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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
This was a pure work of Douglas Adams. Okay, not
that pure in that it went through several revisions after his
death. But pure enough that he had a major hand in
writing the script, and it had the weird mix of
abstract science fiction and humour that the book
and TV series and comic books and even the HHGTTG
Towel all had. I truly had fun watching it.
And to the naysayers. Those that would take it
apart saying this or that is not like the book. Mr. Adams said
himself of the different incarnations that they
were all "canon" and they were simply different
parallel universes of themselves.
STAR WARS EPISODE III: REVENGE OF THE SITH
(At last the circle is complete )
When I was 4 years old, Star Wars: A New Hope was
released in theaters ( at the time only Star Wars, of course.)
A glorious day that would map out my life
forever. My friend Jonathan and I must have
watched it at least 100 times on his VHS machine
when we were little, we literally wore out the
tape till it was unwatchable. In 1999, I had the
joy of experiencing a first screening of a Star
Wars movie with my own children, and they even
went in costume ( though we, the parents, did not.)
And guess what? I loved Episode I. Contrary to
what many have found, it was pure Star Wars. It
was a bit silly, high on the special effects, not
always high on the dialogue. So what? That's how
it always was! Over the last 20 years, people had
developed some sort of cynical love for the old
movies. Believing them to be great cinema, when
they were really just really fun popcorn movies.
In any case, Episode 3 wraps all that up in ways
that both sides
should be happy with. It's very entertaining, but
it's also dark and nasty. Granted the dialogue is
clunky in a few places, but I only really had a
problem with two points.
*** SPOILERS AHEAD ***
I found that the lead-up to Anakin's turning was
perfect, the reasons he turns were acceptable, I
think, from a fan standpoint. Knowing what we know
about Anakin, all the facts were well put in
place. But that point at which he decides was
too... quick. It was like one second he's
defending the way of the Jedi, the next, he's
basically saying "Oh crap! Guess I'm a Sith then!"
The other was that Padme decided that she could
not go on living because Anakin turned evil. Not
just that, but she just gave birth to two twins,
whom she cared about enough to name, and then
passed on simply because she had no reason to
live . . .
*** END SPOILERS ***
In the end, everything wraps up nicely tying up
most of the loose ends between Episode 4 and the prequels.
Complete with a little cameo from Chewbacca and
quick views of Tantive IV ( The ship Leia is
escaping in at the beginning of Episode 4 ), Mon
Mothma and Moff Tarkin. Definitely a great way to
cap off the saga and a sad day to see it all end.
Stephane Morrell
Laurier CIM Group
MCSE,CCA
-Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons, because you are crunchy and taste good with ketchup.
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