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"Attack of the Clones" is NOT permanently rotten...

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In Reply to: Now the reviews are REALLY in! It's official, "Attack of the Clones" is permanently rotten... posted by Audiophilander on May 16, 2002 at 16:02:33:

Spider-Men-like films are anomolies. Stan Lee has about six titles in the wings ready to be cast already. If it wasn't "Spider-Man" it would be something else...then it's just gone. Poooof ! We won't be talking about "Spider-Man" next year let alone by the end of the summer!
George Lucas is a solid entertainment act, from start to finish. His "Star Wars" story cycle is an institution. Guaranteed built-in entertainment value and elements, from start to finish.
No comparison really.

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Yeah, an entertainment institution for the institutionally committed. ;^) - Audiophilander 23:58:41 05/19/02 (2)
When it comes right down to it Spider-Man is just a far better film and worthy of repeated viewings. My wife and I saw "Attack of the Clones" once; it's doubtful that there'll be any "cloned" viewings. I will say this having seen Episode II earlier today, "Clones" was better than Episode I and marginally better than my expectations. Granted, it didn't take much to be better than my expectations, but it was watchable and at times bordered on entertaining.
As for your mild rant about anomalies and what Stan Lee has waiting in the wings, both X-Men and Spider-Man have lived up to their hype; there's no reason to expect that future films based on Marvel comics characters will be less than respectful of the original concepts or filmgoing audience. Can you say the same of the Star Woes track record? If you want to talk about institutions, Stan Lee is quite honestly much more of an American treasure than George Lucas or any of the SW films except, perhaps, Episode IV (Lucas first effort and the only good one to date that he himself directed) and Episode V (which Lucas didn't direct).
SW Episode II vs. Spidey: "No comparison really." You're correct, Spider-Man has excellent direction, involving characters, good acting, thoughtful dialogue, plausible love interest, taught pacing, and oh yes, ...it had an interesting story. So what does SW "Clones" have? It has LOTS of special effects, it has LOTS of cliches, it has predictability, it has all the hype Lucas can muster behind it. Did I leave anything out?
AuPh
- Re: Yeah, an entertainment institution for the institutionally committed. ;^) - mikenyc 10:29:51 05/20/02 (1)
  If you prefer a sugar substitute for The Real Thing, that's your choice. I'm not going to waste my money on fad films.
  - No offense mikenyc, but if you paid to see SW Ep. II, ... - Audiophilander 10:59:11 05/20/02 (0)
    ... you already HAVE wasted money on a fad film. Of course, the wife and I went ONCE to, so Lucas can add our sheckles to his honey pot, but we went to screenings of Spidey twice and enjoyed it both times. FYI, Spider-Man is on our DVD want list; Star Wars Episode II, with it's wooden portrayal of Anakin and endless string of cliches, most definitely is NOT.
    > > > "If you prefer sugar substitutes to The Real Thing..." < < <
    In the long run, sugar substitutes may just be preferable to pure cane, my insulan loving friend! Didn't you know that too much processed sugar isn't good for you? ;^)
    AuPh

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