I saw this when the Town & country theaters opened up a few blocks from my house. I think I was about 12 years old then. They had free movies for about a month to draw people in. I didn’t really get the whole plot… I remember being confused… but I do remember that I liked it. Robert Redford can say a lot with his eyes (no I’m not attracted to him!)
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On the outside? A little “trainspotter” goes to live in a small New Jersey town. There, he’s befriended by a hot dog salesman and a woman who’s lost her child. On the inside? I’m still not entirely sure what this movie was about, but it was very watchable.
A peek into the bizarro-world that is North Korea. I can’t believe that “The General” as he’s called blew-off the big event because he had more important thigs to do. Like what? Geez, what a jerk.
By the time this came out, I was 13 and much more “aware” so to speak. It still totally blew me away. Thanks George!
My 10-year-old mind could barely keep up with this movie. I just remember standing in line at Woodfield mall in Schaumburg, IL to go see it when it first came out. The line wrapped all the way around the theater. The movie itself was just like a blur – candy for my overactive imagination.
What can I say? The ultimate classic movie. I was 7 when it came out – the perfect age. This movie probably changed my life, it told me that dreaming and imagining were not only OK, but wonderful.
It all makes sense now. All is right with everything. Am I a moron because I actually got choked-up at the end of this movie? Or, was it really that good? or was I just sorry to see the franchise come to a close? This movie was so well-done, it made the two other prequels better… it made the whole series better, and actually complete. Despite all that, I still think it could have been better… the directing could have been better, and the whole action scene at the start was a chaotic mess. Plus, I wish they’d spent even more time with the Emporer convincing Annakin the dark side wasn’t evil, just misunderstood… and that good and evil just depended on what side you were on. I also wish when Annakin figured out the emporer was the Sith lord, that the emporer would have asked Annakin, “So, what crime have I committed for which you’ll turn me in? Is it a crime to follow one’s calling?”. Anyway, it was a good movie.
First, I should say that no matter how critical I might sound in the coming sentences, I enjoyed this movie & felt I got my money’s worth. (Now for the criticism) Clones could have been so much better. The movie had a very “rushed” feel to it. Even the slow parts were cut way too fast. There wasn’t any time for the viewer to feel the emotions of the characters (or try to figure out the complicated plot – who’s bad & who’s good?). This “rushed feel” messed up what could have been some really good scenes too. The “Annakin & his Mom scene” happened way too quickly with an inadequete setup, and that was supposed to be a pivitol character-changing scene. Another scene which bugged me was near the beginning, when Annakin goes from praising Obi-Wan to cursing him way too quickly. It would have been better if he’d said nice things but been muted about it, like he didn’t really mean any of it. The love story fares a little better, but even it is rushed. Also, there are few “mood setting” scenes – like in the original, remember the shot of Luke & the twin sunset with some forlorn music? – that scene said a lot even though there weren’t any words. Many things in clones are over-spoken, when they could have been better said with images. Instead, the images are just eye-candy (very good eye-candy, but candy nonetheless). Also, the score seemed to be completely absent during the action sequences – compare the flying-through-the-asteroid-field sequence in “Clones” with the similar sequence in “Empire”. Still, like I said earlier, the movie did look neat & I plan to view it again in order to see what I missed – there was so much happening on the screen that I couldn’t process it all in one sitting.
Ok,I actually liked this movie. It was entertaining, fun, and visually spectacular. It did a good job of transporting me to “another place”. The jar-jar binks character didn’t even really bother me too much (although I think it would have been a much better movie without him, or if he was done differently). As my friend said, the pod race and the light-saber fight at the end were worth the admission price all on their own. I think people are generally wanting too much from these movies – comparing them to the first couple. That’s not really fair… they need to stand on their own. (I still can’t believe that I got into an argument with someone who sincerely believed that Darth Vader was NOT Luke’s father, Annakin. He went away thinking I was an idiot… all I could do was shake my head… what is WRONG with people?)
If this is the end of the series… It’s time.
This was like watching a long episode of the TV show. It was decent, but nothing special.
One of the best of the series. It was well directed, well written, had a “bigger than a single episode” plot, and contributed to the “trek history” (to keep the fanatics happy).
Handing off the Star Trek torch to the next wave… It was almost like the studio was worried that the new cast just couldn’t “draw ’em in” like the old cast. It was a marginally decent movie. I didn’t really like the portrayal of Kirk in this episode though, it just didn’t seem like the same character.
Which one was this again? I’m not sure… I guess I probably saw it, and it was probably OK.
I can’t remember just what this movie was about, but I know I saw it. Of course they had to make #5 after #4 did so well. I think it was about on par with #3… one of these movies had the gang going to some snow planet or something… that’s about all I can remember about #5 and #6.
This one blew the cover of the Star Trek secret society. Suddenly, being a trek fan was OK. The overall plot was a little silly, but I’ll have to admit it was a fun movie. It had a great fish-out-of-water / culture clash thing going on.
They could never kill off Spock, that would totally throw the whole trek phenomena off kilter. Spock is trek. So, they almost had to make this movie – Spock lives once again. Kirk’s kid dies instead.
This would be a much better movie if you’ve seen the original episode with Ricardo Montalban. Still, it works on its own. A decent film, but nothing spectacular.
I saw this in the theater when it came out. I was too young to really understand the whole “trek thing”. As a result, I was pretty much confused. In retrospective, this was a pretty decent film. It was just a lot different than the TV show – the whole look and feel was altered. This was the first trek “anything” to come out after the original show. The trek invasion was only beginning.
What’s next? Hawaii Five-0? The Rockford Files? Charlie’s Angels? (Oh, I guess they did that one…). Did anyone ever actually watch Starsky and Hutch the TV series? Well, I guess somebody did. But why?
after my scathing review of independence day, you probably think I hate this movie too… not true! it was damn fun. this movie never really takes itself seriously (even in the “serious” parts). it’s like a 90’s version of a cheap 50’s sci-fi drive-in movie. i imagine that there are 12-year-old boys all over the USA worshiping this movie since it has: 1- naked chicks, 2-lots of stuff getting blown up, 3-cool futuristic guns, 4-people losing their heads (and getting killed in other nasty ways), 5-more naked chicks, and 6-really cool special effects. the ‘anti-war’ message was pretty stupid though (of course war sucks… duh!).
This movie was a lot more significant than most people realize. It was the first of a new breed of “special effects-driven” sci-fi movies. Computers have brought down the cost of special effects to a point where the plot no longer needs to be “incredible”, it can just be “adequate”. Actually, this movie was above “adequate”, but it left the door open for a bunch of adequate movies to follow.
Also, the whole Stargate empire that followed – the sequels and the TV show… I could do without.
I guess I kind of liked it. It was fresh anyway, I guess now the “mermaid in NY” movie has been done, so we can all die happy.