Scans of an adorable hand-written review of Revenge of the Sith.
Geekery, religion, and… da Vinci?
Press Screening Review Bonanza!
My internet is spotty today, so forgive me for not gathering all the press screening reviews before I started posting. I’ll be editing this post throughout the day as I find reviews, so keep checking back.
First, the fans:
Our own Supreme Chancellor’s spoiler-free review, of course.
TheForce.net: Scott Chitwood, Josh Griffen, Matt and Neely. Chitwood also has a review at ComingSoon.net.
The Movie Blog: 7 out of 10 stars.
Ain’t It Cool News: “I’m having a really hard time writing about this one. It’s just so damn big.”
Now the press:
Variety: “Entertaining from start to finish and even enthralling at times, “Sith” has some acting worth writing home about, specifically McDiarmid’s dominant turn as the mastermind of the evil empire.”
Hollywood Reporter: “The final episode of George Lucas’ cinematic epic “Star Wars” ends the six-movie series on such a high note that one feels like yelling out, “Rewind!””
San Diego Union-Tribune‘s sci-fi blog, The Disembodied Brain: “It is dark and moody, but the pace carries you along like a rampaging Wookiee.”
… And more at Rotten Tomatoes. (As of this edit, ROTS has ten reviews and is 90% fresh!)
LFL Biased Against Women?
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.
The Darth Side
The Darth Side: Memoirs of a Monster. Fake celebrity blogs are a dime a dozen on the internet, but this one is actually good. Sometimes funny, sometimes serious, sometimes both. Some of the in-universe spelling won’t past a fanboy inspection, but dare I say, there is actual heart and thought being put into this blog. I urge you to read the entry on the battle of Hoth. For the more serious-minded among you, try the story of the Royal House of Trime. You will not be disappointed.
Not the line you’re looking for
Remember the folks waiting for Revenge of the Sith at Grauman’s Chinese Theater? They’re in the wrong line.
“The telling thing is — for me, at least — if the film is not playing at the Chinese … I have zero desire to see it at all,” a fan who calls himself Obi Geewhyen posted on the message board at Liningup.net. “I’m in it for the lineup only and don’t give a darn about the conclusion of this lackluster, so-called ‘Star Wars’ series.”
How touching.
The story has been pretty widespread: Boing Boing, Metafilter, and Slashdot all blogged it and it’s pretty much spread all over by now. Nothing like laughing at a bunch of crazy geeks to bring the internet together.
UPDATE 4/7: The story’s made it to mainstream media, and Defamer is on the case.
An Epic Documentary…of the Best Damn Job in the Galaxy.
Better and shinier than before, the next installment of Troops the fan-made mockumentary called “IMPS – The Relentless”, is set to release May 1st. Download and watch the teaser trailer here.
SW fan films
The finalists for the 2005 Official Star Wars Fan Films are up at atom films. Voting ends on April 5th.
Get your purse on
Can’t bear to be parted from your collection? Why not take a bit of it with you? Found on eBay by Purseuing are three themed purses: a licensed Chewbacca head on a string (for all you Vong fans), Yoda coinpurse , and a bag made out of the issue of Entertainment Weekly that covered the new DVDs. There are currently no bids on any of these fine products. Madness!
For the Karrdes…
An entire site devoted to Leia’s Metal Bikini, complete with costumes, fan art and screencaps.