KnockBack, Episode 189 | Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones (Video)
Added 2021-09-20 16:01:03 +0000 UTCFor your viewing pleasure.
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Forgive me, Father. After listening, I definitely have different feelings than you too, but it’s interesting hearing the other side nonetheless.
Cole Medvec
2021-09-23 16:51:23 +0000 UTCI am.
Colin Moriarty
2021-09-22 20:17:01 +0000 UTCVIII is now way up there for me.
Colin Moriarty
2021-09-22 20:16:53 +0000 UTCAh yes, my favorite kind of comment.
Colin Moriarty
2021-09-22 20:16:41 +0000 UTCJust please… please. Pronounce Count Dooku appropriately. Please
Alexander Lucas
2021-09-22 15:06:47 +0000 UTCNo doubt about it that it’s basically required viewing at this point to truly appreciate the stuff on Disney + right now. Mandalorian is still a solid show, but it’s so much better when you’ve seen Clone Wars (and Rebels too).
Adam Niksch
2021-09-22 03:37:44 +0000 UTCThank you. <3
Colin Moriarty
2021-09-22 01:55:09 +0000 UTCThey ruined the mystique and 'coolness' of certain characters.
Colin Moriarty
2021-09-22 01:55:01 +0000 UTCWe don't forget things... usually. We just don't talk about everything. What's most relevant to us will shine through.
Colin Moriarty
2021-09-22 01:54:23 +0000 UTCLoved you in the NFL.
Colin Moriarty
2021-09-22 01:54:03 +0000 UTCYeah, I would accept if you just stayed within the bounds of the movies, it isn’t as good. Clone Wars is like such essential viewing at this point: it pretty much anchors and is the basis for The Mandalorian, and a lot of characters or plot threads show up in other things. Plus it makes the prequels better, like you say.
Caleb Greer
2021-09-21 18:57:43 +0000 UTCAs always a great episode, I really enjoy your Star Wars discussions.
FourEyes Malone
2021-09-21 18:07:20 +0000 UTCColin is right here. I love the lore around the prequels (clone wars and bad batch are both great), but there’s way too much important information buried in those shows. The Clone Wars absolutely makes the prequels better, but it shouldn’t be necessary. George tried to do too much, and I believe he realized that before episode 3 came out. Here’s a great example. If you just watched the movies, I’d argue that Qui-Gon is a completely unnecessary character. He’s neat, but why he’s in the story always wasn’t very clear just from the films. But, I now understand the idea of the dual of the fates was literally referring to the fate of anakin, in that if qui-gon lived anakin would be fine but him dying would mean a dark end for anakin. That wasn’t clear from the films.
Adam Niksch
2021-09-21 17:08:54 +0000 UTCI would love an animated remake of the original trilogy and the prequels, but one that adds and improves the whole experience and makes it more cohesive and believable. Also, no Jar Jar…. Maaaaybe Ewoks but make that battle less childish. A good scary, agile and cunning Ewok army could be awesome.
Arquimedes Quintero II
2021-09-21 16:57:22 +0000 UTCI’m the same age as Colin but I didn’t grow up with Star Wars. My entry was episode 1, which I enjoyed. I would like to understand what Colin refers to when he says “they ruined…” x, y and z. Is he referring to what the fandom had cooked up in their collective imagination or his imagination as an individual fan?, is he referring to novels, comics or something like that ?. Because it seems to me that the expectation was that they would stick to the archetypes (like Yoda being like this Kung Fu master who doesn’t need to fight). If I have to guess, I think fans just went to the movie demanding “blow my mind” and the writers just fell short in almost every regard. Is that fair? I don’t know.
Arquimedes Quintero II
2021-09-21 16:54:12 +0000 UTCInteresting.
Colin Moriarty
2021-09-21 16:46:01 +0000 UTCSounds like there's a lot of external lore I'm not familiar with. But I guess that's the point... most of us aren't!
Colin Moriarty
2021-09-21 16:45:55 +0000 UTCAfter I go through Episode 3, I might realize I'm the same.
Colin Moriarty
2021-09-21 16:45:13 +0000 UTC<3
Colin Moriarty
2021-09-21 16:44:55 +0000 UTCOddly enough, I think the 4K/HD remasters of these three films has made the dated CGI stick out more.
Michael Miller
2021-09-21 13:07:10 +0000 UTCAwesome episode. But Idk Colin, I must disagree with your take on the Clones vs. Droids. I understand the argument that it’s less visceral, but we’ve seen the opposite already, and it adds more than it detracts. It’s sheer numbers versus the ability to think and adapt. It adds ethical and moral questions about life and the nature of war and the willingness of the “good guys” to use genetically edited humans as fodder. With the Clone Wars show, we get to see the nuances of their personalities and the brotherhood that’s there in the face of what they have to do and their struggles with what they are, as well as the relationships they have with their Jedi superiors (and the heartbreak of what they’re unwillingly forced to do later). Plus, it doesn’t take away from the Stormtroopers. The clones rapidly age and are quickly phased out. Tarkin actually oversees this in the recent Bad Batch show (bless Dave Filoni’s vision).
Caleb Greer
2021-09-21 01:52:54 +0000 UTClove the AoT tee, Dagan!
Julian Zhu
2021-09-20 23:34:48 +0000 UTCGonna be honest, I've lightened up on the prequel films over the years. Especially with my feelings on the sequel trilogy now, I've looked at episode 1-3 in a very different light than when I first saw them. Time definitely smooths out edges.
Jakejames Lugo
2021-09-20 23:18:08 +0000 UTCIt was mine until 8 came out. And was second to bottom until 9 came out. I really thought we couldn’t do worse than this one (although it hasn’t aged as bad as I thought) but yet here we are…
Adam Niksch
2021-09-20 23:00:01 +0000 UTCThis was always by far my least favorite Star Wars movie....until episode 9 came out.
Walker Simmons
2021-09-20 22:46:36 +0000 UTCThis is a comment prior to listening***
Cole Medvec
2021-09-20 22:43:14 +0000 UTCI love hearing your perspective. As someone born in 1996, I view the prequels the way you do the OT. Ironically, I find the OT to be very cringe worthy 😂. We can agree the sequels suck, though. Keep spreading that jelly
Cole Medvec
2021-09-20 22:42:16 +0000 UTCI have to mention this, but you guys forgot to talk about the soundtrack...what did you think in particular about Anakin and Padme's love theme?
John Nelson
2021-09-20 22:33:16 +0000 UTCI saw this movie as a kid, the perfect age for Jar-Jar to stick, and yet I never loved him. I didn't mind him let alone despise him, but I always knew he wasn't that cool. So yes, Dagan is correct in saying that as a kid he wouldn't have even liked Jar-Jar.
Eli Manning
2021-09-20 21:43:24 +0000 UTCWe hardly ripped on this, you should have heard us a few years ago.
Colin Moriarty
2021-09-20 19:18:26 +0000 UTCI liked this movie and Anakin was whinny like Luke. Idk I’ll give you guys a pass on ripping this one but I really like episode 3. So be nice, otherwise I’ll have to kill a school of padawans
Michael Thew
2021-09-20 18:57:31 +0000 UTCNot working for me.
Colin Moriarty
2021-09-20 18:56:30 +0000 UTCYes. Thank you.
Colin Moriarty
2021-09-20 18:56:18 +0000 UTCI know Hayden is bad... But I always thought that much of his delivery was based on having the same cadence and tone as James Earl Jones... Like, try to talk like JEJ without making your voice deeper than it naturally is, and if you're not a 250lb+ old Black man, I bet it sounds hilllllllarious. Idk, I'm probably crazy, but that's what I remember hearing.
Toren R. (KESA)
2021-09-20 18:10:22 +0000 UTCYou guys deserve the Medal of Honor.
Al Rodriguez
2021-09-20 17:55:24 +0000 UTCThanks for listening.
Colin Moriarty
2021-09-20 17:42:46 +0000 UTCLOL.
Colin Moriarty
2021-09-20 17:42:37 +0000 UTCProud of you and Dagan Immensely for sitting through this Bad (Floating) Alien Apple. Keep up the awesome work , Definitely my least favorite Star Wars film by a mile. Cant wait for your Revenge of the Sith review. Cheers Sam :D :D
Shwetank Shukla (Sam)
2021-09-20 17:09:03 +0000 UTCI’ve got a bad feeling about this.
Luis Gonzalez
2021-09-20 16:08:08 +0000 UTC
