Ah, Star Wars - another lot of movies that one of us has seen and loved and the other had barely seen (but should have). And a series one of us ended up buying for the other in a fancy Blu-ray box set (don't get us started on the Blu-ray argument though, we both have completely different views on it). We had an intense discussion about whether to watch them in technical chronological order or theatrical release order. We decided to go with the latter.
Sam:
If I had to choose one thing that encapsulates the series for me, it wouldn't be the Jedi knights, the droids, any of the themes, or anything like that. It's the transitions. At first I found them incredibly distracting. I think it's just odd, seeing transitions normally only used in school assignments or dodgy sci-fi. They've kinda grown on me since, though. Honestly, not much seems to have happened so far. Although I do enjoy being able to match up Futurama references to the actual thing. Incredibly entertained by how they say "Falcon", it's like "Fahl-con."
There's also much innuendo to be found in the lightsaber duels and all. Anyhow, some of the characters are awesome, and Lucas did a hell of a job given the context (technology-wise etc) and despite not feeling like a great deal happens (til the end), it is enjoyable.
Uh, yeah, really not much else to say I guess. The Family Guy parody thing is pretty funny.
In light of the editing controversy, this is funny:
http://chainsawsuit.com - More Fun With George Lucas
(And although I haven't seen the truly original versions, I don't think he should have done some of things he did.)
Rating: 4.5/5
Aaron:
After years of not watching them, I finally got them in the bluray boxset and I've gotta say, it ages pretty well. Not my favourite Star Wars movie by far, but one of the best sci-fi movies I have ever seen. Even though some of the concepts are quite absurd (slug mafia bosses and a walking carpet), but Lucas really makes you feel like this is a living, breathing place (especially in the edited special edition). The space battles are cool, the stormtroopers are awesome (so making a suit one day), and the wit of Han solo is laugh out loudable. Unfortunately, I do have one or two criticisms. Well, I am a film student. I dont really like how Lucas has shown in the Jedi fight at the end (Vader vs Kenobi) that the lightsaber fight is slow and slightly pathetic, whereas in Episode 2 and 3, they are kicking ass with lightsabers. Yes, some may argue that it's because they are both pretty old at the time, but look at Yoda. He is 900 years old by the end of it and he can still kick ass with a lightsaber. N00BZ. Anyway, I do think that they did a fantastic job at the film and as the book says, you can never see the strings, so thats always a plus. As Sam said before, definately check out the Family Guy parodies as they are really the best at showing the faults and best bits of the films and making some really great comedy out of it, a must for Hope fans. Also the LEGO Star Wars games are really good for the levels and comedy they show from the source material, staying very faithful
Rating: 8.5/10
Another down, 999 left.
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