Board 8 > I just re-watched Attack of the Clones

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From: Anagram | #095
It could have been better. Not much, but it could have been. I've heard some actors asked for reshoots with their lines and Lucas denied them, but I don't know if it's actually true or not.

Wouldn't surprise me at all. Lucas was extremely lazy when shooting. As we've seen from the RedLetterMedia reviews.

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From: ShadowHalo17 | #091
I honestly think Hayden Christensen did his best with what he was given. Lucas wrote him to be a whiny b****, so that's what he portrayed. I honestly don't think any other actor could make Lucas's interpretation of the character any better.

Except Jack Black.

Oh man imagining that puts a huge smile on my face.

Then I will politely say we shall agree to disagree. I think there's a range of actors you could put in that position and deliver a performance that isn't cringeworthily bad. And t be honest the fact that Hayden has been flat terrible in the other films I've seen him in, and the fact that even though SLJ/McGregor/whoever were below par in Star Wars they were still far better than he was, indicates that he's kind of a lost cause and the role could have been passable, at least, with a competent actor.

For some reason I'm imagining Dan Gosling in that role right now. Could have been good.

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I never did. I just didn't like the implication that it was all George Lucas' fault all the time and your kind of frothing hatred for his later work that you've shown in this topic so far implies that you kind of think that. But you don't so I don't mind.

You seem to be implying that it is a legitimate reaction to have anything but frothing hatred for George Lucas' later work.

I hope that's not what you meant.

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I never did. I just didn't like the implication that it was all George Lucas' fault all the time and your kind of frothing hatred for his later work that you've shown in this topic so far implies that you kind of think that. But you don't so I don't mind.

You seem to be implying that it is a legitimate reaction to have anything but frothing hatred for George Lucas' later work.

I hope that's not what you meant.

Well I loved Revenge of the Sith - so much so I would almost consider putting it above one of the OT, but not quite - so...

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From: XIII_rocks | #102
For some weird reason I'm imagining Dan Gosling in that role right now. That could have been good.

I'm going to assume you mean Ryan Gosling and not some random footballer.

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lmao yeah.

Stupid Newcastle putting him on on Saturday and getting his name in my head.

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Man, whiny Star Wars fans are terrible. Like, actually bad, hateful, spiteful people.

You know what I'm just going to leave this here

http://www.escapistmagazine.com/videos/view/escape-to-the-movies/5357-The-Phantom-Menace-13-Years-Later

I don't even usually agree with Moviebob, but if nothing else let this go down as the one where he nailed it.

TPM's not even especially bad. It's not especially good either, but it did nothing to warrant the miles of hate and frankly, incredibly poor behaviour it has gotten from fans.

RotS was pretty good though. AotC was the worst of the bunch.

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If he absolutely had to be in the movie (I think he was only in because he kept bugging Lucas about it), why not make him a Sith?

Racist

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As somebody who's done a bit of acting myself, there's a pretty good quote (from who, I forget) that I can pretty much agree with wholeheartedly.

"I say the line how I think it should be delivered, and then the director comes over and tells me "that's wrong, do it again""

Obviously not all directors are the same, but it's a pretty common thing and whether it's good or bad is not always clear.

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