Lynk Former Posted September 3, 2004 Share Posted September 3, 2004 Originally posted by Achilles I'd take Hayden's acting over Jake Lloyd's any day. YIPPEE! He's just a kid and yet Jake can still act better than you lol I think the level of acting is about the same as most of the characters in the OT, just that it's the 21st century where cheesiness and all that is more frowned upon and detected than back in the 70s/80s... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Achilles Posted September 3, 2004 Share Posted September 3, 2004 Originally posted by Lynk Former He's just a kid and yet Jake can still act better than you lol I think the level of acting is about the same as most of the characters in the OT, just that it's the 21st century where cheesiness and all that is more frowned upon and detected than back in the 70s/80s... That's a lame argument if I've ever heard one I don't claim to be an actor and I don't think I should have to be an actor to have an opinion regarding his ability. There are good child actors out there. Jake's performance in TPM leads me to believe that he is not one of them. I do agree with you that his was not the only poor performance in the history of Star Wars, but again, it's king of the hill in my book Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lynk Former Posted September 3, 2004 Share Posted September 3, 2004 Originally posted by Achilles That's a lame argument if I've ever heard one Don't flatter yourself, I'm too above you to argue with you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth333 Posted September 3, 2004 Share Posted September 3, 2004 Originally posted by Achilles That's a lame argument if I've ever heard one I don't claim to be an actor and I don't think I should have to be an actor to have an opinion regarding his ability. There are good child actors out there. Jake's performance in TPM leads me to believe that he is not one of them. Don't complain...you haven't seen the French version ... it looks like they've taken a kid that was just learning to read to make the voice over for Anakin... (BTW, I've seen the English version too) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Achilles Posted September 4, 2004 Share Posted September 4, 2004 Originally posted by Lynk Former Don't flatter yourself, I'm too above you to argue with you I wouldn't dream of arguing with a moderator....let alone a Super Moderator. God only knows what kind of buttons you have ...still a lame argument though :D:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lynk Former Posted September 4, 2004 Share Posted September 4, 2004 *pokes you in the eye* What about young Boba Fett's acting? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth333 Posted September 4, 2004 Share Posted September 4, 2004 Originally posted by Lynk Former What about young Boba Fett's acting? I think this one should not have been in the movie, regardless of the acting...Showing all the characters when they were younger contributes to the "cheesiness" of the movie. (Luckily, I barely remember this part) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Achilles Posted September 4, 2004 Share Posted September 4, 2004 Originally posted by Lynk Former *pokes you in the eye* What about young Boba Fett's acting? His three lines? I think they were wonderful because none of them contained the word "yippee" in them Had the story been about Boba Fett I might have cared/had higher expectations. I'm sure that Jake Lloyd is a wonderful child but I have to ask myself "what was George thinking" every time I see his face when he's delivering that, "I'm a person and my name is Anakin" line. *shudders* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lynk Former Posted September 4, 2004 Share Posted September 4, 2004 It seems like you want his lines to be more adult... that would be even worse than the lines of what's supposed to be an innocent kid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Sitherino Posted September 4, 2004 Share Posted September 4, 2004 Originally posted by Achilles His three lines? I think they were wonderful because none of them contained the word "yippee" in them Had the story been about Boba Fett I might have cared/had higher expectations. I'm sure that Jake Lloyd is a wonderful child but I have to ask myself "what was George thinking" every time I see his face when he's delivering that, "I'm a person and my name is Anakin" line. *shudders* I prefered jake lloyd to the other final auditions (wath the ep1 extras). It was either jake lloyd or those crack babies that were auditioning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Achilles Posted September 4, 2004 Share Posted September 4, 2004 Originally posted by Lynk Former It seems like you want his lines to be more adult... that would be even worse than the lines of what's supposed to be an innocent kid. The line is fine...the delivery bothers me... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedHawke Posted September 4, 2004 Share Posted September 4, 2004 Originally posted by Darth333 I think this one should not have been in the movie, regardless of the acting...Showing all the characters when they were younger contributes to the "cheesiness" of the movie. (Luckily, I barely remember this part) I agree, I think this was just a case of George Lucas caving into the demands of the Boba Fett fans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Achilles Posted September 4, 2004 Share Posted September 4, 2004 Originally posted by InsaneSith I prefered jake lloyd to the other final auditions (wath the ep1 extras). It was either jake lloyd or those crack babies that were auditioning. Thanks for the suggestion. I'll make a point to do that now that I know they exist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Dex Posted September 5, 2004 Share Posted September 5, 2004 Originally posted by Darth333 I think this one should not have been in the movie, regardless of the acting...Showing all the characters when they were younger contributes to the "cheesiness" of the movie. (Luckily, I barely remember this part) What are you talking about I was a great actor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prime Posted September 15, 2004 Share Posted September 15, 2004 Originally posted by Codja X It was pretty embarrassing, which is strange really beacuse the ESB romance was handled pretty well. But saying that, Anakin is no Han Solo. So your saying that an 18 year old virgin Anakin dealing for the first time with only girl he ever had crush on should be just as smooth and experienced as a 32 year old Han Solo? I'm not saying the directing was gold, but Anakin is even less experienced in this area than someone else the same age. In terms of a young teen new to the whole "dating" thing, I say the characterization was more or less spot on. If anyone thinks they were smoother at the same stage, you are fooling yourself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kipperthefrog Posted September 16, 2004 Share Posted September 16, 2004 Think of THIS! Obiwan goes out to find padme's killer' investigates the clone army, fights jango fett, does all the work, while anikin goes on dates with padme! maybie if the had went with obiwan, it would have made it less mushy and easier to follow! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
txa1265 Posted September 16, 2004 Share Posted September 16, 2004 Anakin is emotionally all over the place. Unlike other Padawans his age, he knew his mother and has a deep attachment and regret for not being with her. He fell completely in love with Padme, and is haunted by her - but realizes she views him as this little boy. He has some special status as 'chosen one' which gives him access to the Jedi Council his peers do not, but puts him at odds with his peers - he fits in nowhere. He has a father figure in Obi-Wan, but there is much that Obi cannot do for Anakin. He has survived by being arrogant and rash and brash ... and those are hard lessons to forget. When he sees Padme, he becomes impulsive and impetuous ... seeing her blow him off makes him want to prove himself. He is pulled in multiple directions the whole movie, and is in an emotional state where he can barely handle one direction. I think that Hayden nailed the performance - moody, sullen, whiny arrogant, and so on ... all rolled in one. Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shok_Tinoktin Posted October 9, 2004 Share Posted October 9, 2004 I think this has been said already, but... The scenes were necessary to move the plot along, and timed well enough that it did not slow the story. So I say there was not too much Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lieutenant_kettch Posted October 11, 2004 Share Posted October 11, 2004 the scenes were needed to develop the characters and advance the story Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Straker Posted October 21, 2004 Share Posted October 21, 2004 I guess it's sort of boring those romance parts, still I do believe it's sort of important to the plot. They did a much better job with romance between Han and Leia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pho3nix Posted October 21, 2004 Share Posted October 21, 2004 I think that GL (George Lucas) did make a BIG mistake adding those "love" scenes to AOTC. I mean in 4,5,6 the romance between Han and Leia just fitted in, and it seemed natural. But love between a Jedi and some know-it-all bitch just doesn't fit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RebelScum! Posted October 27, 2004 Share Posted October 27, 2004 Originally posted by Pho3nix I think that GL (George Lucas) did make a BIG mistake adding those "love" scenes to AOTC. I mean in 4,5,6 the romance between Han and Leia just fitted in, and it seemed natural. But love between a Jedi and some nice girl just doesn't fit. Bad boy:tsk:. Lol like how i changed your quote. ...lol you're right though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lieutenant_kettch Posted October 27, 2004 Share Posted October 27, 2004 if he hadn't added them in i don't think we would have gotten the same understanding of their relationship. Understanding their relationship helps us understand the characters, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evil Dark Jedi Posted November 6, 2004 Author Share Posted November 6, 2004 Originally posted by Pho3nix I think that GL (George Lucas) did make a BIG mistake adding those "love" scenes to AOTC. I mean in 4,5,6 the romance between Han and Leia just fitted in, and it seemed natural. But love between a Jedi and some know-it-all bitch just doesn't fit. Wow I didnt know this thread was still around. I completely agree with you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darthkangaroo Posted January 4, 2006 Share Posted January 4, 2006 I think "love" senes in star wars was a wast of time.Well, most of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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