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

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.