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Pretty good docu
Rated R!
It was alright...
The Call of the Wild
Not a bad Aussie WW1 film
Be patient with act 1 and 2, wait for 3...
The Terror Within - for those who enjoy low-budget mash-ups
A low-budget cheap Alien-Aliens mashup!
Slow, but interesting... but I don't recommend.
RIP Chad McQueen
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Yes, good call! I see many similarities with this character here.
Yes, it was a bit silly.
Maybe it would have made more sense if he had slashed her tyre or something, then offered to fix it for her and made his move then.
Hmm, it would have to be someone who wouldn't mind gaining 20+kg (44+lbs) for the start of the role, to shed it during production as Hanks' character did.
It is a nice movie, especially when the ending comes. The birds are very beautiful and impressive.
I think it was real as I recall Roman saying it was his 'last chance' to turn things around or something.
I am an 80s kid and love so many films from this period, love Candy and Aykroyd, and it even has the girl from The Boy Who Could Fly in it (who made very little films), but I never saw this film until the weekend just passed.
I'd say that no, it is not a must-own film. I don't think I'd ever watch it again. Just wasn't that great to me. Had its moments, but was quite mediocre overall.
As others have stated, I always thought that Vader simply got 'promoted' after Tarkin died.
I also feel that Lucas, being the smart filmmaker that he was, adapted to what was most successful from ANH for the rest of the films, eg. Vader resonated so well with audiences so he was made more prominent.
I completely agree that it has incredible sound design. This majorly contributed to the unique style and production and overall success of the film. It set new standards, that's for sure.
The musical score is another major contributor. Instead of having a trendy synthesizer score which was common to sci-fi of the seventies, Lucas went with epic orchestral music which really elevated our perception of what was happening on screen.
I know exactly what you mean. The cast selection was quite out of touch with the sci-fi crowd which had pushed Star Wars to number one in the box office.
Star Wars proved that relative unknowns can work really well if everything else is working for it.
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