- I've been to many science fiction conventions.
- I have autobiographies of three members of Star Trek: The Original Series. Autographed.
- I own a bat'leth. And a d'k tahg.
- Have seen every Star Trek movie. All but the first three in the theater. All on opening night.
- Used to cruise the online forums with the nom de plume "Guy Montag".
- I have a friend who has actually written an episode of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine.
- Saw the re-release of Star Wars 4-6 at the midnight showing (reserved for theater employees and their friends) as well as Episode 1 (Episodes 2 and 3 were released post-kid[s] or I'd have seen them at the midnight showings, too).
- I have every single episode of Star Trek: The Original Series on VHS.
I'd continue, but you get the point...
Now, that said, I liked Star Wars: The Clone Wars. The single best review I could give would be that of my seven year old son (who is a Star Wars FANATIC - he has like every light saber possible; at least two of each action figure; the Lego sets; etc.). At the end of the film, I turned to him and asked what he thought.
He didn't speak a word.
He just broke into an ear-to-ear grin and gave not one, but two thumbs-up.
It was worth the $12 for us to see it in the theater, let's put it that way. The story was greatly simplified - it was obvious that this was geared down for a younger audience than the geeks that normally frequent Star Wars films. I can only imagine that it was produced for folks in exactly my demographic - parents who grew up watching the original movies who now have kids old enough to see the movies as well...
Will we buy it on DVD? That's a foregone conclusion, especially since we have all six movies on DVD (and Episodes 4-6 on VHS as well!). If you're a Star Wars fan, it's worth a look-see. Don't expect slavish adherence to the franchise and you won't be disappointed.
That is all.
5 comments:
The delete was me. . .darn trigger finger. . . .
That's OK. . being a sci fi nut AND a world traveler I can say. .
nuqDaq 'oH puchpa''e' (where is the bathroom) in Klingon.
Between that. . French, Farsi, and German I can find the loo in most places I need to.
Turning the cosmic badass of Darth Vader into a whiny Emo Punk was just too much of a disappointment to me. I've given George Lucas his last dollar from me!
...We'll see if kids change that...Maybe Star wars won't be in vogue when Weer'd-lings come to town. I'd hate to explain to a child how kickass Darth Vader started out making John Edwards look Manley...
Brigid,
You've got me beat, then. I can only ask for the potty (gah, with two small kids that's the default...) in French and Spanish...
As far as world traveler, well... When you're petrified of flying, it limits one's options - I've only been one time zone away in either direction from EST...
weer'd,
Kids *do* change everything. I wouldn't have given Clone Wars the time of day had I not had a Star Wars-obsessed son.
I didn't think Anakin was quite that bad, but you've got a valid point - they definitely toned the character too far down for the younger audiences.
I guess this is the "Return of the Jedi" of the "new" Star Wars... At least there weren't any Ewoks... Or Jar Jar Binks...
As I said to my wife on the way out of the theater:
"That's the first time I've *enjoyed* a Star Wars movie in 20 years."
(NOTE: MST3K'ing the hell out of the "re-released" original trilogy doesn't count - the original trilogy was fun, the edits in the re-releases were a disappointment, and the mocking humor was ours, all ours.)
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