I thoroughly enjoyed the critique, but I found the voice characterization grating, and I really disliked the "I killed my wife and keep women chained in the basement" subplot. I wasn't offended by it, I just found it an unwelcome distraction, and not really a type of humor I get anything out of. (It also disqualifies this otherwise smart video from being watched by some friends of mine who are much more sensitive to this sort of thing than even I am.)

Watching this did remind me of the rather amazing "behind the scenes" doc on the Phantom Menace DVD, from which several clips were presented. One that he briefly shows but does not mention anything about - Lucas is seen auditioning a few boys for the part of Anakin, and it's finally down to two, Jake Lloyd and another young man who is noticeably much, much better. We see the historic moment when George makes his unfortunate casting decision, and, as I recall, someone, possibly Rick Berman, asks him is he's sure, and he sort of hesitates and then says, basically, "I've got a good feeling about this kid." Ay-yi-yi.

The YouTube video does present what was by far the most fascinating moment of the documentary, in which we see Lucas and Co. after screening a rough cut, and it's clear that even George recognizes that the movie is less than great. He immediately begins to talk himself out of trying to fix it and makes with the justifications, but it's obvious that he's aware of at least some of the many many flaws, and so is his creative team. This doc was far more interesting than the film itself.

I can't begin to tell you how much I HATE that song! Thanks for the laugh. :snap:

Nice!
:)

It's weird hearing Remy swear.
:D

Having never rented nor purchased the DVD I had no idea this doc existed...and I can't believe it made it onto the DVD with all the fracture marks intact.

Full disclosure - I never rented or bought the thing because I saw it in the theater 6 times. I'm a bit ashamed to admit it was due to the saber duels and podrace, and that I was really stoked to have a new SW film. The Empire already has my money...

I still love the saber duels even though I totally grok what the review said about them being pointless, especially in comparison to the OT duels. In my defense, I didn't even enjoy the duels in the 2nd and 3rd episodes...

It's weird hearing Patton Oswalt talk passionately about cooking and not swear. ;)

I bet.
For me, I guess it was backwards. I had never heard of Oswalt before Ratatouille. I love that he has a twisted sense of humor like me.
:)

So I guess you're not up for seeing Christmas Shoes the motion picture starring Rob Lowe?

That was the first stand-up from Oswalt I've heard, but I will now seek out more. Very funny stuff.

Oswalt kicks ass. We got to see him live and he killed. There's an awesome comedy scene happening right now...Brian Posehn, Doug Benson, Maria Bamford, Paul F Tompkins...

A pretty good birthday for this guy.

Pretty good. I mean, it's not like he got the $500 for getting the exact $ amount on the item up for bids, nor did he get both showcases by being with $1000 on his bid. But I guess a scooter, 2 cars, and $26,000 isn't too bad.