Posted by Galley on 11/04/05 03:38

On Thu, 3 Nov 2005 07:12:41 -0800, "One-Shot Scot" <SonOf@Bitch.com> spewed
forth these words of wisdom:

>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
>
>@(^_~)@
>
>

Thanks for the info. I pondered whether I should even bother setting foot in a
Wal-mart to buy this set. Now it looks like I won't have to.

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