The story of The Empire Strikes Back is retold. Darth Vader (Stewie) is hunting the rebel Luke Skywalker (Chris) and his troops relentlessly across the galaxy. On the ice planet Hoth, Luke has a vision of his late mentor Obi-Wan Kenobi (Herbert), telling him to go to the Dagobah system to learn the ways of the Force under Jedi Master Yoda (Carl). Meanwhile Princess Leia (Lois) finds herself taking a shine to the scruffy pilot Han Solo (Peter) and, against all odds, the two soon fall in love. But an encounter with Han’s old friend Lando Calrissian (Mort) lands them in the clutches of the Empire. Envisioning this, Luke chooses to forgo his Jedi training to save his friends. It all comes to a head in a climactic confrontation with Darth Vader himself…

Funny movie poking fun at an old favorite. I am sure that once the 3rd one will come out it will be popular as well. Great to have in library even greater to pick it up on the cheap from an amazon vendor used - I wouldn't want to pay full retail for it.

Not for non-Star Wars fans, even those who like Family Guy. Basically if you haven't seen and appreciated The Empire Strikes Back, you will have little love for this film. A female friend of mine who loves Family Guy, but who never has seen Star Wars (right?!?!?!?!?!) hated it.

I appreciate the witty humor and the crossover of the Family Guy characters into their Star Wars roles.

If you like this you should also check out Shin Chan, a Japanese anime spoof of star wars. Pretty freaking awesome too!

Outstanding! Talk about bang for your buck! Fans will NOT be disappointed; tons of extras and really funny stuff that you won't see on TV.

Movie - 3.5

Having been merely an off/on viewer of Family Guy throughout the last few years, I find it a bit surprising that for as few episodes as I've seen that I still like the show a lot, yet won't go out of my way to catch up on the ones I've missed. I only discovered Blue Harvest two years ago (a year after it actually came out) and finally got around to watching both it and Something (x3) Dark Side a few weeks ago. With that said, I'm also a big Star Wars fan (grew up watching the original trilogy many, many times as a kid). Combine the raunchy, vulgar, witty, humor and repetitious mannerisms of Peter and company with the ageless classic and you've got quite the satirical homage. Essentially, you get the mixed bag of potty-mouth dialogue, wordplay, and slapstick shenanigans any Family Guy fan would expect, only it's all been re-adapted. Characters from the show play themselves under the guises of their supposed Star Wars counterparts, and do so pretty well. It's not so much a retelling of George Lucas' epic sci-fi tale, so much as it is a long episode of Family Guy using those elements to entertain us. It's not a flat-out parody like Spaceballs either, but it's fun to watch for both its quirkiness to the new and respect to the old. Some of the jokes and one-liners are hit or miss leading to laugh-out-loud moments or complete and utter silence, while some of the characters' actions are just blatantly vulgar for no reason (perhaps to surprise the audience since this is normally edited for TV), though I'd offer to wage MacFarlane just wanted to get the unrated jitters out of his system. I'm also a bit disappointed that both this and Blue Harvest were only limited to 2 acts instead of 3. Not that I want them to make full-length features or anything, but for something as contextually rich as Star Wars I think a longer run time could've benefited for a much more entertaining event. But alas, this is all there is, and we'll just have to wait for the Return of the Jedi parody.

Video - 4.5

While it's only 2D animation and at an aspect ratio of 1.33:1, Dark Side looks remarkably good. Colors are especially vibrant in recreating the Family Guy color palette, while at the same time showing a great amount of line detail in the backgrounds and Star Wars designs of the feature itself. I especially thought some of the more action-packed animation sequences had a very fluid presentation to them and made for an overall pleasant picture. There are very few instances of any real problems like blocking, aliasing, or other artifacts, though there may be some slight banding in the sky of Cloud City, but it's not too noticeable unless you're actually looking for imperfections. If anything, the only real downside to the video is the 4:3 format. The presentation itself looks fantastic, but the black bars on the side kind of make you wish they had utilized that extra space to make a more spacious and fulfilling image. Other than that, great job by Fox.

Audio - 4.5

For the Star Wars fan in me, I was stoked to hear John William's score in lossless audio. The main theme, Imperial March, and other classic pieces are recreated to sonic perfection and sound absolutely stunning as a substitute for the real thing until Lucas decides to get off his butt and start remastering a Star Wars' BD release. Sound effects have a good deal of depth and dimensionality as well, with separation coming off mostly from the front, and a little bit on the sides. Dialogue is clear, though a smidgen too loud from the center, sometimes overpowering the rest of the sound field and even causing me to turn down the volume at points. LFEs aren't too frequent, but given this was a TV show the overall sound design still possesses excellent fidelity, while at the same time giving you a sample of what Star Wars will hopefully sound like when it comes to BD.

Extras - 3.0

The special features are pretty limited. Topping it is a very entertaining commentary with a big chunk of the crew responsible for making this and Seth Green. It's informative, fun to listen to, and a good supplement for the product itself. Other specials include a table read of the unfinished script, the surprisingly detailed making-of for the poster art, a Pop-up Video-esque factoid feature for the film, an animatic comparison, and a very short preview for the upcoming Return of the Jedi spoof. All of the video stuff is in HD, and while somewhat lacking overall, is still a good deal for such a short movie.

Overall - 4.0

If you like Family Guy and Star Wars equally, this is definitely worth checking out. If you're not quite either, then some of the mixed elements from each might be a turn off. I personally Dark Side to be pretty funny, albeit a little misfiring at some points and way too short overall. But it makes for some good laughs if you're feeling the mood for that sort of humor. Presented by Fox with excellent A/V quality and a decent set of extras, Family Guy Presents: Something Something Something Dark Side comes recommended for fans.

I don't understand the rave reviews of this movie, it simply was not that good. I'm a huge fan of Family Guy, and Star Wars... I loved Blue Harvest. I've watched it over and over again, its hilarious. Something, Something, Something, Darkside was very disappointing, not nearly as funny as Blue Harvest. The jokes were flat, and rushed through. I get the use of all of Quohog's residents playing their various parts, but the Yoda character was really bad. Could the dialoge have been any lamer? There was nothing funny whatsoever in that entire sequence. It pains me to say this because I'm that big of a fan of Family Guy, but this was a total waste of money and a huge disappointment.