Dear Mr Lucas,
Let me begin this letter by telling you how much I loved your original Star Wars trilogy,the Lightsaber fight scene at the end of The Phantom Menace and the deleted scenes from Revenge of the Sith.
However, I have found aside from a select few moments I just haven't enjoyed your more recent work. There could be many reasons for this; maybe Star Wars just wasn't designed for CGI characters and locations, maybe we should never have discovered that Vader used to be "Ani" or maybe you just don't have people working for you any more that will tell you when you've wondered off track.
Thankfully there is a way to redeem yourself in the eyes of your fans. You need to issue a Special Edition of The Phantom Menace and you need to edit Sir Christopher Lee into it. The reasons for this are two fold.
1. What film wouldn't be improved by additional Christopher Lee?
2. This would make the Star Wars Prequels Sir Christopher's third trilogy after the Musketeer trilogy and Lord of the Rings. Providing once and for all an answer to the age old question: Which actor has appeared in all 3 parts of 3 trilogies?
Yours sincerely,
Al.
Showing posts with label film. Show all posts
Showing posts with label film. Show all posts
Saturday, 2 October 2010
Waitress
No special effects, no big action stunts, no convoluted plot or potential for any sequels or prequels.
So, just what does this film have to offer? Solid plot development, well written characters and Nathan Fillion. And honestly, it doesn't need anything else.
If I'm being honest I recorded this purely because of Mr Fillion, the man has just never let me down. But while he gives a good performance he is far from the highlight. It is an absolute delight to watch the film unfold at it's own pace and slowly discover the characters that inhabit the diner and the hospital. Any attempt I could make to explain any of the well placed moments within this film would just rob you of the chance to see them for yourself.
Is it a chick flick? Yes, probably.
Should you watch it anyway? Yes. You should. This is how films used to be made and more should be done like this. I remember reading at the time of the films writer/director/co-star being found dead and thinking briefly about how sad that was. I find it even sadder now knowing that she won't be able to bring us any more films.
Adrienne Shelly knew how to make films the old fashioned way. If only more people did.
So, just what does this film have to offer? Solid plot development, well written characters and Nathan Fillion. And honestly, it doesn't need anything else.
If I'm being honest I recorded this purely because of Mr Fillion, the man has just never let me down. But while he gives a good performance he is far from the highlight. It is an absolute delight to watch the film unfold at it's own pace and slowly discover the characters that inhabit the diner and the hospital. Any attempt I could make to explain any of the well placed moments within this film would just rob you of the chance to see them for yourself.
Is it a chick flick? Yes, probably.
Should you watch it anyway? Yes. You should. This is how films used to be made and more should be done like this. I remember reading at the time of the films writer/director/co-star being found dead and thinking briefly about how sad that was. I find it even sadder now knowing that she won't be able to bring us any more films.
Adrienne Shelly knew how to make films the old fashioned way. If only more people did.
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