Sunday, February 27, 2011

NMR: Family Guy Presents - It's a Trap

So even though this has been out for months, Netflix finally decided to send me this final part in Family Guy's take on the Star Wars trilogy. It's interesting as this installment opens how forthright the writers are about not being enthused about doing one for Return of the Jedi and that this is a pure money grab. And while some fatigue is apparent on some of the jokes, I'm not sure how much different this one is from the previous two installments. I'll leave it up to you to decide whether that says more about the quality of this one or the first two. I still found a lot of the jokes to be funny and also unexpected, which given the number of Star Wars parodies there have been, isn't always easy. However, since I took the time recently to rewatch the original trilogy, I was also surprised at scenes from the film they omitted or observations about events that they chose not to make. On the plus side, there are a few surprise guests, as well as some integration of characters from some of Seth McFarland's other shows. In general, this is still very funny and should be seen by anyone who enjoyed Blue Harvest and Something Something Something Dark Side. However, you may want to avoid trying to get it through Netflix if you do want to watch it. It's likely you'll see it on TV sooner than you would get it in the mail if the delivery time it took for me to get is any indication. Rating: ****

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