...Darth Vader!
UPDATE: The movie was excellent. Not better than Empire, but definitely better than Return of the Jedi. The lack of fighting teddy bears didn't hurt. Obviously it was better than the last two atrocities. The film did live up to my expectations.
I had read that people were hoping that somehow Anakin would not to turn into Darth Vader, even though they knew it was a vain hope. I was not amongst those people. I was happy when the transformation to Vader finally occurred. The breathing. James Earl Jones' voice. I wish there had been even more.
Only venture below if you don't mind spoilers.
They did tie up some loose ends. They off-handedly explained why the ghosts of Anakin and Obi Wan were able to appear in Return of the Jedi, even though according to the first two movies, dead Jedis became one with the Force.
They also explain why C3P0 has no memory of Anakin/Vader in the original trilogy, even though Anakin built him.
I don't quite grasp why in one sentence Yoda suggested they had to hide the children somewhere the Sith couldn't find them, but several sentences later thought it would be a really good idea to send Luke to Tatooine to live with his aunt and uncle (aka Anakin's stepbrother and sister-in-law). I'm just thinking there was the possibility that Vader might actually keep tabs on his family. I realize this is probably why Vader knew he had a son, but did not know he had a daughter until Luke told him. But why the lapse in Yoda's thought process?
After this film, I understood a bit more the casting of Ewan McGregor as Obi Wan. He does actually physically look like he might turn into Alec Guinness when he's 70. Although he still lacks the acting chops. Either that or he was very poorly directed.
Hayden Christensen - So not becoming James Earl Jones when he grows up. Yes, they explained how Anakin became seduced by the Dark Side. But the kid lacks the presence to believably become the Darth Vader.
Natalie Portman - I know she can actually act, as I've seen her do so in other films. So she must have been hideously directed. Like a stick of wood wearing danishes on the side of her head, she was (okay, the danishes only appeared in one scene).
Yoda? Well, Yoda still rocks.
One more day to Darth Vader! So today's installment is about Boba Fett. MC Chris performs the Best.Rap Song.Ever! (Please right-click and save; don't stream. Besides, the Force will reclaim the link in a couple of days.)
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As we inch ever closer to Darth Vader, I bring you the Lego Star Wars videogame. Well, a demo of it that you can play online. They charge you money for the actual game.
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Today I bring you Nick the lounge lizard (aka Bill Murray) singing the Star Wars theme! (Please right-click and save; don't stream. Besides, the Force will reclaim the link in a couple of days.)
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Is George Lucas a racist, sexist, anti-Semitic, Bush-bashing scum?
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Today's entry - If OutKast was actually a guy named Branden Boetticher and did a song about Yoda. (Please right-click and save; don't stream. Besides, the Force will reclaim the link in a couple of days.)
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Today's installment in the Star Wars Countdown - Darth Vader Version is the original trilogy recreated with Lego bricks.
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I have tickets to see Star Wars III: Revenge of the Sith for next Saturday afternoon. So in honor of the completion of George Lucas' vision and the "birth" of my favorite Star Wars character, I bring you the Star Wars Countdown - Darth Vader version! For the next week, I will bring you one Star Wars-related link a day. Today's link comes to us through hnumpah.
It's Grocery Store Wars!
May the Farm be with you.
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