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keekeeree · Feb 10, 2003, 12:47 PM

And damn near leading the pack with seven Razzies nominations, including:

Worst Director: George Lucas

Worst Remake or Sequel

Worst Screenplay

Worst Supporting Actor: Hayden Christensen

Worst Supporting Actress: Natalie Portman

Worst Screen Couple: Hayden Christensen & Natalie Portman

It's about time this movie got the recognition is deserves

Timo · Feb 10, 2003, 12:48 PM

maxelson · Feb 10, 2003, 12:59 PM

Seconded.
Anyone think Hayden C will show up for the award?

maxelson · Feb 10, 2003, 01:00 PM

FWIW. I re watched- just to see if I had judged too harshly. I hadn't. In fact, I don't think I judged harshly enough.

wdlove · Feb 10, 2003, 01:02 PM

Maybe the old maximum could apply, "Bad publicity is better than no publicity at all."

Lerkfish · Feb 10, 2003, 01:02 PM

Originally posted by maxelson:
Seconded.
Anyone think Hayden C will show up for the award?

\\thirded....and I don't think Hayden will show up. After all, he barely showed up in the movie.

Lerkfish · Feb 10, 2003, 01:04 PM

Originally posted by maxelson:
FWIW. I re watched- just to see if I had judged too harshly. I hadn't. In fact, I don't think I judged harshly enough.

yes, I've seen it several times because my 4 year old likes the light sabers.

Frankly, Portman has acted better in other movies, But in this one, I've watched bowling matches more scintillating than their on screen romance.

maxelson · Feb 10, 2003, 01:05 PM

I'd narrow that: HE showed up all over the movie. His talent and any character were notably absent. No smiley. This movie offended me.
As far as I am concerned, GL should do the world a favor and not bother with Part III.

willed · Feb 10, 2003, 01:07 PM

Hayden Christwhatever cannot act based on his performance in that film. A piece of mahoganny could have done a better job. He was so wooden it hurt.

CaseCom · Feb 10, 2003, 01:08 PM

I'll nominate it for "worst television ad for DVD release":

"Who da man? Yo-da man!"

ort888 · Feb 10, 2003, 01:35 PM

I think Tom Green is the only person to ever have gone to the awards to make speeches. Then again, I think his goal from the beginning was to make the worst movie ever, so I guess it was a success in his eyes.

At any rate, while I enjoyed the SFX and some of the action sequences in Ep II, it is definitally a steamy pile of poo. It deserves to sweep the awards, and I am confident it will.

I hope George sees it and cries. I hate that man now. HE can get crotch itch and die.

ink · Feb 10, 2003, 01:50 PM

Originally posted by CaseCom:
I'll nominate it for "worst television ad for DVD release":

"Who da man? Yo-da man!"

Thanks for bringing up that painful memory.

I hope Lucas takes all this criticizm with aplomb and hires someone to direct Episode 3. Somehow, though, I think he'll childishly decide that this is all "Hollywood trying to get back at him" instead, and he'll direct and produce another disaster. Then, his failure will be complete...

OptimusG4 · Feb 10, 2003, 02:13 PM

Christ, Lilo and Stitch deserves an Oscar over this movie.

Hawkeye_a · Feb 10, 2003, 02:19 PM

this is one award SW:EP2 definately deserves imo. although at times it seems to fail at even this.

SirCastor · Feb 10, 2003, 02:29 PM

I've seen the movie three times. Once on opening night, once shortly afterwards, once on an Omnimax screen. I occured to me that the more I watched it, the more I didn't like it. So I stopped watching it... I'm sad that it's not that great. I don't have high hopes for Episode III, but I'll be glad to have the complete story. I don't know that it's the worst film of the year.

*sigh*

alex_kac · Feb 10, 2003, 04:04 PM

Sheesh. I really liked it. Wonder if I'm in the minority or not...

Severed Hand of Skywalker · Feb 10, 2003, 04:25 PM

Worst movie of 2002?

I think some LOTR fans had something to do with that list.

GoGoReggieXPowars · Feb 10, 2003, 04:30 PM

Yeah, there were WAY worse movies out there last year. None of them with that much cash behind them. I mean "Bad Company," WTF was Hopkins thinking besides "A new Jaguar would do nicely this year?"

ink · Feb 10, 2003, 04:32 PM

Originally posted by Severed Hand of Skywalker:
Worst movie of 2002?

I think some LOTR fans had something to do with that list.

This isn't a fanboy thang. I imagine that most LoTR fans would have loved to like both movies...

Severed Hand of Skywalker · Feb 10, 2003, 04:39 PM

Originally posted by ink:
This isn't a fanboy thang. I imagine that most LoTR fans would have loved to like both movies...

Hey I loved both but WORST movie? No way. Lots of other crappy movies in 2002.

Lerkfish · Feb 10, 2003, 04:40 PM

Originally posted by ink:
This isn't a fanboy thang. I imagine that most LoTR fans would have loved to like both movies...

agreed. I'm NEVER in a position where I hope scifi or fantasy films tank. That only makes it harder for the next one to get made.
However, to use an analogy, I was a diehard Blondies fan, but I died. hard. at their last album. It needed to be their last album.

Merely because you're a fan doesn't mean you turn off all ability to discern (poor) quality. I'm a huge star wars fan, since before most of you were even born. Ep II, after having watched and rewatched it, is a great deal of people standing around talking, with miniscule action that does little to advance the plot, until the arena scene which is overkill action for what it contains. A totally implausible lame love story, a political intrigue thriller with no intrigue and no thrill, and less than stellar special effects for a series that relies on special effects. The characters have less personality than marionettes, and there is no connection to the characters, no apparent internal conflict (as I mentioned in a now scrolled off thread)

PB2K · Feb 10, 2003, 05:11 PM

Hello , Starwars II was a major disappointment in everybody's view.

And the person who casts new actors deserves to get whipped ! No-one likes curlyhaired actors since the 80's. I hope Hayden Christensen (copy/pasted the name) won't get a girl more when he boasts he played in a Starwars movie once !!

Adam Betts · Feb 10, 2003, 05:27 PM

Originally posted by Severed Hand of Skywalker:
Hey I loved both but WORST movie? No way. Lots of other crappy movies in 2002.

Sadly, its one of the worst movie in 2002.

Learn to accept it.

Anomalous · Feb 10, 2003, 05:40 PM

I am very upset to hear this. AOTC was by far the best movie of 2002.

Severed Hand of Skywalker · Feb 10, 2003, 05:47 PM

Originally posted by Adam Betts:
Sadly, its one of the worst movie in 2002.

Learn to accept it.

I dunno, it is really had to come to terms with the fact that some people didn't like it and then later have "Adam" confirm the fact that it is bad, doesn?t matter how much I personally enjoyed it.

I will try to pick up the pieces and move on though.

The Mick · Feb 10, 2003, 08:07 PM

I guess it depends on your perspective. I thought AOTC was pretty crappy, but I went in expecting little. However, I went to see LOTR:TTT expecting the world, and left feeling completely betrayed by the story deviations from the book. I am far more upset by LOTR than SW. That being said, LOTR was still a better movie that AOTC.

PJW · Feb 10, 2003, 08:17 PM

Meh. I thought it was a great improvement over Episode I, and a great film over all. Then again, I don't go into a Star Wars movies with stupid expectations of a good plot and convincing dialogue and acting.

Lerkfish · Feb 10, 2003, 08:24 PM

Originally posted by PJW:
I don't go into a Star Wars movies with stupid expectations of a good plot and convincing dialogue and acting.

oh..so that's the secret. Just go in expecting crap and you won't be disappointed.

Apple Pro Underwear · Feb 10, 2003, 08:25 PM

you guys retarded or something?

madonna and britney were both in new movies this year

those 2 should win the razzie unless paulie shore got another movie i never heard about

Severed Hand of Skywalker · Feb 10, 2003, 08:44 PM

Originally posted by Lerkfish:
oh..so that's the secret. Just go in expecting crap and you won't be disappointed.

Go in expecting lots of eye candy and that is what you get.

Lerkfish · Feb 10, 2003, 08:45 PM

Originally posted by Apple Pro Underwear:
you guys retarded or something?

*pulls out tab in forehead, takes a reading*

er...nope. mildly dysfunctionally illiterate.

*lets go of measuring tape, a loud ZIP as it reels back into head*

thunderous_funker · Feb 10, 2003, 08:51 PM

I bet Lucas wishes he had $1 Million dollars for every time he gets lambasted for his horrible movies.

Oh, wait. You mean he does?

benb · Feb 10, 2003, 09:02 PM

Originally posted by Severed Hand of Skywalker:
Hey I loved both but WORST movie? No way. Lots of other crappy movies in 2002.

Yea. Enough comes to mind.

Regards,
Ben

MacGorilla · Feb 10, 2003, 10:03 PM

Doesn't stand a chance next to "Swept Away"

I Bent My Wookiee · Feb 10, 2003, 10:21 PM

Has anyone seen Swept away?

MacGorilla · Feb 10, 2003, 10:32 PM

Originally posted by I Bent My Wookiee:
Has anyone seen Swept away?

I think about 10 people did. 9 of them lived to tell the tale but wont speak of the horrors they saw.

Nonsuch · Feb 10, 2003, 10:37 PM

Originally posted by Severed Hand of Skywalker:
Go in expecting lots of eye candy and that is what you get.

Yeah, but George insists on writing all this, y'know, dialogue and stuff too.

Severed Hand of Skywalker · Feb 10, 2003, 10:42 PM

Originally posted by Nonsuch:
Yeah, but George insists on writing all this, y'know, dialogue and stuff too.

You have to block that stuff out.

Nonsuch · Feb 10, 2003, 10:48 PM

Originally posted by Severed Hand of Skywalker:
You have to block that stuff out.

I tried stuffing popcorn in my ears, but Portman and Christensen's voices still got through. Damn that THX sound!

PJW · Feb 10, 2003, 11:17 PM

Originally posted by Lerkfish:
oh..so that's the secret. Just go in expecting crap and you won't be disappointed.

That's the secret. If you set your standards low, you can be impressed by just about anything.