Still Better Than The Sequels - Attack of the Clones Review

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Some say it's the worst Star Wars movie. Others will take any prequel over the Disney trilogy. But EVERYONE loves them some Boba Fett origin story, so this week we've invited bona fide "star wars guy" and Linus Tech Tips editor Mark Rathgeber on to help us sort through Episode II and all these gosh darn Clones.
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[@diSTUD013]

To my knowledge, Sifo Dyas WAS the reason for the clone army: Sifo Dyas had dreamt of an impending attack on the republic and told the Jedi Order about it. He told them that they needed to create an army but the Jedi wrote him off as crazy and made no such actions to his request. In secret, Sifo Dyas put in the request with the Kaminoans and then was kicked out of the Jedi order (for reasons). Sifo Dyas confided in Duku and told him about the army. Already disillusioned with the Jedi Order, Duku turned to Sidious and explained to him what Sifo Dyas had told him. Sidious ordered Duku to kill Sifo Dyas and take over the project. While this seems like a cool thread, none of it is explained in the trilogy and I think adds to the failures of the trilogy

[@FA113NxMoDz54]

I really liked Mark on the podcast! He is a bit soft-spoken though so maybe you guys could turn up his audio a bit for the next time. It felt like he was a little reserved in the beginning but by the end he really started to contribute more to the discussion and that was nice to see. Would definitely like to see more of him. Love you guys and keep up the awesome content!

[@tonyman1337]

Looks like the mics very directional, look at how Riley and James are talking directly into them, Marks audio fades out when he moves away from the mic while talking. This is just getting used to the equipment. Otherwise he had some good points, thumbs up from me!

[@jeffm868]

really enjoyed Mark's input..not sure if it was just a shy personality or maybe a speech thingy needing a few more seconds to compose what he wanted to say during this vid, but please bring him back he was really great!!

[@_gregvalencia]

@@tonyman1337 to me that sounds like the gate/expander settings being set for David and therefore too high for mark. So his initial words do trigger the gate/expander right away/not enough

[@bdhaliwal24]

I was so looking to this podcast/video, unfortunately it was a bit frustrating and distracting listening to Mark with his voice cutting in and out

[@SpunkyGo0se]

Too soft spoken and the way he expressed himself was very truncated. His inputs were very interesting however, and I hope to see him again on the show, with hopefully some measurable improvement!

[@theangryhog]

You didn't mention the dumbest thing in this movie...when Obi Wan is in the archives looking for Camino on the computer, he says it should be "south" of some other system. What exactly is "south" in space?

[@WPPatriot]

Having very little knowledge of deep star wars lore in which the type of galaxy may have been explained, if the galaxy is shaped similarly as ours it's disk shaped. Which isn't to say that there isn't plenty of "depth" still in a galaxy, but it's not unreasonable to pick an orientation and assign north to some direction. That said, I'm not entirely convinced that was what they were going for.

[@UncleGlenn]

Glad you guys didn't stop after Episode I. It was a good oppurtunity to rewatch the movies.

[@GladinGAFloodGoFundMe]

David is looking good this week! Seriously though, it was so cool to see Mark! Have to listen later but I'm really looking forward to this episode! Thanks guys! More Mark in the future please!

[@mattoflaval]

Mark: “Mini THX logos”. Lmao my fav one liner of the episode!

[@bassybossy]

It really is the best description!

[@Carboxylated]

“You wanna buy some bad scripts?” - Druggy George Lucas Alien

[@TheyreJustMovies]

you don't want to sell me bad scripts

[@thecyberhobbit]

The Duel of the Fates music while Anakin is on the "motorcycle" is very fitting in my opinion. The duel of the Fates was a battle over Anakin's fate... If Qui-gon lived he would have gone on to be in a "father" role for Anakin which he needed. Instead he was raised by more of a "brother" role from Obi-wan out of a promise to Qui-gon not necessarily because he believed he was the chosen one. The music fits the scene for me because it's about to show the first time Anakin dips into the dark side... something that might not have happened had the Duel of the Fates turned out differently.

[@elwick_photo]

OMG the death sticks guy has the worst name, he's called Elan Sleazebaggano, he's got sleaze litterally in his name 😂😂 He's acted by Matt Doran, and he IS also Mouse in the Matrix 👍👍

[@kellz9972]

Here's hoping for an Episode 3 review. love that one and it holds up well now on rewatch. completely agree with Clone Wars being a prologue for it.

[@erikfroc1059]

i can't wait to watch the podcast with subtitles like how Riley watches the movies !

[@jacksonconnors5280]

I do too, subtitles are fun 😂

[@gony5456]

48:55 No they didn't. Battle of the heroes played during the battle on Mustafar

[@TheyreJustMovies]

suck it, riley!

[@henryatkinson1479]

1:09:02 That line is supposed to foreshadow the clones (essentially thinking droids) being key to the downfall of the jedi.

[@Jaloogman]

Mark did a great job He is very soft-spoken but he's got really good points. I know it's his first time on camera but a little bit more confidence with his statements and voice and he will be an awesome guest on the podcast. Cant wait for episode 3

[@seansivyer1043]

Wookieepedia says "Sifo-Dyas was a human male Jedi Master from Minashee who commissioned the Kaminoans' creation of the Grand Army of the Republic over a decade before the Clone Wars."

[@chanceneck8072]

46:08 I don't know why, but I laughed my ass off when Riley said "Do you get it, audience? She's dead now!"... 😅🤭😂🤣🤣🤣

[@Bob-md2ye]

The problem that has always existed in star wars is that its reactionary. We only ever follow people reacting to what has already been done. There is almost no agency.

[@25zvillcb25]

I'm loathe to use Twitter so just saying here on the last YT vid that it's Saturday morning (east coast US, I know they're in Vancouver), and I can't f**king wait for the EEAAO vid!!! Favourite movie since at least 2017 and I thought 2019 had some bangers. Everyone see EEAAO in theatres!

[@delonejuanderer]

Thought David shaved for the first couple seconds 🤣

[@Thegreatequalizer]

44:00 - That IS in fact a very classic trope for any "Martial" character. With the idea being that a martially trained character is almost always on guard against attacks to themselves, but not against attacks to others. 53:00 - This could easily be seen as Dooku (Darth Tyranus) following part of the "rule of two", wherein the apprentice is always attempting to overtake their master, even while serving them. 1:05:00 - No no, come on you guys should know this working for LMG, that's clearly just the "Enter" button.

[@Superagent666]

I believe Jango Fett was once a slave before he killed his master(s) and escaped, naming his ship Slave 1 for sentimental reasons

[@DizzyBusy]

What's up with the sound though? I got that some things might have been censored, but it happened too often here

[@clg763]

Riley, you don't get to give movies numerical ratings if ANY star wars prequel is that close to ANY Godfather movie

[@Gameaholic1337]

Please check out the Dawn of the Empire fan edit that condenses the prequels into one movie as well as Harmy's Despecialized edition of the original trilogy.

[@TheyreJustMovies]

that sounds really cool!

[@ultraokletsgo]

David/Mark/Left most mic is cutting out at times fyi

[@Superagent666]

I didn't consider myself a super star wars fan until I found myself "accctttuuuaaallllly"-ing all the way through this episode

[@santinojoshuatorre1695]

"Oh Hi Mark!" and yes, Riley, Church of the Ex-Star Wars Fans represent! Saw this twice in the theater. And while yes, it was not a good movie, it was a great Star Wars movie and answered an ultimate question a couple of my friends and I have had since primary school (this is overrated now, btw): HOW does Yoda fight with a lightsaber?

[@Ondrarix]

Awesome content as always. Loved guest host Mark in here. Very reserved but well spoken guy. Reminds me Toby from The Office so much!!! :D I like him for that even more :D

[@whalemonstre]

"Sentience" is an arbitrary spot on an infinite (probably) spectrum of consciousness. It's a totally anthropocentric viewpoint that our level of consciousness - what we arrogantly call "self awareness" - should represent some special tipping point. Consciousness is a continuum - we only think 'sentience' is a milestone because it happens to be the highest level of consciousness we're capable of comprehending. This faulty thinking is all Cartesian hangover - "cogito ergo sum" has a lot to answer for.

[@BOKtober]

Even 13 year old me at the time thought “Wow this movie sucks”, some of the worst dialog and acting I’ve ever seen. You can’t defend a movie by saying its good bad when it’s aim is to be good

[@tiestofalljays]

still better than the sequels

[@BOKtober]

@@tiestofalljays I haven’t even seen the Disney ones but by all accounts the prequels are better

[@jakerandal3337]

I hate this narrative that the sequels are worse than the prequels. They aren’t. The prequels are hardly even movies, they look bad they’re written bad the characters are boring etc. the sequels are at least movies made by competent people. They sucked. The prequels are much worse.

[@allluckyseven]

Some commenters have pulled stuff off of Wookieepedia, and to me that makes the movie seem even worse, if that's possible -- actually, yes, it is... looking at you, Last Jedi. But anyways, Wookieepedia, and stuff they used to put up on the official Star Wars website, on Hyperspace or wherever, are there just to try and fill in the gaps, cover up plotholes, tie loose ends and shit that should have been in the movie(s) in the first place! I just ignore all of that stuff.

[@yamusa85]

The mic is dying on Mark. Pls check that mic, it started dying few podcasts ago.

[@6sixtysix]

I hate these quick fade cuts, I always wonder what they cut out…. Should of just leave it as is 0:16

[@CharlieTheBard]

I have not laughed so hard at one of these podcasts. 10/10 will re-watch a number of times

[@jeffm868]

Always thought this movie was just OK - but hearing Riley's take makes me want to watch the movie with him and see his reaction..bet I would enjoy the movie seeing a different viewpoint

[@lars_larsinger]

As for why Padme fell in love with Anakin besides the "bad boi" factor: There is a theory that he subconsciously manipulated her with the force when he couldn't get what he wanted.

[@IanZainea1990]

27:10 yeah, this is why the prequels are better than the sequels. Because the bones are fantastic. But the execution wasn't great. The sequels, the bones are trash, but the execution was great. Like, what would you rather have, an apple that looks ugly, but tastes fine, or an apple that looks fine, but is rotten on the inside.

[@wiz3404]

I think Revenge of the Sith did both right, good bones and execution

[@lockheartmac]

OMG riley is just apologizing for how bad it is and then he complains about going against the star wars rules.

[@denvera1g1]

'This movie seems like its just setting up for the next movie' I just now realized why they call these episodes.

[@thedapperfoxtrot]

Have you seen the "sequel trilogy?" 😂 Visually beautiful. Lazy, and flawed story.

[@allluckyseven]

And rushed as all hell.

[@mikechinas7871]

Who is the main character in the movie?? Why they don't go further into politics?? Pretty much both answer are the same. The Jedi council is the main character and the main antagonist in episode II. You can see how far tm their hand can reach and justify themselves... And how little they care about people until they can burocracy enough...

[@politta]

So hard to understand Mark, he's speaking mostly away from the microphone and too soft.

[@raulgalets]

dude, it took a me minute to check david

[@z3tafps]

Riley probably eats vanilla ice cream.

[@1993JoshG]

The force awakens is better than any of the 3 prequels imo. I can see why people don't like TLJ, the 3rd one is a fucking disgrace. But I'd sooner watch all of them again thrice over than watch the prequels again.

[@MonolithStudiosMelbourne]

James missed a Golden opportunity to sing, “bad to the drone” du na nah du daaaow! :p

[@allluckyseven]

Or "Bad to the Clone."

[@sovereigncalifornia]

Definitely want to see Episode 3 - I’ve always felt the prequel stories were much better as a whole but mediocre singularly

[@TheDrWes]

Does anyone feel that count duku would have been the real hero of the series?

[@joelsittler6997]

Listening to the episode Mark sounds nervous and uncomfortable. Good to know he's smiling 🙂

[@chanceneck8072]

Riley sounds like Dan Avidan.....

[@franchisefanatic4142]

Objectively wrong

[@leoschenk2118]

There's already a full scale of consciousness /sentience just in humans

[@1148bucknasty]

A review without David? Christmas came early!

[@P1EX]

Pod race holds up. I’d love to see one in the tv shows with today’s technology.

[@chanceneck8072]

This was the 2nd worst Star Wars movie right behind The Rise of Skywalker ......

[@seansivyer1043]

It is mouse

[@wizitchizit]

Oh hi Mark!

[@2911oscar]

this movie doesn't exist, the only prequel is episode 3 (and I guess rogue one is a prequel)

[@danieldarks3721]

Star wars from the first film was aimed at 8 yr olds. You have to review it with that in mind because as an adult you cannot let your imagination enjoy it as much.

[@bartthetreeguy4764]

I like Mark but no Star Wars episode is complete without David's absolute disgust.

[@jubeh]

Is this a big elaborate April fool's video?

[@MediaLoverChris02]

No it isn’t

[@claycassin8437]

Oh damn...the shortened intro headline made me think you were going to review Killer Tomatoes. My bad. And I am disappointed.

[@SoSSmokeyMcPot]

Oh hi Mark

[@shoff29]

I can’t watch this right now, but I sure hope that title is an April fools joke! AOTC is amazing, and I sure hope I don’t hear any slander. Lol

[@obsidian....]

Obviously George needed his ex wife to edit this one. Marsha literally made the originals work.

[@Nukarot]

No, George did.

[@Formula_Extreme]

oh hi mark

[@kryptkeeper457]

HARD disagree with every opinion in this show. Impressive.

[@nashsanadiki3104]

just got here after finishing the 10 hr sponser

[@zacharyhudson618]

Wow I literally just finished watching episode 2 with my family. Then opened KZbin and saw this, what are the chances lol

[@LENZ5369]

NGL don't really think Reilly or Mark are "SW guys", I even think both Luke and Linus are actually deeper into the lore -Luke follows the books iirc.

[@michaelsanju12]

do morbius

[@Trillykins]

Nah. Last Jedi is, like, the second best Star Wars movie. Rest are mostly trash. Well, Star Wars is mostly trash.

[@choopoopoo]

Loved the prequels Originals kind of slow and dull now Sequels are ok except the last film

[@demonocracy2480]

I can't hear a got dang thing that Mark is saying. So frustrating

[@george_k_carmichael]

L O V E - love this!

[@papapun]

if feel like a lot of their points get covered in the clone wars series

[@qwertymanor]

This movie is a big piece of crap.

[@CalvinJary]

Worst star wars movie? You've never seen episode 8 or 9 have you? 😂😂😂

[@allluckyseven]

All three can be the worst (and, well, they are.)

[@NonaPrince]

You guys need to watch RRR, its crazy

[@oval7862]

Why are you like this Riley? I love you but you continue to disappoint me

[@gokuwilliams623]

Please watch Star Wars: The Clone Wars sometime...

[@Gronmin]

Oh man actually reviewing the worst prequel movie, now that's brave even just watching this movie is brave