
Saturday was a complete “movie geek” day for me and my friends. I thought it would be a good idea to have some friends over, make some food, and watch all six Star Wars movies on Blu-Ray in “story” order from #1 through #6.
I started the first movie at Noon, and took a few minute pause as the first of my friends rolled in. I bought a variety of movie candy and set up the couch and chairs for comfort. I knew this was going to be a long day.
I had 2 friends who made it through the entire series. A few left early, and a few showed up when we started #4-6.
First note: I was amazed at the remastering of the movies. The original trilogy, which was made over thirty years ago looks as though it was a recent release. Except for the retro set designs – you could swear that it was out over the summer. The sound and special effects were fantastic. Overall, the visual aspects of the movies was top notch.
I did pick up a lot of things that I normally wouldn’t have picked up if I watched the movies separately, but viewing them back to back it was pretty apparent. There were a lot of references to the phrase “I’ve got a very bad feeling about this.” There was a reference by Obi Wan Kenobi (Ewan McGregor) when he was battling General Grevious, he shoots him with a blaster, making a comment about it being a “vile instrument, lacking finesse”. In Mos Eisley Bar, he makes a similar comment about the amount of guns.
Ewan McGregor did an amazing job of “channeling” mannerisms and the voice of Sir Alec Guiness. It was impressive.
The additions to the Blu-ray set threw me off a little, Obi Wan’s scream on #4, the “Noooo!” by Darth Vader, and Ewoks blinking were unnecessary and seem to be added because they could. I’m still upset that they have Greedo shooting first – takes away from the Han Solo character.
Overall, I had a lot of fun – we laughed all day. I think with the weather getting colder – I may end up doing another one of these.
Tags: A New Hope, Attack of the Clones, blu-ray, DVD, Empire Strikes Back, movie marathon, Phantom Menace, Return of the Jedi, Revenge of the Sith, Star Wars