vanloons

I was fortunate enough to see this movie at the East Lansing Film Festival. I'd recommend this film to anyone who likes Star Wars or likes the movie Trekkies.

There is an interview with a Jawa where the guy's eye keeps falling out that is hilarious. There's also a funny scene with a toy collector that one of my friends, Courtney, laughed so hard she started crying.

Also a great interview with some guys that put on Star Wars the musical.

If it's playing at a film festival near you, go see it.

Wolfgang Petersen(sp) is limited by his own imagination. The special effects are just like Air Force One (laughable). Why is it that directs insist on doing Day for Night shots? This stuff looks bad.

I love ILM and I don't think the fault is on their part. I think it's the lack of good vision of the director.

I know the love story is the element that is supposed to make you feel for these characters, but I never really cared for these people.

If you don't see this at the movies, don't see it at all. It is on an epic scale though.

Overall, I have to say that I'm waiting for the sequel. This movie was just a set up for the Sequel and I think it'll make more sense for those of us that know nothing about the X-men. I do recommend the film.

The special effects are alright. They are trying to be over the top. It's like a comedian that's trying to be funny....you want to laugh, but you just can't give it to him. That how it is with me and the special effects. I want to praise them, but I can't.

Ray Park (Star Wars Episode I and Sleepy Hollow) has an actual speaking role in this. It's interesting to see him not behind a mask. It's too bad his career out of a mask is over. We shall see in the years to come though.