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A quick final review of Star Wars Vault
Jan. 3rd, 2008 08:29 pmI am so behind in my reading, it's ridiculous. I'm still slogging through the 468-page Republic Commando: True Colors. I still haven't finished Jedi Vs. Sith: The Essential Guide To The Force. There's another book I haven't started yet and I haven't even purchased the second Darth Bane book.
But I have done the once-over through Star Wars Vault and it still is a great volume to add to your collection. I love being able to play with all of the cool inserts and the book does an admirable job trying to summarize the whole 30-year SW Experience. The audio CDs were a terrific bonus, complete with cheesy radio ads ("it's just the death breath of the Dark Lord!!"), interviews, and excerpts. I have to say that Hayden Christensen now sounds like a baby in those old interviews from 6-7 years ago. Geez, it makes me feel like an even dirtier old lady! The best quote was from an interview with Samuel L. Jackson: "when you see (Yoda) drop his cane, you better run!" My only nitpicks were a) the section on politics. They tried to be fair but editorially, I can see where the author's sympathies lie, if you know what I mean. And b) I'll echo what![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
krpalmer wrote in his review of the book, a little too much assumption that "everybody" likes this best and "everybody" hates that. Oh, and there was a factual error. The t-shirt Lucas is seen wearing on the set of TPM was not a quote directly from a New Yorker article per se. The New Yorker article from 1997 was quoting another critic's review of ANH from 1977.
I hear the book is 50% off in some stores, so you have no excuse.
But I have done the once-over through Star Wars Vault and it still is a great volume to add to your collection. I love being able to play with all of the cool inserts and the book does an admirable job trying to summarize the whole 30-year SW Experience. The audio CDs were a terrific bonus, complete with cheesy radio ads ("it's just the death breath of the Dark Lord!!"), interviews, and excerpts. I have to say that Hayden Christensen now sounds like a baby in those old interviews from 6-7 years ago. Geez, it makes me feel like an even dirtier old lady! The best quote was from an interview with Samuel L. Jackson: "when you see (Yoda) drop his cane, you better run!" My only nitpicks were a) the section on politics. They tried to be fair but editorially, I can see where the author's sympathies lie, if you know what I mean. And b) I'll echo what
krpalmer wrote in his review of the book, a little too much assumption that "everybody" likes this best and "everybody" hates that. Oh, and there was a factual error. The t-shirt Lucas is seen wearing on the set of TPM was not a quote directly from a New Yorker article per se. The New Yorker article from 1997 was quoting another critic's review of ANH from 1977.I hear the book is 50% off in some stores, so you have no excuse.
