Episodes I, II, and III
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These new movies are obviously supposed to tell the story BEFORE Luke Skywalker, mostly involving his father Anakin
(before he became Darth Vader). They should jive nicely with the others - Lucas actually outlined these three BEFORE
he made the others so that he could have more of a background for his characters and therefore make them more real.
Episodes I, II, and III follow the outline he made so many years ago. It's
a completion to a long-running project. :-) So take a little trip to "a theatre near you" when they come out!
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I NEED YOUR OPINIONS: I'd like to set up a link off of this one for critic reviews from the real viewers. After
you've seen the movie, head back here and click on one of my email links and let me know what you though about the movie! Thanks!
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EPISODE I: Has now been released!!! Episode I, The Phantom Menace,
was released Wednesday, May 19th. I went to see it at midnight on Tuesday (which was actually really early Wednesday).
It's a bit of a different pace from the original Star Wars trilogy, but I still thought it was a great movie (as if there was any
doubt it would be!). Episode I has much more comic relief than the originals... It was a bit wierd to see the Emperor and his
followers before their positions were secure as such. For any of you who haven't been really hard-core Star Wars fans, I think you
can still appreciate the movie on its own. For those of you who are as hard-core as I am (and have the trilogy practically memorized),
there were several lines and references to places snuck in there that you'll connect to the others (like the line about being "bantha fodder").
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Go check out Wierd Al's new song "The Saga Begins" in streaming audio - it's
all about Episode I, The Phantom Menace.
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EPISODE II: From what I've heard, Episode II is the "love story" (what did you expect? Luke and Leia had to come into being somehow!!).
I believe it's scheduled to be released in 2002.
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EPISODE III: I believe this includes the transition from Anakin Skywalker to Darth Vader. I think it's scheduled to be released in 2005.
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