Darth_Rive Posted January 24, 2003 Share Posted January 24, 2003 Gotta agree with Darth Groovy there. The fact that Star Wars is timeless is especially evident when you look at all the other sci-fi movies being made around the same time, and see how blatantly 70's they look. In fact, the comparisons really made me laugh, especially with things like "Star Trek I" (1979), which looks so horifically low-budget, although I'm pretty sure its budget was at least two or three times that of Ep IV. The only things that make the OT show their age are the haircuts of Luke, Crix Madine, and some of the crew aboard the SD Devastator and the others... The only other thing that has made it look so dated now is the fact that most of the FX are model shots and not CGI, but even then, it still looks far more convincing than the newer stuff. There's always been that thing with the lighing in CGI scenes that make them stand out as not real. Don't look at me like that. You know what I mean. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth_Rive Posted January 24, 2003 Share Posted January 24, 2003 Oh yeah, getting back to the main thread here, don't forget that Darth Maul did the exact same stupid thing when he ad Obi-Wan hanging from the wall mounting in the random hole in the floor (exhaust port thing...) All he had to do was stick his saber out as Obi-Wan leapt upwards and he could have sliced him in half from head to toe, but he just stod there. Again, shoddy timing and choreography, I'm afraid. To be honest, I'm really looking forward to some really breath-taking sequences in Ep III, because so far, I'm not that impressed. I hate to say it, but I've acually been more impressed with a lot of the fight sequences in the fan films at theforce.net ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Groovy Posted January 24, 2003 Share Posted January 24, 2003 Another movie that came close to remaining timeless is Forbidden Planet. The movie is about a rescue/salvage mission to Altaire IV, in search of survivors of a survey team that dissapeared. What they find is the enigmatic Dr. Morbius,played by Walter Pidgeon, his scantily clad daughter forgettably portrayed by Anne Francis, and thier assistant the ever famous; Robbie The Robot, and a dark sectret that is held taboo by the mysterious doctor. Forbidden Planet was one of the first sci-fi films to despense the token attack of the rubber suited aliens, and dig deep into to the human psyhce to tap our deepest nightmares. The set designs are breathtaking. The special effects are breath takeing and matt work was light years ahead of it's time, and it was the first film to utilize a completely electronic soundtrack, the results of which have these horrific loud chirps, whirrs and buzzes that help build the tention to an already chilling creation. Having spent 5 years on an LPH/MCS Helicopter Carrier in the Navy, I can vouch for the ranks and duties of the officers and crew of "United Planets" Cruiser: C-57D, are completely in line with that of the United States Navy. Keep in mind this was nearly a decade before Star Trek. The only things that date this movie is that some of the dialogue is a little bit "gee golly swellish", the central viewer on the ship's bridge is basically a big Gyroscope, and no matter how much you candy coat it, they are still flying around in a "flying saucer". And my personal gripe is that although there was great effort involved to make this a thinking man's movie, little effort was put into that of Altaire, Moribous's daughter. Although the movie bosts that she is vastly educated and self sufficient she tries waaaaay to hard to get the attention of Leslie Neilsen, and comes off as being the genrric screaming damsel in distress that pretty much all sci-fi films had at the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taos Posted January 24, 2003 Share Posted January 24, 2003 I just think it was poor choreography that led to the scene looking like that.... Or maybe it was poor camera work... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LiMP RABBiT Posted January 26, 2003 Share Posted January 26, 2003 maybe he suddenly remembered he had left the oven on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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