Star Wars: The Original Radio Drama by Lucasfilm Ltd., National Public Radio Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of Star Wars: The Original Radio Drama
Book Review: OH MY GOSH!
Summary: 5 Stars
I thought it could't get any better then the movie! Boy, was I ever wrong! I thought Star Wars would suck as a radio drama! Yeah, right... The Star Wars radio drama is the best radio drama I've ever heard! The sound effects are AWSOME! The Star Wars Radio Dramas are way better then any other radio dramas (Adventures in Odyssey, Chronicles on Narnia, etc...). The only thing I didn't like about it was that the Jawa Theme is used in nearly every fricken scene!Book Review: Who says Star Wars has to be seen to be believed?
Summary: 5 Stars
If anything, the original Radio Drama is proof that one of the most visually-stunning movies of all time can be just as good, perhaps better, in an audio-only medium. The sounds and voices are more than enough to tell you what is going on. The story is expanded, lots of questions are answered, and the whole thing works perfectly. The different voices have different tones to them (For example, Solo's voice always has a more self-conscious, selfish tone), but that doesn't ruin it. They just add to the characterization. The original sounds and music score are used, and perfectly. This is a must for any Star Wars fan, whether on cassette, CD, or the printed screenplay.Book Review: A great adventure brought to life.
Summary: 5 Stars
I have several copies of the NPR StarWars trilogy on CD-ROM. I listen to them on the road and love the continual discovery of the depth of the characters, the use of sound effects, the skill of the actors in portraying everything from stealth to hard work to pain to love. I do have a warning to early collectors of these CDs. The original limited edition of the trilogy had wonderful interviews of the cast and the alternate scenes that were recorded. But HighBridge did not use good CDs. The CD label graphics merged with the color laser technology that created the disk content, wiping out any audio on the CDs. My now useless set is numbered in the 9000s. HighBridge has the masters but declines to reissue to those whose numbered copies were produced on low quality CDs. So if you want to purchase a numbered copy with interviews, rather than the current copies, be warned.Book Review: Star Wars As A Radio Drama Was Stunning!!
Summary: 5 Stars
All the sound effects and music added much as well as having two members of the original cast from the movies(Mark Hamil and Anthony Daniels)was wonderful!! Anne Sachs was brillient as Leia and Perry King was magnifesent as Solo although getting used to King's voice instead of Ford's was a bit difficult.I enjoyed getting more background on Luke and Leia. Brian Daily wrote a wonderful script!! All in all this series should be re-brodcast.Book Review: Not to be Missed
Summary: 5 Stars
The new material (and there's lots of it) is masterfully intertwined with the original dialogue. The translation to a radio format is done marvelously well. We couldn't stop listening!This is a first-rate production, in many ways superior to the movie. A must-have!