tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4487413006559113471.post1177768053044996538..comments2024-03-14T07:11:37.650+00:00Comments on Porky's Expanse!: Light in the darkPorkyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00604351052444947490noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4487413006559113471.post-69077082120400924382011-05-19T20:36:07.532+01:002011-05-19T20:36:07.532+01:00The last time I watched any of the original trilog...The last time I watched any of the original trilogy carefully was years ago and I'd bet the same. Age really does bring features of a thing out, and makes it possible to understand it on more levels too. I imagine we'd find them surprisingly fresh now, and spot references we might not have done then.Porkyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00604351052444947490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4487413006559113471.post-60952759402446729342011-05-19T20:05:00.845+01:002011-05-19T20:05:00.845+01:00@kelvingreen: Totally agree - the pacing like a ti...@kelvingreen: Totally agree - the pacing like a tiger really pushed it over the top.<br /><br />@Porky: You know... you're right. He's like a frigging Japanese warrior demon. <br /><br />Come to think of it, I haven't seen Return of the Jedi in years - I found the Ewoks spooky back then... can't imagine how creepy it all is now.scottszhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10327316054801308727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4487413006559113471.post-90262917354660403162011-05-19T19:02:28.290+01:002011-05-19T19:02:28.290+01:00@ Auberoun - I'll take that on trust, not havi...@ Auberoun - I'll take that on trust, not having watched it through in a long time. I will say that while the final battle is pretty silly, and Jar Jar Binks could have written the political analogy better, the burning alive did come across as properly horrific. The concept of the fall is maybe just too grand for mainstream cinema as it is these days to deal with.<br /><br />@ scottsz - I find Darth Maul a lot creepier now than I did back then, which is odd. I think he would have worked better with more subtle make-up and prostheses, and that the menace is all in the age, silence and calm. Again, I'll take the pod race on trust without a full review, but I remember it as visceral and very exuberant.<br /><br />@ The Angry Lurker - I'm guessing that if I watched them all again today I might feel worse about the big picture, but happier about certain details, and aspects of Darth Maul would probably be some of those.<br /><br />@ kelvingreen - Exactly. The body language of the three is simple, but really brings out character, and the contrast between the pacing and meditation is electrifying. So is Obi-Wan coming through that final portal.Porkyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00604351052444947490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4487413006559113471.post-48620163085114969122011-05-19T17:42:17.046+01:002011-05-19T17:42:17.046+01:00That little part of that little sequence is about ...That little part of that little sequence is about the only part of that film I liked. I love the way Maul paces about like a literally caged tiger. Very effective.thekelvingreenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01928260185408072124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4487413006559113471.post-73043663148074134012011-05-19T17:32:11.785+01:002011-05-19T17:32:11.785+01:00Darth Maul was a breath of fresh quite air in a no...Darth Maul was a breath of fresh quite air in a not quite good trilogy.The Angry Lurkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01227314379603418332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4487413006559113471.post-68582063403534809672011-05-19T17:07:11.150+01:002011-05-19T17:07:11.150+01:00I know there's a lot of 'prequel hate'...I know there's a lot of 'prequel hate' in the nerd-o-sphere, but I loved Episode I and Ray Park as Maul absolutely blew me away.<br /><br />Darth Vader was fearsome, but that fight scene with Maul (and the pod race) was worth the price of the ticket for me!scottszhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10327316054801308727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4487413006559113471.post-10546305507737725642011-05-19T16:38:38.817+01:002011-05-19T16:38:38.817+01:00The only time I watch the SW prequels is for the d...The only time I watch the SW prequels is for the duels...and in Episode III, from the second Anakin turns to the Dark Side on is pretty "ok".Auberounhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02222024509973547220noreply@blogger.com