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Family Guy Presents Blue Harvest [2007]


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Editorial
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
Editorial
DVD Description

The laughs come full "Force" when the Griffin clan puts a freakin’ sweet spin on the greatest sci-fi saga ever told. With Peter playing the swashbuckling Han Solo, Lois as the sexy Princess Leia, Chris as an adolescent Luke Skywalker, Brian as a well-spoken Chewbacca and Stewie finally embracing his dark side as Darth Vader, who knows what will happen? Filled with outrageous gags, spaced-out droids and more intergalactic satire than you can shake a lightsabre at, this epic spoof of Star Wars: A New Hope is a must-own for every fan of Family Guy.
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Synopsis

The Force is strong with this double-length episode of FAMILY GUY that devotes itself to STAR WARS EPISODE IV - A NEW HOPE. Seth McFarlane's spoof-happy animated sitcom casts the Griffin family and other Quahog residents as characters from George Lucas' sci-fi classic: patriarch Peter is Han Solo, wife Lois is Princess Leia, son Chris is Luke Skywalker, family dog Brian is Chewbacca, and baby Stewie continues his quest to kill Lois as the evil Darth Vader. From Mos Eisley to the Millennium Falcon, no element of Lucas's beloved universe is safe from McFarlane's hilarious satire.

spat in the face
Review date: 2008-08-29 Rating: 2 out of 10

after stewie griffon the untold story i was mildly offended by the family guy producers. it wasnt a a film of any description just 3 episodes played back to back and as a massive family guy fan that simply wasnt good enough. this was a new low; £14 for a 45 minute episode with jokes that fell short of the series anyway was and absolute insult. both futurama and the simpsons managed to pull off a passable feature length and the lazy approach seen here i think shows how little the producers regard the fans.
dont buy this at all!!! its not even very entertaining. besides it will probably just be on BBC 3 some time soon.

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Ignore those few idiots
Review date: 2008-08-19 Rating: 10 out of 10

People that rated this to be 1 star are complete idiots, do not listen to those fools, they have either never seen Star Wars, or prefe South Park, (Because apparently South Park is full of mature, deep, humour?)

This spoof is absolutely brilliant and comes with plenty of laughs (once again, they are mainly star wars jokes, so if you haven't seen Episode 4, you better!)

My favourite has to be when Cleveland-D2 gets shot and he shouts "WHAT AM I? ARTOO-PAC?"

A very clever, very funny, very well written spoof of a Cult Classic.

Family Guy does it again.

10/10

Cry with laughing you will
Review date: 2008-08-15 Rating: 10 out of 10

The first time i saw this i nearly wet myself! It's short but vey funny! I liked the sofa bit alot....!

Fantastic!
Review date: 2008-08-05 Rating: 10 out of 10

Ok, I see how many people like/dislike this episode. Some are right, people who don't like star wars probably won't like this. But then again if you don't like star wars why are you reviewing or even watching the star wars episode? People who either don't like star wars or family guy shouldn't watch this. It will just divide and start fights if people try to watch and know that they won't like it. If you like it cool, I'm with you on that one. If you don't keep your opinion to yourself because you probably just don't like a small aspect of it.
In closing, if your a fan of both family guy and star wars you'll love this. If you aren't try sticking to the originals.

Had to "force" a few laughs.. but not bad at all.
Review date: 2008-07-30 Rating: 8 out of 10

Family Guy Presents Blue Harvest [2007]

I caught a few minutes of this on a TV channel a while back and thought I would buy the DVD.

I think some of the comedy in this is first rate! There are a few lines that don't translate too well for the British audience but in general a good buy I think.

Product Details/Specifications


Actor(s):
Seth Green
Mila Kunis
Seth MacFarlane
Alex Borstein

Creators:
Seth MacFarlane (Primary Contributor)
Alex Borstein (Primary Contributor)

Director(s):

Recording label: 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Manufacturer: 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
EAN: 5039036036603
Binding: DVD
Number of items: 1
Format: PAL,
Release date: 2008-01-21
Audience rating: Suitable for 15 years and over
Region code: 2
Running time: 46 minutes
Theatrical release date: 2007

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