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Star Wars Episode VI: Return Of The Jedi

John Stark

Starring: Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, Harrison Ford, Billy Dee Williams, Anthony Daniels, Peter Mayhew, and the voice of james Earl Jones. Directed By: Richard Marquan Where I Watched It: Disney Plus English Audio Description Available?: Yes Description Provided By: The Media Access Group Narration Written By: Nathaniel Warren and Justin Soul Narrated By: Miles Neff The Plot: The conclusion to the spectacular Episodes 4 and 5 that features Leia dressed as a sex slave, cute furry little Ewoks, and the final battle between Vader and Luke. Another film I’ve had the pleasure of watching a dozen times, return Of The … Continue reading Star Wars Episode VI: Return Of The Jedi

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Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back

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Starring: Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, Harrison Ford, Billy Dee Williams, Peter Mayhew, Anthony Daniels, technically still Alec Guiness. Directed By: Irving Kirschner Where I Watched it: Disney Plus English Audio Description Available?: Yes Narration Written By: Jason Soul Narrated By: Miles Neff The Plot: Some guy named Luke Skywalker thinks he’s one of those long forgotten Jedi he keeps hearing about because he can talk to dead people, so he seeks further training from a small green creature that lives in a swamp. Meanwhile, Han Solo has realized that Leia is the only human woman he’s come into contact with … Continue reading Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back

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Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

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Starring: Felicity Jones, Diego Luna, Ben Mendelsohn, Forest Whitaker, riz Ahmed, Alan Tudyk, Donnie Yen, Wen Jiang, Mads Mikkelson, and jimmy Smits. Directed By: Gareth Edwards Where I Watched it: Disney Plus English Audio Description Available?: Yes Description Provided By: Deluxe Narrated By: Martin Bellamy The Plot: Remember how in A New Hope, there was some faction of the Rebel Alliance that managed to figure out how to steal the Death Star plans so that the rebel Forces could blow it up? This movie is about that ragtag group. What Works: Spoilers. Sorry. But, spoilers ahead. The first time I … Continue reading Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

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Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope

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Starring: Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, Harrison Ford, Alec Guinness, Anthony Daniels, Peter Mayhew, and featuring the voice of James Earl jones. Directed By: George Lucas Where I Watched It: Disney Plus English Audio Description Available?: Yes Description Provided By: Media Access Group Narrated By: Miles Neff I’ve seen A new Hope so many times, definitely the most of the Star Wars films. However, I’m not of the generation that experienced this upon release. My first official encounter was the Special Edition rerelease in theatres in the 90’s, as was my introduction to the entire original trilogy. I could have seen … Continue reading Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope

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Solo: A Star Wars Story

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Starring: Alden ehrenreich, Woody Harrelson, Emilia Clarke, Paul Bettany, Donald Glover, Thandiwe Newton, Phoebe Waller Bridge, and jon Faverau. Directed By: Ron Howard Where i Watched It: Disney Plus English Audio Description Available?: Yes Description Provided By: Deluxe Narration By: Martin Bellamy The Plot: The origin story of Han Solo, before he was ever hired to take Obi Wan and Luke to Alderaan. Remember that Kessel Run he’s always bragging about? That’s in here. The beginning of his friendship with Lando is here. And a bunch of other characters who won’t make it into A New Hope. Oh, and… It’s … Continue reading Solo: A Star Wars Story

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Star Wars Episode 3: Revenge Of the Sith

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Starring: Hayden Christensen, Ewan McGregor, Natalie Portman, Ian McDiarmid, Samuel l Jackson, Frank Oz, and Anthony Daniels. George Lucas Where I Watched it: Disney Plus English Audio Description Available?: Yes Description Provided By: Media Access Group Narrated By: Miles Neff The Plot: Anakin inches closer to being an even worse person than he already is. His fatherhood is imminent. And since Padme doesn’t appear in any other films, Natalie Portman awaits the sweet release of her three picture contract.Oh, and Obi Wan kenobi does some stuff that I can only assume will lead to whatever is in the new Disney … Continue reading Star Wars Episode 3: Revenge Of the Sith

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Star Wars Episode 2: Attack Of The Clones (A Second look)

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Starring: Hayden Christensen, Ewan McGregor, Natalie Portman, Ian McDiarmid, Christopher Lee, Frank Oz, Anthony Daniels, Samuel L Jackson, and Ahmed Best. Directed By: George Lucas Where I Watched It: Disney Plus English Audio Description Available?: Yes Description Provided By: Media Access Group Narrated By: Miles Neff The Plot: Anakin grew up into a moody teenager whose strength in the force has harmed his ability to deliver lines of dialogue. He secretly pines for a girl who we last saw was definitely older than him, yet now they look the same age. The Force ages you I guess. Then there’s a … Continue reading Star Wars Episode 2: Attack Of The Clones (A Second look)

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Star Wars Episode 1: The Phantom Menace (A Second Look)

John Stark

Starring: Ewan McGregor, Liam Neeson, Natalie Portman, Jake Lloyd, Ian McDiarmid, Samuel L Jackson, Ray Park, Ahmed Best, Frank Oz, Anthony Daniels, and Terence Stamp. Directed By: George Lucas Where I Watched it: Disney Plus English Audio Description Available?: Yes Description Provided By: Media Access Group Narrated By: Miles Neff The Plot: It’s Star Wars. Thoughts On The movie: This is somewhere around the 4th time I’ve seen The Phantom Menace, but first doing so blind. That being said, in a way, Jake Lloyd and his performance has aged well. I’ve actually come to appreciate how anti-Vader he is, and … Continue reading Star Wars Episode 1: The Phantom Menace (A Second Look)

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Box Office Predictions: Can ‘The Last Jedi’ Hit 200M?

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With the total lack of new releases the past two weeks (except for that sad Morgan Freeman/Tommy Lee Jones thing), the box office is wide open for Star Wars Episode VIII: The Last Jedi to come in and do some truly amazing work. Of course, when a film is tracking this high, it’s almost impossible to land a perfect dart. I’ve seen everything from 180M to 220M. I do think Ferdinand will open well, and that could take a small chunk away from The Last Jedi. Small though. As far as holdovers go, with all the “awards” announcements, films like … Continue reading Box Office Predictions: Can ‘The Last Jedi’ Hit 200M?