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Post by Star on Jul 28, 2018 21:01:37 GMT -5
After thinking back to it more, I lowered my ranking for The Hidden Enemy to 7.5/10. It's good, but nothing amazing. Cat and Mouse I'd keep at 9/10, I think it's a strong episode. As for the movie, I'm sticking with 6/10, but mainly because the Christophsis and Dooku scenes salvage it. Plus I like some of the dialogue. Yeah I think maybe Hidden Enemy is a 7/10 for me, not sure. Cat and Mouse is easily 9/10. TCW movie can stay at 6/10 I try to balance my ratings between personal enjoyment and rewatchability, while also giving consideration on critical grounds. It seems like we might be similar with how we view a lot of the episodes.  |
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Post by Potato on Jul 28, 2018 21:28:52 GMT -5
Watched the first half of the movie. Definitely don't miss the techno music. But so far it's not as bad as I remembered... although I think a lot of that is due to knowing how Ahsoka develops. But back to the music, the score during the Christophsis parts is actually really on point. The trumpets and horns during the battle are really cool and this is one of the few times we hear Ahsoka's theme. The music kind of takes a nosedive after that though. |
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Post by Kenbo on Jul 28, 2018 22:11:57 GMT -5
Watched the first half of the movie. Definitely don't miss the techno music. But so far it's not as bad as I remembered... although I think a lot of that is due to knowing how Ahsoka develops. But back to the music, the score during the Christophsis parts is actually really on point. The trumpets and horns during the battle are really cool and this is one of the few times we hear Ahsoka's theme. The music kind of takes a nosedive after that though. Honestly I liked the music. I know it doesn't really have that Star Wars John Williams feel but I liked hearing the guitars and the rock themes... In my opinion it made scenes like the wall scale more badass. I know they dropped music like that later on in the series but I wouldn't have minded if they kept it. And also I never noticed this before but when Anakin points his saber at Jabba, there is the slightest Imperial March motif. I thought the first time they played that was the Poggle interrogation scene but guess not |
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Post by Fisto on Jul 29, 2018 0:10:07 GMT -5
Cat and Mouse has always been a favorite of mine. A truly great episode IMO. I also enjoyed Hidden Enemy quite a bit. I loved the Rex and Cody dynamic, and I wish we would’ve seen them work together more often. It’s funny how they both take on the traits of Obi-wan and Anakin, with Rex acting more boldly and Cody taking time to think things over. I haven’t started the movie yet, but if my memeory is correct, I won’t really enjoy it...
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Post by Newan on Jul 29, 2018 0:22:02 GMT -5
Watched the first half of the movie. Definitely don't miss the techno music. But so far it's not as bad as I remembered... although I think a lot of that is due to knowing how Ahsoka develops. But back to the music, the score during the Christophsis parts is actually really on point. The trumpets and horns during the battle are really cool and this is one of the few times we hear Ahsoka's theme. The music kind of takes a nosedive after that though. Yeah I really hate that music on Teth and it comes back in some episodes later on... |
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Post by Kenbo on Jul 29, 2018 0:39:39 GMT -5
Watched the first half of the movie. Definitely don't miss the techno music. But so far it's not as bad as I remembered... although I think a lot of that is due to knowing how Ahsoka develops. But back to the music, the score during the Christophsis parts is actually really on point. The trumpets and horns during the battle are really cool and this is one of the few times we hear Ahsoka's theme. The music kind of takes a nosedive after that though. Yeah I really hate that music on Teth and it comes back in some episodes later on... And here I actually spent some time trying to find that obscure piece of music.  |
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Post by Newan on Jul 29, 2018 1:17:38 GMT -5
So I decided to start a new playthrough of Lego TCW... only finished the game once when it first came out. But I know the game has like 20 missions based off episodes of the first couple seasons so that's kinda cool. I played the opening mission on Geonosis and then I played the Hidden Enemy guess I'll play Ambush next week. |
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Post by Fisto on Jul 29, 2018 1:41:24 GMT -5
So I decided to start a new playthrough of Lego TCW... only finished the game once when it first came out. But I know the game has like 20 missions based off episodes of the first couple seasons so that's kinda cool. I played the opening mission on Geonosis and then I played the Hidden Enemy guess I'll play Ambush next week. Ha I literally just completed that game yesterday. It’s a great game if you can look past the many glitches... |
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Post by squiggy on Jul 29, 2018 1:59:11 GMT -5
Did you guys get every brick and collectible? If not then um you are not done, sorry. EVERY BRICK DAMNIT! Have a wonderful day  |
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Post by Newan on Jul 29, 2018 2:34:23 GMT -5
Did you guys get every brick and collectible? If not then um you are not done, sorry. EVERY BRICK DAMNIT! Have a wonderful day Not sure TCW is a good enough LEGO game tbh, I didn’t like many parts in it going off memory. The Comeplete Saga however... |
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Post by Maverick-Jedi-Valen on Jul 29, 2018 7:48:45 GMT -5
Finished the film and... it's not godawful or anything, but it is worlds away from the show's high points. Same can be said for the animation if not more so. Some of the action scenes are cool, particularly the vertical climb on Teth, but let's face it you can really tell this was meant for 12 year olds and not much for anyone above. It's also annoying how they got Jackson and Lee back and used them so poorly. Mace just disappears less than halfway through and Dooku's left with cliché villain dialogue for most of his screen time. For Force's sake he says "Everything's going according to plan" twice with hardly any variation There's also the glaring issue of Padme's subplot and Ziro existing (emphasis on the latter). Pretty blatant runtime padding. Thinking about it with more mature, wiser eyes than before, I can see they put in too much for its own good and leaned perhaps a little too much towards the kiddies market. As a result I can see why some don't even touch this with a barge pole, but for me it's just okay-ish. |
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Post by Kenbo on Jul 29, 2018 10:41:36 GMT -5
So I decided to start a new playthrough of Lego TCW... only finished the game once when it first came out. But I know the game has like 20 missions based off episodes of the first couple seasons so that's kinda cool. I played the opening mission on Geonosis and then I played the Hidden Enemy guess I'll play Ambush next week. That's a fun game. I think the last one that didn't have real dialogue lines |
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Post by Star on Jul 29, 2018 11:01:20 GMT -5
Yeah I really hate that music on Teth and it comes back in some episodes later on... And here I actually spent some time trying to find that obscure piece of music. I actually liked the music, but it was a little strange to hear in Star Wars. It worked with the Teth scene as they scaled the wall, but it made it feel less like Star Wars and more like another science fiction movie for me personally. |
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Post by bobafett590 on Jul 29, 2018 11:17:40 GMT -5
Watched both Cat and Mouse and Hidden Enemy. Cat and Mouse is probably a 6-7/10 for me but Hidden Enemy might be more 5-6ish. Cat and Mouse had a good antagonist and was a generally fun episode, but there was nothing in it that struck me as being truly top-tier in the grand scheme of things. Although relative to many of the early episodes, it comes out well. Hidden Enemy's clone traitor plot was a pretty interesting concept that was executed decently, but Slick's exact motives could have been better fleshed out as others have said.
Still have to watch the movie. Don't think I ever actually rewatched since I first saw it in cinemas. Or maybe I did and don't remember.
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Post by Spidyyr on Jul 29, 2018 18:05:49 GMT -5
Not very hard so far but my rankings for far are: {Spoiler}-Cat and Mouse
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Post by Kenbo on Jul 29, 2018 18:55:34 GMT -5
Not gonna bother ranking anything. I just like all of TCW. Even the "bad" episodes I can find enjoyable lol. This is some of the best Star Wars content that's ever been made
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Post by Star on Jul 29, 2018 20:12:12 GMT -5
Not gonna bother ranking anything. I just like all of TCW. Even the "bad" episodes I can find enjoyable lol. This is some of the best Star Wars content that's ever been made I find pretty much all the episodes enjoyable too, but a large reason why is because it's Star Wars. |
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Post by Potato on Jul 30, 2018 10:26:05 GMT -5
"A wise Jedi once said there are no accidents. It is by the will of the force that you are at my side."
Anakin was quoting Qui-Gon, right? That was really nice, I always like hearing Obi-Wan and Anakin talking about Qui-Gon, especially because it doesn't happen too often.
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Post by Spidyyr on Jul 30, 2018 10:29:15 GMT -5
"A wise Jedi once said there are no accidents. It is by the will of the force that you are at my side." Anakin was quoting Qui-Gon, right? That was really nice, I always like hearing Obi-Wan and Anakin talking about Qui-Gon, especially because it doesn't happen too often. That’s probably my favorite part on the movie. It seems that Qui-Gon’s death is really only ever used to motivate Obi-Wan, which is strange because he played such a huge role in Anakin’s life that you think he would, among other thing, have a huge vendetta against Darth Maul. |
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Post by Potato on Jul 30, 2018 10:31:52 GMT -5
"A wise Jedi once said there are no accidents. It is by the will of the force that you are at my side." Anakin was quoting Qui-Gon, right? That was really nice, I always like hearing Obi-Wan and Anakin talking about Qui-Gon, especially because it doesn't happen too often. That’s probably my favorite part on the movie. It seems that Qui-Gon’s death is really only ever used to motivate Obi-Wan, which is strange because he played such a huge role in Anakin’s life that you think he would, among other thing, have a huge vendetta against Darth Maul. Yeah, I agree, I think it was a pretty big thing for Anakin too. I mean he only knew Qui-Gon for like a week but he was pretty much a father figure to him in that time. Anakin and Obi-Wan vs. Maul could have been awesome as well. |
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Post by Maverick-Jedi-Valen on Jul 30, 2018 10:36:35 GMT -5
"A wise Jedi once said there are no accidents. It is by the will of the force that you are at my side." Anakin was quoting Qui-Gon, right? That was really nice, I always like hearing Obi-Wan and Anakin talking about Qui-Gon, especially because it doesn't happen too often. That’s probably my favorite part on the movie. It seems that Qui-Gon’s death is really only ever used to motivate Obi-Wan, which is strange because he played such a huge role in Anakin’s life that you think he would, among other thing, have a huge vendetta against Darth Maul. That's always been odd to me. When Maul returned I was expecting Obi-Wan and Anakin to at least discuss this, which had potential to be one great scene incidentally. I always imagined Anakin being particularly ticked about it, what with his brutal temper and the fact that Qui-Gon was the closest he ever got to a father who didn't patronise him constantly Instead he's involved in Maul's story by the tiniest of threads and doesn't even get the chance to face him. Feels like a big missed opportunity. |
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Post by Pinda on Jul 30, 2018 12:02:11 GMT -5
That’s probably my favorite part on the movie. It seems that Qui-Gon’s death is really only ever used to motivate Obi-Wan, which is strange because he played such a huge role in Anakin’s life that you think he would, among other thing, have a huge vendetta against Darth Maul. Yeah, I agree, I think it was a pretty big thing for Anakin too. I mean he only knew Qui-Gon for like a week but he was pretty much a father figure to him in that time. Anakin and Obi-Wan vs. Maul could have been awesome as well. Well, Qui-Gon freed Anakin from slavery. So yeah, you would expect Anakin to hate Maul too. |
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Post by Newan on Jul 30, 2018 12:24:27 GMT -5
 Oh wow totally forgot I had this, got it after season 1. I remember reading through it back then but haven’t touched it sense. Basically has like 8-10 pages on each episode in season 1. Should read through it a bit as we go and see if there’s anything interesting |
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Post by Newan on Jul 30, 2018 12:27:28 GMT -5
Yeah I always remembered the movie being in August, no idea why some say July here but the book says the official release date was August 15th, 2008
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Post by Newan on Jul 30, 2018 12:32:18 GMT -5
General Loathsomes species was actually the original design for the Nemoidians and the droids by the shield generator in the movie were the original Droidekas for TPM. Also Mace Windu’s name was created in the very first planning stages for ANH back in 1973.... Qoute from Dave says that George often gave them old concept arts to reuse and adapt.
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Post by Newan on Jul 30, 2018 12:41:05 GMT -5
Lol random but Loathsom was apparently tried as a Republic military member since his planet was in the republic and he was a member of its defense force.
It’s treason then
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Post by Kenbo on Jul 30, 2018 12:43:43 GMT -5
Oh wow totally forgot I had this, got it after season 1. I remember reading through it back then but haven’t touched it sense. Basically has like 8-10 pages on each episode in season 1. Should read through it a bit as we go and see if there’s anything interesting I thought this was the novel for a second. I had that but I think I lost it. Don't remember if it included anything different from the movie. General Loathsomes species was actually the original design for the Nemoidians and the droids by the shield generator in the movie were the original Droidekas for TPM. Also Mace Windu’s name was created in the very first planning stages for ANH back in 1973.... Qoute from Dave says that George often gave them old concept arts to reuse and adapt. Don't think that would've been a good design for the neimodians. Loathsome looked too brutish for a species that's all political and whatnot... And yeah those Corporate Alliance droids are cool. They should've utilized them more. I think besides that scene in the movie they weren't used again except there were a couple in A Friend in Need when R2 frees those droids |
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Post by Spidyyr on Jul 30, 2018 12:47:10 GMT -5
Oh wow totally forgot I had this, got it after season 1. I remember reading through it back then but haven’t touched it sense. Basically has like 8-10 pages on each episode in season 1. Should read through it a bit as we go and see if there’s anything interesting I thought this was the novel for a second. I had that but I think I lost it. Don't remember if it included anything different from the movie. General Loathsomes species was actually the original design for the Nemoidians and the droids by the shield generator in the movie were the original Droidekas for TPM. Also Mace Windu’s name was created in the very first planning stages for ANH back in 1973.... Qoute from Dave says that George often gave them old concept arts to reuse and adapt. Don't think that would've been a good design for the neimodians. Loathsome looked too brutish for a species that's all political and whatnot... And yeah those Corporate Alliance droids are cool. They should've utilized them more. I think besides that scene in the movie they weren't used again except there were a couple in A Friend in Need when R2 frees those droids I remember they were going to have those droids again in Cargo of Doom but colored black. |
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Post by Spidyyr on Jul 30, 2018 12:49:01 GMT -5
Oh wow totally forgot I had this, got it after season 1. I remember reading through it back then but haven’t touched it sense. Basically has like 8-10 pages on each episode in season 1. Should read through it a bit as we go and see if there’s anything interesting I remember getting this Clone Wars encyclopedia book from the library that had a little tease about Cad Bane. He wasn’t in any promotional materials until then so for awhile the only way you could know about him was through the book. |
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Post by Spidyyr on Jul 30, 2018 12:52:43 GMT -5
Yeah I always remembered the movie being in August, no idea why some say July here but the book says the official release date was August 15th, 2008 The day I saw it.  |
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