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Revision as of 17:48, 7 September 2006 by Judgesurreal777 (talk | contribs)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)- "Nineteen years after the formation of the Galactic Empire just as development has been completed on a weapon capable of destroying an entire planet, the Death Star." Is this a sentence?
- "After American Graffiti debuted as the third highest grossing film of the year, Lucas received rave reviews. " Doesn't getting "rave reviews" usually mean the movie was well reviewed? And isn't the movie usually reviewed before its release? And when you say it "debuted as the third highest grossing film of the year," do you mean that on AG's debut weekend, it was already the year's top-grossing film, or was it not reckoned as the #3 film until the year was over?
- "a "used universe" in which all devices, ships and buildings could be seen as having been logically built." Logically built? This is vague and hard to understand.
- "Burtt ran "beeps and boops" of his own voice with an electronic synthesizer." Er, what did he do?
- "According to Daniels, one of the major voice actors was impressed by his voice and recommended to Lucas that it be left in." The actor's own voice? Daniels' voice? Freberg's?
- What about Pauline Kael, Andrew Sarris, Vincent Canby, or other notable film critics active at the time?
- What did the newspapers and film journals have to say about it? Books? It's dangerous to rely on such a narrow range of sources, as you're going to be reporting Burns's view not the NPOV.
- Cinefantastique did an amazingly detailed "Making Of" article a few months after its release. Using strictly fan sites or Lucas-approved documentaries will only tell you part of the story. Also, the critical response section desperately needs to be greatly expanded. The film received many positive reviews at the time of its initial release, not just from Roger Ebert -- why is his the only one cited? And a mention should be made of some of the negative responses, too (such as Pauline Kael in The New Yorker or Terry Curtis Fox in Film Comment)
- ("Ladd, Jr. was often scrutinized in board meetings because of the rising budget and drafts of the screenplay that was difficult to grasp.").