Essential Problem Solver For Star Wars Artist

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When it first acquired Star Wars, Marvel Comics wasn’t sure how to handle the property but came to appreciate it, assigning some of its top talent to the book.That show of appreciation continues here. Beginning with one of the finest adaptations ever (if not THE finest), “The Empire Strikes Back” by Archie Goodwin and the legendary Al Williamson does an incredible job of capturing the movie. My only complaint is the hand lettering Williamson prefers to do.TESB ends with something of a cliffhanger (Han Solo has been frozen in carbonite and handed over to the bounty hunter Boba Fett), a fact which would give migraines to most scripters. Rescuing Han is a priority for Luke, Leia and Lando (sounds like a law firm). How do you deal with the fact that the book CAN’T let the heroes achieve this (an event reserved for the next film which won’t appear for a couple of years), although they must try, without making it look like one failure after another?The late Mr. Goodwin does an admirable


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  • Fulmer [ 05Apr10]

    As a huge fan of John Williams and Star Wars, you could say that I know my songs inside and out. Needless to say that when I saw this item, I felt the need to buy it. Some of the songs sound better than ever, but a few of them (Battle of the Heroes in particular) sound quite differently, and it bugs someone like myself. I realize that John Williams isn’t the be-all, end-all of music, but his versions are often superior.

    Still, if you are a Star Wars fan, or even a music fan in general, you owe it to yourself to give this a shot.

     
  • Irwin [ 05Apr10]

    I followed the advice of the other 3 reviewers, and I’m glad I did! The City of Prague Philharmonic plays these works to the hilt. Their performances are slightly more spacious than the originals with Williams and the LSO, but tighter and equally full of fire. In the faster selections the rhythmic energy is astonishing, and the love themes are gorgeous. I recommend it highly!

     
  • Misko [ 06Apr10]

    This is better than I’d hoped since it isn’t John Williams and the London Symphony. There are several conductors, some better than others, but in all a pleasant surprise. I wish I could get the original music like is on the DVD included with the Revenge of the Sith soundtrack.

     
  • Cochrane [ 06Apr10]

    I bought this for my 13 year old son who loves Star Wars. He also has the musical score for this and he loves them both. He said the music was really awesome. Great CD, not one song I wouldn’t recommend.

     
  • Andersen [ 07Apr10]

    Having grown up listening to a 60 minute audio tape of Star Wars over and over, I expected the CD of Episode 1 purchased for my son’s 6th birthday to be of similar quality. I was sorely disappointed with length, quality and lack of significant movie dialog. The story is severly edited, probably less than one-half hour, and almost all narration with little in the way of sounds and dialog from the movie. Hopefully, someone will come out with a better audio version because this one leaves a lot to be desired.

     
  • McEwan [ 07Apr10]

    First of all, this CD is clearly for kids. Especially the 2 – 7 year olds will enjoy the read along – style of the hughly coloured book accompanying the cd. Those who expect a high tech soundeffect – adventure will be greatly dissapointed – not only that the use of soundeffects and original dialog is very limited, unfortunately the old music from the elder movies was used…although the new score was already availabe. Nevertheless the quite complex story is vivdly told and any scary, for children unsuitable elements like violence and too dark descriptions of evil characters are left out. A little more atmosphere would have done alot to improve the overall experience! Good for kids, teenies and eager star wars fans – hands off! Get the audio book from EPISODE I – UNABRIDGED instead!

     
  • Gaston [ 08Apr10]

    This is the worst! 99% narration and all of that bad. I used to listen to my Star Wars story LP over and over (which is why, unfortunately, I can still tell you that Luke and the crew were trapped in trash compactor 3263827) and it was great. A narrator was used sparringly to make transitions and all the dialog and music was straight from the movie, this is completely opposite. Now I know the Lucas marketing strategy is to drip out products like frozen molassas over the next hundred and fifty years, but this, like JAR JAR, was just bad thinking. If you’re looking for a read along book, okay here’s a really bad one, go nuts. But if you want the MOVIE on a CD that your children can listen to without nodding off thanks to a voice-over guy getting paid scale (at least that’s what he’s worth — the editors and writers of the book too) pass on this.

     
  • Fields [ 08Apr10]

    The CD consists of one track that lasts twenty minutes long – it could have been broken down into multiple tracks, but since it is so short, why bother?

    The music is recycled from the previous Star Wars triology and contains none of John Williams newer music. The same appears to be true of the sound effects.

    The dialogue taken from the movie is far too sparse, containing less than forty lines of short snipets that last but a few seconds (though this appears to be the only audio actually taken from the movie).

    Pictures in the book are also sparse, but capture a few good shots from the light saber conflicts.

    The style of the book is intended purely for children, but even my young nephew didn’t care for it – and he’s a huge fan.

    In short, this read-along-book should only be bought by the most-desparate and least-discerning Star Wars fan. Otherwise, you will be disappointed.

    p.s.- I did like the movie!

     
  • Ibarra [ 09Apr10]

    This CD was just what I was looking for. I’ve owned the Original Soundtrack Recordings of the Star Wars Films for many years but I realized that often the concert arrangments and performances are of a better quality than the originals. In any case, this CD is a great collection of not only Star Wars music but also includes other classic Williams movie themes such as Superman, ET, and Close Encounters of the Third Kind. Superb!

     
  • Hedlund [ 09Apr10]

    I love this cd! In fact, I like it so much that I’m buying a second copy to replace the one that was scratched in my step-dad’s car stereo/cd player. While most of the music is from the Star Wars Trilogy, there are also songs from ET, Superman, and Close Encounters of the Third Kind. I definitely recommend it to anyone who enjoys Star Wars, or even just great instrumental music. The Boston Pops Orchestra does a fabulous job with the music of John Williams!

     
  • Jordan [ 10Apr10]

    *I thought this is a great album

     
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