Review Detail
9.3 48 10
Overall rating
10.0
Audio/Video Quality
10.0
Audio Editing
10.0
Visual Editing
10.0
Narrative
10.0
Enjoyment
10.0
TMBTM is a crazy genius. Lightning really has struck twice with his The War Of The Stars treatments of the Star Wars OT. The apparent ease he’s breathed new life into 3 films (now edited down to 2) that I’ve seen hundreds of times, and loved since I was a kid, is nothing short of breathtaking. They’re Star Wars… but not as you know it.
The War of the Stars II – The Future in Motion picks up exactly where the first film finished and takes things to a whole new level. You can’t say what’s undeniably great about it without spoilers and this is one film you really don’t want to spoil for people. I watched this with a smile planted firmly on my face from beginning to end… and then did it all again straight after. For me, this was as special as the first time I saw the original Star Wars back in 1977.
The mixed sources mean the video and audio quality varies throughout but it’s never distracting and, aesthetically, it feels perfect for this presentation. I love that it’s based on the original theatrical releases of The Empire Strikes Back and Return Of The Jedi, complete with the model shots and matte lines George Lucas has sought to erase from history. It’s gloriously retro and exactly the kind of thing I’d have been renting on video every weekend when I was 12. The new fx shots are really well done, some are pretty much perfect and others are deliberately hokey looking, either way it works.
And even though I nearly cried laughing… I’ll never look at a force choke the same way again
Normally the top score would be 10 out of 10. This one goes to 11
The War of the Stars II – The Future in Motion picks up exactly where the first film finished and takes things to a whole new level. You can’t say what’s undeniably great about it without spoilers and this is one film you really don’t want to spoil for people. I watched this with a smile planted firmly on my face from beginning to end… and then did it all again straight after. For me, this was as special as the first time I saw the original Star Wars back in 1977.
The mixed sources mean the video and audio quality varies throughout but it’s never distracting and, aesthetically, it feels perfect for this presentation. I love that it’s based on the original theatrical releases of The Empire Strikes Back and Return Of The Jedi, complete with the model shots and matte lines George Lucas has sought to erase from history. It’s gloriously retro and exactly the kind of thing I’d have been renting on video every weekend when I was 12. The new fx shots are really well done, some are pretty much perfect and others are deliberately hokey looking, either way it works.
And even though I nearly cried laughing… I’ll never look at a force choke the same way again
Normally the top score would be 10 out of 10. This one goes to 11
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