Gene Siskel and Robert Ebert debate John Simon on the merits of Star Wars in 1983. I’d sure hate to have been Simon’s kid… (via)
Fan documentary updates
TFN is reporting that The Force Among us crew has been invited to Celebration.
Meanwhile, AICN has a Heart of an Empire review. (And apparently a copy of The Making of Star Wars as well…)
Like you weren’t gonna watch it anyway
Reel reviews Heart of an Empire, aka the 501st documentary.
Oh yeah, the Sith book
I was shocked to find Path of Destruction at my local library (Yes, I did check it out; no telling if I’ll actually read it,) but I’m even more shocked to see that SF Signal already has a review up. You win this round, fanboy Tim: You are the Supreme BlogGeek.
Fangirls will love it!
Sean Burns of Philadelphia Weekly has this to say about James Franco’s performance in Tristan & Isolde:
This young actor first emerged to great acclaim in Mark Rydell’s 2001 television James Dean biopic, but his Tristan performance is riddled with so many Anakinisms you’ll think he’s auditioning for The Hayden Christensen Story.
The rest of the review is also quite delightfully snarky.
A Feast for Crows
An Argument for the Bird Flu
Because it’s Sunday, and I feel like crap, here’s something to cheer up the snark-enabled: Pablo eviscerates Chicken Little.
(Okay, maybe it’s not snark, exactly. But it works for me.)
One Week To Go…
And the articles just don’t stop coming.
George Lucas on The O.C. tonight. Are you fanboy enough to watch it?
Watching The O.C. isn’t exactly a given, but skipping work? “Worker absenteeism on the Thursday and Friday opening of Star Wars: Episode III — Revenge of the Sith could cost U.S. employers a whopping $627-million (U.S.) in the two days, according to one report.” Please – most of us arranged vacation time months ago. Get with the program, folks.
Boston Globe article on the fans. (Thanks, Helen!)
MSNBC wants these plot holes filled.
The Village Voice reviews ROTS rather unfavorably… But to call it “the most expensive stoner film in history” might be overstating it a bit. Most stoners I know are too lazy to operate a DVD player, let alone stumble their way into a theatre. And “galactic Thomas Kinkade gallery”? Them’s fighting words! (Except, well, we concede Naboo. But that hack Kinkade doesn’t do hellfire.)
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!)
Bloodbath!
The first press screening of Revenge of the Sith took place last night, and reviews are coming out today… The Associated Press is first on the scene and they say it’s definitely not for kids.
Maybe soon we’ll hear about something other than the violence? More pressing screenings are reportedly being held tomorrow, so there will no doubt be a flood of reviews this weekend. And then my head will explode. Or something. Thank god I’m not spoiler-free.