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Star Wars Day!

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A New Hope on IMDB

The Empire Strikes Back on IMDB

Return of the Jedi on IMDB

There are few bonding experiences more important to geek dads than sharing the original trilogy with their children.  As this is the first Star Wars Day in several years that falls on a non-School Day (and the men-folk happen to be alone all evening) we’re making a full day of it: friends, all three films, popcorn and pizza.

Since we’re still waiting for George Lucas to pull his head out of his ass (or suffocate up there and let somebody else run things) and release the theatrical versions on Blu-Ray we’re watching the DVD versions.  I’m not quite as rabid as some about the special editions but they do deserve at least a measure of the derision they get.

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Trilogy Day 2012: The Peter Jackson Treatment

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As we finish up “The Fellowship of the Ring” [IMDB] I’ve been considering the those stories that haven’t been as lucky in finding funding and filmmakers who would honor them.  As any fan of epic adventure knows one of the surest ways to ruin a quality story is to allow hollywood to adapt it (or to let the SyFy channel within 50 miles of it).  So with that in mind here is a short list of stories that I feel truly deserve the respect (and budgets) that Peter Jackson was able to give to “The Lord of the Rings”.

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Trilogy Day 2012: Lord of the Rings

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Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring on IMDB (Adventure, 208 Minutes (Extended), 2001)
Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers on IMDB (Adventure, 223 Minutes (Extended), 2002)
Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King on IMDB (Adventure, 251 Minutes (Extended), 2003)

 

My wife and daughter are away overnight so my son and I decided to have a long-delayed Trilogy day.  Which was his decision (Star Wars, The Matrix or Lord of the Rings) and he decided on Lord of the Rings (the extended editions, of course).  We started late which means we won’t finish until after 3am, but there’s no school tomorrow and there’s always time for bonding, right?

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