Tag Archives: Star Wars

How Do They Do That?

Planning about a trip to London in a few months got me thinking about a previous visit. This post is from this day in 2017. There were two Yodas floating around when I was last in Trafalgar Square in central London. Darth Vader was there too. It wasn’t just Star Wars characters though. Death put in appearance […]

Skywalker Rising

I liked the ending. Somehow it seemed fitting. I could have done with a little less action though – it seemed like one light-sabre battle after another, to the point they all seemed the same. And, spoiler alert, you know the good guys are going to win. Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker brings to […]

May The Force Be With You

There were two Yodas floating around when I was last in Trafalgar Square in central London. Darth Vader was there too. It wasn’t just Star Wars characters though.  Death put in appearance also, though, not surprisingly, he didn’t seem as popular. I doubt tourists really want to be reminded of their mortality when they are […]

Thoughts Inspired by Rogue One

One of the advantages of the Christmas holidays was to get caught up on a few things. There wasn’t enough time in the lead-up to the big day to take in the new Star Wars film, but there was once the turkey had had some time to settle. I went to watch this film with […]

Star Wars: Rogue One

The new Star Wars film opens today. Advance reviews have been very positive. I thought about being excited, then decided against it. I don’t know if Rogue One will be any good. The trailer looked like more of the same to me, another Star Wars movie, with a different cast. The film is about the […]

The Martian

When the Oscar nominees were announced last week I noted that I had not seen any of the films in the Best Picture category (or most other nominated films for that matter). If I was ambitious, or had more time, I would make it my mission to see all the nominees before the awards are […]

The Force Awakens

This was supposed to run on Monday, but for some reason the software never posted it. I hope it works this time. If you haven’t seen the new Star Wars epic yet don’t worry, I’m not going to give away ay plot details today. Except for the part where Spock dies. Oh, wait, wrong science […]

Star Wars: The Force Awakens

If you feel a disturbance in the Force today it’s just the sound of cash registers. The latest installment in the Star Wars saga has opened, with the expectation that it will set all sorts of box office records. I’m doing my part – I have tickets to see it Saturday. There are ten of […]