please!
Bro, your commentary is HILARIOUS. Great work!
Stuckmann was right telling me to subscribe. Your vids are pretty awesome
The most positive thing I can say about "Attack of the Clones" is that Hayden Christensen went to my High School. =)
The thing I found most jarring about Anakin was his conflicting behaviour. We're told that turning to the dark side of the Force means giving into raw emotions so Anakin being immature seems fitting enough. And yet as Darth Vader he was cooler than a cucumber hardly ever losing his temper. This is one of those weird inconsistencies which I think needed more fleshing out in the writing process.
All the scenes with Obi Wan are really good where he’s discovering the clone army and then how he finds the separatists forming. If if had focused more on Obi Wan rather than Anakin and Padme it would’ve been a decent movie.
Hey you think you might do a video on your predictions for EP. 7?
You having a go at jarjarbinks is just so funny xD
4:40 It really bummed me out that Jar Jar Binks gave up comedic hijinks to become a representative in the galactic senate. It sucked all the fun out of it for episodes 2 and 3.
Jar Jar as a sith lord would have made a good story.
Harry Gusto Darth Darth Binks
IMO - This movie is worse than The Phantom Menace
The droid doesn't spread open the window, it uses like a scanning light on the window; that green expending square is nothing more than like a green laser pointer.
Once it does that green square thing, then it cuts a small hole into the glass window before releasing the bugs.
Edit: Jango didn't target the Jedi because well; Zam was about to reveal Jango. Had he killed one Jedi, the other would still hear Zam say "Jango Fett", and once Jango hits one Jedi, I'm pretty sure the other will pick up on that before he can be hit himself. It's safer to kill Zam before she reveals Jango than it is to take a change in trying to kill both Jedi.
Edit: It's not a pear. It's CGI fruit.
wow, you really bent backwards to defend stupid decisions. If a droid cut open the glass, so could have jango. And, the best bounty hunter in the universe would surely have been able to shoot 2 poison darts in short enough time to take out those 2 jedis
I mean the thing with Jango killing the assassin he had hired instead of the TWO Jedis seems to me quite logical. First of all, the fella apparently wanted to go unrecognized, so he therefore hired someone else to carry out the riskiest part of the order. This would not happen for a first time in history, and I'm now talkin' about real-world and cinematic assassinations alike. Secondly, I don't know if he, Jango, is anyhow able to shoot two venomous darts or spikes or whatever it was AT ONCE, and aimed at TWO SEPARATE targets, but even if he were, I myself would rather go with the bungler who botched up the order and got caught, because there simply was no certainty that he could take on TWO Jedis at once, and in addition, still stay in secrecy in a concern of his identity and the whole business of his. I mean those guys neither had known nor learnt who he was and they just very briefly saw a rip-off of Commando Cody swiftly flying away from there. And thirdly, even if he somehow managed to kill both Jedis, no-one knows what kind of shitstorm he would thus get himself and his employer into. Why? Because those were frakkin' Jedis!!! Now go and try to shoot dead two cops here in this real world; especially in the USA. Fuck, man, I'd sure as hell not want this. But finally, I must agree that the female assassin should have tried and pulled it off herself and not sent there the droid instead. :-) In addition, you forgot to bring up the last link and that was the worms. The droid, again, wouldn't have done it itself. :-)
I love the prequels. I enjoyed them very much when they came out and they fit in quite well with the OT, which always held a special place in my heart. The prequels could've be done better, but that applies to 99% of all movies. They brought me much joy, love the music and the video game revival that those prequels started.
Nothing that the despicable disney wars can even come close to.
There's no way you don't have heavy down syndrome boy. There's just no way son.
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Jenga Fett (sigh, my apologies in advance to all the Star Wars fans if I spelled that wrong) really kind of got the raw end of that deal. Here's an idea, instead of paying an assassin to do YOUR JOB FOR YOU who uses a robot to do HIS JOB why didn't he just buy or build a robot (or since it's the future and robots are a common commodity surely the guy probably ALREADY owns one or even just outright steal and reprogram one) so the robot could do HIS JOB for him. I mean I'd rather steal a robot or buy a robot which I assume is much cheaper then wasting a huge chunk of his signage fee giving it away to an assassin who the guys who hired him to do would have been better off hiring her in the first place because you know, he's a bounty hunter AND SHE'S A SHAPE CHANGING ASSASSIN! Then again she fucked up badly so I guess maybe not the best candidate.
Why doesn't Natalie Portman get more shit for her performance in Star Wars? Yes she's a better actress now and yes she did have to deal with crap dialogue, but some her acting in this movie is AWFUL. Half the time it looks like she's not even trying. She & and Hayden are almost equally bad in this film in my opinion.
Because she's a girl and she's cute.
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As it has been pointed out elsewhere, the only character in these prequels who actually undergoes a story arc is Palpatine. The prequels should have been his story, not Anakin's. Anakin should have been just a background character. We could have journeyed with Palpatine through his arc from Anakin's viewpoint.
You got my attention with the Jar Jar Binks tie to the genocide of the Jedi, all they protected.and the rise of the Galactic Empire. But true horror is contemplating George directing the Empire Strikes Back. The love story between Han and Leia...would never have had the gravity it did.,,,not to mention so very much else. Thanks dude. Kudos on your analysis.
5:38 I never thought of it that way THANKS :)
5:35 jar jar was supposedly gonna be the Sith Lord (I also thought I heard him there)
3:10 This is called "outsourcing economy" or some shit.
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"You're exactly the way I pictured you in all my dreams". And Padme's like.... "Yikes! Is he telling me he's been jerking off while fantasizing about me? Gross!!!!"
Natalie Portman with the midriff shirt on is clearly the best thing about this movie
"Anakin is a whining Bitch" I think what they where trying to do is show how he got angry and was negative which is the path to the dark side, Personally i don't think they casted anakin wrong what so ever.
The problem is with Anakin to quote Plinkett: ''All we do is learn why he's angry'' we never got to know Anakin at all as a person other then he's pissed off all the time. We never get to really see his skills as a pilot other then ''spinning'', we never see any of his friendship with Obi-Wan other then talking about things we never get to see. Lucas just keeps shoving in obvious foreshadowing of his eventual fall as Darth Vader instead of giving him his own personality and character in which we can relate or care about.
Darkseid well that’s just not true and the plinkett reviews are mainly stupid
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The main issue I had with this movie is when Boba Fett picks Jango's head up, and the head doesn't fall out. I will say I like the CGI Yoda in the Prequels more than the puppet in Phantom Menace. The puppet looked kind of creepy sometimes.
Jango Fett is one of my 3 favorite Star Wars characters behind General Grievous as my favorite character, and Boba Fett as my 2nd favorite character.
Eric Moss Because it's a PG-13 movie. If Jango's bloodshed head falls out, EP2 will be rated a M.
***** I never noticed that. I'll have to watch that scene more closely next time.
Eric Moss you can see the shadow of the head falling , just pay attention to the movie
I watched the prequel trilogy first, which helped put up with the bad acting because who cared about acting when you were 5? It also made the original trilogy look SOOO much better. So I don't really hate the prequels as much as others do.
10:46 There is an accidental subliminal image of Luke hanging upside down.
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Holy Crap, his laptop has a cloaking device!!! XD 1:07
I got 10 more questions about star wars episode 2: attack of the clones:
1.Why is Samuel L. Jackson in episode 2 and 3
2. DAMN IT, why is Jar Jar back????
3. Why didn't George just write that Palpatine made the death star? Would of made sense!?!
4. How do we get to 3 films before we get to see Pat may & Darth together?
5. Why does Pat may have A hat made out of A Evoke at 6:27? That Bitch, I like those Evokes.
6. Wouldn't the Jedi's technically be weaker with light savers against the republic with lazer guns?
7. Mark would of liked the theme song from the original trilogy, right?
8. Wh is Natalie Portman in this movie?
9. How did obi 1 and Darth Know about A hit on Pat May?
10. Is it me, or does this movie look horrible? ;)
Ahhh, the parallels between Padme choosing Jar Jar to represent her in the Galactic Senate and the American public selecting Presidick Chump... 😑
Where do you get your shirts?
On the title - I always thought it was supposed to be misdirection - like we're supposed to think the clones will attack the Republic - but, surprise! They're on the side of the Republic! But also, FORESHADOWING! They WILL eventually cause the downfall of the Republic! A huge chunk of the prequel trilogy is devoted to foreshadowing the original movies, while trying to use misdirection to confuse us as to how they'll get there.
at least there's this.
Mace Windu....."we're keepers of the peace, not soldiers"
then why were the Jedi all immediately made generals of the army? And their kid sidekicks carry the rank of commander?
Cause g l is a libtard commie juvenile moron
I feel like when Anakin kept making all of his stalker-ish comments and Padme finally fell in love with him that it turned into a Twilight pre-sequel.
Love the shirt :))
Kid Boba Fett looks like Nelson from the Simpsons lol
I remember an old radio show in which an old woman was reading a comic book called either "The Attack of the Clones" or "the phantom menace." I heard it again on an old time radio show, but sadly I didn't make a note of its name. Maybe someone could find it. Lucas might have used that for the name of his movie.
Also, characters with no depth are 2 dimensional, not 1 dimensional.
So, Padmerda just finished her "term of office" as queen and now has been "demoted" to senator? I'm really VERY curious about now the Naboonian political system works... But apparently, for her sake, the salary stayed the same...
Well, obviously Jango is the man behind the assassin and the assassin is behind 'bot...
I've typed and deleted several things because I try not to get too involved about opinions but a lot of the questions you ask in this video are easily answerable using a simple bit of logic. I'll tackle the Jar Jar one for example: You may not have liked the midiclorian explanation of the force but it takes star wars out of the mystical magical realm and seats it closer to reality, it also ties in with a central theme in TPM which is about the connections all living things have. One of the lessons learned in that movie was that the humans on Naboo aren't the only intelligent sentient life, so why wouldn't the Gunguns be able to nominate a Senator to serve alongside Amidala in the Senate? And who better than a decorated war hero (yup, Jar Jar). So Amidala isn't just randomly giving Jar Jar charge of her seat, she's deferring to the junior senator from Naboo. In addition, I think these 3 movies are about the rise and fall of Anakin but I wouldn't call him the protagonist. If there is one point of view that you can point to with the most regularity it's that of Obi-wan. Anakin is the antagonist, hence why he sounds like a whiny bitch. Just my point of view though.
BEST TO WORST:
The Empire Strikes Back
A New Hope
The Force Awakens
Revenge of the Sith
Return of the Jedi
The Phantom Menace
Attack of the Clones
Can't help but wonder where Episodes VIII and IX and the Anthology Movies will go in the Future.
I think attack of the clones is better than phantom menace 'cause of the clone battles, but it's your list.
Imperial Jenga Return of the Jedi >>>>>>> Revenge of the Sith
You lost all credibility with tfa
All movies after the three original ones are a heap of shit.
"Are you fucking kidding me!?"
Another legendary review...enough said ^_^
It's not the actor that plays Anakin. It's the crappy, awkward script.
+cancer sucks Disagree, you can say those lines without being whiney. In fact you should go over every line of his and try and redo them in your head with an angry tone, but not whiney. The dialogue could be better yes, but it didn't have to be done so badly.
Gandoan He worked with the script the best he could. The whiny aspect, which i don't really notice, could've just been part of Anakin's character. The character can be kind of a brat.
cancer sucks Its true Lucas could have directed him to be like that. Which is extremely sad, Darth Vader, the most bad ass in the entire Star Wars universe reduced to a whiney brat. I wouldnt mind if he were angry, but not whiney. I wish the actor had the courage of Harrison Ford who actually changed his lines so Han Solo wouldnt have been a romantic sap.
+cancer sucks and horrendous directing
+Gandoan George Lucas wasn't a billionaire when Harrison changed his lines, not as much courage was required
Cool review!
The music was OK and the Pre-Darth actor can throw a nice curve.
I haven't watched the prequels, only the 3 originals but, can someone tell me the PLOT of these! its so confusing!
Well there's one reason for liking jar jar binks, he's indirectly responsible for the good Star Wars movies happening
Apples, pears, I use a knife ever since I had to get a set of replacement set of teeth.
The pear part made me laugh xD
Jar Jar is the true Sith master. Palpatine was the apprentice.
I thought the fight between Yoda and Darth- whatever was pretty cool.
wow... never realized that Jar Jar served as Palpatine's patsy. Why George, why?!!
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best thing in this movie was the sound the seismic charges made. Yeah.
So you’re saying… That without Jar Jar…… We would’ve never had the original trilogy?
Sounds like he’s a pretty important and pivotal character
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"So Padme is asleep with Obiwan and Anakin... guarding the door." lol
If you watch this movie on DVD it's chapter structure is perfect to just scene skip all of the Anakin and Padme romance. Watch it this way and the movie is a streamlined action movie that is kind of enjoyable. This isn't a cheap shot at any actor involved just a way to make the movie's pacing issues disappear.
Anakin isn't the protagonist of the Prequels. The Hexalogy is about Anakin/Vader, but Anakin is like the Harry Osborn (superior Raimi series) of the trilogy, he's the best friend who wants more and gets corrupted by his desires.
The protagonist of the Prequels is really none other than Obi-Wan Kenobi. I mean really Obi-Wan was in TPM since the beginning (I mean even in ANH it didn't take very long to get to Luke) and he had far more to do than Anakin. Really Anakin just blew up the Droid Control Ship and killed Dooku. Obi-Wan, defeated (not kill, Savage Opress helped him come back) Darth Maul, tracked down Jango Fett, discovered the Separatist on Geonosis and revealed everything (before being captured), killed General Grievous, barely survived Order 66 being the first Sidious executed the order on and defeated Darth Vader leaving him after he burned alive.
Interesting when you think about how two things make something totally new;
Story of Obi-Wan + Story of Luke = Story of Anakin/Vader
Worst Star Wars movie by a long shot....the main problem is Hayden Christensen simply cannot act. He has proven this in many films, but it's especially bad here.
Haven’t you seen the other comments? You can’t blame the actor for delivering lines poorly, ya silly.
I agree. . .Hayden should have never been cast in this film
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Do you still feel this way now? 😂😂
You almost made it with the "asteroid" part of your review. Yes, Obi-Wan followed Jango.... and..... and.... THIS: Little Boba LEARNED something that helped him discover Han years later in ESB. Right? Hey, ya almost got there.
Jar Jar Binks is damn clown. I hope the first scene of episode seven is his death.
The only good thing in this entire film is the sound effect that Jango Fett's space bomb makes, which sounds like the THX sound test.
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Without Jar Jar, the most amazing trilogy wouldn't have happened
one thing that found ridicoluos from the first vision was that padme was elected queen when she was 14. what kind of planet was that?
Humans had that tradition too in ancient times like in Egypt
@@isaywhateveriwantandyougot7421 well, I'm pretty sure it was hereditary in that case, and it would make more sense also for Padme (her parents have died, so she remain the queen)
Honestly I love Christopher Lee as count dooku. Only thing about attack of the clones I liked.
George Lucas science fiction cereals : Star Wars...Blown to Alpha Bits
And why did Jango only poison the assassin instead of killing all three of them? o.0
When I saw the sequels it changed me man! My out look on star wars is dimmed. They shit on Luke, han, and Leia! Flying through space is not a Jedi power!
in zero g how do you think a force push/pull would work?
I'm pretty sure Lucas did write the script for Empire Strikes Back, as well as Star Wars and Return of the Jedi.
Leon Lind He came up with the stories for Empire and Jedi. Lawrence Kasdan wrote the scripts for them
I thought these movies were ok...great effects.....but the heart is gone. The original three had chemistry....like Cannonball Run. Great chemistry and heart. It’s the caliber of the actors.