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  • 11 Nov

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    You’ve Been… Star Wars Struck

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    Probably this should wait until our usual “Monday Sucks Less” post, but dammit it’s Friday and it’s been a while (like a whole week!) since I’ve posted a Star Wars related item simply because it’s Star Wars.

    On top of that, I really really hate clips of movies on YouTube with a lame clip of rock music simply pasted over the top. I hate it when I’m trying to find a particular scene or quote, finally find it, only to realize that someone has added Nickelback over the top of it. Ya know, to add “impact” to the scene. But this seems to be an inexplicably rare case.

    I love Star Wars and I like AC/DC. The two should never meet… except that when they do, it all comes together pretty well. This isn’t particularly clever or difficult but damn if it isn’t edited nicely and for some reason it got me smiling and almost chuckling with charm this morning. Good stuff (found on G+ btw ;)

     

     

  • 20 Sep

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    Star Wars Blu-ray: A Few Thoughts

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    I know I said I cancelled my Amazon order; and I did. I figured I could get the extras discs separately; which is the main reason I really wanted the set anyway. But then I read the review of the disc set and decided I better pick up the series anyway. So while I haven’t gone over the entire set of nine discs with a fine tooth comb, I have spent the better part of my waking hours this weekend exploring as much as possible. I’ve watched the entire original trilogy in its entirety and watched all of the bits and parts of the prequels I can stomach (and actually really like and appreciate). So here’s a stream of consciousness recap of the entire set – possibly the most hotly anticipated home video release of all time.

     
     

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  • 31 Aug

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    It is Confirmed. I am Almost Speechless

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    If this is absolutely 100% verified, I am cancelling my pre-order of the Star Wars Blu-rays. Like I said, I’m nearly speechless, but I can hardly believe George Lucas is this much of a twat. Let’s take one of the worst and most cringe-worthy moments from a trilogy that is pretty much loathed already and insert it into one of the most beloved franchises of all time. Might as well have Jar-Jar dancing a jig in the background.

    from BadassDigest who claims this is verified on the SW Blu-rays releasing later this year…

     

    Vader cries, “NOOOOO!” when killing The Emperor:

     
     

    Obi-Wan’s screaming Krayt Dragon trick sounds like a surprised muppet on LSD:

     
     

    Again, I’m still sort of in denial over this whole thing and don’t yet believe it 100%. But as a Star Wars fan I have overlooked a lot of Lucas’ tinkering with things over the past decade or two. I even admit that I like a couple of the things he’s done. But in general, leave it alone! These two clips are not only enough to make me cancel my Amazon pre-purchase, but enough for me to finally give up on Lucas as a person. I’ll consider even skipping his ridiculous looking bi-plane movie out of general principle. I’m heartbroken today. Seriously.

     

  • 26 Aug

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    Talk Amongst Yourselves

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    For Andrew.

     

  • 20 May

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    Star Wars Begins

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    A couple months ago I talked about Jaimie Benning’s fan made documentary on the complete saga. Until now it’s really only been available split into several ten-minute segments on YouTube. Today I found that the entire first film has been stitched together in high quality in one lump visual experience running just under 140 minutes.

    “More frickin Star Wars info?”, you might be thinking. Well, yes, it’s more behind the scenes stuff about Star Wars and I know a number of you out there are getting tired of this sort of thing. But this is something special. Not only does it have loads of archived material and sound bites that even some of the most die hard of Star Wars aficionados hadn’t seen or heard before, it’s constructed in a way unlike any other “making of” film documentary I’ve ever known. You essentially just watch the Star Wars films as you normally might, be intercut throughout the entire film are off camera shots, scenes stripped of all the special effects or music, deleted scenes, trivia bits, audio bytes and interviews from various stars or crew from the film talking about a particular scene or character trait or anecdote about making the film that is relevant to the scene you’re seeing; and a lot more. It’s astounding. It is truly an amazing piece of work and one that obviously took hundreds of hours to put together.

    If you’re a fan of Star Wars ir even just a fan of these types of specials, put down whatever you’re doing right now and watch this. I’ve seen it twice now and still think it to be the best “making of” special I’ve ever seen…

    The complete documentary is tucked under the seat.
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  • 04 May

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    May the 4th Be With You [yeah yeah, I know: lame]

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    Lame as it may be to say that, what isn’t lame (hopefully) is that the Blu-rays for all six Star Wars movies will be available in September. Lucasfilm and StarWars.com are giving us a sneak peek at the really neat looking covers (that don’t look like the one pictured above!) and some of the extras included on the disc. The good news is you don’t have to buy all 6 films in the box set. You can buy the original 3 in their own set or if you’re retarded, you can buy the prequel trilogy in it’s own set. Sheesh, kids today.

    You can pre-order right now from Amazon:
    Full Set
    Original Trilogy
    Prequels – really? You’re gonna buy this?

     
     
     
     
     

     

  • 06 Jan

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    My Blu-ray Pick of the Decade

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    Finally. Star Wars is here in the most up to date, technologically advanced, highest definition possible: Blu-ray. Yes, Lucas likes his cash grabs and yes, the trilogy was been released about 100 times in various versions and formats but this is one that really deserved and needed to be done. I can get behind this.

    The set was announced from LucasFilm today and will (very) thankfully come in three versions. There is the epic, nine disc set with all six movies and 30+ hours of special features utilizing the highest possible picture and audio presentation. The three special features discs will include never-before-seen deleted and alternate scenes, an exploration of the exclusive Star Wars archives, and much more.

    What’s awesome though is you don’t have to buy the bullshit prequels. You can get the two trilogies on their own for a much lower price.

    Star Wars: The Complete Saga on Blu-ray (9-discs includes all six films) – $139.99 US/$179.99 CAN
    Star Wars: Prequel Blu-ray Trilogy (3-disc set includes Episodes I-III) – $69.99 US/89.99 CAN
    Star Wars: Original Blu-ray Trilogy (3-disc set includes Episodes IV-VI) – $69.99 US/89.99 CAN

    This is going to be awesome on every level. I’ve already paved clear a Sunday for a full, original trilogy watch when these things are shipped out in Spetember.

    You can pre-order right now from Amazon:
    Full Set
    Original Trilogy
    Prequels – really? You’re gonna buy this?

     

     

  • 18 Dec

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    Nice Looking Star Wars Posters

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    Yes, it’s Andrew again with more Star Wars imagery on Saturday afternoon. These are pretty sharp though. Not too minimalist and not messy either; but also quite colorful. These would like nice in the right room…

     
    These 24″ x 36″ screenprints have editions of 400 and will be priced at $50 each. They go up Monday, December 20th at a random time over at MondoTees (via OMG! Posters)
     

    You can check out the larger versions underneath the seats…
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  • 17 Dec

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    Consider the Search for Your Girlfriend’s Christmas Gift Complete

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    Complete with headband that includes the blue text: “A long time ago…”
    awesome

     

  • 29 Nov

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    Star Wars Movie Poster Mash-Up

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    Seems that all the rage in the art-design, poster world has been doing minimalist versions of one sheets from popular movies. And all across YouTube over the past however long, we’ve seen countless movie mash-ups that intertwines dialogue or the use of creative editing to make up films with a completely different feel to them or as comedy gags or as an entirely different plot with the same characters. I’ve never seen it done with posters to my recollection.

    Then skimming around the various art/design sites/Twitters I frequent, I stumble across this series of posters that are simply amusing at first, but quite clever upon closer reflection. Using silhouette shots or familiar logos from the Star Wars franchise, artist Matthew Ranzetta takes these image and mashes them together with titles from other iconic films. Take a look at the posters below. I find the Cool Hand Luke poster design to be quite ingenious.

    Click any image to see the larger version
     
     

     
     

  • 24 Sep

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    Han Solo

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    Not sure all the lyrics here, yet this is somehow catchy and awesome while still being pretty nerdy (“sharp shootin’ shadow always avoiding a Rodian”).
    It’s Han Solo.

    Welcome to Andrew messing around the web on Friday afternoon.

     

  • 19 Aug

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    The Circle is Now Complete… and Available for All to See.

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    Star Wars Uncut is finally finished. There is a clip below but you can head right over to the vimeo profile and see the whole thing in all its “Sweded” glory. Sure it’s horrible (horribly delicious!), but realizing that a bunch of people made this movie while on their lunch breaks in the office or tinkering in their basment on their commodore 64 is pretty awesomely fanatical and a boatload of fun. Check this out for the next two hours…

    UPDATE: It seems a bit confusing at first as the full movie clip seems to be only 1:39 in length. But if you keep watching it automatically loads the next fifteen second segment so it appears as a completely edited together project.

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