the character who narrates the Red Letter Media reviews
oh, the phantom menace dude. i haven't watched them in months, or however long it was since we all talked about it.
but, from memory, i remember disagreeing with the allegations of empty characterization (the scenes where his friends can't really describe anything about the new characters, since i felt i could go on much longer), the claims that everything was nonsensical- i remember following the plot exactly- and in general it felt like a lot of the criticism was coming from the direction of 'the OT did it like this and we liked it, so since the PT trilogy does it like that...'. like, i laughed out loud when he described the archetypes and tropes used by the OT... and then goes 'and here is how the PT didn't utilize those tropes...' and i'm waiting for him to expand, and nope- he skips on to the next part of the review.
i got the impression that a part of the content is 'the phantom menace is different' and then part of the content is 'the phantom menace is bad' (many of these second points being valid), and then it's sort of left alone and i guess i'm supposed to link them as being synonymous.
i mean, for someone who doesn't fetishize the OT like so many of you, only maybe 2/3 of the review hit home in a way that impacted my feelings about the PT.
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VariableMouth CongressStroke Me Lady FameRegistered Userregular
edited September 2010
organ the ewok doll you sleep with counts as fetishizing the OT
Nah, the holes he mentions are legit. Everything from when the jedi arrive on the trade fed ship (to the whole goddamn purpose of the trade fed), qui-gon on tatooine, how they (and the trade fed army) gets to naboo etc.
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i don't think 'everything about the trade fed being explained to a nerd's standards' means it was a plot hole, but i digress. there were definitely some plot holes. but he overblown "none of this makes any sense, we don't know what supplies are being held up and the planet has greenery and it's only day one of the crisis, so it doesn't make sense for it to even be a PROBLEM" is crybaby stuff. like, i don't need that stuff fleshed out for me. maybe it would have made the story fuller- but i got the immediacy of the problem pretty instantly. it feels like a lot of whining.
the character who narrates the Red Letter Media reviews
oh, the phantom menace dude. i haven't watched them in months, or however long it was since we all talked about it.
but, from memory, i remember disagreeing with the allegations of empty characterization (the scenes where his friends can't really describe anything about the new characters, since i felt i could go on much longer), the claims that everything was nonsensical- i remember following the plot exactly- and in general it felt like a lot of the criticism was coming from the direction of 'the OT did it like this and we liked it, so since the PT trilogy does it like that...'. like, i laughed out loud when he described the archetypes and tropes used by the OT... and then goes 'and here is how the PT didn't utilize those tropes...' and i'm waiting for him to expand, and nope- he skips on to the next part of the review.
i got the impression that a part of the content is 'the phantom menace is different' and then part of the content is 'the phantom menace is bad' (many of these second points being valid), and then it's sort of left alone and i guess i'm supposed to link them as being synonymous.
i mean, for someone who doesn't fetishize the OT like so many of you, only maybe 2/3 of the review hit home in a way that impacted my feelings about the PT.
I'm with you on the characterization bit. I agree with Plinkett on almost everything, including that the characters weren't well-written, but that part of the review was highly bias and it showed.
But yeah, the angle he approaches the PT from is that of a long time OT fan, which is a big part of why his reviews resonate with us fans.
However! I know jack about Star Trek and I still find his reviews of the TNG movies and the recent reboot hilarious.
I've been freaking the fuck out for quite a while now.
Seeing a doctor about it on Thursday.
I would generally suggest doing lots and lots of pushups with the expectation of being unable to use your arms for much for the next day, but not understanding the circumstances I'm going to stick with hoping you feel better soon.
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I don't think the dude would be surprised if you said his like hour and a half dissection of the phantom menace was nitpicky
I'd say it certainly was and a percentage of the stuff he said you would quickly get over if the rest wasn't true
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Just ... don't have much of a reason to use it often.
I thought the Japanese depended on their fancy cellphones and netbooks as a means of survival. Surely, you've picked up their habits by now, coke.
you are so wrong i am going to throw up
Nothing plot related here, just a gameplay thing, but knowing some people I don't want to risk not tagging it
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These are the shit.
That's just like uh, your opinion man
Cell phones, yes. Netbooks, no.
I do so much with my cell phone it's ridiculous, and I'm using one of the few Android models available >.<
He's pretty good. Still prefer SFDebris though for staying on topic better and nitpicking less. But I am a humorless person.
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I guess I can't argue with that
oh, the phantom menace dude. i haven't watched them in months, or however long it was since we all talked about it.
but, from memory, i remember disagreeing with the allegations of empty characterization (the scenes where his friends can't really describe anything about the new characters, since i felt i could go on much longer), the claims that everything was nonsensical- i remember following the plot exactly- and in general it felt like a lot of the criticism was coming from the direction of 'the OT did it like this and we liked it, so since the PT trilogy does it like that...'. like, i laughed out loud when he described the archetypes and tropes used by the OT... and then goes 'and here is how the PT didn't utilize those tropes...' and i'm waiting for him to expand, and nope- he skips on to the next part of the review.
i got the impression that a part of the content is 'the phantom menace is different' and then part of the content is 'the phantom menace is bad' (many of these second points being valid), and then it's sort of left alone and i guess i'm supposed to link them as being synonymous.
i mean, for someone who doesn't fetishize the OT like so many of you, only maybe 2/3 of the review hit home in a way that impacted my feelings about the PT.
We could at least be talking about obscure French films or something.
Star Wars was translated into French, surely.
Oh god. It would be like cinematic Eurodisney.
That is not good.
I'm with you on the characterization bit. I agree with Plinkett on almost everything, including that the characters weren't well-written, but that part of the review was highly bias and it showed.
But yeah, the angle he approaches the PT from is that of a long time OT fan, which is a big part of why his reviews resonate with us fans.
However! I know jack about Star Trek and I still find his reviews of the TNG movies and the recent reboot hilarious.
o_O
What's up dudette?
Try laying down and staying in bed for a while, relax, stretch out, listen to some mellow music and try and distract yourself from that shit.
I've been freaking the fuck out for quite a while now.
Seeing a doctor about it on Thursday.
I would generally suggest doing lots and lots of pushups with the expectation of being unable to use your arms for much for the next day, but not understanding the circumstances I'm going to stick with hoping you feel better soon.
I'd say it certainly was and a percentage of the stuff he said you would quickly get over if the rest wasn't true
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