Clone Wars Volume I came out today on DVD! It features several extras, including two commentaries, a making-of featurette, and a demo of the new Xbox game, Republic Commando.
posted by Toph at 11:25 AM
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I just saw (by "just" I mean almost two hours ago) Chapter 21 of the Clone Wars cartoons on Cartoon Network, and it was great! You really get to see ARC troopers shine.
Chapter 21 is the first chapter of Volume II, and is thus 12 minutes long -- four times longer than all the previous chapters!* The extra time lets them put more in the cartoons than pure action -- for example, some love scenes with Anakin and Padme.
The season's already 1/5 over, which is kind of sad, but I'm looking forward to the rest of the chapters.
*Excluding Chapter 20, which was 6 minutes long.
In other news:
StarWars.com updated with an awesome new home page / Episode III mini-site today. They did the same kind of thing back when Episode II was coming out, only for II it was just a non-Flash page with a randomized character picture. The Episode III mini-site includes information on characters, locations, story, and more, and features some great downloads. The wallpapers are great!!!
Less than two months now... as Cartoon Network put it, the revenge has begun.
posted by Toph at 8:56 PM
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So far, I've only really played Republic Commando for four days -- March 5, 6, and 7, and then again yesterday. (At least, I'm pretty sure those dates are accurate.) I'm right at the end now, and I've hit somewhat of a roadblock. I'm determined to beat it before we go to Disney World on Thursday, though. (At Disney World I'll be sure to check out the Star Wars ride, called "Star Tours"... in fact, I bet I'll go on it quite a bit!)
Also, the first chapter of Clone Wars Volume 2 (aka Season 2 or Season 3, depending on who you ask) premieres tomorrow night at 7:00 PM on Cartoon Network. The first chapter of Volume 2, aka Chapter 21, is a kind of continuation of Chapter 20, which was a real cliff-hanger.
I can't wait!
posted by Toph at 11:17 PM
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We just went to see the movie Robots, which as you know has the Episode III trailer attached!!! I actually also went last Friday, a little over a week ago, the day it opened. We had gotten out of school at 2:10 and we were going skiing at 4:00, so I just went in, saw the trailer, and walked out. The trailer's definitely way better on the big screen!!!
So today was actually the first time I saw the movie. We saw the 2:45 showing in Cinema 5, and when it was over I walked out, walked into the neighboring Cinema 4, and saw the trailer again attached to the 4:30 showing! So I've now seen the trailer thrice in theaters, and countless more times online and on our tape of The O.C. :-)
There were actually a couple Star Wars references in the movie. At one point, one of the robots was trying out voiceboxes and put in a Darth Vader one. The final sequence was also extremely reminiscent of the Episode II conveyor belt scene, right down to when the good guys were hanging in a huge bucket about to go into a big molten firery oven and a little flying robot stopped the conveyor. That little flying robot then engaged in what looked an awful lot like a lightsaber duel with the bad guy, although they used pipes instead of lightsabers. Finally, they actually thanked Lucasfilm Ltd. during the credits, although I'm not sure why.
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Yesterday my friend and I went to a musical edition of A New Hope -- "Space Opera" -- with my uncle, who knew some of the cast and crew. This wasn't like the MIT "Star Wars Musical Edition" we went to a year (more?) ago. This was... well... interesting. It seemed like the producers weren't big enough fans to be doing something like this. The MIT production, for example, included a "Don't cry for me, Princess Leia" song starring Bail Organa.
This one, on the other hand, seemed to be trying to be too serious. They elaborated on the movie when the didn't have enough information to do so. The cantina, for example, had a neon sign that said "The Jive Hive." The opera seemed to try not to contradict the movie in general, and I suppose they thought that when the elaborated they wouldn't be stepping on anyone's toes. If they had only dug a bit deeper, though, they would have found out that the cantina is actually Chalmun's Cantina.
In addition, at the beginning they claimed that the Tantive IV couldn't escape because the hyperdrive had been damaged or something. Wrong again -- first of all, they're too close to the planet to jump, and second of all, the Imperials would probably just chase them to the next system they fled to.
Finally, Obi-Wan said that the Jedi had existed for 20,000 years. The Essential Chronology puts the figure about 5,000 years before that.
posted by Toph at 4:49 PM
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Guess what? In 2007, for the 30th anniversary of Star Wars, the movies are coming out in 3D!!!!
Now I have another cinematic experience to look forward to after Episode III!
posted by Toph at 11:43 PM
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Almost exactly three hours ago, at 9:57 or so, the Episode III theatrical trailer premiered on The O.C.... and IT WAS INCREDIBLE!!!
"You're under arrest, Chancellor."
"Are you threatening me, Master Jedi?"
The trailer's everything I had hoped for and more! I can't wait until May 19th!!! :-)
posted by Toph at 11:53 PM
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The Episode III release poster was unveiled last night, and I love it! :-) Very cool... and the theatrical trailer premieres tomorrow on the O.C.!!! I can't wait!!!
In other news, on Sunday, 6 March 2005, at 23:43, I finished Force Heretic I: Remnant. It was good, and now I'm reading Force Heretic II: Refugee, which is also good so far.
Republic Commando Update:
I've made a little more progress. I'm confident that I'll be totally done by this Sunday. It's a very good game!!!
posted by Toph at 11:49 PM
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We just got Republic Commando yesterday -- I had actually got it as a Christmas present, but it wasn't out until a few days ago.
I've been playing it non-stop -- it's excellent!!! I'm almost done with the single player campaign now, which has got to be a record for me -- even the illustrious Halo 2 Campaign has not yet been beaten by this one (though I'm on the second-to-last level). Multiplayer is also very cool. It supports Xbox LIVE, although I haven't gotten to play around with that much yet. My favorite multiplayer map is one that has certain low-gravity areas. It's really fun having midair melee fights. :-)
Well, bed time for me now. One last comment for any RC players before I go, though: Grievous' bodyguards are very tough.
Adios!!!
posted by Toph at 10:29 PM
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Only FIVE more days until the new trailer premieres on TV and StarWars.com, and only SIX until it shows up in theaters with Robots!
You can check out a cool preview of the trailer here, featuring Obi-Wan, Anakin, Yoda, and Chewie!
posted by Toph at 10:43 AM
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Last night, the official site reported that the Episode III Theatrical Trailer would be premiering on March 10th -- just nine days from now!!!
First it'll premiere during The O.C. on Fox. Then, once the O.C. ends, it'll premiere online at StarWars.com for Hyperspace subscribers. The next day Ewan McGregor's new movie Robots comes out, and it's premiering with that, too. Finally, on March 14th, it will become available to regular visitors to StarWars.com.
In the meantime, be sure to check out this amazing fan-made trailer!
posted by Toph at 6:49 PM
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