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Wolfespada Star Wars Reviews - A New Hope
9 years ago
What's going on my Jedi Masters and Sith Lords, it's high time we resume the Star Wars reviews.
Well, finally saw the new Rogue One trailer for this Christmas' release, and even though it's a midquel, I think it's gonna be pretty interesting. Of course, the assholes are complaining about the main female lead, and how she's gonna be another Mary Sue, blah blah blah, you're wrong, you're always gonna be wrong, Star Wars ain't a boys only club, so get the hell over yourselves.
I wanted to do this on May 4th, but I had the MCU Marathon, and boy was it worth it. So here's A New Hope:
Pro: the opening shot is STILL the best, and it holds to this day. It tells everybody exactly what the Empire and Rebellion are without any words at all, just that huge-ass ship is enough. It sucks you right in. Now Plinkett joked that it was so genius he feels that Lucas wasn't involved with it at all. But I digress.
Pro: What's not to like about any one character in this movie? All were awesome, we see their friendships and dynamics grow through out this movie and the next two.
Pro: I like how it was a coming of age story for Luke; from farm-boy to hero ^^
Pro: THAT SANDCRAWLER IS FRICKIN' AWESOME!
What I said about the Owen and C3P-O thing back in my Attack of the Clones review happens here. I don't blame the scene, just Lucas for not actually rewatching the bloody thing and putting two brain cells together to work around this. Same thing when Obi-Wan meets R2-D2 for thew first time in decades.
Pro: Mos Eisley. Now I'm not one of those 'Special Edition' haters. I don't mind showing more of the city. Yeah shoving so much CGI is one of the things that makes the prequel trilogy so infamous, but here it's done tastefully.
Jesus Christ, you will NOT believe how many paddles that read "Han Shot First" I saw at a Con one time. WE GET IT GOD DAMMIT, MOVE ON ALREADY!
Pro: Breaking into the Death Star was pretty fun.
Con: Why put a control console so precariously that you're likely to fall?! Seriously, what the hell is it with filmmakers and heights?!
The actors spent 3 days in that chamber set, just constantly wet. I can't imagine the outtakes from that. Plus that scene with that Star Wars Special of Phineus and Ferb makes it even funnier. ^^
Of course, looking at old Obi fighting Vader, no way it matches from the Obi/Anakin fight from ROTS. Hell, I'm surprised Vader didn't scream out, "THIS IS FOR LEAVING ME TO BURN" But I don't think of the prequels as canon. Yeah, I'm living in denial, but after my scathing reviews on the prequels, can you blame me?
Pro: Still love the TIE Fighter attack scene, though I'm still baffled how those gunnery chairs work without Luke or Han falling off.
Pro: The X-Wing still remains one of my favorite ships of all time.
For any Thunderbird fans out there, one tech that was helping load R2 was Shane Brimmer, voice of Scott Tracy ^^
Pro: Still love the Rebels' attack on the Death Star, but poor Porkins, and Biggs.
Con: When Wedge pulled away, he coulda just, y'know, got behind Vader and the other TIEs, but Han saved them ^^
WHERE THE HELL DID THAT OTHER Y-WING COME FROM?! There was only THREE when the attack started.
Con: NO MEDAL FOR THE WOOKIE?!?!?! YOU GUYS ARE SPECIEISTS!!!!!!!!
Pro: I loved how Obi was helping Luke on the inner, and Han assisting in the end. I just melded so well.
Of course, we all know that Yavin base is gonna get destroyed, which is a bummer to me, I like that base.
So yeah, that's A New Hope, and it still remains the best Star Wars film since 1977. Then again, I love the original trilogy all equally. Quadrilogy now including The Force Awakens. Don't like that? Don't care. Suck it!
Well, till next time. May the Force be with you.
Thanks for your time, by the way, I want that T-16 sill in Luke's garage!
Well, finally saw the new Rogue One trailer for this Christmas' release, and even though it's a midquel, I think it's gonna be pretty interesting. Of course, the assholes are complaining about the main female lead, and how she's gonna be another Mary Sue, blah blah blah, you're wrong, you're always gonna be wrong, Star Wars ain't a boys only club, so get the hell over yourselves.
I wanted to do this on May 4th, but I had the MCU Marathon, and boy was it worth it. So here's A New Hope:
Pro: the opening shot is STILL the best, and it holds to this day. It tells everybody exactly what the Empire and Rebellion are without any words at all, just that huge-ass ship is enough. It sucks you right in. Now Plinkett joked that it was so genius he feels that Lucas wasn't involved with it at all. But I digress.
Pro: What's not to like about any one character in this movie? All were awesome, we see their friendships and dynamics grow through out this movie and the next two.
Pro: I like how it was a coming of age story for Luke; from farm-boy to hero ^^
Pro: THAT SANDCRAWLER IS FRICKIN' AWESOME!
What I said about the Owen and C3P-O thing back in my Attack of the Clones review happens here. I don't blame the scene, just Lucas for not actually rewatching the bloody thing and putting two brain cells together to work around this. Same thing when Obi-Wan meets R2-D2 for thew first time in decades.
Pro: Mos Eisley. Now I'm not one of those 'Special Edition' haters. I don't mind showing more of the city. Yeah shoving so much CGI is one of the things that makes the prequel trilogy so infamous, but here it's done tastefully.
Jesus Christ, you will NOT believe how many paddles that read "Han Shot First" I saw at a Con one time. WE GET IT GOD DAMMIT, MOVE ON ALREADY!
Pro: Breaking into the Death Star was pretty fun.
Con: Why put a control console so precariously that you're likely to fall?! Seriously, what the hell is it with filmmakers and heights?!
The actors spent 3 days in that chamber set, just constantly wet. I can't imagine the outtakes from that. Plus that scene with that Star Wars Special of Phineus and Ferb makes it even funnier. ^^
Of course, looking at old Obi fighting Vader, no way it matches from the Obi/Anakin fight from ROTS. Hell, I'm surprised Vader didn't scream out, "THIS IS FOR LEAVING ME TO BURN" But I don't think of the prequels as canon. Yeah, I'm living in denial, but after my scathing reviews on the prequels, can you blame me?
Pro: Still love the TIE Fighter attack scene, though I'm still baffled how those gunnery chairs work without Luke or Han falling off.
Pro: The X-Wing still remains one of my favorite ships of all time.
For any Thunderbird fans out there, one tech that was helping load R2 was Shane Brimmer, voice of Scott Tracy ^^
Pro: Still love the Rebels' attack on the Death Star, but poor Porkins, and Biggs.
Con: When Wedge pulled away, he coulda just, y'know, got behind Vader and the other TIEs, but Han saved them ^^
WHERE THE HELL DID THAT OTHER Y-WING COME FROM?! There was only THREE when the attack started.
Con: NO MEDAL FOR THE WOOKIE?!?!?! YOU GUYS ARE SPECIEISTS!!!!!!!!
Pro: I loved how Obi was helping Luke on the inner, and Han assisting in the end. I just melded so well.
Of course, we all know that Yavin base is gonna get destroyed, which is a bummer to me, I like that base.
So yeah, that's A New Hope, and it still remains the best Star Wars film since 1977. Then again, I love the original trilogy all equally. Quadrilogy now including The Force Awakens. Don't like that? Don't care. Suck it!
Well, till next time. May the Force be with you.
Thanks for your time, by the way, I want that T-16 sill in Luke's garage!
Fairly decent overview, main thing I don't like in Mos Eisley is that one bit where the monster awkwardly walks in front of the stormtrooper scene. All else is forgivable on the Special Edition front :P
Can't wait for Rogue One though
I'm ready for Rogue One ^^
And looking forward to that original Trilogy action :3