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01. Feb 2008
Family Guy Presents Blue Harvest (DVD)
Family Guy Meets Star Wars in a very entertaining forty-five minutes of laughter and fun that had me rolling from beginning to end. It might seem that one has nothing to do with the other and anything of this nature would be pure nonsense and a disaster. Not so, as Family Guy creator and lifetime Star Wars nerd Seth MacFarlane proves along with his wonderfully talented writing staff. Merging the two works well in his hands and bares the stamp of approval from Mr. Lucas himself, who is a long-time Family Guy fan and was pleased to let McFarlane run amuck in his far away universe of long ago.
MacFarlane wisely chose the space epics true beginning Episode IV: A New Hope as the stomping ground for his characters to retell this tale in their own comic style, which includes many over-the-top jokes and gags at other television shows expense. His choice of “casting” is great as well; MacFarlane perfectly matches his characters with Lucas’. Mother Lois plays Princess Leia while father Peter is placed as smuggler captain Han Solo. Son Chris is young Luke Skywalker and baby genius Stewie is simply masterful as Darth Vader, while daughter Meg, who is the constant “butt” of jokes, is only seen as the garbage compactor creature. Rounding out the space players are the perverted Quagmire as C-3PO, Cleveland as R2-D2, family dog Brian as Wookiee Chewbacca, and Herbert (the creepy old neighbor) as Obi-Wan Kenobi.
The story begins with a power outage that causes the family to focus on each other. Rather than light candles and read or tell the story of Meg’s birth, Peter steps up to tell a tale of “Love and loss, fathers and sons, and the foresight to secure international merchandising rights.” Thus begins the retelling of SW:Episode IV. The Family Guy crew does a fine job in recreating the storyline by bringing to cartoon life the moments that captured the world thirty years earlier. The Mos Eisley cantina scene where we meet Han Solo and witness his ever-popular shootout with Greedo is a hoot as well as the opening shot of Darth Vader walking through the halls of the rebel base. The opening sequence is fun for the fact that Leia is having problems saving her message to Obi-Wan on R2’s hard drive. Throughout there are these sorts of pokes at modern technology and how they could have applied and malfunctioned in the Star Wars universe.
Great pop culture gags is what Family Guy is known for and Blue Harvest is stacked with them. Restored scenes on the DVD present Judd Nelson briefly reprising his role as John Bender from Breakfast Club giving his attitude at detention while adding on future Saturdays in the library. During the assault on the Death Star we get to see a “red role call” of a different kind that includes Red Foxx, Red Buttons and Simply Red. Smaller sight gags may be missed if one is not watching closely. For example, during the stormtrooper wedding Jesus along with everyone else has a stormtrooper helmet on. Keep yours eyes open for the unwanted advances of one soldier to another as the Millennium Falcon is being pulled into the Death Star and keep an ear out for the numerous Airplane jokes made along the way, including the quick appearance of Leslie Neilson.
Special features stand out on the DVD as well. The audio commentary is hilarious and gives insight into the warped minds of the Family Guy crew while providing behind the scenes secrets. The making of Blue Harvest is where we get to see that the entire production crew is compr
30. Jan 2008
David Gray Greatest Hits
This cd is so easy to listen too and there are some truely great songs that will leave you dazzled, a must buy.
21. Feb 2008
Borat DVD Review
It was one of the most talked about cinema releases of 2006, and even got Oscar nominations, as well as winning a Golden Globe for its star, Sacha Baron Cohen.
Now Borat is getting the DVD treatment, and whatever you may think of Baron Cohen, there's no denying he's looking to provide real value for money and plenty of laughter with this small screen release.
First of all, there's the amazing film itself, in which his Kazakh alter ego journeys to America and gets the horn for Pamela Anderson. Meanwhile, we follow his adventure across the US, as he baffles and bemuses everyone he meets, from right-wing politicians through to feminists and driving instructors, as well as reminding us of his beloved obsession with the Jew.
On the big screen, audiences were treated to all this – but now on the small screen there is even more to enjoy and be shocked at, while laughing at the same time.
From the menus, which feature cheap looking Soviet-style graphics and bad colour, along with pigeon English, through to tons of extras which include deleted scenes and other spoof material, it's obvious that the makers have really thought about the DVD.
Rather than just trying to cash in on the success of the film at the cinema, the DVD really enhances the whole Borat experience and takes it to a new level. Among the highlights are deleted footage, including a side-splitting spoof of Baywatch (featuring co-star Ken Davitian in skimpy swimwear, all his bits on display), as well as Borat working at a burger bar and attempting to get plastic surgery.
There is also a montage of extracts from Borat's world tour promoting the film, including his outrageous appearance on Jay Leno's Tonight Show, in which he makes a bed and wants sexytime with Martha Stewart.
As well as being available in English, the DVD promises Russian and Hebrew dubbing – of course, the Russian is offered but Borat is having a joke by suggesting a Hebrew version is available. Click on the option and a warning appears saying "You have been trapped, Jew" while a voiceover repeats the words "Jew in vicinity....."
The only letdown is that there is no director's commentary – or, for that matter, commentary from Borat himself. No doubt another version will be released at some point, but in the mean time this is a classic and a must for any DVD collection.