"R2-D2: Beneath the Dome" is a live action short film from 2001, so it has its 15th anniversary this year. The title already gives away that this one is also Star wars related and this is from the time when they made films 4-6 (actually 1-3 in chronology). It is all about the globally famous little robot in this documentary/mockumentary. It tells us about his early days as an "actor" and how he struggled with his career at some point before he returned to stardom finally. This was pretty funny on some occasions and you could see that the people in here sometimes had difficulties to hide their amusement. Samuel L. Jackson is of course once again the coolest guy on the planet posing as a friend to R2-D2 in here. And this little movie also takes us into the private life of the title character, namely his history with his parents (especially dad) and his tumultuous relationship with a hot young brunette. And there is a nice surprise for everybody at the end with her last comment, probably the biggest surprise for R2-D2 himself. The documentary entirely acts as if he was a real human being in here and the joke works for this runtime. It may have gotten a bit critical around the 30-minute mark, but for 20 minutes, it was pretty entertaining. 6 stars out of 10 and I am not a great Star Wars fan, so this should mean something. Huge fans of the franchise will probably love it even more.
Review of R2-D2: Beneath the Dome
R2-D2: Beneath the Dome
(2001 TV Short)
Funny little fake documentary
9 August 2016
Warning: Spoilers