Your lunar exteriors are quite convincing. How much of that is a real set, and how much is CGI?
It’s model miniatures. All the lunar exteriors were shot using that technique, which they used to do in the ‘70s and ‘80s. We had a soundstage in Shepperton Studio where we built a piece of lunar landscape, about 30 by 40 feet. We really made it look like the moon. We had these beautiful little miniature vehicles pulled across the landscape by fishing line and titanium wire. That’s basically the foundation of the visuals. We were able to expand upon it in post-production. We digitally created distance, star fields, lens flares and dirt being kicked up by the vehicles. The lens flares were a way of adding visual style to it , but it was also a way of camouflaging certain things.
How much was your budget?
About five million dollars. For a science fiction film, it’s not a lot.
How extensive was your use of CGI?
I can’t really give you a fraction, but we tried to capture as much in camera as possible. The interior of the base is entirely live action. We used CGI for a couple key moments where Gerty is moving around the base, because it was just too difficult to use physical props. For the lunar landscape, like I said, we used miniatures but did certain things with CGI.
How big was your set of the base?
It was amazing. It was a completely encompassing, 360-degree set of the entire base. We went in the airlock in the morning. Most of the lighting was built into the base itself, so when we were shooting, it was like being on location. No matter where the camera pointed, it was like being on the base.
i was expecting a truly epic fight (rather, hoping for an epic fight - and knowing i won't get it because ep3 is ridiculously awful throughout), and instead we got anakin blatantly disregarding an obvious disadvantage and going down like a total bitch
fucking lucas
Did anyone else think it was weird that Obi-Wan kept going on about the high ground like it was a callback to some earlier statement about lightsaber technique that the high ground is crucial
Like, why would that fucking matter to magic men who can levitate things with their mind and move super fast and so on?
i was expecting a truly epic fight (rather, hoping for an epic fight - and knowing i won't get it because ep3 is ridiculously awful throughout), and instead we got anakin blatantly disregarding an obvious disadvantage and going down like a total bitch
fucking lucas
Did anyone else think it was weird that Obi-Wan kept going on about the high ground like it was a callback to some earlier statement about lightsaber technique that the high ground is crucial
Like, why would that fucking matter to magic men who can levitate things with their mind and move super fast and so on?
Because suddenly actual combat pros and cons meant something to mystical ninja warrior monks with laser swords. It's like a cartoon character can run across a pit or a canyon unless they look down, then the reality of gravity sets in.
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I think that was the big let down between the fight scene in Phantom Menace and the fight scene in Revenge of the Sith. The Phantom Menace used some background as a tool for the combat, but it was like 1/10 as much. Ob-Wan falls a few platforms down and force jumps up, that's kind of cool. The laser gate thing to separate your opponents, that makes sense Mr. Sith lord...good going. Mostly it was guys going head to head with laser swords and fighting. It was good stuff.
In Revenge, it was a clusterfuck of climbing towers over lava and having burning embers flying every goddamn where except maybe in a character's face. Really...only clothing might get a burn?
Then they surfed in lava. After crashing a tower into lava. Lava.
Lava is fucking hot. Even being that close to lava would give you a nice tan and cook your innards. The jedi...they play in that shit.
i was expecting a truly epic fight (rather, hoping for an epic fight - and knowing i won't get it because ep3 is ridiculously awful throughout), and instead we got anakin blatantly disregarding an obvious disadvantage and going down like a total bitch
fucking lucas
Did anyone else think it was weird that Obi-Wan kept going on about the high ground like it was a callback to some earlier statement about lightsaber technique that the high ground is crucial
Like, why would that fucking matter to magic men who can levitate things with their mind and move super fast and so on?
Because suddenly actual combat pros and cons meant something to mystical ninja warrior monks with laser swords. It's like a cartoon character can run across a pit or a canyon unless they look down, then the reality of gravity sets in.
I think that was the big let down between the fight scene in Phantom Menace and the fight scene in Revenge of the Sith. The Phantom Menace used some background as a tool for the combat, but it was like 1/10 as much. Ob-Wan falls a few platforms down and force jumps up, that's kind of cool. The laser gate thing to separate your opponents, that makes sense Mr. Sith lord...good going. Mostly it was guys going head to head with laser swords and fighting. It was good stuff.
In Revenge, it was a clusterfuck of climbing towers over lava and having burning embers flying every goddamn where except maybe in a character's face. Really...only clothing might get a burn?
Then they surfed in lava. After crashing a tower into lava. Lava.
Lava is fucking hot. Even being that close to lava would give you a nice tan and cook your innards. The jedi...they play in that shit.
except that the whole fight scene in phantom menace is also retarded
like he says in his phantom menace review, we see them use their force speed at the beginning of the film
we know they can move super fast
and then the stupid laser gates (which were also kind of stupid, obviously just there because he wanted to separate them but didn't make any sense at all) start to close and he's just like, "oh man I can't run through that in time"
"oh shit, guess I should have used my force speed.."
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I think that was the big let down between the fight scene in Phantom Menace and the fight scene in Revenge of the Sith. The Phantom Menace used some background as a tool for the combat, but it was like 1/10 as much. Ob-Wan falls a few platforms down and force jumps up, that's kind of cool. The laser gate thing to separate your opponents, that makes sense Mr. Sith lord...good going. Mostly it was guys going head to head with laser swords and fighting. It was good stuff.
In Revenge, it was a clusterfuck of climbing towers over lava and having burning embers flying every goddamn where except maybe in a character's face. Really...only clothing might get a burn?
Then they surfed in lava. After crashing a tower into lava. Lava.
Lava is fucking hot. Even being that close to lava would give you a nice tan and cook your innards. The jedi...they play in that shit.
except that the whole fight scene in phantom menace is also retarded
like he says in his phantom menace review, we see them use their force speed at the beginning of the film
we know they can move super fast
and then the stupid laser gates (which were also kind of stupid, obviously just there because he wanted to separate them but didn't make any sense at all) start to close and he's just like, "oh man I can't run through that in time"
"oh shit, guess I should have used my force speed.."
Obi didn't have a mana potion. He didn't prepare for the raid to face the end boss and it got his tank killed.
I think that was the big let down between the fight scene in Phantom Menace and the fight scene in Revenge of the Sith. The Phantom Menace used some background as a tool for the combat, but it was like 1/10 as much. Ob-Wan falls a few platforms down and force jumps up, that's kind of cool. The laser gate thing to separate your opponents, that makes sense Mr. Sith lord...good going. Mostly it was guys going head to head with laser swords and fighting. It was good stuff.
In Revenge, it was a clusterfuck of climbing towers over lava and having burning embers flying every goddamn where except maybe in a character's face. Really...only clothing might get a burn?
Then they surfed in lava. After crashing a tower into lava. Lava.
Lava is fucking hot. Even being that close to lava would give you a nice tan and cook your innards. The jedi...they play in that shit.
except that the whole fight scene in phantom menace is also retarded
like he says in his phantom menace review, we see them use their force speed at the beginning of the film
we know they can move super fast
and then the stupid laser gates (which were also kind of stupid, obviously just there because he wanted to separate them but didn't make any sense at all) start to close and he's just like, "oh man I can't run through that in time"
"oh shit, guess I should have used my force speed.."
Obi didn't have a mana potion. He didn't prepare for the raid to face the end boss and it got his tank killed.
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It was kinda cool though to see them use all the force powers you hear about though.
It would have been nice though if there were say more purple doors and they used force speed but still didn't make it or something.
Yeah it would have also been nice if they didn't look like 2 teen girls dancing around doing some choreographed sword routine they learned for their local martial arts performance tournament.
the main problem was that so much of what was thrown on the screen was just there because he thought hey this'll look really cool but he neglected to consider if it actually all fit together and forgot that he's a terrible director and can't write good dialog so you see lots of flashy shit going on, but you don't care about any of it because he forgot to give you any reasons to care
the main problem was that so much of what was thrown on the screen was just there because he thought hey this'll look really cool but he neglected to consider if it actually all fit together and forgot that he's a terrible director and can't write good dialog so you see lots of flashy shit going on, but you don't care about any of it because he forgot to give you any reasons to care
The saddest part is that Lucas actually remembers all this, but he's already made the movie. Those scenes from the Episode I review, where George and Rick and pals are watching the movie for the first time and everyone is in shock over how awful it is, and George kinda looks away and says, "I might have overdone it" - brutal!
I think that's the moment when he knew he made a bad movie, but also that it was too late to do anything about it.
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I don't remember much of Revenge of the Sith. I've only seen it once. This is a bit ironic, because I'm sure I've seen Episode I over ten times and even own it on VHS.
I finally threw away my old star wars VHS's. not the original release, of course, just the ones they rereleased in the 90's. I figured if the world gets to the point where I have to watch movies on VHS I'm sure there will be more important things to worry about.
But on the topic at hand, the only way to watch Episode 2 is on DVD, and by skipping all Naboo and Tatooine chapters.
I had always held that the prequels got better as they went along, but after watching that review I don't think I can defend Episode II on those grounds any more
I like Episode I more than the other two. On the other hand, I was still young when I first saw it in cinema and thus easily able to look away over most of its flaws.
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It's a youtube video series. I think it's called red tent? All of his reviews are really, really funny (and bring up good criticism), but the Episode I review is scathing, and long. It's 7 or so parts to his usual 3 or 4.
edit: his Avatar review is also really good. His other ones are all Star Trek movies, and some of his critique is from a fan of the television series perspective.
That is to say, they're not really good points to review a movie by, but why a fan would be unhappy. And he'll complain about them making stuff up as they go along, which is the definition of Star Trek.
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I always like watching that movie with the director commentary track on. Same with What's Up, Doc.
whoa thematic presence
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annoying
i noticed this the second time i watched it
ditto star wars
it's honestly like being disappointed by the prequels all over again
I never understood just how bad those movies are! I knew they were bad, but yeeessshhh
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Did anyone else think it was weird that Obi-Wan kept going on about the high ground like it was a callback to some earlier statement about lightsaber technique that the high ground is crucial
Like, why would that fucking matter to magic men who can levitate things with their mind and move super fast and so on?
Because suddenly actual combat pros and cons meant something to mystical ninja warrior monks with laser swords. It's like a cartoon character can run across a pit or a canyon unless they look down, then the reality of gravity sets in.
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This high ground wasn't good enough?
In Revenge, it was a clusterfuck of climbing towers over lava and having burning embers flying every goddamn where except maybe in a character's face. Really...only clothing might get a burn?
Then they surfed in lava. After crashing a tower into lava. Lava.
Lava is fucking hot. Even being that close to lava would give you a nice tan and cook your innards. The jedi...they play in that shit.
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hahahaha
except that the whole fight scene in phantom menace is also retarded
like he says in his phantom menace review, we see them use their force speed at the beginning of the film
we know they can move super fast
and then the stupid laser gates (which were also kind of stupid, obviously just there because he wanted to separate them but didn't make any sense at all) start to close and he's just like, "oh man I can't run through that in time"
"oh shit, guess I should have used my force speed.."
Obi didn't have a mana potion. He didn't prepare for the raid to face the end boss and it got his tank killed.
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It would have been nice though if there were say more purple doors and they used force speed but still didn't make it or something.
Satans..... hints.....
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I think that's the moment when he knew he made a bad movie, but also that it was too late to do anything about it.
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The fight on the other hand....
Satans..... hints.....
But on the topic at hand, the only way to watch Episode 2 is on DVD, and by skipping all Naboo and Tatooine chapters.
who would be able to replace a young Billy Dee in this day and age?
Until I watched that Episode I review, I had completely forgotten about that scene in Ep I where they use Force super-speed
Like I had just completely erased it from my mind or something, when it showed up I was like "What the hell just happened?"
It's a youtube video series. I think it's called red tent? All of his reviews are really, really funny (and bring up good criticism), but the Episode I review is scathing, and long. It's 7 or so parts to his usual 3 or 4.
edit: his Avatar review is also really good. His other ones are all Star Trek movies, and some of his critique is from a fan of the television series perspective.
That is to say, they're not really good points to review a movie by, but why a fan would be unhappy. And he'll complain about them making stuff up as they go along, which is the definition of Star Trek.