The other voice of Darth Vader, Brock Peters, has passed away. He was 78. Many will associate Peters with To Kill a Mockingbird or his two Star Trek roles–as Admiral Cartwright in films IV and VI and as Joseph Sisko in Deep Space Nine–but I will always associate Peters with the voice of Darth VaderContinue reading “On Brock Peters”
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On Talking about Star Wars
I wasn’t impressed with Revenge of the Sith. Indeed, I was bored out of my skull by the film. I generally don’t tell people that, though. I manage a video game store. My customers have seen the film multiple times, and it’s not unusual for three or four each day to rave about how awesomeContinue reading “On Talking about Star Wars”
On the Ewok Extinction Event
Hitler. Stalin. Pol Pot. Dictators who murdered millions of innocents. May we now add Mon Mothma, leader of the Rebel Alliance, to the list? The things fans will work out. Curtis Saxton has worked out an ecological analysis on the destruction of the Death Star II in Return of the Jedi. His conclusion? The forestContinue reading “On the Ewok Extinction Event”
On Revenge of the Sith
I finally found the time to see the film this afternoon. I was bored out of my skull. I think that the film could be edited down to an hour, tops, and be the stronger for it. Political posturing, the Kashyyyk interlude, the pitched battle between the Clone Army and Grievous’s forces on some godforsakenContinue reading “On Revenge of the Sith”
On Rewatching Attack of the Clones
I watched Attack of the Clones tonight on FOX. Random thoughts. Damn, that was terrible. What was the story again? Obi-Wan looked positively stupid with longish hair. Has Frank Oz forgotten how to do his Yoda voice? CGI Yoda looked kinda fake. Why the frell didn’t anyone realize that Dooku escaped to Coruscant? Don’t theyContinue reading “On Rewatching Attack of the Clones”
On Anakin Skywalker's Parentage
My gut feeling, ever since 1999, is that Jedi Master Qui-Gon Jinn is Anakin Skywalker’s father. It’s based on two things–Lucas’s long-ago declaration that the six-film Star Wars saga would be about “a father, son, and twins.” The twins are Luke and Leia, the son is Anakin, so who is the father? What pointed meContinue reading “On Anakin Skywalker's Parentage”
On Obscure Searches
Mid-way through the month, and the top search term here is Commander Cody, followed closely behind by Dalek and Kzin. I need to lay off the sci-fi. 😉
On Star Wars Ambivalence
We’ve had the Revenge of the Sith game in the demo units at work the past week. Someone’s entered a cheat code in the XBox version and unlocked all the movies. The game’s Anakin ending is pretty damn cool, actually. There’s a part of me that wants the film to suck and suck hard. WhyContinue reading “On Star Wars Ambivalence”
On Fan Films
Slate.com posted an article today on Revelations, a Star Wars fan film. I’ve not seen the film–the pity of a dial-up connection–but I’ve seen a few Star Wars fan films. The classic Troops I have on DVD. The article’s idea is that with Lucas finishing what he wanted to say in the Star Wars universeContinue reading “On Fan Films”
On the LEGO Star Wars Artwork
At Easter I gave my sister a few of the display sleeves we received at the store for the LEGO Star Wars video game. She manages a frame shop, and I asked for her to frame one–preferably the XBox cover, but she suggested the PlayStation 2 cover because the artwork was cleaner on the “front.”Continue reading “On the LEGO Star Wars Artwork”