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.
I know.
Popwatch points to another list of movie endings that includes The Empire Strikes Back. This time it’s #6!
Forget it, Jake, it’s Chinatown.
The Empire Strikes Back is #16 on FilmCritic.com’s list of the top 50 movie endings of all time.
Did they eat lunch?
Do you like my Wookiee? Does he excite you?
Chewbacca is Entertainment Weekly’s fourth greatest sidekick of all time, proving that everyones loves a Wookiee. Other geek-friendly sidekicks include Samwise Gamgee (#7,) Ron and Hermoine (#11,) Willow Rosenberg (#17) and Silent Bob (#39.)
Breaking News: Jar Jar is annoying
The beloved digital sidekick was voted the most annoying film character of all time in a U.K.-based poll. Again. Needless to say, we’re completely shocked.
Feel the wrath of the Monarch’s henchman!
The lightsaber is MTV’s favorite movie gizmo of all time.
Well, duh.
It’s that damn sunset again, isn’t it?
Star Wars: A New Hope is #39 on the American Film Insitute’s list of America’s Most Inspiring Movies.
Sometimes you rescue the princess. Sometimes she rescues you.
Plenty of familiar faces on Revolution SF’s Top 75 Heroines of Sci-Fi, Fantasy, and Horror. Padme comes in at #67, and Leia at #6. (via eldritchhobbit)
The Leia entry also points to an interesting essay on The Star Wars Generation.
And Wookiee makes three
For the slashers: The Top 10 Unintentionally Gay Moments in movies. Luke and Han’s break-up in A New Hope makes number 6. But guess who’s number one? Slow-motion hobbits.