Finally, A New Star Wars Sequel That Doesn’t Suck

Jar-Jar Binks doing a Geico Commercial.

In the immortal words of Stan Lee, “Nuff Said.”

Completely capturing the inner-geek in all of us, Robot Chicken’s second “Star Wars” special is a treasure to behold. It’s not often that one can play off of pop culture and stereotypical comedic devices and intertwine them so well with science fiction, but Seth Green and company do it with near perfect precision.

Examples of this are frequent throughout and help the DVD be much more than a cash-milking sequel. The more you watch the DVD, the more you understand this notion, as the references, camera angles and language are totally authentic to the series, yet irresistibly charming and witty in a way that is the complete opposite.

Only a group of hardcore “Star Wars” geeks could come up with half the stuff Green and his pals do.

However, the DVD is about more than that, as even the smallest scenes in the series are fleshed out and played with, such as the one that has Lando Calrissian disagreeing with Darth Vader about their agreement in Cloud City. The end result is one that real fans of the series will appreciate and those who have even a nominal influence in the films will find hilarious.

Other scenes that portray Anakin as “Little Orphan Ani” and show us who’s behind the wheel of that little car that Chewie growls at are also pretty damn funny and lend even more to the idea that this DVD is for everyone and not just for the geek with “Star Wars” figures still in their original packaging.

This notion is brought out even more after multiple viewings. Only an hour and a half long, but bouncing around a lot, it’s easy to miss certain scenes and the only way to truly enjoy this DVD is to watch it a few times. While watching, you can either shut your brain off and enjoy the absurdity and debauchery or try to break down the puns and references. Being able to do this and effectively cater to both types of audiences, the younger “this Star Wars stuff is boring” crowd, and the hardcore fan, simultaneously, Robot Chicken’s second “Star Wars” offering has a high midichlorian count and is equally as hip.

The only gripe is it’s all over just when you start to get comfortable, but considering how long it takes to make a quality stop-motion animation production like this, it’s a wonder they were able to put as much content on the disc as they did. A hearty helping of extra features commentaries, trailers, animation meetings and outtakes add to the overall experience however and make this disc a must own for any fan of the show and the series.

However, in the end, it’s more than enough content in one sitting to swing a light saber, making the DVD a sequel that definitely doesn’t miss its intended mark.