Hi Folks. Today I will give you my opinions and a review in regard to my recent purchase of the Family Guy Blu-Ray Star Wars Trilogy.
First things first: the packaging. Right now, I am staring at the outer package of this box set, and I can already see how slick and shiny it is, but that's not even the half of it! The front side features Stewie Griffin dressed up a Darth Vader, embossed, and printed in a gloss varnish. The back side features the Griffins dressed up as various Star Wars characters along with the Death Star and a couple of X-Wing fighters. The interior packaging is not as flashy, but does feature four of the characters aboard the Millennium falcon. On top, it has the words, "Look. We Got Four Or Five Of The Main Characters On This Ship.I Think We'll Be Fine."- A line form the second movie, "Something, Something, Something, Dark Side", a spoof of "Empire Strikes Back". The back side features the Millennium Falcon being attacked by a couple of Tie Fighters.
The first movie was called "Blue Harvest", and in my opinion, it was the best of the three because it was more true to the original "A New Hope" movie. The movie features the following cast of characters:
Luke Skywalker- Chris Griffin
Owen Lars- Mr. Pewterschmidt
Beru Lars- Mrs. Pewterschmidt
Glen Quagmire- C3PO (!)
Cleveland Brown- R2D2 (!)
Darth Vader- Stewart Griffin (!)
Princess Leia Organa- Lois Griffin (!)
Obi-Wan Kenobi- Herbert (!)
Han Solo- Peter Griffin (!)
Chewbacca- Brian Griffin
Governor Tankin- Adam West
Biggs- Jimmy (!)
...and many others I cannot recall at this time.
One of the things I was disappointed about was the fact they didn't spoof the scene at the end of the original Episode IV where they all get medals for defeating the Empire and destroying the Death Star. The one thing I was most impressed with was the fact they added such pop culture references as National Lampoon's Vacation, Big Red Gum, Redd Fox, Red Buttons, etc. Nonetheless, Blue Harvest makes for great entertainment for the entire family- provided they are 14 years of age or older. Then again, so are all three. I will, however, gives the first movie a 93 out of 100.
The second movie was called "Something, Something, Something, Dark Side".Along with most of the other characters from the first movie, it also featured:
Probe Droid- Jimmy (!)
Don Don- ? (!)
Yoda- Chris? (!)
Lando Calrissian- Some Weirdo Jewish Guy (!)
Boba Fett- Some Stupid Chicken (!!!)
...and many others I cannot recall at this time.
One of the things I was disappointed about was the fact they screwed things up with this sequel! I mean, the humor was nice, but they had a character play a stupid Probe Droid!!?? Come on!!! They could have done better than that!!! I also thought they could have done a whole lot better with the casting of Boba Fett, Yoda, Lando Calrissian, etc! I also think they put too many spoofs and pop culture references into this version of the film, which make it a pretty mediocre at best film. My rating is a 73 out of 100!
The third and final movie, "It's A Trap!"is the film I understand the least!!! They recycled most of the Family Guy characters as well as added some of the characters from the Cleveland Show, and American Dad. At least they could have used some of the original characters in their animated form to fill those roles. I did not care for the weirdo fish bowl playing Admiral Ackbar, or even Pewterschmidt playing the Emperor. I didn't even like the fact they had Chris kill his own brother by snapping his neck. Last time I checked, Darth Vader had his mask taken OFF!!! I was really looking forward to seeing Darth Stewie revealing his charred face to Chris and dying right then and there. The only thing I was impressed about this film was the fact they had even wrapped up the series!!! I give this lame version of "Return Of The Jedi" a 55 out of 100, or a big fat "F"!!!
So, let's check this out- 93, 73, and 55 make 221, divide all that by 3 and you get 73.666%, or a "C". This trilogy is not great, but at least it was okay in my book.
...and that's my movie review for January 20, 2011. I hope to have another episode for you guys next time around. Maybe I'll be talking about something REAL GOOD at that time. Bye for now. folks.
Thursday, January 20, 2011
Sunday, January 2, 2011
Episode I- Welcome
Welcome to my new blog.
For those of you who had been following my old blog on Facebook, this blog will not be written over there, but at blogger.com, where things are more sophisticated and advanced. I will be able to post some more advanced content such as video clips, audio clips, hyperlinks, and even publish with more sophisticated text fonts and styles. The overall quality of this blog will probably be a whole lot better than what I was able to achieve while i had been posting my episodes directly on Facebook, where you had to know where I was to be able to view my blog, and you even had to be a direct friend of mine to post comments on there. Thus, I wasn't able to exactly hear form everybody who was able to read the blog on there, but hopefully here on this new site, I will be able to achieve a much larger and more diverse audience so I might receive more than just the one or two odd comments from my friends. Hopefully, I will be able to receive more than just a small number of comments and input from the people who are able to read this new blog.
If you are reading this first blog episode, please be advised that this is only a pilot episode. Thus, we will not go into so much stuff on here tonight, but here is a synopsis of what I plan to cover on this new blog:
1. I plan to elaborate on the many things that are happening in this world from my point of view. I will also give you all my opinions, but please keep in mind that I will NOT even bother to be "politically correct", or "sensitive". This is because I believe the whole social system has been abused over the course of the last century. If you are a conservative, a patriot, a Christian, an American, or even a person who believes, like me, that the entire system has become so corrupt that it isn't even worth it to follow anybody or anything in or of this world. I also want to get this off my chest before I get comments calling me a kook- I have recently converted to Atheism and Anarchy for that same reason. In spite of this, I still observe some of the cultural rituals for myself. Since this conversion, I have felt more liberated, more easy, and more at peace with myself and with others. This is why I now believe "To each, their own.". If you want to believe in God and be depressed in the process as I used to, than that's your prerogative. As for me, I choose to attempt to be at peace with myself and attempt to clear my mind of all anger, fears, worries, etc.
2. I plan to give you all my observations regarding my overall life experiences. This will include, but will not be limited to: my experiences at my job, shopping experiences, family, my life online, my dreams and fantasies, my hopes and fears, and even the pitfalls, possibilities, and promises. Perhaps I could even find the answer to that universal question of "why?".
3. I plan to give you all reviews regarding any purchases I make, movies I watch, television shows I watch, DVDs, CDs, Blu-Ray Discs, comic books, etc. Hopefully, I will attempt to make a thoughtful and thorough assessment before I rush to judgement and give you all a review on the product(s) I purchase. I will also give you all reviews on stuff I buy elsewhere, and on the foods I buy at restaurants and the grocery store. Basically, I intend to give you all my personal opinion on the things that enter my body, and the things that enter my home from here on in.
So that's basically what I intend to do with this new blog of mine. It is my hope that you all read this little blog of mine and enjoy it to the fullest extent. Although you may not agree with me, I hope to hear form you all out there in the near future. Hope to hear from you all soon.
Until next time, this is Richard Mark Tanguay saying, "Have a nice day, and hope to see you around."
Coming next time: Hopefully, some media and some hyperlinks!!! ;-)
For those of you who had been following my old blog on Facebook, this blog will not be written over there, but at blogger.com, where things are more sophisticated and advanced. I will be able to post some more advanced content such as video clips, audio clips, hyperlinks, and even publish with more sophisticated text fonts and styles. The overall quality of this blog will probably be a whole lot better than what I was able to achieve while i had been posting my episodes directly on Facebook, where you had to know where I was to be able to view my blog, and you even had to be a direct friend of mine to post comments on there. Thus, I wasn't able to exactly hear form everybody who was able to read the blog on there, but hopefully here on this new site, I will be able to achieve a much larger and more diverse audience so I might receive more than just the one or two odd comments from my friends. Hopefully, I will be able to receive more than just a small number of comments and input from the people who are able to read this new blog.
If you are reading this first blog episode, please be advised that this is only a pilot episode. Thus, we will not go into so much stuff on here tonight, but here is a synopsis of what I plan to cover on this new blog:
1. I plan to elaborate on the many things that are happening in this world from my point of view. I will also give you all my opinions, but please keep in mind that I will NOT even bother to be "politically correct", or "sensitive". This is because I believe the whole social system has been abused over the course of the last century. If you are a conservative, a patriot, a Christian, an American, or even a person who believes, like me, that the entire system has become so corrupt that it isn't even worth it to follow anybody or anything in or of this world. I also want to get this off my chest before I get comments calling me a kook- I have recently converted to Atheism and Anarchy for that same reason. In spite of this, I still observe some of the cultural rituals for myself. Since this conversion, I have felt more liberated, more easy, and more at peace with myself and with others. This is why I now believe "To each, their own.". If you want to believe in God and be depressed in the process as I used to, than that's your prerogative. As for me, I choose to attempt to be at peace with myself and attempt to clear my mind of all anger, fears, worries, etc.
2. I plan to give you all my observations regarding my overall life experiences. This will include, but will not be limited to: my experiences at my job, shopping experiences, family, my life online, my dreams and fantasies, my hopes and fears, and even the pitfalls, possibilities, and promises. Perhaps I could even find the answer to that universal question of "why?".
3. I plan to give you all reviews regarding any purchases I make, movies I watch, television shows I watch, DVDs, CDs, Blu-Ray Discs, comic books, etc. Hopefully, I will attempt to make a thoughtful and thorough assessment before I rush to judgement and give you all a review on the product(s) I purchase. I will also give you all reviews on stuff I buy elsewhere, and on the foods I buy at restaurants and the grocery store. Basically, I intend to give you all my personal opinion on the things that enter my body, and the things that enter my home from here on in.
So that's basically what I intend to do with this new blog of mine. It is my hope that you all read this little blog of mine and enjoy it to the fullest extent. Although you may not agree with me, I hope to hear form you all out there in the near future. Hope to hear from you all soon.
Until next time, this is Richard Mark Tanguay saying, "Have a nice day, and hope to see you around."
Coming next time: Hopefully, some media and some hyperlinks!!! ;-)
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