Family Guy Presents: Something Something Something Dark Side
Description
The tale of The Empire Strikes In trade is retold. Darth Vader (Stewie) is hunting the rebel Luke Skywalker (Chris) and his troops relentlessly across the galaxy. On the ice planet Hoth, Luke has a vision of his late mentor Obi-Wan Kenobi (Herbert), telling him to go to the Dagobah system to learn the ways of the Force below Jedi Master Yoda (Carl). Meanwhile Princess Leia (Lois) finds herself taking a shine to the scruffy pilot Han Solo (Peter) and, against all odds, the two soon reduction in like. But an encounter with Han’s ancient friend Lando Calrissian (Mort) lands them in the clutches of the Empire. Envisioning this, Luke chooses to forgo his Jedi training to save his friends. It all comes to a head in a climactic confrontation with Darth Vader himself…
The Family Guy: Something, Something, Something, Darkside
DVD is presented in full screen aspect ratio featuring English 5.1 Dolby Surround, Line 21, English for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing, English, Spanish, French, and Brazilian stereo and subtitles. Special features contain:
? Audio Commentary
? Deleted Scenes
? Behind-The-Scenes Featurette – “The Darkside of Poster Art”
? Animatics
? Pop-Up Video
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Chris Griffin is right: when it comes to obsessive geekery and mining absurdity from the minutiae of the Star Wars universe, the comic force is stronger with Robot Chicken. But Family Guy strikes in trade with the second episode in its goof on the original holy trilogy. The animation is more impressive than the jokes, which are scattered all over the galaxy--the excellent (an Empire recruitment film), the terrible (Yoda's teachings revolve around guy-show trivia), and the hideous (wholly gratuitous--and here unbleeped--F-bombs). Devoted viewers will catch in-jokes surrounded by of other in-jokes (this program takes its title from the season 5 episode "Barely Legal," in which the Emperor discovers the formula for fantastic Star Wars dialogue). There is some appealing stunt casting with nebbish Mort Goldman as Lando Calrissian and the Giant Chicken as Boba Fett. James Caan cameos, as does, sorta, Tom Selleck. And Meg is once again reduced to embodying a hideous space creature, although at least she gets a line of dialogue. The DVD and Blu-ray editions control metachlorine-rich extra features, including lively (and at times defamatory) audio commentary by Seth MacFarlane, Seth Green, writer Kirker Butler, director Dominic Polcino, and others; optional trivia pop-ups; and a desk scan of the Something, Something script. There is also a sneak-preview desk scan of the next installment, We Have a Terrible Feeling About This. If I were an Ewok, I'd be worried, or on the phone to a lawyer. --Donald Liebenson
Family Guy Presents: Something Something Something Dark Side
February 21st, 2010 - 02:03
Jeez, what a perfect representation of what family guy does, right on the take in. Rip off a particular picture, scene or pop polish reference just for the sake of cheap jokes and even cheaper laughs. That’s Family Guy for you.
I saw the preview, and it doesn’t look any better than something Aaron Seltzer and Jason Friedberg crapped out, in fact, it nearly looks EXACTLY like something they have done in the past.
Rating: 1 / 5
February 21st, 2010 - 03:03
The only business worse then the DVDs of the TV show that dosn’t release the perfect seasons. For one reason. MONEY. Seth is one of the worst sell outs around. Not only is the humor lacking from the excellent ancient days, the writters seem to not even know the characters from the first three seasons. With a steady decline of feature spoofing is now the lowest form. Remember the first spoof on star wars they did. Terrible. This is bound to be worse. I am so discusted that I wish they would cancel it. The fact they try to get on to fun of the Simpsons is amusing, I get on to fun of Family Guy for the constant business. Lets hope this will be the end of it. The Clevland Show gets cancelled along with American Dad and maybe Family Guy might be amusing again. I doubt it.
Rating: 1 / 5
February 21st, 2010 - 03:49
I was going to peacefulness. But seriously $20 for 22 minutes? One episode. I reckon I’ll just watch it on TV.
Rating: 3 / 5
February 21st, 2010 - 06:07
With all the genious exhibited in Family Guy, this one is sure to be hillarious. I have such confidence I (pre)bought it the moment I was able, I cannot wait to see it.
Rating: 5 / 5
February 21st, 2010 - 07:28
Yeah family guy has been a hit or miss since they have came in trade to Fox but lets visage it the Starwars Spoof was fantastic and just the title allone made me cracked up produce its one of my favorite random clips in the show anyway i will buy this and the next one. I hope they preparation to do I II and III not working the road i can see those to be hillarious as well.
Rating: 5 / 5