A quick final review of Star Wars Vault
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lazypadawanI 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.
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Date: 2008-01-04 05:47 am (UTC)Darth Bane: Rule of Two - a good read. Drew K. continues the story of Darth Bane, as he sets out to make the new Sith order with his new apprentice, Darth Zannah, who is just as stimulating a character.
and thinking back to your earlier posts about 'how about some love for the good guys?' -- i got in the mail a reminder that really, the public likes the good guys more. remember who won the popular vote of the American public to be made into a stamp on his own sheet: Yoda. not Vader, Fett, or the stormtroopers. Yoda. =)
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