Oklahoma State freshman basketball player Obi Muonelo doesn’t get the appeal of Star Wars.
Fan Art: Things go boom!
To keep things from getting too cute around here, have some violence and explosions from Mathew W. Waggle and Nathaniel Anderson. (However, I should note that the screamy guy’s pose is adorable.)
Video Monday
TIE-tanic. “The ability to control a medium for 20 years is insignificant next to the power of a good chick-flick.” Pure. Freaking. Genius. With Ewoks! On fire!
‘Guy Love,’ a song from the upcoming musical episode of Scrubs. I dare you not to laugh at this. And, um, it’s not off-topic: Donald Faison appears wearing a Star Wars t-shirt. Watch for it!
Michael Winslow recreates the sound effects of an entire scene from A New Hope in his stand-up routine.
Producer Michael Wiese talks about Hardware Wars at the Cannes Film Festival.
ABC’s Harry Potter special is up on Youtube. Watch thirteen (!) clips at ohnotheydidnt.
More, more, more!
- Compilation: Ray Harryhausen’s special effects.
- Mashup: Star Wars/Wizard of Oz.
- Family Guy: Luke Skywalker calls out another rebel pilot.
- Flash: Fear & Loathing in Mos Eisley.
History lesson from Dan Wallace
Stuff blowing up real good
Star Wars tops IGN’s list of the Five Most Memorable Action Movies. Blade Runner and The Matrix also get nods.
Video Monday
A New Crew In Town: Clever Battlestar Galactica filk. Why is Baltar the only one with an English accent?
Return of the Jedi Extended Scene. Wasn’t there a Robot Chicken sketch like this once?
The real reason Christopher Eccleston quit Doctor Who.
For the Karrdes: Leia Live at ConnectiCon 2006. Also: Stuff blowing up real good.
TFN’s fake Episode II trailer. Remember this? It has Christopher Walken!
The rest of the garbage
ANH: Now with more dinosaur!
A complete guide to the changes made to Star Wars IV: A New Hope.
Crude and kind of in-jokey, but there are a few that made me laugh out loud, including this: “Enterprise added to improve continuity with The Next Generation.”
Speaking of CGI…
Twitch Guru looks at CGI Gone Awry: The Worst Special Effects of the Computer-Generated Era. Among the honored: The Hulk, Van Helsing, Wild Wild West, and the ’97 Jabba from the ANH Special Edition. I agree, and to up the odds: CGI Jabba was way, way worse than Han shooting first. Discuss.
We brake for nobody
Star Wars and Raiders of the Lost Ark are among the movies profiled for the Opening Shots project at Jim Emerson’s Scanners. (via Kottke)
Video Monday
Trailer for 5-25-77. That’s an upcoming movie I haven’t heard of for a long time…
The Phantom Menace, Revenge of the Sith, A New Hope, and Return of the Jedi in 60 seconds, with Attack of the Clones and Empire Strikes Back in 10.
British Phantom Menace spoof. I believe this is from French and Saunders – that’s Jennifer Saunders as Qui-Gon, anyway. Some of the funny must have gotten lost in the trip over the Atlantic, but screenshots of the Queen Amidala scene have been amusing me for years so I had to link it. Sorry. This action figure parody of game show The Crystal Maze may amuse more.
Ewoks and Stormtroopers, just because:
– Injured stormtrooper.
– Ewoks cartoon promo.
– Return of the Jedi trailer.
– Classic Clip: Stormtrooper hitting his head.