Star Wars : Princess Leia or Queen Amidala

[jasonmego1277]

Can't I just choose both ? .......... "You Have Chosen wisely ! "

[huedell]

Personality goes A LONG way.

I have to disagree when it comes to comparing these
or any OTHER chicks.

Personality? Not really that important.

Now, if they're rubbing up against me? I'll take THAT into consideration

[Riffster]

I think Portman was handcuffed (nice image) to the fact she had to play opposite a wooden/whiney character. had they cast a better actor as Anakin everyone woulda been better off, that said, can't beat Slave Leia

[Earth 2 Chris]

Put me in the Leia crowd. Character-wise, there is no competition there. Padme/Amidala was a cipher...a non-character really. Other than a little bit of verve she showed in AOTC, she was just there to further the story of Anakin's descent into the Dark Side.

Leia was a kick-butt gal who was fully capable of taking care of herself.

As for the actresses, Portman is technically more attractive, but I don't find her sexy in any of the roles I've seen, so I'll go with Fisher there as well.

Personality goes A LONG way.

Chris

[samurainoir]

or

[kept back]

I know she's legal. There is just something very Lolita-ish about her. First time I saw her was in The Professional and I still see her as 12.

[huedell]

Portman is incredibly attractive. Unfortunately I feel like I should have to register somewhere just for saying that.

I don't GET you guys...Portman's pushing THIRTY for cripes' sakes

[kept back]

Portman is incredibly attractive. Unfortunately I feel like I should have to register somewhere just for saying that.

Gotta go with vintage Carrie for this one.

[huedell]

Who's looking at the hair??

TECHNICALLY, there's no hair to look AT
---and that's the point.

[thunderbolt]

Who's looking at the hair??

[huedell]

It's funny how long loaves of floppy flesh
are just fine substitutes for long hair

[samurainoir]

[Mikey]

As far as the writing goes for the new movies ... yes, they're very badly written ........

But in that same note, try rewatching the classic trilogy.

The classic trilogy has a lot of laughable writing too, but we forget about that because we grew up with it and we're so used to it.

Watch the Luke Leia scene on Jedi ... The scene where Leia says "why must you face him?"
It's a horrible scene that looks like it was written by an 8th grade English teacher

[darklord1967]

Yeah you got a point there. But I can't help but think of it as poor script writing. Hats off to Christensen's awkward acting which explains the uneasiness of being around women after living a monk-like existence. I just feel like the script could have been much better. http://www.bargainscreeners.com/blog/spr.gif

I see what you mean. Although, I don't see it as poor script writing so much as clumsily written dialogue. This has been an issue in STAR WARS from the very beginning. Even THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK has its share of badly written dialogue (Ie: "Why you stuck up, half-witted, scruffy-looking nerf herder!" "Laugh it up fuzzball" )

But I think the scripts for these (prequel) films are fine. The stories being told are epic, and grand, and very entertaining.

The trouble, I'm afraid, lies in George Lucas's clumsy attempts at dialogue, his heavy-handed directing style (he directs special effects, NOT actors), and his autocracy as a filmmaker.

He hired his (previous) Sound Designer Ben Burtt to cut these films (as per his instructions), and the films show it. There were things included in those films that should definitely have been left out. Any other editor (who didn't have a 30 year history with Lucas Like Burtt did), would have made those cuts.

While the prequels were being made, there was NO ONE around to challenge George Lucas on his silly ideas. This is in stark contrast to the making of the OT.

During the development of the Original Trilogy, when George Lucas said he wanted all the heroes to be midgets, there was fortunately someone around to say, 'Wait a minute George. That's a pretty corny idea."

When the OT films were being made, every time a Director shouted "Cut! Print it!! That's PERFECT!! Let move on!!, there was always an actor saying, "Hey wait a minute. Was that take "perfect" for me and my performance, or was it just "perfect" for the darn Special Effects??"

The prequel scripts / stories are fine. Its their directorial /dialogue execution that sometimes gets a bit clumsy.

[shaunhood]

I could not disagree more. I prefer my romance... well... romantic, not irritatingly *****y. Although I will freely admit that the fireplace scene between Anakin and Padme in Episode II was a bit much... even for me.

But i always took Anakin's "poor courtship skills" to be a natural reflection of his character's experience (Ie: 10 year old boy taken away from a life of slavery by Jedi knights to live a monk-like existence that stresses "No attachments and No passions). This kid hasn't exactly had a lot of experience mackin' the ladies.

His romantic clumsiness (difficult as it is for some to take) makes perfect sense, and it actually is (one of several) character flaws that makes his fall from grace possible.

Anakin's lack of cynisism and (borderline) sickening tendency toward romance makes his transformation into the monstrous Darth Vader (murderer of children) all the more terrible.

Yeah you got a point there. But I can't help but think of it as poor script writing. Hats off to Christensen's awkward acting which explains the uneasiness of being around women after living a monk-like existence. I just feel like the script could have been much better.