Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace

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star-wars-phantom-menace-reviewWhere did Vader come from? The answers start with The Phantom Menace, but the truth doesn’t come out till Episode IV: A New Hope, right along with the poor acting and bad editing. Lucky for us, and Lucas, there is enough interest in seeing more of what was once so wonderful and plenty of eye candy to keep the audience occupied and blind to character flaws and short comings in the plot.

Menace begins with Jedi knights Qui-Gon Jinn (Liam Neeson) and Obi-Wan Kenobi (Ewan McGregor) going into peace talks for trade. It was a set up and the Trade Federation attacks the planet of Naboo, which is governed by a “young” Queen Amidala (Natalie Portman). The Jedi knights rescue Queen Amidala and picks up a blabbering and clumsy creature (better known as the character most hated) Jar Jar Binks (Ahmed Best). Jar Jar owes the Jedis his life and takes them to the hidden underwater world, Gungan City, to help them escape and get to the Queen.

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Star Wars – Young Jedi Knights Books

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From one generation to the next, here are the early stories of Han Solo and Princess Leia’s children learning to use the Force at Master Luke Skywalker’s new Jedi Academy on Yavin 4.  More for younger readers, but also a good background for the characters and events in the current “Legacy of the Force” line of books.

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Star Wars – The Reference Books

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There are hundreds of reference books to the Star Wars Universe, the making of the films, the art, the characters, the vehicles, the robots, the fandom, and so much more.  We don’t have the time or the space to give you all of them.  Instead here’s a half-dozen or so of the best examinations of Star Wars from different angles and perspectives.

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Star Wars – The Han Solo Books

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Who was Han Solo before he was dragged into a rebellion against the Galactic Empire?  How did he win the Millennium Falcon?  What happened with Jabba the Hutt?  How did he end up in that bar on Tatooine?  These questions, and much more, are answered in these two series of books that focus on Han Solo’s past as a smuggler, and scoundrel.

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Star Wars Week

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A scant thirty years ago a young filmmaker set forth to make a movie.  The pop culture landscape and the movie business itself would in many ways never be the same.  His name, George Lucas.  His film, Star Wars.  To celebrate the 30th Anniversary of the film, which remains my all-time favorite, the RazorFine Crew is proud to present, along with our regular content, a week-long look at the trilogy and the prequels, the books and the comics, the video games (and that awful Christmas Special), and so much more.  May the force by with you!  (and, if anything goes wrong, remember “It’s not my fault!”)

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