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Family Guy Presents Blue Harvest [2007]

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Binding : DVD
EAN : 5039036036603
Label : 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Manufacturer : 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Publisher : 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Release date : 2008-01-21
Title : Family Guy Presents Blue Harvest [2007]
Actor : Array
Audience rating : Suitable for 15 years and over
Format : PAL
Number of items : 1
Original release date : 2007-01-01
Region code : 2
Running time : 46
Studio : 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Theatrical releaseDate : 2007

Editorial reviews

Amazon.co.uk Review
What better way to commemorate Star Wars' 30th anniversary than with this double-length Very Special Episode, a full-scale, awesomely animated spoof that recasts George Lucas's saga with Family Guy's galaxy of characters: Chris (Seth Green) is Luke; Lois (Alex Borstein) is Princess Leia; Peter (Seth McFarlane) is Han Solo, but not, as expected, Jabba the Hut; Brian (Seth, again) is Chewbacca; Quagmire (and again, Seth) is C3PO; Cleveland is R2D2; Herbert, the creepy senior paedophile, is Obi-Wan (both voiced by Mike Henry); and, of course, Stewie (Seth, one more time) is Darth Vader ("My diapers have gone over to the dark side"). Poor Meg is reduced to a cameo as the hideous reptilian creature that haunts the garbage compactor.

Blue Harvest is reverently faithful to A New Hope, while engaging in typical Family Guy pop-culture references (everything from old commercials to Doctor Who, Airplane, Dirty Dancing, and Deal or No Deal) and bizarre digressions (the iconic opening crawl detours into an appreciation of a "way naked" Angelina Jolie in Gia). Along for the wild ride are Judd Nelson, who contributes a voice cameo as John Bender for a Breakfast Club gag, Rush Limbaugh railing against futuristic affirmative action on Tatooine talk radio, and Beverly D'Angelo and Chevy Chase as the vacationing Griswolds observing the rebellion from their orbiting station wagon. A Star Wars spoof in 2007 isn't exactly uncharted territory. As Chris Griffin notes in this episode's final moments, Robot Chicken brilliantly did it months earlier (and let us not forget Mel Brooks's Spaceballs from 1987; or, on second thought...). But the Force is strong with Family Guy, and who could resist the opportunity to hear the Muzak playing in a Death Star elevator? --Donald Liebenson, Amazon.com

Customer reviews

review by: date: 2008-07-03 rating:

If Ever There Were A Star Wars Parody, Blue Harvest Is The Definitive.
For those who are regular watchers of Family Guy you will already know how easily they parody TV shows and movies in sketches that literally last a few seconds. Now they've decided to go one better and make a feature length episode as a parody of Star Wars Episode 4, and let me tell you this is just as strong as those few second long clips. Here is the scrolling writing that Star Wars is famous for but with a Family Guy twist on it all.

A long time ago, but somehow in the future.

Episode IV

It is a time of civil war,
and renegade paragraphs
floating through space.

There's cool space battles,
and the bad guy is the
good guy's dad, but you
don't find that out 'til the
next episode.

And the hot chick is really
the sister of the good
guy, but they don't know it,
and they kiss. which is
kind of messed up. I mean,
what if they had done it
instead of just kissed?

Angelina Jolie kissed her
brother. Yeah, she did. You
know it, I know it and
her Dad knows it. That's
why they hardly ever talk
anymore. You can run away to
Africa, but you can't run
away from the truth.

Oh, by the way, here's
a tip for you: when this
is over, go out and rent
the movie "Gia." She's way
naked in it, and makes out
with another chick and
everything. It's awesome.
I stumbled across it late
at night on HBO after I
had just got back from
hockey, and I almost
fainted. But I digest...

Princess Leia was coming
back from buying space
groceries when this
happened...

When reading that at the start of this, I just knew that the episode would be amazing. Chris as Luke, Lois as Leia, Stewie as Darth Vader, Peter as Han, Brian as Chewbacca and Hebert as Obie Wan Kenobie. Other Family Guy characters obviously take other roles from the Star Wars universe and they all blend together in a brilliant movie/feature length episode.

Buy it. I promise you won't be disappointed.

review by: date: 2008-07-01 rating:

Stick to the Star Wars jokes
As many people have said - the dvd is hardly worth the money and the episode isn't long enough. In my opinion, it's too long.

I tolerate Family Guy but feel that, like the Simpsons, it drags out its jokes for too long in an effort to fill time. There are many, MANY instances where this occurs in the episode (the couch scenes, Obi Wan's song and the Magic Johnson scene, to name but three). It ruins the flow and adds roughly 5 minutes of wasted time. They'd have been better served if they kept their Family Guy style jokes out of it and focused more on satire and spoof of the sci-fi/fantasy classic.

The straight-forward Star Wars jokes are spot on. Han's observations on the force, hyperspace and Luke's shooting skills will bring out the best laughs for fans of the movie. The simple jokes such as the "Why are they called Tie Fighters?" add a touch of intelligent spoof.

Blue Harvest divides viewers. As these reviews show, people who aren't fans of Star Wars or sci-fi won't get half of the jokes. People who aren't fans of Family Guy won't like the jokes that are drawn out to the point of losing their humour (even some fans of the show think that). It's watchable, but only once or twice.

review by: morticiamiller date: 2008-07-01 rating:

The Biggest Vanity Project Ever
This is a pretty pointless retelling of the original star wars movie with characters of family guy filling the roles. Really only for the most obessive fans of either series. The interest for most people will lie in the extras, theres a commentery on the episode (always entertaining) and a quite interesting george lucas interview (seth macfarlane being a total fanboy) as well as the usual making-of stuff. Was surprised they didn't include this on the series dvd as it's not as substantial as the stewie movie. More of a rental than a must have i'd say unless you'r as anal retentive as i and have to have every part of the series or you'll feel like a wall of your house is missing.

review by: The Voice in the Wilderness date: 2008-06-16 rating:

Okay, But it Could Have Been SOOOO Much Better
I must confess that I bought this DVD for one reason, for the chance to see Stewie Griffin as Darth Vader, nothing more.

I loved his megalomaniacal, matricidal character in the first two series, and I just couldn't turn down the chance to see him as 2nd in command of the Evil Empire. In fact, even the thought of a tiny toddler replacing 6'5" bodybuilder made me laugh out loud. But at the end of the day, I'd forgotten that Seth MacFarlane has LONG since run out of inspiration, that 'Family Guy' has degenerated into cheap puns and stereotypes and that Stewie is now little more than the 'Closet Gay' comic relief. And so in the end, this DVD was a total waste of money.

Indeed, the ONLY reason why I gave it two stars was the hilarious scene in which the two technicians are talking about getting a rail. (You'll understand what I'm talking about if you ever see the film.) But sadly, this is the only truly funny scene in the entire film, and the rest of it is lazy, irritating, and in places, far too long.

Hardcore 'Starwars' fans will probably enjoy Seth's satirical observations about the film (including the rail) whilst hardcore 'Family Guy' fans will want to complete their collection. But otherwise, I can only suggest that you rent it, watch the 'rail' scene a couple of times and then send it back.

review by: mankytoes date: 2008-06-09 rating:

Family Guy's biggest let down
This is coming from a huge Family Guy fan, first of all. I love the show, but didn't buy this on DVD because firstly it seemed like a lot of money for three quarters of an hour of footage, and secondly because I knew it would soon be on BBC3. I was right on both counts, but what I didn't expect was that it would be awful. I love the other full extra long Family Guy, but I really never got into this. I thought it was dull and pointless. A fair amount seemed to be just telling the Star Wars story, it seemed like more of a tribute. I've never been that into Star Wars, but this seemed pointless. Then far too much airtime was given to Herbert, the old paedophile character who is my least favourite of all. It had less laughs than an average episode. I was really worried that this was the beginning of the end for Family Guy, but the new episodes are a funny as ever. Still, anyone who has payed for this must feel like they've been taken for a ride.

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