The Jedi Doth Return

We have to end off the Star Wars review trilogy with The Jedi Doth Return.  The last book to end the original trilogy and the Star Wars Saga, until December of 2015 when JJ Abram’s Star Wars film comes out, which I’m super stoked about seeing!  But we’re not here to talk about that, we’re here to talk about the films, we’re here to talk about William Shakespeares The Jedi Doth Return.  Now I spent most of last weeks review praising its amazing awesomeness and it’s cleverness to bring Star Wars a whole new fan base, so I’ll will try to keep my fangasm to a minimum, but I can’t promise you anything.  So let this review begin.

So here is the story:  We return to the planet of Tattooine, home of our main character, Luke Skywalker.  He and his friends have been searching for the palace of Jabba the Hutt who has been holding Han Solo, who is still frozen, hostage and used as his … living room decoration?  Weird!  Any-who, Luke and his friends managed to get captured by Jabba the Hutt, ON PURPOSE!  And rescue Han from his cold prison, and kill Jabba, thanks to Slave Leia, and fly off to rejoin the Rebellion.  While the others return to the Rebel Base, Luke goes back to finish his training with Master Yoda.  But alas, Yoda has reached the end of his life, and is not able to help Luke finish his training.  Before he goes on to the next life, Master Yoda informs Luke something very important:

YODA These final words now

With my last breath I utter:

O hear well, brave Luke

This is our hope: there

Is another Skywalker.

The rest silence is.

After some council with Obi-Wan, Luke discovers that Leia is his sister.  It would’ve been better if he found that out before they made out in The Empire Striketh Back.  And he also realizes that he must destroy the Empire and bring the force back into balance.  So he returns to his friends at the Rebel Base with his own plan.  They find out that the Empire has started making ANOTHER Death Star, and that the Emperor is on board overseeing the final installments of the station.  May the Bothans Rest in Peace for their bravery!  They head to the Forest Moon of Endor, where they destroy shield protecting the Death Star.  Long story short, they destroy the Death Star, Darth Vader is brought back from the Dark Side and destroys the Emperor by taking his own life in the process, and they all lived Happily Ever After … Until December 18, 2015!

What is there to say that I haven’t said for the past 3 weeks.  This is a great series!  It’s in my top 10 favorite series of all time.  It’s written great, knows how to bring the Shakespeare writing and still make sense to the common person.  If you are a true Star Wars fan, you have to read this series.  The last thing I have to say is … WHAT ARE YOU DOING STILL READING THIS?!  GO GET THE BOOKS AND READ THEM, DO IT NOW!!!

So that is the end of another great book series.  There is another William Shakespeares Star Wars trilogy of the first 3 films, and I’ll probably wont review those until the end of this year since the last one, The Tragedy of the Siths Revenge, won’t be out until September.  Make sure you stick around until then.  If you like what you had just read, share and tweet this to all of your friends, family, and neighborhood hobos.  Well, I don’t know how a hobo would be able to read this, so just your family and friends.  If you’d like to see me review a certain book, please leave a comment below OR tweet me @BorenNerdy.  Next week I’ll be back with another Book VS Movie from a book I reviewed a while back, The Hobbit, and it’s going to be a fun one!  Until then, may the force be with you!

- BorenNerdy

The Empire Striketh Back

After the 1st Star Wars film came out in 1977, everyone was obsessed and wanted more.  When  Ian Doescher’s William Shakespeare’s Star Wars came out, a lot of people were obsessed and wanted to see more, hence, The Empire Striketh Back, a sequel to the popular book, based on the popular movie.  Oddly enough, people love the idea of making a Star Wars book with the same story, but as if William Shakespeare came up with the idea.  If you don’t understand what I mean here’s an example.  In 1994, the famous movie The Lion King came out, everyone said it was the most original idea ever written.  Sadly it’s not, the film was inspired by the story of Hamlet, which if you remember way back in High School English, it was written by Shakespeare.  See, you get another Star Wars themed review AND a little history lesson.  So let the review begin!

So what’s the story … A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away, we return to the story of Luke Skywalker, who has joined the Rebel Alliance with his friends Han Solo, and Chewbacca.  After their secret base was … well, no longer a secret, and attacked by the Galactic Empire, Han, Leia, Chewy, and C3P0 manage to escape and head to the Cloud City to repair their ship.  Until suddenly they are captured by Darth Vader.  Luckily they manage to escape, except Han who now is frozen and taken to Jabba the Hutt.  While that whole shenanigan is going on, Luke goes to find Master Yoda, a powerful Jedi Master to help him complete his training in the power of the force.  But, he then leaves before finishing his training to go help his friends.  Once he gets to the City of the Clouds he realizes that Darth Vader is there ready to capture him as well as his friends.  Some awesome sword fighting happens, and then Luke learns the most important thing in his life that will change everything.  This is the best part of the whole story, so I’m just gonna post the quote on here so you can see it’s pure awesomeness:

VADER [aside:] The boy doth admirably keep his head, 

But now I shall unleash the final blow.

[To Luke:] If thou but newest all the power of 

The dark side.  Obi-Wan hath never told 

Thee of what happen’d to thy father, Luke.

LUKE O, he hath spoken much.  And he hath told

Me of the truth – that thou didst slay hm, aye,

And without cause or mercy, murderer 

Most vile and wretched!

VADER - No, I am thy father!

LUKE Nay, ‘tis not true!  It is impossible!

VADER Pray, search thy feelings, Luke.  Thou knowest it 

Is true.

LUKE -Nay!

That is how awesome this book is!  You take an iconic and quotable scene in the history of everything, and make it into something awesome … Well, I think it’s awesome.  And I bet all of those Shakespeare nerds think its awesome too, I hope so at least.  

Now my thoughts on the book, GO BUY IT.  Not just buy it, but read it over and over again.  Read it until your eyes start bleeding!!!!  Ok, I know that’s a little extreme, I currently reading the Lord of the Rings books right now, and my mind has gotten a little medieval and violent, thanks JRR Tolkien!  Anyway, if you wanna be a true Star Wars fan, definitely read this masterpiece, it’s totally worth it.

So that is my book review for this week, I hope you enjoyed my extreme nerd out.  If you enjoyed this please share this with all of your friends and family, even your father!  If you’d like for me to read a book, please leave a comment below, or tweet me @BorenNerdy.  I look forward to seeing you next week when I take on the last of this wonderful series, The Jedi Doth Return.  Until then, may the force be with you!

- BorenNerdy

Book VS Movie - Star Wars VS William Shakespeare's Star Wars

In this corner, the king of pop culture, the only hope for all nerd kind … STAR WARS!  And in this corner we have the father of English and Literature, the man that made grown men dress up like women instead of having actual women be in the plays, which is pretty messed up.  The one the only WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE … Well actually, William Shakespeare’s Star Wars, but you know what I meant.  Now you’re probably all thinking that I have gone crazy since the movie is clearly better, which you are wrong.  The movie is always better!  But why can’t I have some fun … and some time to get some extra reading time for upcoming reviews.  So let the battle begin!

Now usually I review movies that are based on books, and since this is the complete opposite, I’m gonna talk about which side does a better job.  With the characters, the movie does a great job showing the emotions of each person.  You know when they’re sad, happy, scared, while in the book, the characters  ramble on and on about how they feel.  It’s nice knowing how they feel,  but I don’t need to know about some sun fading in the distance, when basically you could just say, “I’m sad.”  But each character is portrayed very well in the book, Han Solo as the scruffy looking nerf herder pirate, Luke as the bright eyed boy eager to learn his true potential, Leia as the princess that can kick butt, and R2D2 as the droid that no one understands.  That’s right, R2D2 has speaking parts, but only when he is monologuing to himself, then he is beeping and squeaking … He has a really bad potty mouth if you think about it.  

Also something positive about the movie that the book lacks is the setting.  When you’re sitting there and watching the movie, you can experience all the amazement of this one mans imagination.  In the book, it doesn’t really explain the setting very well.  I think because the movie came out first, Ian Doescher (the author) didn’t really need to explain the setting, because the only people that would read it are the same people that have seen the movie over and over again, to the point that they remember every single second and detail of the movie and don’t need an explanation of the setting or scenes.  So the book kind of had a win on that part.

My personal opinion, if you haven’t seen the movie or read the book, do it!  It’s so worth doing both.  And if you think about it, the story of Star Wars sounds like it could be from Shakespeare.  It has great characters, great villains, great setting, and it’s just plain great.  I heard a rumor that there is going to be a staged play of the book coming out sometime in the near future.  I really hope its true, cause I’d enjoy spending every penny to see that!  Better yet, let’s make it into a movie … James Earl Jones is still alive, he could use some more Star Wars fan love before he dies.

So that is my Book VS Movie, I had fun doing it.  I was planning on doing a Book VS Movie with the rest of the book trilogy, but then I realized that I would be saying the exact same thing two more times, but with a different story.  Oh well, but I promise I’ll do another review when the next Star Wars Trilogy comes out, which probably won’t be till the end of the year when I get to those.  Anywho, please leave a comment below if there is a book you’d like to see me tackle, and also, please share with your book loving friends.  I’ve missed doing these and I can’t wait to do more of these to come.  I will see you next week when I review the next William Shakespeare Star Wars book, The Empire Striketh Back.  Until then, may the force be with you!

- BorenNerdy

P.S.  HAPPY STAR WARS DAY!  May the 4th Be With You!