The Hutch

Tag: Star Wars

  • Pardon our pixels!

    Yes, I know.  We’re back to the default theme.  But hey, at least the site is back up! Back in August, I was informed that there was an infection of some of the WordPress files in ALL of my blogs (including some that are effectively invisible!), and if I didn’t purge the infected files my entire […]

  • The All-Important Soundtrack

    An excellent soundtrack will work so well that you aren’t aware of how it’s manipulating you.  Oh, you’ll hear it and perhaps enjoy it, but you aren’t truly cognizant of how essential it is to the experience until you see raw footage and realize most of the emotional thrust of a moment was the music.  […]

  • Podcast 11: Iron Man 3 and Star Trek Into Darkness

    Erik Burnham and I finally get to review two summer hits, Iron Man 3 and Star Trek 2, er, Into Darkness.  Includes my discovery of the key difference of J.J. Abrams’ version of Star Trek, and our proposal of how Wil Wheaton can save Star Trek.  We also talk about MCBA FallCon, which we will […]

  • A triumphant Darth Vader

    The warlord Obi-Wan Kenobi, who has been hiding in a cave-ridden desert region for 20 years, has been found and killed.  This according to Darth Vader.

  • Plinkett Reviews Sith – coming soon!

    I’m psyched! Are you psyched? I didn’t realize he’d done a Star Trek ’09 review. Here it is. Language warning, of course. http://www.redlettermedia.com/star_trek_09.html

  • Wife Crying at end of Return of the Jedi

    This is too hilarious! See more at The Official Wife Crying at Movies Site Of course, if there’s anything to cry about, it’s that they appear to have watched the Star Wars movies in the order of 1-6, because she keeps sobbing about Anakin and Padme.  It’s disturbing that there’s a whole generation for whom […]

  • Podcast 4: Chatting about Movies and Star Trek

    This started out as a test of my new equipment to see if the sound quality improved (it did). Unfortunately, you should not get two guys with extensive video store clerking experience chatting about random movies. We talked for about 50 minutes! We learn that Erik pronounces “bio-pic” without the hyphen. I tend to be […]

  • Phantom Menace epic review (or epic fail?)

    This one is especially filled with obscenities, so please be doubly-warned before pressing play. But really…if you like funny reviews, you need to see this! It’s hilarious, and yet it makes some hard points…such as: WHO was the main character of the Phantom Menace?

  • Why isn’t THIS the Star Wars Prequel?

    Erik’s right. This is a four-minute ad for a Star Wars video game and it is way better than the entire set of prequels that George Lucas directed. Is is more atmospheric, more intense, and the direction is better. (The Sith Lords all lighting up their sabers is amazing.) I know it’s all CGI, but […]

  • Why Big Bang Theory Is Way Better Than Lost

    NOTE: Lost Season 5 spoilers, for those of you watching the boxed sets only. You all remember how much I love The Big Bang Theory. If you’re a geek, this isn’t optional. You must watch this show. It’s the tale of four socially awkward physicists whose love of comic books, role-playing adventures, video games and […]