Star Wars/election week
By way of brief introduction, in 1997 when Labour won the UK General Election I watched the original Star Wars trilogy (Special Editions), so this year, when the reverse may well happen, we will be covering all six of the Star Wars saga, in chronological order, beginning with the over-lambasted first prequel.
May 1st
The Phantom Menace**
aka: Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace
US 1999. Twentieth Century Fox/Lucasfilm. 132m. Panavision
A small boy helps two Jedi knights and Queen Amidala to fight the Trade Federation.
Exciting and eagerly awaited prequel set approximately 30 years before Star Wars, utilising near seamless state-of-the-art special effects and capturing some of the original saga's boyish charms, but less of its oeuvre, with a rather vague plot and some disappointing characterisation.
Written and Directed by: George Lucas.
Producer: Rick McCallum.
Starring: Liam Neeson, Ewan McGregor, Natalie Portman, Jake Lloyd, Ian McDiarmid, Ahmed Best (voice of Jar Jar Binks), Ray Park (as Darth Maul), Kenny Baker, Anthony Daniels, Brian Blessed (voice of Boss Nass), Pernilla August, Terence Stamp, Samuel L. Jackson, Frank Oz.
Photography: David Tattersall.
Music: John Williams.
Production Design: Gavin Bocquet.
Visual Effects Supervisors: John Knoll, Dennis Muren, Scott Squires.
Animation Director: Rob Coleman.
100 Favourite Films: The Phantom Menace
May 1st
The Phantom Menace**
aka: Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace
US 1999. Twentieth Century Fox/Lucasfilm. 132m. Panavision
A small boy helps two Jedi knights and Queen Amidala to fight the Trade Federation.
Exciting and eagerly awaited prequel set approximately 30 years before Star Wars, utilising near seamless state-of-the-art special effects and capturing some of the original saga's boyish charms, but less of its oeuvre, with a rather vague plot and some disappointing characterisation.
Written and Directed by: George Lucas.
Producer: Rick McCallum.
Starring: Liam Neeson, Ewan McGregor, Natalie Portman, Jake Lloyd, Ian McDiarmid, Ahmed Best (voice of Jar Jar Binks), Ray Park (as Darth Maul), Kenny Baker, Anthony Daniels, Brian Blessed (voice of Boss Nass), Pernilla August, Terence Stamp, Samuel L. Jackson, Frank Oz.
Photography: David Tattersall.
Music: John Williams.
Production Design: Gavin Bocquet.
Visual Effects Supervisors: John Knoll, Dennis Muren, Scott Squires.
Animation Director: Rob Coleman.
100 Favourite Films: The Phantom Menace
posted by Joe at 7:24 AM
1 Comments:
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Click on Plinkett reviews and choose your review. They are all HILARIOUS and so true.
Enjoy!
(This is Carla, by the way)
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