Star Wars with occasional sarcasm
Well, he may have stopped writing music for Harry Potter, but John Williams still has the magic.
Congratulations to Mr. Williams for winning 8 slots on the ClassicFM list of Top40 Movie Soundtracks!
Star Wars was kept from the top spot by Howard Shore’s Lord of the Rings soundtrack, but that’s a worthy man to take it from him.
Congratulations, Mr. Williams!
I had the distinct pleasure of seeing Revenge of the Sith, yesterday. Unlike some of the other reviewers, I will have no problem staying spoiler-free as I am still fairly incoherent about it.
Bottom line? This movie is Star Wars. This is what everyone has been waiting to see.
It’s not to say that it’s a perfect movie. But it’s fun. It’s shocking. And it’s powerful.
Bring tissues. Granted, I cry at commercials. I needed three tissues to make it through. Adjust your needs accordingly. But there has been talk that a certain CJer was still crying fifteen minutes after the movie ended. I cried 10 minutes after and probably would’ve gone more if I hadn’t spotted my face in the mirror. (Big, red nose. Blood-shot eyes. It wasn’t pretty.)
Parents go first. I now know why LFL has been tap-dancing around this while, at the same time, telling parents to be cautious. To say much detail about why anyone younger than probably 10 shouldn’t see it without some parental guidance would be to give away a major plot point.
Suffice to say that the level of usual Star Wars violence (limbs, etc) is at a much higher volume. The storyline involves some heavy-duty topics. And there are several scenes that contain amazingly graphic images.
I am, quite frankly, surprised the film didn’t get an R rating for those graphic shots, alone.
Parents really need to go first so they can decide how their younglings will respond. It’s pretty intense. And you’ll probably want to be poised to cover eyes. But given how fast this movie goes, you need to see it once so you know when to dive over to cover their eyes.
Overcome. At this point, I don’t think I’m still responding with the joyous glow of first viewing when I say that I think this ranks right up there at the top of the Star Wars films. You have a bit of everything in this one. I think most hardcore fans will be pleased. And it will give us much fodder for the intense fan debates we all know and love.
A day after seeing it, I still find myself distracted by memories of the film. I’m still trying to think about things in the story. This one’s staying with me.
And I really want to watch the Classic Trilogy right now….
TFN linked to an interesting article on CNET.
The way one academic sees it, the moves Lucasfilm have made over the years to control what they allow fans to create are biased against women.
Not sure I agree whole-heartedly with his opinions. But judge for yourself.
Thanks to TFN for pointing out this very funny article.
Apparently, there are still many ways in which George Lucas can continue to keep Star Wars changing over the next 50 years.
Wouldn’t it have been nice if the Clone Army in Star Wars had been cloned from Ewan McGregor? With all due deference to Temeura Morrison, there are many who would have preferred that.
Since he couldn’t do it in Star Wars, Ewan’s doing it in The Island.
The new international teaser trailer is out. And it is good! There are many Ewans to watch on the screen….at the same time!
Just picked up the book The Cinema of George Lucas by Marcus Hearn.
This is an amazing look at George from birth through Episode 3. The author divides up his life into various sections including: birth through USC, Student Films, THX-1138, American Graffiti, ANH, ESB, ROTJ, “The lost years” (my quote, not his) and the Prequels.
Besides the tons of personal pictures, there are some interesting shots from his films. He’s also included shooting schedules and other nifty bits for many films. And there are descriptions of each film that help with his more obscure student works. There are also interviews with folks I haven’t seen interviewed for a Lucas biography.
Very throughly researched. It’s HUGE; weighing in at a solid 4.5 pounds. And, thus far, it’s proving to be an enjoyable read.
Just resist opening the last 20 or so pages of the book and you can avoid any Episode 3 spoilage.
It’s priced at a quite reasonable $50 for a book that’s so large and printed on such high quality paper. (Of course, you can get it cheaper almost everywhere.) A worthy investment for any film buff and almost every Lucas fan.
Love or hate the Star Wars prequels, you have to admire Trisha Biggar for her amazing costuming work.
Now you’ll get to see them all! A new book will be released in the fall called Dressing the Galaxy: The Costumes of Star Wars.
It’s being released in conjunction with an exhibition in California. There’ll also be a limited edition version to chase down.
It includes quotes from many of the major Star Wars actors.
Okay. Whedon (shameless plug time: writer/director of the upcoming film Serenity) hasn’t revealed a new side of himself. He will actually be writing and directing the upcoming Wonder Woman film.
Let’s face it. The man has a long track record of writing strong women. I’m sure Wonder Woman will be no exception!
I’m all for the big Star Wars books. They usually contain such great detail and images. However, I have to admit I’m pleased that two new books coming from DK will not be appearing until October. I don’t think my wallet could take the strain of yet more books releasing in April!
To that end, this October will bring us Star Wars: The Ultimate Visual Guide (600 images!) and Star Wars: Complete Locations. They’re both packed with stuff from all six episodes.
Life is good!