I liked some of the shorts, but I honestly think most of them would have worked much better as their own thing instead of being part of the Star Wars franchise.
I must say all of them are very , very different in tone with the movies, so there is a strong chance for hardcore fans to really hate this.
Here is a mini-review for each short:
"The Duel" is perhaps the best one of the bunch, being a sober tribute of the samurai films that inspired George Lucas. The animation style is nice and the plot is interesting.
"Tatooine Rhapsody" and "The Twins" are bad. Definately the weakest shorts from this anthology, displaying plenty of negative stereotypes commonly associated with anime (A flat characterization, a cheesy script, derivative art-styles)
"The Village Bride" is not bad, but barely feels as something related to Star Wars.
"The Ninth Jedi" is decent. Of all the shorts, this is the one close to the style of the films in tone (Though the way in which one of the surprise-twist bad guys turns good at the end was a bit unconvincing) I also dislike how this is apparently a sequel, rendering (once again) all the actions by Luke and Rey as pointless, since there is still a perpertual state of war in the galaxy.
I don't know why Disney likes so much turning Star Wars into some sort of depressing cycle where the past keeps repeating (Are the writers Sith fans, or are they just really, really unimaginative?) But other than that, the short is okay.
"T0-B1" is my personal favorite. Basically a mixture of Astroboy and Star Wars, very clashing in tone with the films, but has very imaginative visuals and a nice animation style, being very enjoyable to watch.
"The Elder" is another tribute to classic Samurai films. Without being as good "The Duel", is still a decent watch.
"Lop and Ocho" started in a very silly manner, but turned out to be better than I was expecting. Still, it almost feels as totally unrelated to Star Wars.
"Akakiri" is a tribute to "The Hidden Fortress", one of the main inspirations for Star Wars. It has an interesting animation style and a good atmosphere, but the plot felt a bit rushed and hard to follow at moments.
The overall result is decent, but definately uneven. My personal advice would be to completey skip Tattoine Rhapsody and The Twins, and appreciate the other shorts as some sort of "alternative" takes of the Star Wars universe with an open mind.
I must say all of them are very , very different in tone with the movies, so there is a strong chance for hardcore fans to really hate this.
Here is a mini-review for each short:
"The Duel" is perhaps the best one of the bunch, being a sober tribute of the samurai films that inspired George Lucas. The animation style is nice and the plot is interesting.
"Tatooine Rhapsody" and "The Twins" are bad. Definately the weakest shorts from this anthology, displaying plenty of negative stereotypes commonly associated with anime (A flat characterization, a cheesy script, derivative art-styles)
"The Village Bride" is not bad, but barely feels as something related to Star Wars.
"The Ninth Jedi" is decent. Of all the shorts, this is the one close to the style of the films in tone (Though the way in which one of the surprise-twist bad guys turns good at the end was a bit unconvincing) I also dislike how this is apparently a sequel, rendering (once again) all the actions by Luke and Rey as pointless, since there is still a perpertual state of war in the galaxy.
I don't know why Disney likes so much turning Star Wars into some sort of depressing cycle where the past keeps repeating (Are the writers Sith fans, or are they just really, really unimaginative?) But other than that, the short is okay.
"T0-B1" is my personal favorite. Basically a mixture of Astroboy and Star Wars, very clashing in tone with the films, but has very imaginative visuals and a nice animation style, being very enjoyable to watch.
"The Elder" is another tribute to classic Samurai films. Without being as good "The Duel", is still a decent watch.
"Lop and Ocho" started in a very silly manner, but turned out to be better than I was expecting. Still, it almost feels as totally unrelated to Star Wars.
"Akakiri" is a tribute to "The Hidden Fortress", one of the main inspirations for Star Wars. It has an interesting animation style and a good atmosphere, but the plot felt a bit rushed and hard to follow at moments.
The overall result is decent, but definately uneven. My personal advice would be to completey skip Tattoine Rhapsody and The Twins, and appreciate the other shorts as some sort of "alternative" takes of the Star Wars universe with an open mind.