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Star Wars Dark Forces Collector's Trilogy [Audiobook] [Audio CD]

William C. Dietz (Author)
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After you've seen the Star Wars movies enough times, certain unmistakable sounds get hardwired into your brain: the warbly snicker-snack of dueling lightsabers; the signature fwoosh of hatches opening and closing (which Star Trek never did as well); the sharp, metallic bangs of blaster fire; even Han's trademark "yee-haw!" as he and Chewie lay into Imperial ships with the Falcon. If any advantage sets audio CDs apart as the format for telling dramatized Star Wars stories, this is it. In the Star Wars: Dark Forces Collector's Trilogy, all these audio tropes get employed to their full effect--along with John Williams's stirring score, of course--to convincingly transport you to that galaxy far, far away.

A CD drama based on a graphic novel series, based on a video game, and based on ... well, Star Wars, may sound a little suspect, but even derivative work can excel when the original source is strong (Lucas), the writing skills proficient (long-time sci-fi author William Dietz), and the voice talent able (dozens of workman actors, with credits ranging from The Fugitive to Shine to Fargo).

The story arc of the set's three Dark Forces stories (Soldier for the Empire, Rebel Agent, Jedi Knight) spans roughly the same time period as New Hope-Empire-Jedi, following Kyle Katarn, a young Imperial officer turned Rebel operative turned (nearly) Jedi Knight. Old favorites like Han, Lando, Luke, and even Chewie pass in and out of the story, a classic Star Wars tale of honor, love, loyalty, and revenge, which sets Kyle against the evil Imperial pretender Lord Jerec. Good fun, well done. (Running time: six hours over six discs; two discs per title.) --Paul Hughes

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Based on the popular computer games and the illustrated novels by William Dietz, this is an enjoyable trilogy spun from the fabric of the LucasArts machine. The story concerns Kyle Katarn, an Imperial officer who defects to the Rebel Alliance to fulfill his Jedi destiny. Sound quality is superb, even if the music and sound effects are borrowed from the original films and the acting is at times trite. Randal Berger, who plays Katarn, has a somewhat annoying voice more suited to a teenage beach movie than to intergalactic conflict. Nevertheless, Star Wars fans will enjoy this program and appreciate guest appearances by familiar characters like Luke, Leia and Han Solo. S.E.S. © AudioFile 2000, Portland, Maine-- Copyright © AudioFile, Portland, Maine
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1.0 out of 5 stars Dark Forces audio dramatization, Jan 21 2003
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This review is from: Star Wars Dark Forces Collector's Trilogy (Audio CD)
I've always been a huge fan of Star Wars and own quite a few audio books and dramatizations including the wonderful Star Wars trilogy dramatized radio broadcast, the Approaching Storm, Darth Maul, Episode 1, Episode 2, Rogue Planet, etc.

Judging from reviews I read, I was expecting this to be at least a reasonable facsimile of the original trilogy radio dramatization but it definitely is not that. I felt the writing, acting and even the story concept poor. If you're anxious for something good to listen to and haven't tried the other Star Wars books on audio cd yet, give those a shot first and see if you can pick this up used. This can be mildly entertaining at times but it's certainly not worth full price.

Among all of my Star Wars audio books and/or dramatizations, this one comes in dead last... I'd recommend venturing into non-Star Wars audio books like Frank Herbert's Dune before dropping any money on this selection.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Excelent!!, Nov 16 2002
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I like this book because I am a Star Wars fan. I like how they put this on Cd. This is a very good audio drama. The acting is very good. The dialog, and sound effects are superb. I highly recommend this to future Star Wars fans.
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3.0 out of 5 stars Really not THAT bad, Aug 31 2004
By J. M. Vidal - Published on Amazon.com
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It's a well-done audio play. It has all the sound effects of the original radio dramas, used to wonderful effect. Like most Star Wars works, it re-uses the music from the movies but that isn't a bad thing. Each piece is used exactly where you'd expect to hear it. The story is of a young imperial officer discovering that the Empire isn't on the side of the angels and that he shares with Luke Sykwalker a claim to the legacy of the Jedi.

The ONLY complaint that I'd have about this is that it strays from the books it's adapted from and the games the books are based on. In other words, some of the most dramatic aspects of the story are left out. Example: Instead of the old Jedi Knight Rahn holding his own against all the Dark Jedi in his final battle, Jerec (chief baddie) just kills him without a fight. There are a few other examples of incredibly anti-climatic re-tellings of certain aspects of the story... but overall it really isn't that bad. I bought it, and if you've played the games (and you should since Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II features live actors in movie cut scenes that all together could be considered Episode VII) then it's a fun way to revisit a great story. "A Self-taught Jedi" indeed. Kudos.

5.0 out of 5 stars Captures Star Wars feel from Original Trilogy, Oct 15 2011
By Saad Ansari "Saad Ansari" - Published on Amazon.com
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There are lot of great Star Wars pieces from the 90's since it was right before the prequels came out that changed a lot of the tone of Star Wars for the worst. This feels like a Star Wars movie, only it's audio.

There's obviously a lot of description of what's happening through dialogue that is very unnatural in normal conversation but this is audio drama, so that has to be there. Nevertheless there's great voice acting and a lot of fun in these stories. You're basically getting like 4 to 5 hours of of Kyle Katarn's journey and it's definitely fun to listen to again.

Anyway this is a real gem to find if you are Star Wars fan.

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Star Wars radio theatre - will delight Star Wars fans, Jun 3 2010
By 2boys0girls "homeinca" - Published on Amazon.com
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My family really enjoys this series. We are SW fans and have a library of radio theatre & audio books and this has gained a permanent spot.
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