Today is the first day since May 19th that I haven't seen Episode III. Current view count: six.

In case you were wondering, I failed in my attempt to finish the NJO by the 19th. I'm still working my way through TUF. I've just been so busy with homework lately.

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On Saturday I saw Episode III with a couple of my rather young cousins, aged 6 and 8. (The dad insisted they'd be fine with the "intense images.") The 8-year-old got a bit scared at parts, but absolutely loved it. The 6-year-old, though, who's a huge fan of Star Wars -- and especially Anakin and Padme -- hated it, for understandable reasons.

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I was supposed to see the digital Episode III yesterday, at Loew's in Boston, but I don't think it was actually the digital version we were seeing. There were several noticeable scratches on the film, which I don't think is possible on a digital print. In fact, it was the worst-quality showing of the six I've seen. Very interesting.

The screen was so big, though, that I still picked out some new details.

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For a fun look at how the classic trilogy looks from the perspective of someone watching the saga in order, check out Ghent's fascinating blog entry here.