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Posted by One-Shot Scot on 11/03/05 15:12
If the exclusive Wal-Mart DVD, _The Story of Star Wars_ were available
separately, there would be little need to own the _Star Wars_ six-pack:
"FYI, if you purchase the Revenge of the Sith DVD at Wal-Mart stores, you'll
receive an exclusive bonus DVD (while supplies last) called The Story of
Star Wars. It includes two 30-minute documentaries (4x3, DD 2.0), each
hosted/narrated by C3P0 and R2D2. The first, The Story of Anakin Skywalker
recaps the events of Episodes I & II. The second, The Story of Luke
Skywalker, summarizes the events of Episodes IV, V & VI. They're pretty
cheesy, consisting almost entirely of excerpts from the other films. They
seem to be targeted at kids, and those adults who need to be Cliff Noted
prior to viewing Episode III as a reminder of what's happened so far and
what comes next. Die-hard fans and completists will probably want the bonus
DVD, but otherwise it's not worth going out of your way for."
http://www.thedigitalbits.com/reviews3/starwarsepisode3.html
While I am not a die-hard fan, I am a completist. The Wal-Mart DVD helped me
to understand complexities of the _Star Wars_ saga. But quite frankly, I
lost a lot of interest in George Lucas' hallucinations after the appearance
of Jar Jar Binks.
Beware of the dreaded narrow-screen version of _Star Wars Episode III_ (It
has blue bands on the front cover) which is also bundled with Wal-Mart's
_The Story of Star Wars_. Here's a scary thought: The bundled widescreen
version sells out and Johnny come lately Star Wars fan boys are forced to
buy the narrowscreen version in order to get the exclusive Wal-Mart DVD.
Oh, the horror...the horror.
http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.do?product_id=4242487
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