The last film you watched....

[Narukami]

Anyone seen Clone Wars yet>? i ll wait since almost no place has it in English here.. all dubbed for the little ones....


and i Hate dubbed films!

M.VIB.M.

Yes I have, twice even (my grandson is a fan) and despite the critical drubbing it has taken I enjoyed it.

No, it is not a landmark film either in terms of animation or story, and no, unlike the original Star Wars of 1977 this new Clone Wars will not change Hollywood or pop culture. However...

It was a lot of fun and harkins back to the original in being about a rescue with a chase or two, a couple of good villians (the Sith witch is perfect) and a lot of battles along the way.

What the critics seem to have forgotten is that Lucas is making this film for the 12 and under crowd and, judging from my grandson's reaction and that pf the other kids at the showings I have attended, Lucas knows his audience and knows them well.

The new Jedi, Ahsoka, is a hit with the kids as is Captain Rex and all the Clone Troopers in general. And what's not to like about a giant armored tank that can walk up the side of a mountain?

Lucas may not be a great writer or even a good director (American Graffiti not withstanding) but he is THE outstanding producer of his generation (and the next too). I see it at Toys R Us and Target as parents shell out big money for walking tanks, star fighters and armies of action figures. No movie franchise has dominated the toy aisles as Star Wars has.

But all of that aside, I had a good time at the movies, so did my grandson and that's good enough for me. I'll watch Michael Clayton when I want a more thought provoking film.

Oh...and Wander, I believe the title "Tropic Thunder" is a reference to the 25th Infantry Division (currently stationed at Schofield Barracks in Hawai'i) which is known as Tropic Lighting. (Their unit insignia is a taro leaf with a lighting bolt on it both in the royal Hawaiian colors of red & yellow.)

http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/ ... y/25id.htm

In the film Platoon the unit depicted was from the 25th ID.

Of course, I could be wrong -- this is just a guess on my part as I have not seen the film.

:wink:

Narukami