The Mosley Review: LEGO Star Wars Holiday Special
In 1978, a famous piece of Star Wars media was released to the world and would be known for its historic failure. It is truly the weirdest and worst tv special ever created for a franchise. Its so bad that even the franchise creator, George Lucas, dismissed it from all canon and refuses acknowledge its very existence. Throughout the Star Wars fandom it became a joke if one day they'll make another holiday special and possibly make the events of the 1978 original canon. Well leave it to Lego to make that dream come true with a fun and hilarious special. I loved the many sight gags and inside jokes, but the special was at its funniest when it poke fun at itself about things that fans either love, hate or thought was ridiculous. I loved the story of this one and it was cool to see the time jumps throughout each era of the saga. Honestly, if they wanted to remake all of the Skywalker Saga films into Lego versions, I would love it.
The voice cast all did an excellent job and had great comedic moments. Helen Sadler was great as Rey. She captured her genuine curiosity and had fun with her adventurous nature. Omar Miller was great and energetic as Finn. I liked that they addressed Finn's character progression for a bit and showed his interest in becoming a Jedi. Jake Green was fun as a more emotional and happier version of Poe Dameron. Kelly Marie Tran returns as Rose Tico and she was great for the moments she gets. Billy Dee Williams once again returns as our favorite smooth leader and Anthony Daniels is always great as C-3PO with his classic moments of freaking out. Tom Kane was excellent as Yoda and Qui-Gon Jin. He gets to be in a hilarious scene with James Arnold Taylor reprising his role as Obi-Wan Kenobi. It is always great to hear Matt Lanter as Anakin Skywalker and when he is with Taylor's Obi-Wan, its always magical for the Clone Wars fan in use all.
The villains in the special were just as fun as the heroes and I loved all the fight scenes. Trevor Duvall voices Emperor Palpatine and I loved his delight and dismay once the future started to effect his present. It was fun to see him plot out a dastardly plan to rule the galaxy forever. Matthew Wood hilariously voiced Kylo Ren and his interaction with the Palpatine was great and his joy to see Darth Vader was funny. The one that really stole the special was Matt Sloan as Darth Vader. He has an epic duel with Rey as they fight through all of the star wars eras and beyond. Some say that heroes are boring and villains are more fun and in this case, they were.
The score by Michael Kramer was excellent and brought joy throughout the special. The special was visually stunning and the animation and detail in the environments was so crisps. The franchise has had its amazing moments and alot of terrible moments and I loved that this actually acknowledges and pocks fun at itself for them. Some jabs are subtle and the rest are very intentional. If you haven't seen the 1978 original holiday special and you really want to, you can find it somewhere on youtube, but I would honestly just avoid it. This was a fantastic, fun, joyful and hilarious adventure and I highly recommend it to any Star Wars fan or anyone looking for a taste of holiday cheer. It is now streaming on Disney+. Let me know what you thought about the special or my review in the comments below. Thanks for reading and Happy Life Day!
