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Title: Galactic Phrase Book & Travel Guide: Beeps, Bleats, Boskas, and Other Common Intergalactic Verbiage (Star Wars) by Ben Burtt ISBN: 0-345-44074-9 Publisher: Del Rey Pub. Date: 07 August, 2001 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $8.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.67 (6 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: The essay inside by Burtt is thoroughly interesting!
Comment: I bought this book chiefly because I am a fan of Sergio Aragonés' artwork; I am only a mild fan of Star Wars stuff.
I was not blown away by the quality or humor of the Aragonés illustrations herein; there are not a lot of them, and none of them are really very funny. Plus, Aragonés did not do the cover art. But if you're one of those people who collect everything Aragonés this is a must-have. If you're just looking for some Sergio stuff on Star Wars, I'd recommend a comic that came out a couple of years ago called 'Sergio Stomps Star Wars.' That should be enough for you; this book doesn't really add anything to that.
As for the section on the translations of various alien phrases to be found in the Star Wars universe, it's strictly for pre-teens. Doubtful you'd spend more than a few minutes with it.
What makes this book a winner, though, is the 43-page gem of an essay by Ben Burtt, the sound whiz on the Star Wars movies, on the creation, inspiration, and various techniques for his award-winning effects. I wasn't expecting much from this piece, but it turned out to be well-written and completely engrossing. This essay alone ' and I'm not aware of being available from any other source ' justifies the price of admission.
Here is a typical exerpt:
'Anyway, the sounds for the Tusken Raiders were inspired by the odd and often chilling donkey braying the crew heard in Tunisia during the location shooting. Donkeys were used to pack the tons of film equipment into the remote locations. Occasionally they would burst into barks and screeches during the shooting and be audible in the background of a take, thus ruining it. But their vocals echoing off the canyon walls proved weird and scary, so they were recorded and sent back to me. I added more to this collection back in the United States and incorporated some other elements of animal breathing and wheezing. Cut and blended together, the result was the speech of the Tusken Raiders.' [p.139]
If you find this kind of stuff interesting, you're unlikely to rue purchasing this book.
Regrettably, Burtt's essay was written before the latest movie, The Attack of the Clones, so that episode is not discussed.
Also note that this is one of those smallish, subsized paperbacks. Handsomely printed, though.
Rating: 5
Summary: Like studying spanish in school except fun!
Comment: An amazingly funny and informative little book. It is really a textbook on several different languages from the Star Wars universe, but with all the comedic phrases and cute comics, you will soon forget that.
This book is truly very informative when it comes to alien languages, from huttese to bocce, and even droid-speak! this book will have you saying such phrases as; "Da beesga coo palyeeya pityee bo tenya go kaka juju hoopa!" or "Wua ga ma uma ahuma ooma!" or perhaps if you are like me, "Kavaa kyotopa bu whirlee backa?"
Overall, this is a fantastic book, and if you don't buy it to learn another language, buy it for the supercute family of Aleenas on the front and back! Mee jewz ku, coo ya maya stupas!
Rating: 4
Summary: Learn the Languages of Star Wars
Comment: This is a funny little book. In it, Ben Burtt has compiled a lexicon of several languages from the Star Wars movies. Among the languages that you can learn are Jawa, Ewok, Tusken Raider, Hutt, Neimodian, Bocce, Wookie, Droid and Gungan. This is a pretty impressive list. Each species has their own spotlight, and a list of phrases that are in their own language and in Basic (English). These include for example: Smeekeeya whao toupee upee. (Huttese: Smile when you say that.) and Mesa greeting, In peace mesa comen. (Gungan: I come in peace.)
For die-hard Star Wars fans, this is a must to have. Try memorizing it. ;) Burtt writes this with a funny and upbeat tone to it.
In addition, there is a section on how Ben Burtt (The author and sound technition for all the movies.) came up with the various noises that we hear in the films. This is interesting to read.
Lastly, there is a section with the movie script in it, for A New Hope and Return of the Jedi, so you can impersonate Greedo or the Ewoks.
However, I did find some problems with this book. One is the price. It is about $[money], which is a lot for a small book. The novels are less than that.
Secondly, the words are hard to pronounce, and there is no pronounceation guide included. It would make saying the things so much easier.
Third, I would have liked to have seen more languages, so hopefully they will update this with some dilects from Attack of the Clones.
This is a cool little book to have. If you like Star Wars, check it out!
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Title: The Wildlife of Star Wars: A Field Guide by Terryl Whitlatch, Bob Carrau ISBN: 0811828697 Publisher: Chronicle Books Pub. Date: November, 2001 List Price(USD): $40.00 |
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Title: The Quotable Star Wars by STEPHEN J. SANSWEET ISBN: 0345407601 Publisher: Del Rey Pub. Date: 22 October, 1996 List Price(USD): $7.95 |
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Title: The Essential Guide to Alien Species (Star Wars) by Ann Margaret Lewis, R. K. Post ISBN: 0345442202 Publisher: Del Rey Pub. Date: 03 April, 2001 List Price(USD): $18.95 |
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Title: The New Essential Guide to Vehicles and Vessels (Star Wars) by W. HADEN BLACKMAN ISBN: 0345449029 Publisher: Del Rey Pub. Date: 30 September, 2003 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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Title: The Essential Guide to Droids (Star Wars) by Daniel Wallace, Bill Hughes, Troy Vigil ISBN: 0345420675 Publisher: Del Rey Pub. Date: 16 February, 1999 List Price(USD): $18.95 |
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