@Xaielao

Yeah, I'm pretty sure you're the only one who thinks the old battles were better. The old battles were slow.. and that MADE them unrealistic.

In a typical swordfight, I'm pretty sure you're not gonna hit 3 times in 5 seconds and stop. And I can probably back the rest of that up with Lore.

Despite being "The Chosen One", Luke was only trained when he was older. Yoda came close to showing off a jedi's true potential by lifting the X-wing out of the marsh, but at that point he was old, and likely hadn't used the force for ages before Luke had appeared.

The Jedi we see in the prequel trilogy had been raised since they were insanely young (Younger then the 9 year old Anakin, because someone even says "He's too old.") and whenever you see someone fighting they're not just a run-of-the-mill jedi, it's typically someone from the council, essentially, the cream of the crop.

And.. just on a last little rant about the swordplay.. they're Jedi. Again, people trained since they were extremely young to use the force as a guide. Qui gon Jin at one point even says something about "He can see glimpses of the future, it's a jedi trait." which again, is something that happens in battle making the fights faster and more epic. Jedi are essentially a partial ripoff of samurai anyway.. and if you don't think sword fighting can be that fast and action packed, watch a couple good Kendo matches.

crazy! i guess we now know what movie directors will do in the next movies with sword fights. i sure would.

From Dr Phil's Website:

Dr. Phil plays a video of Jessica standing in her bathroom yelling at her 7-year-old son, Kristoff. Dr. Phil interrupts the tape before its completion and turns to the mom of six.

“So that makes sense to you?” he asks, indicating her discipline techniques.

“I don’t know what to do with this child,” she replies.

“I’m just going to tell you up front, there is no theory under which that is going to work. There is no theory under which that makes sense,” Dr. Phil says. “You had to know that was going to be my attitude about this.”

“Of course,” she says.

When the videotape ends, mouths hang open, and many audience members wipe away tears.

“I need to say this and be very clear. We didn’t shoot that tape. Your daughter shot that tape,” Dr. Phil reminds Jessica. “Because if I had a camera crew in your home shooting that, and they didn’t intervene and stop it, there would be something seriously wrong with my camera crew. I think anybody would look at that and say that that is absolutely outrageous, it is over the top, it is abusive, it is inefficient, it is out of control. I’m sorry. I just have to tell you the truth.”

“You’re completely entitled to your opinions,” Jessica says. “That’s why I’m here.”

“I’m glad you are here, because I’m telling you, that has to stop,” Dr. Phil warns Jessica. “If you say you’ve been through everything — you’ve tried time-outs, you’ve done this, you’ve done that — if you’re down to that, then you need to give the child up, because you are out of control. Somebody in the audience yelled out, ‘That is evil.’ I don’t believe that. I don’t believe you’re an evil person. I think you are misguided. I think you think you’re doing the only thing you know how to do, but that is totally unacceptable.”

“Then tell me what I need to do with him,” Jessica says in frustration.

Dr. Phil explains what Jessica means in the videotape when she says Kristoff “pulled three cards" at school. Green means good job, yellow is a warning, blue is a time-out, orange means removal from class and red means a trip to the principal’s office. “He had three cards that day. What were they for?” Dr. Phil asks.

“He was throwing pencils, he was sword fighting with another child, and he was acting out in another class,” Jessica replies.

“Your theory is, based on that, he then lied about it? He didn’t tell you he got the three?”

“Correct.”

“Let me tell you, I would lie 100 out of 100 times. You are teaching him to lie,” Dr. Phil points out. “Based on results, what you’re doing isn’t working.”

“So tell me what will,” Jessica says. “I will be happy to abandon all of that.”

“I believe you are desperate for answers,” Dr. Phil notes.

In an interview, Jessica’s husband, Gary, explains how he feels about his wife’s methods for disciplining Kristoff. “Jessica is more frustrated than angry, because we’ve added more kids to the house. When Jessica gets frustrated, I see her having a shorter temper. Kristoff has not reacted to much of our discipline,” he says. “The idea for hot sauce came up from my wife talking to a friend of hers. In the military, we use cold showers for discipline, basically to get people’s attention. When Kristoff gets a cold shower, he pays attention at the moment. I feel like I’m strict with my kids.”

When the videotape ends, Dr. Phil turns to Jessica. “You believe that, in fact, he has reactive attachment disorder,” he says, referring to her adopted son.

“Correct,” she answers.

“Is that your diagnosis, or has he been seen by a professional who has rendered that diagnosis?”

“He was seen by a professional for a while, but I don’t know if that professional diagnosed him as reactive attachment disorder,” Jessica replies.

“He is a twin, and his brother is not like this at all,” Dr. Phil points out.

http://www.drphil.com/slideshows/slideshow/6062/?id=6062&showID=1545

Also:
Reactive attachment disorder
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reactive_attachment_disorder

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>> ^daxgaz:
To me, that doesn't seem like what sword fighting should be about. But, I'm American and I may not "get it".



Its a cynical way of thinking, but I agree that it is odd that (on the surface it appears that) one has to bend ones style specifically to prove you can fit the mold to get the merit badge.

However, I should say it reminds me of Zen Buddhism and how masters are said to be looking at the state of mind when determining how far along disciples are progressing.

The criticism was thorough and spot on. Though I enjoyed the sword fights and the larger battles (aside from Jar Jar's idiocy) the first time I watched the film, I realize now that they stood out because there was absolutely nothing else of value going on in the film. In the original, the fights were exciting because you were emotionally invested in the participants, not because they had great choreography.

The structure of this critique is very strange though. It's hilarious at times, and at other times way over the top and unfunny. But I guess it's what gets his creative juices flowing. For this quality of criticism, I can suffer through a few "I'm a serial killer" jokes.

great story about a fascinating subject. I love Kendo and have long wanted to learn more about it.

But, I have an issue with the way the test is run mechanically. If the only people to judge are the 8th Dan, then there is going to be a natural bias for them to only pick others that fit the mold that they also fit. Because the bouts are judged on "spirit" and other non-definable characteristics, it makes it virtually impossible to quantify quality, essentially turning this in to an old boys club that judges people not on their skill, but on whether they think the applicant fits in with the club.

these kinds of arrangements very often lead to stagnation. Imagine someone has come up with a crazy new technique that could beat all others, but completely breaks the mold of the past ways. My guess is this person would never make 8th Dan and probably not make it far up the ladder at all. Unless a competition has solid, quantifiable methods scoring quality, then true quality isn't being judged, personality is. To me, that doesn't seem like what sword fighting should be about. But, I'm American and I may not "get it".

The tighter the better I always say.

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You've got a real point Throbbin. A head for these kinds of things I guess. Do you like mushrooms? sword fighting?

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With a handle like yours, and a handle like mine, it was a natural fit.

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Great job! Keep 'em coming.

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You've got a real point Throbbin. A head for these kinds of things I guess. Do you like mushrooms? sword fighting?

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With a handle like yours, and a handle like mine, it was a natural fit.

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Great job! Keep 'em coming.

Sword fight!!!!

>> ^spoco2:
"I enjoyed this even though my only console is a Wii. I can take the abuse because I don't particularly care, and I can still see how funny it is."
See, it's not hard to not take his views to heart. And I still like the Wii as do my 4 and 5 year old boys. (The 2 year old isn't very good at present )


play Wii sword fighting, have the 5 year old hold a wii-mote pointing straight out, with arms fully extended.

Have him turn in a complete 360, repeat, win.

Your video, Dr. Manhattan vs. Jolly Green Giant Video Game "Sword Fight", has made it into the Top 15 New Videos listing. Congratulations on your achievement. For your contribution you have been awarded 1 Power Point.

Winged Beasts, in this case, Panda Faced PMT women with plastic wings.

I love the hilarious 'sword fight'

Sword fight!