Jedi Junkies

I have been a STAR WARS fan since I was 11 years old in the summer of 1977. And sometimes you just want to watch a documentary about others who are fans of science fantasy and science fiction be they middle aged like me or still in single digits. Docs like JEDI JUNKIES allow you to look on others in fandom who have been in many ways inspired by Mr. Lucas' creations and have manifested that interest in a variety of creative methods. Some collect action figures, vehicles, and lightsabers. Others build their own props and costumes. A few with deeper pockets might make their own productions and enter the contest at San Diego Comic Con for best STAR WARS Fan Film. There is no right or wrong way. There is just enjoying a popular art that has inspired you in some way.

This film tries to capture the life of a Jedi Junky in non high definition format. Although, it does have some interesting junky stories. You won't see any hard luck cases or people who have hit rock bottom with their Star Wars fantasy life. I want to see Star Wars fans who are living on the street with their shopping cart full of Star Wars collectables, and then painfully selling each item to buy batteries for their broken light saber. Now that's the true harsh fan life I want to see. No one has ever heard of a Star Trek junky; Trekkers are people you can respect.

"Jedi Junkies" is an extraordinary film. It's smart, knowing, lively, sympathetic, and besides being great fun it's an eye-opening introduction to some far-out super-dedicated Star War fans. I've watched it a couple of times with fascination and admiration. Though it's likely to be most appreciated by people (unlike me) who are seriously into the Star Wars saga, it's really a film for everyone who is curious about extraordinarily passionate people, even if some of them sometimes seem to be over the edge. Mark Edlitz is, I believe, a singularly talented and imaginative filmmaker: he's an artist who deeply understands, admires, and in his smart and entertaining film celebrates passionate people.

Jedi Junkies explores the obsession with the Star Wars franchise. I'm not a Star Wars fan, but I figured I would like this movie since I liked the Comic-Con documentary...and I'm not a fan of superheros or sci-fi. I was a little disappointed. I feel there was a lot of filler with "fan film" footage, but less substance. I would have liked to have seen more interviews with the "junkies" themselves.

I remember my parents taking me to see Starwars at the Movie Theater back in 1976. I cried when R2D2 was taken out only to cry again when he arrived back with C3P0 alive and well. As a former collector and avid reader of the many stories in the Starwars Universe. The inspiration for creativity is limitless. Watching this film brought all that back. How far some people were willing to go... As the saying goes " A long time ago..."

This was a pretty good documentry about Star Wars fans. It was a little heavy on the light saber duels, but still intertaining. It was nice to see Carrie Fisher, Peter Mayhew, and Ray Parks in the show.The only thing I didn't like was that I can not copy it to a flash drive or to my laptop. You have to watch it from Amazon or register your tv or Blu ray player. It's my fault I should have read all the info before buying it.

This should just be called "Jedi Junk". It's awfully uninteresting (don't let the cover fool you.) You'd have to be desperately jonesing for Star Wars entertainment to waste your money on this, I'm sorry I did.

Being that it is rather old... can't blame that it is not DVD clear. More of a VHS quality recorded to a DVD. Really meant for true Star Wars fans only.