Roger Ebert liked The Phantom Menace much more than he liked Attack of the Clones.
Ebert has his head so far up his ass, he can lick his own esophagus.
We call this maneuver "pulling a Fukuyama."
I worry that from the last 10 minutes of the film, there will be a revival of Sonic Spinball, but with another fictional character as the pinball.
Ha! Let me say it again, welcome back! :-) Of course, that's usually how I feel about that gray haired sack of shit.
Did Lucasarts forget to send him his sack with a dollar sign on it this time? Thats the only logical explaination i can find.
That, and the esophagus thing.
Ahh, film critics. Speaking of Geek Moments, film critics can claim the only real-world application (in my experience) of the Douglas Adams term "recipreversexclusion." In other (real) words, it is guarantee that my opinion of a film will be exactly the opposite of at least one of the critics I've read/heard/seen. Too bad I never know which one.
Ack! Ebert is God! Literate, insightful, perceptive, witty, and a great observer of society. I'm shocked - shocked, I tell you - that you hold him in such low regard!
BTW, his massive tomes of reviews are perfect for The Reading Room.
Y'know,
I think Ebert and Company were just so surprised by the number of people that detested certain things about episode 1
I think this time around, they've decided to cover their asses and dog episode 2. It's quite cowardly and stupid, given the fact that a 9 year old is being replaced by an adult actor... Based on that alone, the film can't help but be better.
Everyone I know personally that has seen it has had rave reviews. Most of them are not even Star Wars geeks.
Working second shift, I will not be able to see it until Midnight Friday/Saturday Morning.
OmigodIcannotwait, I will be geeking out.
i refuse to believe ebert didn't notice the black leather corset on natalie portman. he's known for pointing out the kinky and the sex. peruse his '9 1/2 weeks' review and see for yourself.
I just can't wait! Going to see it tomorrow...
GEEK! GEEK! GEEK! GooooooOOOOOO, GEEKS!
I wrote a generalized Star Wars rant that people can find here, if they want to satiate their inner geek.
What's the fuss about any of the Star Wars movies, or in fact any of the Star Wars universe?
Star Fleet would cut through it all like a hot phaser through butter.
What's the fuss about any of the Star Wars movies, or in fact any of the Star Wars universe?
Star Fleet would cut through it all like a hot phaser through butter.
