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Summary: The secrets are finally unlocked!
Review: This books allows to go inside Lucas's mind as he was developing the Star Wars universe. The first thing you notice is that the hexalogue or nonalogue was not planned out in millimeter as many people suppose. Lucas went through the normal development anyone else would go through. For example, Lucas didn't decide on making Darth Vader Luke's father, until the fourth draft of Empire. Ant that is a very significant item of plot!This book is trivided among the three films, beginning with excerpts from the early drafts Lucas wrote, then the screenplay is presented with the Special Edition line highlighted by grey. Throughout the script, there are italicized comments about how the story changed or was modified from the original draft. This book is not up to quote-unquote scholarly levels of historical precision, but that does not mean it is absolutely useless. It is quite a fun book,a nd you can win many arguments about Lucas with this book! You want to read this book along side of Joseph Cambell's "Hero with a Thousand Faces," to see where Lucas is getting his mythological ideas. The best tidbits are the ideas Lucas scrapped, and later reused in the other films. But you will have to read that on your own!
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Summary: Good for what it is, but there are better alternatives.
Review: This does what it says - it's the original screenplays, but with annotations that tell you about the creative process. No illustrations, though, so you might be better off with the 'Art of Star Wars' if that's what you want. It's worth noting that the PC CD-ROM 'Star Wars : Behind the Magic' has everything that is here, and more, for slightly more money.
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Summary: The best book I have ever read
Review: This is the best book I have ever read. I am a huge STAR WARS fan and an aspiring filmaker and this book will inspire me more than anything, whenever I need inspiration I look in it and I have some inspiration. If you are a fan of STAR WARS then get this book, you won't regret it.
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Summary: Star Wars : The Annotated Screenplays
Review: This Is the best book I've EVER read, I used to hate Star Wars and I didn't really even like sci-fi, but now I LOVE Star Wars and I've dedicated my life to the study of science fiction. The book changed my perspective, in fact, it changed my life! It even encouraged me to sell all my possessions and adopt a monastic life of CELEBACY!
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Summary: What a Steal!
Review: Three movie screenplays for what price? Plus, this book has production notes and comments about how the movies were originally written.
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Summary: Informative and very interesting
Review: Whereas I'll admit I didn't read the three screenplays in their entirity, seeing how the stories evolved really fascinated me. Bouzereau includes quotes and insights from Lucas himself that really add to the integrity of the text. It was really interesting to imagine how stories that influenced a generation so profoundly could have been. This book is required reading for the die-hard Star Wars fan.
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Summary: Very good source
Review: Who doesn't know Star Wars? Who doesn't remember at least one line from the movies? "I'd rather kiss a wookie!" "Wars not make one great!" "Feel the Force." Sure, a little corny, but which fairy tale isn't? The scripts of the original movies are great (as opposed to the rather weak recent one) and this book is a beautiful resource. If you are a passionate fan then a lot of the behind the scenes stuff will be familiar, yet it's worth can not be diminished. I recommend this book not only to Star Wars fans, but to people who are interested in movies in general, in fact I believe they will like it more than the fans.
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Summary: Ahhhh... Dagobah!
Review: With all three screenplays from the original Star Wars trilogy, this book pays for itself. But more than just screenplays, this edition takes you behind the scenes of the movies, giving you lots of information about how the series came to be. In the beginning of each script, you get a rundown of the drafts and revisions the screenplay moved through. Intercut between the scenes, you get lots of commentary from the creators (George Lucas, Lawrence Kasdan, Irvin Kershner, Phil Tippet, and more), plus notes about how the story evolved from earlier drafts. What really adds value to this edition is the exclusive commentary from the creators. Hearing George Lucas talk about mythology and how he came to invent the Star Wars universe; hearing Irvin Kershner talk about the directorial innovations he brought to Empire Strike Back; or hearing about how the story of Return of the Jedi came together--this stuff is priceless. And the stories--they're as fresh and exciting as ever in screenplay form. A definitive resource for film students, fantasy fanatics, and Jedis-in-training.
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