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    The idea of a well understood technology turning into something regarded as magical and mythical: Good idea. The idea of the happening within the coming of age of a young adult: Nonsense.

     

    Other good things: Why raise a child in "secret" by having him use the last name of the person you're hiding him from, and have him raised by someone you know he may have an active grudge against? If making Jedi involves training them from birth, why not train him from birth?!?

     

    If Amidala was, briefly, a Queen, isn't it strangely coincidental that her daughter is a Princess, even though she's, hopefully, also being kept secret? See also training from birth. Did Lucas really make her mom a queen just so we'd instantly know who she was, even though that makes no sense?

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    If I remember correctly, in "War Games", isn't there a scene where the star of "Deck the Halls" opens a lock or makes a phone call or something by playing back the recorded SOUND, not by actually using the keypad or whatever the actual physical action is that makes the thing work? That would be like if I played the sound of my key turning in the ignition and that alone made my car start.

     

    The trick from War Games was to ground the receiver with a pull tab from a soft drink can, which was just supposed to get you a dial tone. No idea if this ever did anything, or was just made up for the movie.

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    Quick note: If your spaceship is doing gravity by acceleration, you accelerate half way at Earth normal gravity acceleration, flip the ship around and decelerate the rest of the way. That puts you at your destination with zero velocity.

     

    Of course that means periods of zero gravity, especially at your destination.

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    Although it's a well worn path by now, the prequels would make an interesting special occasion podcast for hdtgm. There is still some meat on the bone, like, why are they OK with using clone troopers that were made from a guy that works for a known Sith Lord?!? We're supposed to know that Jango is leading Obiwan to find clones, right? Why does Anakin have better chemistry with Padme when he's played by Jake Lloyd? And so on.

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    Two different people get killed for blackmailing Berry: The first covering up the death of an abusive father and the second to cover up the first's murder. Plus Willis gets framed for that murder. Also, the second is an obsessive stalker who wants to coerce her into a sexual relationship. Good job populating your film with unrelatable weirdos.

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    It's basically the Japanese 300. Then again, Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter is the American Civil War with vampires thrown in. Basically, there isn't a historical battle that someone doesn't think would be better if only there were some kind of supernatural element thrown in.

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    So, in Three, they have Diesel swing by at the end and be, "I need your help." From the guy who was the lead in Three, and then they have three movies that flash back before that movie. So, like this guy from Three must be so important, right? Nope! This three movie flashback is only setting up a brief chat about Han. The guy contributes nothing.

     

    Of course, the real takeaway from the end of Three is, "Yeah, we're done with these 'means nothing' sequels. Diesel is back for the next one, so you can start caring about these movies again, starting with the next one.

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