Tag / Star Wars

by jim

A Disturbance In The Force

So, word came out yesterday that Disney was buying Lucasfilm for $4 billion dollars, and that a new Star Wars film would be hitting theaters in 2015, likely without the involvement of George Lucas.  After picking my jaw up off the floor, my initial thoughts were not positive.  But, after a little reflection, I think this could be a good move for the future of the Star Wars franchise.  Disney has had recent success with their acquisition of Marvel and their handling of Marvel Studios, especially this years blockbuster with The Avengers.  Last year, they successfully rebooted the Muppets franchise.  Overall, I think they will be a good landing spot for the Lucasfilm properties.

by jim

30 Day Movie Challenge Day 17 – A Movie That Disappointed You The Most

16 years after Return of the Jedi, a new Star Wars movie was heading to the big screen.  It’s hard to describe how excited I was for this.  A big part of my childhood was coming back, and I was young enough to enjoy it and old enough to support that enjoyment.  I bought the new toys, books, comics… pretty much anything leading up to the premiere.

Then, I saw the movie and it was… dull.  Boring.  Had I outgrown the franchise?  Or had George Lucas finally put toys and video games ahead of making a good movie?  To be honest, I’m not sure if I’ve figured out that answer nearly 13 years later.  I can say it did affect my enjoyment of the series going forward.  I did see the next two films, but didn’t buy into the hype (or the toys).  Fast forward to last year, where the entire series was released on BluRay for the first time, and it never even occurred to me to purchase them, either the full set or just the original trilogy.  Not to mention the re-release in 3D on the big screen a few weeks back, which I have also decided to skip.

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30 Day Movie Challenge Day 04 – A Movie That Makes You Sad

 

The sadness here comes in the bitter disappointment of how bad these Star Wars prequels were and how they truly shut the door on what was a large part of my childhood.  Episode I’s sin was that it was boring.  Episode II is simply bad, starting with the “acting” of Hayden Christensen, who seems to have only two emotions: whiny and wooden.