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       I'll find out just how good the next George Lucas film is tonight
                                        
> The general opinion of “Revenge of the Sith” seems to be that it marks a
> distinct improvement on the last two episodes, “The Phantom Menace” and
> “Attack of the Clones.” True, but only in the same way that dying from
> natural causes is preferable to crucifixion.
> 

Via too many sites to mention, ““St ar Wars: Episode III.” [1]”

Ah, Star Wars.

And George Lucas bashing [2].

Just like in May 1999 when Smirk treated the entire office to Star Wars: The
Phantom Menace [3], he is once again taking the entire office (although this
time around it's a much smaller office) to see Star Wars: The Revenge of the
Sith [4]—the midnight showing tonight (well, technically, tomorrow morning).

Obligatory Star Wars Posts

* What a force … [5]
* Musings on Star Wars [6]
* The Nine Films of George Lucas [7]
* More about Star Wars than you'd care to read [8]
* The Obligatory Episode 2 Post [9]
* Darth Vader is the good guy … [10]
* Star Wars Geeking [11]
* Star Wars Meets Jerry Springer [12]


I've written quite a bit on Star Wars in the past (and my friend Hoade and I
have gone on for hours about the films and how Luke should have fallen to the
Dark Side and Han (**WHO SHOT FIRST! [13]** … ahem) should have been the next
Jedi Knight; from cynic to believer in three films), but now … I don't think
I can even muster the energy to write about it (and it's not because of the
previous entry [14]—but because I feel George Lucas blew the whole story
arc). I know Smirk is really looking forward to “Revenge of the Sith,” and
from the previews I've seen, it looks good.

But then again, previews are supposed to look good.

[1] http://www.newyorker.com/critics/cinema/articles/050523crci_cinema
[2] http://www.google.com/search?q=George+Lucas+bashing&start=0&sta
[3] http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120915/
[4] http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0121766/
[5] gopher://gopher.conman.org/0Phlog:2000/05/04.2
[6] gopher://gopher.conman.org/0Phlog:2000/09/09.1
[7] gopher://gopher.conman.org/0Phlog:2001/12/11.4
[8] gopher://gopher.conman.org/0Phlog:2002/03/01.1
[9] gopher://gopher.conman.org/0Phlog:2002/05/17.1
[10] gopher://gopher.conman.org/0Phlog:2002/05/17.2
[11] gopher://gopher.conman.org/0Phlog:2002/06/03.4
[12] gopher://gopher.conman.org/0Phlog:2003/07/28.4
[13] http://www.google.com/search?q=Han+shoots+first&start=0&start=0
[14] gopher://gopher.conman.org/0Phlog:2005/05/18.1

Email Sean Conner at sean@conman.org

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