New Movies.

[The Conquistador]

Originally Posted by Tread

I had no problem with the alien subject (in fits in that time), and for it self it wasn?t a too bad movie, but compared to the first three, and the way it was done, I was totally disappointed.
It has not the charm like the others.
They said they use only very few CGI effects that it looks like the others, and if they wanted they could make realistic looking CGIs. But in the movie were so many and cheesy effects.
For me it doesn?t reach the quality of the Indy movies.


E.G. ?Live Free Or Die Hard? was a worthy sequel, not the best out of the four but worthy. Indy 4 not.

Yeah, the 4th Indy didn't have the charm as you put it, like the other three. But it wasn't that bad...

If they make the last 3 parts of the Star Wars saga, 1) George Lucas should not direct it, 2) there should be way less focus on graphics and more on story and 3) they should bring back Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill and Billy Dee Williams(although from what I've seen, Carrie and Billy are a bit off their rockers...)

I will post later what I would like to see of the last three parts of the saga if it ever comes into fruitition.

[smc]

The key to a Star Wars movie being great is that it has to follow the formula of a Western, with strong characters. That's why the first movie was so good, and why none of the others -- even the good ones -- came close. IMHO

[Tread]

Originally Posted by smc

The key to a Star Wars movie being great is that it has to follow the formula of a Western, with strong characters. That's why the first movie was so good, and why none of the others -- even the good ones -- came close. IMHO

Can?t say much to this, I find Star Wars (IV) awesome, but I never was a Western fan except the ones with the legendary Bud Spencer & Terence Hill.

[km1]

Can't leave out the influence Akira Kurosawa's The Hidden Fortress had on Lucas while creating Star Wars.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0051808/

Akira Kurosawa also directed another movie called Seven Samurai,

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0047478/

which then gave us The Magnificent Seven.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0054047/

Akira Kurosawa, one of the greatest filmmakers off all-time.

[smc]

Originally Posted by km1

Can't leave out the influence Akira Kurosawa's The Hidden Fortress had on Lucas while creating Star Wars.

Akira Kurosawa also directed another movie called Seven Samurai, which then gave us The Magnificent Seven.

Akira Kurosawa, one of the greatest filmmakers off all-time.

Thanks, km1, for the Kurosawa mention. Definitely, he influenced Lucas both directly and indirectly.

[Rachel]

The plan for tonight is to rent George palney's The Men Who Stare At Goats

[Rachel]

Finally saw it last night. Wasnt quite as good as i expected it to be