Category Archives: Star Wars
In Defense of Ewoks
With the entire world thinking about Star Wars today, I’ve decided to get in on the act with a rather controversial statement:
I like the Ewoks in Star Wars: Return of the Jedi.
The cute, cuddly little teddy bear guys who aid the Rebel Alliance in defeating the Empire on the forest moon of Endor and blowing up the second Death Star. Most people seem to hate the Ewoks and everything they represent, but not me. I like the Ewoks just fine, thank you very much.
They sewed those hoods themselves
I think I understand where the hatred comes from. For one thing, it’s a bunch of little teddy bears fighting and defeating the mighty Empire. People don’t like that. There’s also the fact that the Ewoks were clearly created to sell toys. Star Wars is built on merchandise, and by the time the third movie came around, George Lucas knew exactly what he was doing.
But I don’t care about either of those things. They don’t bother me at all. And in defense of the Ewoks, I figure I’ll tell you why.
Join me after the jump for the cutest Star Wars article of the day!
6 Weirdest Jedi (That You May Recognize)
A little movie called Star Wars debuts tomorrow, a moment that the entire world has been waiting decades for. I’ll be in line at the first possible showing here in my town, and I hope to have a review up on Friday. I hope it’s good. I’ll probably like it, regardless. This is a pretty exciting week.
So let’s talk about weird Jedi!
It gets weirder
Last week, I focused a lot on the utter coolness of wookiee Jedi, as if Chewbacca had picked up a lightsaber. But wookiees are not the only recognizable Star Wars aliens to become Jedi in the great, expansive Star Wars Universe. Considering the fact that every single nook and cranny of Star Wars has been mapped, it should come as no surprise that writers and artists picked nearly every single iconic alien and turned them into a Jedi somewhere along the line.
Join me after the jump to continue the Star Wars celebration, and check out six of the weirdest Jedi to ever wield the Force!
There Are Apparently Lots of Things Wrong With The Phantom Menace
The Star Wars celebrations are never ending around here! The Internet is just too full of fun Star Wars stuff. Star Wars! Here we have the good folks at Cinema Sins pinging the glorious Phantom Menace in not one, but two, videos!
Part 1
Part 2
Good times! Is it Thursday yet?
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The 6 Coolest Wookiees (Who Aren’t Chewbacca)
Is there any cooler, more appreciated character in science fiction than Chewbacca? We all know there’s an awesome actor in that costume, but we also all totally treat Chewbacca as a real person. It’s one of my favorite things about the human race.
Women want him, men want to be him
But Chewbacca isn’t the only wookiee worthy of our attentions. The Star Wars Universe is a wide and impressive place, filled with all manner of delightful aliens and crazy people. And after Chewbacca made wookiees so cool, the brilliant minds behind Star Wars went out and created a bunch more! The Star Wars Universe is filled with fun and fascinating Wookiees, and here are the coolest ones (who aren’t named Chewbacca)!
The Inevitable Star Wars Love Continues
Star Wars: The Force Awakens is closer than ever now! And that means the parodies ain’t about to stop anytime soon!
Everything wrong with The Empire Strikes Back.
Everything wrong with Return of the Jedi
Oh Cinema Sins, you almost never disappoint. I think I’m even going to get in on the act. Tune in tomorrow for a Star Warsian List of Six!
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