Romance of the Jedi, Take 2
November 3, 2005 | 9 Comments
Apparently the video I talked about in my Romance of the Jedi post disapeared from it’s original location. Luckily I had a copy downloaded. For your enjoyment it is available here as a 10MB WMV. The video is creditied to John at ThereGoesJohn.com, though I don’t see it on his site either.
If John, 20th Century Fox, Lucas, or others prefer I take this down, I will, but until then, enjoy.
Other Star Wars Related Funny Videos:
Watto Pr0n
Tom Cruise Kills Oprah
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Romance of the Jedi
October 24, 2005 | 7 Comments
Cliff sent me over to Screenhead to check out a hilarious video titled “Romance of the Jedi.” Basically it is a parody on Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith portaying Obi-Wan and Anakin as lovers. It rules, check it out.
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Star Wars Episode III: 2-Way Review
June 30, 2005 | Leave a Comment
On opening night, as expected, I was in line for the midnight showing of Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith. The next day I started reading the novelization by Matthew Stover. Upon completing the novel, I then went for a second showing. My hope was to be able to compare how the movie did standalone, and then how it does when adding in the character insights in the novel, hear is my assessment.
First, I really like the movie. I’m a huge Star Wars fan and did actually like the other two prequel films. Now that we’re past that, I’ll also admit the new trilogy is nowhere near as good as the original, but any additional stories in the Star Wars universe is welcome to me.
Stover adds a pile of thought and characterization to many of those we are interested in. Notable additions include: Dooku, Windu, and Padme. The other huge addition is in his handling of Obi-Wan. Ob-Wan is one of the greatest jedi, yet the film paints him as a bit of a blunderer always needing to be saved by Anakin. Stover makes it clear that Anakin is the most powerful jedi, so in comparison he pales a bit. However, he does fight (and win) two significant lightsaber battles in this story.
Upon watching the film a second time, I felt like many of the pieces fit together nicer than previously. I hadn’t actually noticed any problems on the first viewing, but in the second, innuendoes and intentions were suddenly much more clear.
If you are a Star Wars fan, and want to squeeze just a bit more depth and fullness from this story, I highly recommend the book, I was not at all disappointed.
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