Ales jones did a better job with the prequels than lucas. Alex jones hates on the last jedi, calls carrie fisher an. The force awakens will be seen as a new chance for the series to shake off its status as a nostalgia object and reclaim its place as a producer of beloved, crowdpleasing movies. Inflation adjusted figures for 2005 can be found in block, alex ben. Alex jones explains prequels in 2 and a half minutes to redlettermedia. Unlike the original trilogy, where george lucas only directed star wars. Harrison ford says hes returning to indiana jones in about 2 months. The 3 people george lucas first asked to direct the star. Like most children of the 1980s, i grew up surrounded by star wars. Dec 07, 2017 alex jones gives speech to alliance before battle of yavin. We all like to forget the fact that the original trilogy, with its hyperactive muppet yoda, cutesy ewoks and bumbling c3po. The star wars prequels could have had an effect on solo. Alex jones hates on the last jedi, calls carrie fisher. Alex jones explains the star wars prequels video 2017 quotes on imdb.
Alex jones explains star wars prequels mind blown the politics. The film begins with a narrator explaining the state of the clone wars. Star wars is an american epic spaceopera media franchise created by george lucas, which began with the eponymous 1977 film and quickly became a worldwide popculture phenomenon. The prequels are the best part of the experience every time.
The main forward momentum of disneys star wars is the sequel trilogy the force awakens, the last jedi, and the untitled episode ix and if the prequels are going to be canonized in fans eyes then its here where the groundwork needs to be laid. Carl benjamin, aka sargon of akkad, is surprised and amused to find that alex joness interpretation of the star wars prequels makes them sound more interesting than they actually are. Williams implicitly acknowledged the connection by explaining why he didnt. Remember your excitement while watching the teaser for a new star wars movie for the first time. Palpatine was a little known senator from numbers small plant. The star wars prequel trilogy episode i the phantom menace, episode ii attack of the clones, and episode iii revenge of the sith released nearly two decades after the original trilogy concluded in the early 1980s. Alex jones explains the plot of the star wars prequals, complete with picture slideshow to help explain some stuff if you dont get subscribe for more dank videos. The star wars film series centers around three sets of trilogies, which are collectively referred to as the skywalker saga. You knowthe world of fan fiction, like the kind ive outlined before. But there is another side to the star wars universe. A star wars story is set to tell us about the life of our favorite outer space smuggler before we met him in star wars. Now before you click away, were not here to really defend or criticize the prequels thats been pretty much done to death by this point but instead look at a very. The star wars franchise has spawned multiple liveaction and animated films.
Jan 16, 20 watching the star wars prequels on mute. The star wars 7x7 podcast is rebelrousing fun for everyday jedi, 7 minutes a day, 7 days a week. Nov 25, 2015 unlike the original trilogy, where george lucas only directed star wars. But i can tell you as a fan that doesnt like the prequels, but rather as a fan that loves the. For those that havent already seen ron howards brilliant film from 1995 use tonight as an excuse. Years later, a prequel trilogy was released, consisting of episode i the. Its already apparent how the first two star wars standalone films could each have unique sensibilities, based on the filmmakers whove ben recruited to work on them. Rogue one has been called a lot of thingsa star wars story, an anthology film, a standalone adventuremany of which are synonyms for prequel. Years before george lucas sold lucasfilm to disney, the filmmaker set out to bring back the magic of the original star wars movie trilogy by telling the story of anakin skywalkers turn into darth vader via a prequel film trilogy. Carl benjamin, aka sargon of akkad, is surprised and amused to find that alex jones s interpretation of the star wars prequels makes them sound more interesting than they actually are. The most popular the three prequels and a total sense emperor. The imperial march theme appears scarcely in the prequel trilogy, but is.
If there was nostalgic, fauxnaive whimsy in lucass inaugural installment of star wars. Turn to the dark side cuts out almost all the jar jar scenes and streamlines the whole viewing experience. Beyond its status as the first star wars movie in more than a decade, beyond its promised revival of characters unseen in new filmed adventures for over three decades, this decembers star wars. Alex jones explains the star wars prequels video 2017 imdb. But on whole, star wars fans like the phantom menace, attack of the clones, and revenge of the sith. The star wars prequels dont deserve your hatred film. Unfortunately, george lucas latest chapters werent exactly what fans hoped they would be, and those objections were evidenced in critics berating of the prequels in. The best version of the star wars prequels is still the. You get it all in just 7 minutes, so subscribe now. Carl benjamin, aka sargon of akkad, is surprised and amused to find that alex joness interpretation of the star wars prequels. Nov 25, 2015 while george lucas was the man behind star wars from the beginning he only directed the first film in the original trilogy. Jan 02, 2018 in a video published by the infowars host des.
The force awakens, his latest effort, is doing fairly good business, and he is at work on spielbergs next picture. Appreciating domhnall gleesons ability to fit in anywhere and shine in every role from harry potter to ex machina to star wars to hbos run, the irish actor has proved himself to be uniquely versatile. The track can also be heard when anakin tells mace windu about palpatines true identity. Audiences were eager to see more from the galaxy far, far away, but the end result was not as they hoped.
Star wars and the history of transmedia storytelling oapen. However, the new film would be quite different if the. Aug, 2017 lloyd had at least one alist defender, though. Alex jones explains the star wars prequels video 2017 on imdb. Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on youtube. The force awakens and the composers wider influence on musical culture. Episode iv a new hope, originally released as star wars, and currently. Box office pulp has the high ground in this episode. Oct 04, 2016 alex jones explains prequels in 2 and a half minutes to redlettermedia. Excuse me, master luke, but what is this strange world weve come to. The documentary will become available for digital download on. The 3 people george lucas first asked to direct the star wars.
The star wars prequel trilogy is a series of epic spaceopera films written and directed by. Alex jones is a special kind of crazy, but his lunatic rantings are the basis for this. Dec 15, 2016 and the reality is, star wars is, at heart, a childrens franchise. While george lucas was the man behind star wars from the beginning he only directed the first film in the original trilogy. Just finished watching properly the first 6 movies, and im quite confused as to why people consider the star wars prequels so bad especially phantom menace. Just like the teaser trailer, the theatrical trailer was released in front of a movie.
My top 10 changes to the star wars prequel trilogy mr. Star wars 8 director rian johnson defends the prequel trilogy. One, with chris weitz rewriting the script, and felicity jones in the starring role. Prequels are an inherently bad idea, and they are generally executed in a manner that makes them even worse, retreading imagery from the movies ostensibly after them as selfimportant foreshadowing, and glibly trading in self. Rogue one director gareth edwards, for example, is known for crafting fairly serious scifi genre fare monsters, godzilla 2014, and has likewise indicated that his star wars movie is going to be more of a proper war. Release dates 1 also known as aka 0 release dates uk 22 october 2017 internet also known as aka it looks like we dont have any akas for this title yet. Fans of the original star wars trilogy may have grown disappointed by the prequels over time, but initially a number of star wars fans agreed that star wars. Star wars fandoms relationship with the prequels is not dissimilar to that of anakins with the dark side.
Dec 10, 2015 some fans have fairly expressed related concern that the star wars standalone films will play things too safe and not stray too far from the wellestablished characters andor time periods in the history of the star wars galaxy, based on the fact that the first two such films are, in many ways, prequels to episode iv. Why i love the star wars prequels and you should too. Alex jones explains the star wars prequels 2017 video release info. He actually wrote a letter to the editor of newsweek defending both the film and its young star against negative prerelease. The fight between quigon and darth maul on tatooine is one such example of this but in the phantom menace, it gets better. The star wars film series, which developed into a trilogy of trilogies and which has been rebranded as the skywalker saga, was released beginning with the original trilogy episodes iv, v and vi, 19771983, followed by the prequel trilogy episodes i, ii and iii, 19992005 and the sequel trilogy episodes vii, viii and ix, 20152019. I regularly sit down and watch all six movies, and you know what. Star wars prequels almost got a totally different anakin. Alex jones explains star wars prequels mind blown the. New star wars documentary attempts to defend the prequels. The franchise has been expanded into various films and other media, including television series, video games, novels, comic books, theme park attractions, and themed areas, comprising an allencompassing fictional. One of the major defenses of the prequels was that lucas was returning star wars to children not the children who grew up with the films in the 1980s, but the next generation and if this was true, eventually those 1990s kids would grow up with a strong appreciation of episodes iiii. Mark hamill cant believe how intensely people bashed the star wars prequels duration.
Jims actual quote was, uh, houston, weve had a problem. And the darth vader outfit was the holy grail of halloween costumes. Episode i the phantom menace 1999, episode ii attack of the clones 2002, and. As any good star wars fan knows, may the 4th marks star wars day, aka may the 4th be with you a day to commemorate all things star wars. Its rarely acknowledged that the star wars prequels have some of the best sword fights in cinematic history. You laugh, you lose challenge ft alex jones duration. It boils the three films into one 90min film with a new digital score in the vein of michael mann or nicolas winding refn. What the seven star wars films reveal about george lucas. Episode iv a new hope, the filmmaker directed all three prequels, but, as it turns out, he originally didnt want to take. Star wars prequel trilogy was almost directed by these 3. They were produced nonchronologically, with episodes ivvi the original trilogy being released between 1977 and 1983, episodes iiii the prequel trilogy being released between 1999 and 2005, and episodes viiix the sequel trilogy, being released between. The clone wars is a 2008 animated feature film directed by dave filoni. The trilogy was released from 1999 to 2005 and is a prequel to the original star wars trilogy 197783. Indiana jones and the last crusade1989, we got a glimpse of young indiana.
Alex jones explains the star wars prequels video 2017. We look back at how this trailer created major star wars hype. The goal was to let what quality visuals that do exist in the prequels do most of the heavy lifting and remove all extraneous exposition and dialogue to allow for a more moody and atmospheric vibe. Star wars prequels recut into a single film with less jar jar star wars. Theres no mystery about how these events tie into the great story of star wars because we knew that before the movie was even announced. The ultimate news source for music, celebrity, entertainment, movies, and current events on the web. When it came time for the prequel trilogy however, lucas famously, or. A fans journey could be the next great star wars doc since the people vs george lucas. Episode 53 tom chansky of the sith list talks podcasting and the star wars saga. It isnt for me to say how you should feel about them. Red letter medias featurelength eviscerations of each film are some of the funniest things ive ever seen, but i dont agree with the central argument. The original trilogy was released between 1977 and 1983, the prequel trilogy between 1999 and 2005, and a sequel trilogy between. Yet the most admired of all things star wars were the movie.
This motherfucker will be claiming the thundercats and smurfs are part of the deep state bullshit soon. Star wars fans are massively downvoting antiprequel trilogy. Alex jones explains the star wars prequels visualized. Star wars toys, books and magazines littered my room. Over the course of three filmsa new hope 1977, the empire strikes back 1980, and return of. Alex is a much better storyteller than george lucas, says sargon, who asserts that it took a conspiracy theorist to make the politics of the prequels sound. Alex jones explains star wars episode 1 2 3 prequels. Episode i the phantom menace was a worthy addition to the star wars lore. While he cannot wait to see the force awakens in the cinema, he tries his best to stay spoiler free. My list of changes is meant for that second star wars, the one that the fans cherish more than any film, book, video game, or tv show. He is an editor for teekay421, the belgian star wars fanclub and an administrator for the star wars sourcebooks page on facebook. Now eightythree years old, williams remains a vital presence.
This time it was the movie wing commander, featuring the future voiceactor of kanan from star wars rebels, freddie prinze jr. Dec 20, 2017 lucas original 1977 star wars film released as a single story, but when the filmmaker was gearing up for the sequel, he announced plans to expand his thenburgeoning star wars saga into nine parts, broken into three trilogies. The original trilogy was being told first, with the prequel and sequel trilogies coming later. The lightsaber fights in the prequels, at least when it comes to choreography, are far superior to their original trilogy counterparts. But i can tell you as a fan that doesnt like the prequels, but rather as a fan that loves the prequels, i hate it when people give me hyperbolic, pre. Visitors at the showest convention in las vegas, which took place march 9, 1999, were the first to actually get to see the theatrical trailer, before it aired on tv. Memorable quotes and exchanges from movies, tv series and more. Alex jones explains the star wars prequels youtube. May 28, 2017 alex jones explains the plot of the star wars prequals, complete with picture slideshow to help explain some stuff if you dont get subscribe for more dank videos. Lucas has proved with every star wars film that what he is most interested in doing is. The star wars prequels a re widely regarded as the worst additions to a beloved franchise of all time. Oct 22, 2017 this feature is not available right now. Jan 01, 2016 alex ross writes about john williamss score for star wars. Alex jones explains prequels in 2 and a half minutes to.
Topics box office pulp, star wars, prequel trilogy. In a world that has grown weary of jarjar, midoclorhian, and jake lloyd jokes, the bop crew emerges from the mist like gungans. Lor san tekkas mention of balance in the force wasnt just a wink towards to. Jun 04, 2017 star wars fans like the prequel trilogy. Carl benjamin, aka sargon of akkad, is surprised and amused to find that alex joness interpretation of the star wars prequels makes them sound more. He finances karras to attack the planet and then he plays victim and says, says that the pacifist republicans are doing enough to help him with the carrots invasion that fit federation invasion, uh, who, even speaking. Dec 26, 2016 regardless of how serious johnsons comment is, he is not wrong in taking this approach. Alex jones explains star wars episode 1 2 3 prequels youtube. And the reality is, star wars is, at heart, a childrens franchise. Star wars fans are massively downvoting antiprequel. In my opinion i think phantom menace is the best movie, followed by revenge of the sith. Alex jones explains the star wars prequels 2017 video plot.
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