726

(8 replies, posted in Off Topic)

So on a music forum I'm pretty active on, we have a thread called "Unpopular Opinions", which is pretty much exactly what the title makes it sound like. It's close to the most popular thread on the board, and leads to a lot of awesome in-depth discussion on different topics. I thought it'd be interesting to see how such a thread would go here; I imagine it'll spawn some discussions similar to those in the "Walking It Back" thread, if it's successful.

To start things off: Revenge of the Sith is actually my least favorite of the Star Wars prequels. Phantom Menace is without a doubt the worst objectively, and ROTS gets the most right, but as discussed in its WAYDM, the things it gets wrong are just insulting. In addition to the little things that show just how much they didn't care (Darth Stapler, the resolution of Artoo and Threepio's story, the pickup shot of the lightsaber, etc.), we have annoyances like:

--Padme going from at least an attempt at a strong female character to a weeping, useless mess
--a John Williams score that, while at least attempting something different, is for the most part just dull
--the absolute worst-choreographed fights in the series
--arguably the worst dialogue of all three films ("Love won't save you! Only my new powers can do that!" "Unlimited powah!" etc.)


And really, all of the positive things only make it worse, as they just emphasize the missed potential of it all.

727

(356 replies, posted in Off Topic)

729

(2,068 replies, posted in Off Topic)

730

(23 replies, posted in Episodes)

That intro may be the best thing I've ever seen. *insert Pirates of the Caribbean lieutenant here*

Name: Graham Warnken

Alias: Darth Praxus

Skills: writing, music (writing, performing, and editing/producing), editing, bits of Photoshop/GIMP wankery

Also interested in doing: random collabs, reading/commenting on other people's stuff

Availability: pretty much whenever until uni begins again in the fall

Contact info: gmwarnken@students.unwsp.edu

732

(127 replies, posted in Off Topic)

733

(127 replies, posted in Off Topic)

I'm now more annoyed with Honest Trailers than I was previously; I just took a look at the Amazon reviews for Gravity and a bunch of negative ones said "Yep, the Honest Trailer pretty much summed it up." Way to really think deeply for your review, guys.

Will do so at the earliest opportunity. big_smile

735

(209 replies, posted in Creations)

Oh my God yes.

736

(127 replies, posted in Off Topic)

For what it's worth, I find Honest Trailers far less annoying than CinemaSins; they tend to focus more on actual issues than stupid stuff like continuity errors and pseudo-plot holes.

737

(60 replies, posted in Episodes)

738

(8 replies, posted in Episodes)

739

(2,068 replies, posted in Off Topic)

740

(2,068 replies, posted in Off Topic)

Marathon Man or Misery? I've been hankering for another Goldman.

743

(60 replies, posted in Episodes)

What do you guys think Tyrion's fate will be? I can't see GRRM killing him, but I can't think of an appropriate fate for him because I'm blinded by my desire to make him happy as he's my favorite character.

745

(262 replies, posted in Episodes)

I think I've mentioned this a while back: Her and Lost in Translation would make a really interesting double feature.

746

(356 replies, posted in Off Topic)

749

(25 replies, posted in Movie Stuff)