Family Guy Presents: Something Something Something Dark Side
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Actor: Alex Borstein, Mila Kunis, Seth Green, Seth MacFarlaneBrand: Fox
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Subtitled); French (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); English (Original Language)
Format: AC-3, Animated, Color, Dolby, DVD, Full Screen, NTSC, Subtitled
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 22 minutes
Published: 2009-12-01
DVD Release Date: 2009-12-22
Audience Rating: Unrated
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Movie Reviews of Family Guy Presents: Something Something Something Dark Side
Movie Review: The Farce Is With Them
Summary: 5 Stars
After the success of Family Guy's retelling of STAR WARS in the animated special BLUE HARVEST, it was only a matter of time before they told their own version of THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK. Time's up and the Family Guy's version is here with SOMETHING SOMETHING SOMETHING DARK SIDE. Currently, this hour-long episode hasn't aired yet and at the moment is only available on DVD and Blu-ray (but we all know Seth MacFarlane is just as big a money machine as George Lucas and the episode will play either on tv or cable at some point).
The story begins the same as BLUE HARVEST did with the power going out and Peter Griffin entertaining the family by continuing the story of Star Wars, but with some particular Family Guy twists. Darth Vader (Stewie) is using the full control of the Empire to find the Rebel Alliance and wipe them out once and for all. Luke (Chris) wants to be a Jedi, while Han (Peter) and Leia (Lois), Chewie (Brian), and C-3PO (Quagmire) try to evade the Empire, eventually escaping to Cloud City to visit with Han's old friend Lando (Mort Goldman).
SOMETHING SOMETHING SOMETHING DARK SIDE does a good job at staying true to the Star Wars saga and continuing the story began in BLUE HARVEST, while interjecting various pop culture allusions and typical Family Guy humor. Just as THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK is a better movie than STAR WARS, so is SOMETHING SOMETHING SOMETHING DARK SIDE a better episode than BLUE HARVEST. BLUE HARVEST is about 8 minutes shorter in length than SOMETHING SOMETHING SOMETHING DARK SIDE, but there are times in BLUE HARVEST where the plot drags a bit. That doesn't happen in SOMETHING SOMETHING SOMETHING DARK SIDE; scenes move quickly from one to the next, the gags don't stop, and the story moves along at a brisk pace.
My favorite scene in the episode is when Yoda is training Luke. The scene is done as a montage and is intersected with the actual music and footage of the Russian Boxer Drago training in ROCKY IV. The juxtaposition is hilarious.
The extras on the DVD include a commentary, an option of playing the episode with pop-up facts (and unlike most DVDs with this feature, you can actually fast forward through the episode and still read the pop-ups), a table reading sneak peak of WE HAVE A BAD FEELING ABOUT THIS (the Family Guy take on RETURN OF THE JEDI), and a featurette with the creators of the SOMETHING SOMETHING SOMETHING DARK SIDE poster.
Overall, this DVD is something that appeals to both Family Guy and Star Wars fans. It does have some foul language, so parents beware.
Summary of Family Guy Presents: Something Something Something Dark Side
The story of The Empire Strikes Back is retold. Darth Vader (Stewie) is hunting the rebel Luke Skywalker (Chris) and his troops relentlessly across the galaxy. On the ice planet Hoth, Luke has a vision of his late mentor Obi-Wan Kenobi (Herbert), telling him to go to the Dagobah system to learn the ways of the Force under Jedi Master Yoda (Carl). Meanwhile Princess Leia (Lois) finds herself taking a shine to the scruffy pilot Han Solo (Peter) and, against all odds, the two soon fall in love. But an encounter with Han?s old friend Lando Calrissian (Mort) lands them in the clutches of the Empire. Envisioning this, Luke chooses to forgo his Jedi training to save his friends. It all comes to a head in a climactic confrontation with Darth Vader himself? The Family Guy: Something, Something, Something, Darkside DVD is presented in full screen aspect ratio featuring English 5.1 Dolby Surround, Line 21, English for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing, English, Spanish, French, and Brazilian stereo and subtitles.Similar DVD Movies
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