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What Happens When You're Almost Anakin Skywalker But Don't Get The Part?? You End Up At Sundance!!

Oh wow!! by moondoggy2u	Jan 22nd, 2008 02:16:44 PM
Great interview.
Who's by skimn	Jan 22nd, 2008 02:18:25 PM
this guy again??
"I'll fight his ass" by thefutureoffilm	Jan 22nd, 2008 02:20:30 PM
Awesome.
I would pay 8.50... by JohnnyThanatos	Jan 22nd, 2008 02:21:12 PM
For a movie in which this guy gets to fight Uwe Boll's ass. 5 minutes of credits, 18 second of Boll getting his ass beaten into blood pudding, 5 minutes of credits. Worth every penny.
Sounds like a loser... by Dizagaox	Jan 22nd, 2008 02:22:11 PM
He must be an idiot if he doesn't regret not getting the part of Anakin... Hayden Christensen's career skyrocketed, his is burrowing underground.
Manakin Skywalker = Hayden Christensen by palewook	Jan 22nd, 2008 02:22:16 PM
nooooooooooo. this guy certainly couldn't have done worse.
"I'll fight his ass" by Multiplex	Jan 22nd, 2008 02:22:19 PM
What thefutureoffilm said.
"Hayden Christensen's career skyrocketed"?!? by obiwayne	Jan 22nd, 2008 02:25:09 PM
Huh?
Hayden was AWFUL by manikman	Jan 22nd, 2008 02:26:39 PM
anyone else would've been better. I agree with the guy that making Anakin older would've been better.
"Do you think the AICN coverage impacted your being cast?" by Big Dumb Ape	Jan 22nd, 2008 02:27:04 PM
"I don't think the coverage helped." Translation: Thanks, motherfuckers, for costing me a role that would have made me GLOBALLY famous AND which would have financially set-up me, my wife, my kids and the rest of my family FOR LIFE! Boy, I'm surprised he doesn't want to fight someone from here for costing him that!
Interesting... by Dax_Bladerunner	Jan 22nd, 2008 02:27:27 PM
and fun little read. Good job Merrick. I enjoyed that.
Liked Hayden but..... by tra1138	Jan 22nd, 2008 02:28:59 PM
I wonder what direction this would have gone. He definitely intrigues me. Look forward to more movie with this cat. Best of luck.
by BubbaSawyer	Jan 22nd, 2008 02:30:14 PM
Uwe Boll is a PUSSY if he won't accept the challenge. I'll even personally bet him 100$ that Jett whips his tail.
Big Dumb Ape by Gungan Slayer	Jan 22nd, 2008 02:37:16 PM
LOL. that's what I was thinking
I was nearly Superman... by TELF	Jan 22nd, 2008 02:45:11 PM
And FGINO (Sci Fi's Flash Gordon). Where's my interview, hmmmmm?
uwe boll only accepts challenges by moondoggy2u	Jan 22nd, 2008 02:45:36 PM
from untrained critics--not real fighters. I know of at least 1 critic who agreed to fight bowle, but when Boll found out guy had a few years experience in martial arts, boll backed out, saying that the offer only stands with those who have no boxing training. Boll, who used to box, is a bully. Hell, if he would let me, I'd fight his ass and have him sucking pavement in just a few short minutes. Not trying to be macho or anything, but I used to box, have been in the military, am 6'2" and 255 lbs. I'm pretty confident about kicking that twat's ass...
I wasn't cast as batman! by Sledge Hammer	Jan 22nd, 2008 02:48:11 PM
Interview me!
hmm by Halfbreedqueen	Jan 22nd, 2008 02:52:53 PM
it's funny looking at the old talkback. not that many comments, and a lot of people from Jeff/Jett's high-school saying he was an asshole, and then other talkbackers going "who the fuck cares gossipers" and... yeah. If anything the talkbacks have improved from that.
I miss glen by jccalhoun	Jan 22nd, 2008 02:56:23 PM
back in the good old days of aicn... damn kids these days...
Holy... by 5 by 5	Jan 22nd, 2008 02:57:31 PM
I agree that an older character would have been MUCH better as Anakin, instead of a whiny teenager. Garner definitely has the right "look" for the part. Dammit now I'm in the mood to kick GL's ass...
Piling on. by Diagnostic	Jan 22nd, 2008 02:57:50 PM
Does this talk back mean he will need to switch careers? If this the final nail in his acting career?
Even though I've never heard of the guy... by RedwingsHoolihan	Jan 22nd, 2008 02:58:12 PM
That was a good interview. Maybe this guy should've played Annakin.
Diagnostic by 5 by 5	Jan 22nd, 2008 03:01:12 PM
Well he's still doing movies, so maybe not. Good luck to ya Garner! I definitely think GL made a huge mistake.
By the way, speaking of martial arts by moondoggy2u	Jan 22nd, 2008 03:06:35 PM
Here lately, I've been really getting involved with Keysi every since a few of their afficianados demonstrated it on some of us facculty members were willing to serve as guinea pigs. I may be biased cause i'm kind of a big, strong, slow moose, but it really is a nice change of pace compared to some other forms. You guys who are into that sort of thing really need to check it out.
seems honest by jamestewart007	Jan 22nd, 2008 03:09:58 PM
That was a refreshing interview! No ego, just his real perception on things. I hope he does well.
Bale as Anakin by TerryMalloy	Jan 22nd, 2008 03:12:47 PM
Can't really imagine him interacting with Jar Jar. Or being in any kind of the goofiness that was Episode I/II. That would have made the film so much better.
All this interview reminded me of by TerryMalloy	Jan 22nd, 2008 03:14:18 PM
is how much I want to bang Natalie Portman
It was really Portman who let down the prequels by Ray Gamma	Jan 22nd, 2008 03:20:12 PM
much more so than Christensen or even Lucas himself. Portman clearly didn't understand Star Wars at all, nor care for it.
Hey, Merrick... by rockne	Jan 22nd, 2008 03:21:28 PM
Spell-check? Do you have it? And if you do...why don't you use it? The intro paragraphs...man...damn the internet...grammar and spelling must survive!
It sounds like Harry fucked up his career..... by ludmir88	Jan 22nd, 2008 03:24:14 PM
And yeah Uwe Boll should be the first man to send to the sun. The challenge is on yet, i think.
I like the guy... by Etienne72772	Jan 22nd, 2008 03:32:50 PM
Never heard of him, but he seems to have his head screwed on pretty tight. I like his perspective that getting the role of Anakin might have cost him his wife, his children, etc. (Probably wasn't married at the time, so his life would have changed so dramatically, he wouldn't have met his wife or had his kids). He is "very happy", so why should he complain?
christensen > this guy by rocket_boy	Jan 22nd, 2008 03:33:42 PM
I thought Hadyen redeemed himself to a large extent in Sith. Besides whats with all this emphasis on prior martial arts training ? I assume Christensen didn't have any and the sabre fights still looked great when they got down to it.
Jett is the man!! by shortfilmtexas	Jan 22nd, 2008 03:33:55 PM
Outstanding Interview. Hope Baghead is a huge success
Favorite wrong AICN Prequel Rumor:BLURRY by Samuel Fulmer	Jan 22nd, 2008 03:34:23 PM
Who else was freaking out when this site reported back in '98 that 40% of the footage shot for Phantom Meance was blurry/unuseable?
C.G.I him into the new DVDs by Samuel Fulmer	Jan 22nd, 2008 03:36:44 PM
over Hayden.
Samuel Fulmer by kwisatzhaderach	Jan 22nd, 2008 03:37:35 PM
I remember that. Turned out the footage was not blurry, just unuseable.
Ray Gamma by 5 by 5	Jan 22nd, 2008 03:39:00 PM
Not really. Portman and Hayden were directed by Lucas. So if he let their poor performances slip by I hold him ultimately responsible. Hell, he was more than the director. But Hayden just wasn't right for the part at all.
Call me crazy by TerryMalloy	Jan 22nd, 2008 03:39:00 PM
But I would place the blame on the prequels squarely on the head of Lucas. Portman is not the best actress, but she definitely did not single handedly ruin Star Wars.
"Loosing"? by Hervoyel	Jan 22nd, 2008 03:40:52 PM
You know, I'm at the point where I think they should just change the spelling of the word "losing" to "loosing" because so many people can't seem to get it right. I'm not grammer nazi but that one just drives me up the wall and it's EVERYWHERE.
WOOOOOOOOOOOOO dodged a bullet! by Pipple	Jan 22nd, 2008 03:44:15 PM
look at jake lloyd and hayden now... one's not coming back and the other's about to release a bomb... Staying away from the cgi trainwreck that was the prequels was a blessing.
Agreed by moondoggy2u	Jan 22nd, 2008 03:45:36 PM
If for no other reason, Lucas is the one responsible for casting and he is the one who hired Little Miss Wood shop and Hayden. Somehow, some way, Lucas lost the knack for hiring people with charisma. Hell he was even able to single-handedly make Liam Neeson uninteresting, which is unheard of for an actor of his calibur. No, as it has ben pointed out countless times before, Lucas should have let other directors touch his baby while he handled production and editing.
THIS IS JUST BREAKING... by BurgerTime	Jan 22nd, 2008 03:49:22 PM
Apparently Heath Ledger was found dead.... developing...
HEATH LEDGER HAS DIED by Pipple	Jan 22nd, 2008 03:51:32 PM
i don't know what to say
Holy shit Batman!!! by Ravyn	Jan 22nd, 2008 03:52:57 PM
Heath Ledger was found dead in New York!
holly shit dead???? by ludmir88	Jan 22nd, 2008 03:53:51 PM
we need more news!!!
damn! by Ravyn	Jan 22nd, 2008 03:53:56 PM
outdone again! Ya got me Burger, you too Pip!
Any details yet!? by DoctorWho?	Jan 22nd, 2008 03:56:04 PM

Well, let's face it by TerryMalloy	Jan 22nd, 2008 03:56:08 PM
until Sith, there was absolutely nothing cool about the prequels. The writing was ridiculously awful.
MSNBC.... by Ravyn	Jan 22nd, 2008 03:56:33 PM
is saying he was found surrounded by pills
wow, guys by moondoggy2u	Jan 22nd, 2008 03:56:41 PM
Heath Ledger was found dead in his manhattan apartment. I just heard it on the radio.
And he was, alongside Bale, my favorite actor by moondoggy2u	Jan 22nd, 2008 03:57:37 PM
of his generation...That is so sad.
Holy hell by TerryMalloy	Jan 22nd, 2008 03:59:00 PM
He is dead. http://news.yah oo.com/s/ap/20080122/ap_en_ce/ obit_ledger_4
Suicide? by Jak0lantern01	Jan 22nd, 2008 04:00:17 PM

Can't tell yet if it's suicide by TerryMalloy	Jan 22nd, 2008 04:04:18 PM

WHY?! by couP	Jan 22nd, 2008 04:07:30 PM
god sakes.
moondoggy... by TELF	Jan 22nd, 2008 04:08:56 PM
I'm really into my martial arts, and trained Silat a few years back. Silat seems to be a pretty big influence on KFM (I imagine thru the Inosanto JKD lineage). It looks really interesting to me. My only query is if they address methods of closing range, or does the system solely concentrate on close quarters fighting? Also Hayden was pretty terrible in my opinion, but the buck stops with Lucas.
Cool by Cobbio	Jan 22nd, 2008 04:10:33 PM
Well said, Jett! Sorry about you not becoming a millionaire, but I hope you go places with something actually worth seeing (as opposed to the Star Wars prequels).
Shit... Just Saw Heath Ledger Died on TV by Cobbio	Jan 22nd, 2008 04:15:11 PM
Very sad. To me it looks like suicide. Solid actor, good guy... his role as The Joker in "The Dark Knight" will certainly be his memorial. Terrible news.
I can't believe it. by freydis	Jan 22nd, 2008 04:16:08 PM
I had to look it up before I could believe it... holy crap. Young and talented and promising and a father. That's just no good at all. Before I found that out, I was going to say that this was a really interesting interview. It still is, but I bet this talkback is kind of lost for good now.
Prequel acting... by lynxpro	Jan 22nd, 2008 04:25:25 PM
I think Liam Neeson did a great job in TPM. For me, it was Portman that was totally the let-down of the trilogy. I said then and I say now that they should have replaced Portman with Knightly and the acting would have been far better. But yeah, it was a big mistake starting Anakin out as a child in TPM; he should have been around the same age as Luke was. As for Hayden bashers, tell me how his performance was less than Mark Hamill's back in the day. Lucas likes his young male characters whiney to show growth in their character arc as they become mature.
This is terrible and shocking. by Psyclops	Jan 22nd, 2008 04:26:39 PM
The guy was a talented actor but he was also a father. I feel bad for his family, man. Everyone was getting so excited about his performance in THE DARK KNIGHT, including myself, and just when it looked like he was doing great things as a performer this has to happen. I just hope it wasn't drugs. It would be a fucking shame if both Brad Renfro and Heath Ledger, two bright young actors, were taken away within a week of each other by that shit. I'm really shocked by this one. RIP.
OH MY GOD LEDGER DIED? by EvilDoeR	Jan 22nd, 2008 04:27:43 PM
WOW This is really a sad sad day... Now this was a fucking brilliant young actor!
I'm despondent by Sepulchrave	Jan 22nd, 2008 04:29:05 PM
Poor Heath. Pills. And a young daughter. Great performer.
Whatever by hank quinlan	Jan 22nd, 2008 05:03:39 PM
I met this guy. He was a prick. Far from humble like in this interview. And I heard terrible things about his attitude on another shoot. Glad we didn't use him. And am not surprised he didn't get further.
That interview was really cool by jonnyweir	Jan 22nd, 2008 05:06:04 PM
Well done Merrick, that was a great piece. RIP Heath Ledger
Most of the prequels were cool, Hayden was ok in II, awesome in by Atticus Finch	Jan 22nd, 2008 05:09:12 PM
but the idea of an older Anakin is intriguing.
Supposed to be "awesome in III" by Atticus Finch	Jan 22nd, 2008 05:11:07 PM
Hayden did a great job in RotS, which ruled, by the way.
Hayden was good by skywalkerfamily	Jan 22nd, 2008 05:15:21 PM
Little weak in AOTC, but he redeemed himself in ROTS. I can't see anyone else as Anakin really.
just from the headshot by Staldo	Jan 22nd, 2008 05:22:44 PM
just from the headshot, even if he had the exact same delivery and physicality as Christensen, this guy would have been a better Anakin.
Heh by jdb1972	Jan 22nd, 2008 05:38:25 PM
I'm willing to watch the guy in a movie just because of that last line.
Same here, that last line made this guy my hero. by brokentusk	Jan 22nd, 2008 05:42:44 PM
Outspoken and intelligent. His comments on the direction and intent of the STAR WARS prequels are dead-on.
the OTHER almost-Anakin by CaptainGilgore	Jan 22nd, 2008 05:43:22 PM
I don't know if any of you saw the extras on TPM but when they're showing the guy who was up against pussy boy - err, I mean the kid who got the role - he was a thousand times more interesting than him. He also looked like a badass little kid. Lucas dropped the ball on that one, as we know that whatever the kid's name was who got the part was maybe the worst casting in the history of film.
The Thing About the Prequels.... by Brians Life	Jan 22nd, 2008 05:53:35 PM
Did any of you EVER feel like we needed to start out with Anakin as an 8 year old!!? NEVER while watching the Holy Trilogy or the years after speculating did I EVER thing that Obi Wan and Anakin were that far apart in age....nothing fit with Obi Wan's describtions of him. And fanboys, stop drinking the cool aid. Oh ANY level other than Special FX, all the prequels suck HARD.
"I'll fight his ass." by Brians Life	Jan 22nd, 2008 05:55:21 PM
Cool. Love it. This talk of Bale and Crow auditioning for Anakin have me all 1999 pissed off again....SERIOUSLY, guys can you imagine Episode One with like fuckin Clive Owen as Anakin Skywalker!?!? MAKE THAT MOVIE!!!
Clive Owen as Anakin? by skywalkerfamily	Jan 22nd, 2008 05:57:11 PM
Uh yeah, that wonderful actor who is in such classics as Shoot em up?
I like how straight forward he was. by silentbobfan	Jan 22nd, 2008 06:02:01 PM
You don't get that much. Here's hoping he gets to kick Uwe's ass.
Skywalker Family...u REALLY wanna do this? by Brians Life	Jan 22nd, 2008 06:02:59 PM
Do you know who he is or did you just imdb him and see the first title? Let's see...other than his awesome work in Sin City, Children of Men, Elizabeth, yes he WAS in Shoot Em Up. From your Talkback name and previous posts your obviously a STAR WARS apologist unwilling to see anythin past the BAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA of the opening titles.
ZZZZZ Heard it all before prequel bashers by skywalkerfamily	Jan 22nd, 2008 06:08:35 PM
Go have sex with your copy of ESB.
The prequels proved one thing by skywalkerfamily	Jan 22nd, 2008 07:14:37 PM
That Star Wars fans only think ESB was good and the rest sucked.
Point by Cobbio	Jan 22nd, 2008 07:17:45 PM
Thought you should know, Skywalkerfamily, that your comments paint you as a myopic, Lucas dicksucking apologist... but maybe that's ok with you? It IS ok? All right, cool.
How am I an apologist? by skywalkerfamily	Jan 22nd, 2008 07:21:37 PM
I've been a SW fan since 1977. You've probably been a fan since ROTS came out, so shut the fuck up.
Jawas are better than Gungans by skywalkerfamily	Jan 22nd, 2008 07:26:28 PM
Utinni! Now, that's classic.
Say What You Will About TPM and AOTC... by LaserPants	Jan 22nd, 2008 07:27:15 PM
But ROTS rocked. It more than makes up for the first two prequels. I mean, yeah, sure, each and every one of us have our own ideas about how it shoulda been (I know I have), but it isn't ours, so, whatevah.
Okay... by Tourist	Jan 22nd, 2008 07:40:55 PM
...An interview with a guy who didn't become Anakin? I didn't become Anakin either? This guy is one desperate fame whore, or your grabbing at straws to promote him. This is like interviewing all the people that didn't get on a deadly 9/11 flight.
Definately Agree Anakin Shoulda Been Older From The Getgo by LaserPants	Jan 22nd, 2008 07:41:29 PM
I think the worst element of the prequels is the irritating 10 year old Anakin of TPM. They shoulda met up with him when he was, like, 18 or so -- Luke's approx. age in ANH. Also, his "anger management issues" should have been established in TPM. So, he's this angry teen, a kick ass pilot, and lo and behold, he demonstrates crazy Force abilities, so the Jedi recruit him to aid in their defense of the Republic which is on the verge of a Civil War and etc. etc. continue...
I Also Didn't Become Anakin by LaserPants	Jan 22nd, 2008 07:42:25 PM
And I'm available for interviews.
I agree, Los Angeles sucks... by J-Dizzle	Jan 22nd, 2008 07:51:54 PM
...unfortunately I'm stuck here.
He won my respect by Super Rabbi	Jan 22nd, 2008 08:36:45 PM
I didn't know who he was, or really cared that he lossed out the Anakin role, but he won me over with that last line.
I saw Hayden once by skywalkerfamily	Jan 22nd, 2008 09:19:53 PM
I can send you an email about it. It was at SW Celebration.
Portman is just not a strong actor by skywalkerfamily	Jan 22nd, 2008 10:25:12 PM
She was terrible in the prequels, but her part was written badly, too. She goes from strong leader to "who are you again"?
I love how everybody thinks the script for the prequels sucks by drompter	Jan 22nd, 2008 10:51:48 PM
And yet every single script review published at the time was wildly positive for all of the prequels. The only problem nerds had with the prequels is that they weren't the stories they wanted to see (uaaaaaa!! Anakin should have been an adult!!Fuck George Lucas!!). I'm also sick tired of people saying that George Lucas doesn't know how to work with actors. Go ahead and try to convince me that Ian Mcdiarmid, Liam Neeson, Ewan MacGergor, Ray Park, Samuel Jackson, Christopher Lee, Temuera Robinson, Frank Oz, Jimmy Smits, Hayden Christensend (yes fucks) and even freaking Watto didn't give great performances.
Wanna read sucky ass Star Wars? by skywalkerfamily	Jan 22nd, 2008 11:07:36 PM
Try the EU. Your eyes will bleed.
OMG he's really dead! by Maniaq	Jan 23rd, 2008 01:58:07 AM
"accidental" suicide? guess that depends on what you believe about the death of Michael Hutchence...
"I'll Fight His Ass" by LaserPants	Jan 23rd, 2008 06:08:57 AM
With what? Your penis? How about "I'll KICK his ass." Thats the more common parlance.
It was like when Harry lost his Taco Bell Burrito by DarfurOnTheRocks	Jan 23rd, 2008 07:39:14 AM
...Only to discover a juicy burger close by... Who cares if it belonged to his wife. The only thing that a man truly owns are the clothes on their body and the food in their stomach.
I loved the prequels... by DarfurOnTheRocks	Jan 23rd, 2008 07:42:01 AM
Sure there were problems..... not more than the OT however. Horribly written dialogue? Watch the OT again....
What?!? by Bob Dobbs	Jan 23rd, 2008 08:32:25 AM
Errors in an article from HeadShill?!? Gasp! Cough! Take that back!
Donny Yen Has a FOLLOWING HERE ALSO! by DarfurOnTheRocks	Jan 23rd, 2008 09:11:16 AM
Jeez, who the fuck does this guy think he is?
I always thought he was up for Grando by INWOsuxRED	Jan 23rd, 2008 09:17:10 AM
or Han Solo's dad.
Portman had a bug up her ass by INWOsuxRED	Jan 23rd, 2008 09:22:14 AM
as soon as her eyeball almost got blown out while filming Episode 1. I guess that is somewhat understandable if you get stuck in a trilogy you don't want to be in from the get-go, but she just wasn't good in those films, and you get the feeling she had to be worked around some of the time.
I love how actors bitch about SW after the fact by DarfurOnTheRocks	Jan 23rd, 2008 10:41:46 AM
It is almost as if they want to gain some sort of artist integrity by whipping on SW and GL. Mind you they do this after the cheque has cleared....
I like him... by gideon9595	Jan 23rd, 2008 10:53:24 AM
At first I thought he was a dick. But you know what! He says what he thinks! It might fuck up his potential career!!! But atleast he is a straight shooter. And if he is willing to fuck up Uwe Boll, I will bow to him. I am intrigued now at a statham vs jett flick
Dont miss next week's round two with "Jett" by ArcadianDS	Jan 23rd, 2008 11:22:05 AM
So do you think having a friend who worked for an internet movie blogsite betray your trust and tell the world that you were secretly up for a part, and then having that deal fall apart because you voilated the non-disclosure agreement, had any impact on your career? "Is this why you never do interviews? How about some salt in my papercuts while we're at it." So I heard that Miramax is considering picking up your indy film - will this latest round of interviews ruin that for you? "I'm going to fight you, internet boy."
I like this guy... by Philvis	Jan 23rd, 2008 11:50:08 AM
He sounds pretty genuine and like he could whoop some ass if necessary.
John Saxon could whip his ass by DarfurOnTheRocks	Jan 23rd, 2008 12:23:35 PM
He's a real martial artist!
That question about the prequels by Wormie1	Jan 23rd, 2008 12:50:09 PM
Merrick: "OK, so you didn't get to play Anakin - how about scoring geek points by telling us how much the prequels sucked anyway." Garner: "Sure, they were lame toy commericals, and so was Jedi." M:"Oh, you're so right. Blade II was an awesome masterpiece though, right." Jeez, whatever. Yes, some of the dialogue was poor, but the prequels were otherwise brilliant. Blade II was an empty exercise in "badassness" (though I am a big fan of Del Toro). I hate how certain folks claim the PT was a failure just because they were disappointed. Personally, I have no interest in Harry Potter or Shrek, yet obvious I know they are successful movies.
I thought Bag Head was.... by Banditmania	Jan 23rd, 2008 02:30:52 PM
...the bio of the unknown comic.
Um, Drompter? by Dan Halen	Jan 23rd, 2008 03:04:52 PM
Sam Jackson and Jimmy Smitts make me laugh in those movies. Jackson is horrible, miscast and wooden. Smitts wears a puffy pirate shirt, drives a floating convertible and utters awful lines like, "and so it ends." LOFL.
Poor Prequels :( by Dan Halen	Jan 23rd, 2008 03:06:18 PM
Lucas could have directed them. All we needed was Kasdan writing. How things could have been different. Now being a Star Wars fan is on par with being a Trekkie. Run for the hills!
A hand puppet would have been better than HC by quadrupletree	Jan 23rd, 2008 03:08:22 PM
Yoda (the puppet version) has 1000 times more charisma and presence on the screen than Hayden Christiansen! They could have seriously replaced him in post with a hand puppet and had a better movie. This guy would have done just as well too.
I'd watch AOTC before Jedi again by skywalkerfamily	Jan 23rd, 2008 04:19:32 PM
Ewoks. What was Lucas thinking?
Puffy Chair = AWFUL MOVIE by TruPhan	Jan 23rd, 2008 05:26:14 PM
Pretty great for the first 3/4ths, then when the lead says "I can't lead you anymore," and his chick says, "We never asked you to be our leader," I would've said "HOW ABOUT THIS IS MY FUCKIN' TRIP?! YOU are coming with ME! NOT THE OTHER WAY AROUND." And how about kicking the brother's ass as soon as he burned that damned chair?! Why the hell was he vindicated? Nobody cares, I know.
Ooof by Scuzzy	Jan 23rd, 2008 06:29:47 PM
I don't...he kinda came off as a wanker in the interview. Said well above that he trashes the PT but then laments not getting...BLADE2? Huh? Yes, the PT was a weak shadow in Star Wars mythos who's only real redemption is a handful of good scenes here and there (Palpatine/Ani at the opera; the Jedi Rumble at the end of CLONES), but ultimately, if anyone saw the IMAX cut ATOC I would rank it about as good as ROTJ. They slighly cut out 20 minutes...mercifully, almost every second cut was from the horrific Anakin/Padme sequences. Lucas may be the king of shitty dialogue, but every scene he wrote for those two the entire trilogy bordered on unwatchable. Cut from Clones for the IMAX cut made AOTC a fun film to watch. I was almost in tears walking out of clones to begin with because I didn't think Lucas could take such a horrific mis-step again as he did in TPM.
I don by skoobyx	Jan 23rd, 2008 07:41:28 PM

I Don't Think The Actors Were The Problem... by skoobyx	Jan 23rd, 2008 07:42:15 PM
Everyone has a scapegoat.
Hank Quinlan by jettgarner	Jan 23rd, 2008 10:43:08 PM
Dear Hank, If you worked with me on a film- state the title of the film and where it was shot. Then state your real name. Chances are you're a 'poser wanna' be.' Flame me all you want but don't come "with remember when he was so rude." Trust me, if you are legit and I was rude to you then you deserved it.

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