Star Wars

[kingfox]

My current ranking for the flicks, from best to worst, as of today:

1. V: The Empire Strikes Back
2. III: Revenge of the Sith
3. IV: A New Hope
4. II: Attack of the Clones
5. VI: Return of the Jedi
6. I: The Phantom Menace
7. IV.5: The Star Wars Holiday Special

If you have a similar list with the exception of III, you'll probably love III. I know many people would disagree with me placing II in the middle of the holy trilogy, but I think people put them on too high of a pedestal. Don't get me wrong, I love them. But let's not forget that Lucas hasn't written good dialogue since American Graffiti, and that the acting wasn't always the best. Sometimes, even as a kid, I wanted to smack Luke and 3PO around and yell at them to stop being such whiny bitches.

So, looking at the IMDB record for III, I see Ahmed Best listed as Jar Jar. Jar Jar has a non-speaking role in the movie. Does this mean that he got his lines cut before the theatrical release? I wonder who made that call, and how bad it could have been. I kind of liked his role in II as being semi-responsible for the downfall of democracy, after the huge fan backlash (I thought the Gungan chief was far more annoying, despite having much less screen time). I wonder if that was changed to give the fans some sort of joy in watching their hated character water the seeds for the Empire.

EDIT: See the spoiler-ridden counterpoint by _sterno_ here, and _guy_incognito's spoilertastic review here.

Comments

aww you linked me!

[lizzyfur.livejournal.com]

i think it's awesome that they made him the fool that helped bring down democracy in 2 - but i'm SO PISSED that he wasn't murdered, i mean everyone else gets it but him?

i really thought that's what we were waiting for. bah!

Re: aww you linked me!

[http://users.livejournal.com/_guy_incognito/]

A friend of mine hypothesized a while ago that Jar Jar would die saving Obi Wan's life somehow...that might have been cool...too bad he was wrong...

Re: aww you linked me!

[lizzyfur.livejournal.com]

maybe he does in between movies...need more fanfiction!!!!

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[http://users.livejournal.com/_guy_incognito/]

You mean between 3 and 4?

hrm...that's definately possible.

[kingfox.livejournal.com]

Well, there is the upcoming unnamed television series coming out...

[http://users.livejournal.com/_guy_incognito/]

Very true, if it's "The Adventures of Jar Jar Binks" I'll never watch it ;)

[kingfox.livejournal.com]

Right now it looks like a tossup between Untitled Star Wars TV series and Untitled Clone Wars TV series.

[http://users.livejournal.com/_guy_incognito/]

Well you are aware Lucas has committed to two series (one cartoon, one live action), right?

[kingfox.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I was joking.

I'm interested to see how it goes.

I'll TiVo it, of course, but I'm nervous to see how it transitions formats. Images of the Young Indiana Jones series flash through my head.

Re: aww you linked me!

[kingfox.livejournal.com]

I never thought I'd see the line ``need more fanfiction!!!!'' typed in my journal. Wow.

Re: aww you linked me!

[kingfox.livejournal.com]

Of course I linked to you.

Believe me, I was thinking the same thoughts while watching it.

Recently I was watching the episode of Deep Space 9 where Sisko argues with the president of the Federation about civil liberties, freedom, and safety during times of war. As much of a dorky nerdface goon as I sound writing this, I got incredibly upset that a fictional president being portrayed as a hapless fool was far less embarrassing than our current president.