Original Darth Vader Has Words About 'Episode 2'
Dave Prowse Points Out Acting, Special Effects
POSTED: 1:50 p.m. EDT May 24, 2002
UPDATED: 2:19 p.m. EDT May 24, 2002
Dave Prowse, the man who plays Darth Vader in the original "Star Wars" trilogy, had some coarse words for the latest installment of the films.
Prowse, who appeared in the first three films, criticized the acting and special effects in "Episode 2" in a recent edition of The San Francisco Examiner.
"Some of the acting was quite banal," Prowse told the newspaper.
He also said "Attack of the Clones" relied too heavily on special effects.
"I think Star Wars was initially a really basic story, good over evil, relationships, a terrible villain. And people always referred to the characters as Han Solo, Princess Leia and Luke Skywalker, not by Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher or Mark Hamill," he said.
Prowse now spends his time making appearances at sci-fi conventions, and is working on his autobiography, "Straight From The Force's Mouth," according to People magazine.
Prowse, who appeared in the first three films, criticized the acting and special effects in "Episode 2" in a recent edition of The San Francisco Examiner.
"Some of the acting was quite banal," Prowse told the newspaper.
He also said "Attack of the Clones" relied too heavily on special effects.
"I think Star Wars was initially a really basic story, good over evil, relationships, a terrible villain. And people always referred to the characters as Han Solo, Princess Leia and Luke Skywalker, not by Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher or Mark Hamill," he said.
Prowse now spends his time making appearances at sci-fi conventions, and is working on his autobiography, "Straight From The Force's Mouth," according to People magazine.
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