ObPost: Revenge of the Sith

[chanaleh]

Midnight, Fenway. Last night. (Got home and to sleep by 3:30am. Got up at 8:45am and into the office at 9:45. Not bad.)

Overall, it did not disappoint. Even though I concur that this is largely because the geek public's expectations were ramped so far down after Episode II... it is something.

Like mrmorse, I could still complain about several things -- the only slightly less leaden dialogue (Padme's, Yoda's), the Insta!Evil aging spell they felt the need to use on Palpatine, the unfortunately weightless creatures and lightsabers giving away their CGI origins, the lack of psychological depth in the transition from Cocky Young Jedi to Tortured Young Apprentice to Rampaging Dark Lord (they could have done so much more with it)...

But anyway. I will restrict myself to one principal comment regarding the movie, which is -- unlike pretty much any other comments I have read today -- that Anakin is so much freakin' hotter than in Episode II.

"It's the hair!" ... Of course, the dark-and-haunted thing is a factor too. Very Elijah Wood (only, y'know, taller). But really, it's all about the hair. Curling down onto the back of his neck in exactly the way that drives me... well! No more dorky Padawan buzz-cut, that's all I have to say.

Dinner tonight with (a cozy subset of) the Princeton crew. *grin* Where I'm sure this will likewise form a principal topic of conversation. No, not the hotness. The rest of the movie. Edit: Oh yeah, and also Hitchhiker's. A good time had by all.

Comments

[jencallisto]

*laughing* okay, i'm glad i wasn't the only one thinking along those lines. but i hadn't yet pinpointed why. i bet the hair is a factor for me, too... i do like buzz cuts on some people (fuzzy!) but i'm also a fan of something to run my fingers through and grab onto...

[kimberlogic.livejournal.com]

The hair and ... the look of his torso and shoulders as he got out of bed was pretty hot ... :)

[chanaleh.livejournal.com]

Yeah, what the hell was up with his abs? That wasn't a sixpack, that was like an entire case...!

[deguspice.livejournal.com]

the Insta!Evil aging spell they felt the need to use on Palpatine

That also bothered me, until I decided that they did it so he'd look like the Emperor in the first movie.

[chanaleh.livejournal.com]

Wellll... yeah, but that didn't mean it had to happen ALL IN THIRTY SECONDS.

But ablock's theory was that Palpatine had actually been preserving his younger/nicer-looking physiognomy through secret evil magic means, and in the strain of the duel, it all suddenly wore off. That, I could actually buy.

[bridgetminerva.livejournal.com]

read the book it is Insta Evil is explained. Pally is way older then he looks

[mixedborder.livejournal.com]

What bothered me about it was that it looked laughably fake. Surely they could do a better job than that?

And he WAAY overdid the maniacal cackling in the battle with Yoda.

I agree about Anakin's hair!

[navrins]

How very chanaleh. :-)

[chanaleh.livejournal.com]

I am nothing if not consistent. ;-)

[trowa-barton.livejournal.com]

Still trying to grow my hair long enough to match Anakin's in time for the next Sith mob.