they say it can't be done
1. Gold bikini Leia
2. battle at the Sarlac pit
3. speeder bike battle
4. lightsaber duel and death of the Emperor
5. Vader unmasked (I know this is the same scene as above, but it's emotionally different so bugger off)
6. The emperor taunts Luke with the fully operational deflector shield
7. Flying 3PO
8. jub jub victory song (erstwhile)
9. Lando and Nien Numb penetrate the Death Star's core
10. death of Yoda
Thursday, June 16, 2011
Top Ten Scenes in Empire
can I do this, I doubt it!
not in order or obviously the AT-ATs would be first.
1. "I love you." "I know."
2. The Falcon parks inside a space snake
3. The lightsaber duel
4. First encounter with Yoda "take you to him I will"
5. Yoda raises the X-wing from the swampt
6. Han butchers a taun-taun
7. The AT-AT battle
8. Chewie reconstitutes 3PO
9. Han seduces Leia but is foiled by a clueless 3PO
10. "There'll be nothing to stop us this time!" --Vader
not in order or obviously the AT-ATs would be first.
1. "I love you." "I know."
2. The Falcon parks inside a space snake
3. The lightsaber duel
4. First encounter with Yoda "take you to him I will"
5. Yoda raises the X-wing from the swampt
6. Han butchers a taun-taun
7. The AT-AT battle
8. Chewie reconstitutes 3PO
9. Han seduces Leia but is foiled by a clueless 3PO
10. "There'll be nothing to stop us this time!" --Vader
Top Ten Scenes in Star Wars
off the top of my head not in order go!
1. These aren't the droids you're looking for
2. "I'll be careful" "You'll be dead!"
3. Chewie, Han, and Luke shoot up the prison level
4. R2's capture by the Jawas
5. Hokey religions and ancient weapons are no match for a good blaster at your side, kid
6. Luke and Leia swing across the abyss
7. Han nails Greedo
8. Obi Wan tells Luke about how Darth Vader betrayed and killed Luke's father
9. Vader air-strangles some irritating dude
10. Shut them down! Shut them all down!
1. These aren't the droids you're looking for
2. "I'll be careful" "You'll be dead!"
3. Chewie, Han, and Luke shoot up the prison level
4. R2's capture by the Jawas
5. Hokey religions and ancient weapons are no match for a good blaster at your side, kid
6. Luke and Leia swing across the abyss
7. Han nails Greedo
8. Obi Wan tells Luke about how Darth Vader betrayed and killed Luke's father
9. Vader air-strangles some irritating dude
10. Shut them down! Shut them all down!
Tuesday, June 7, 2011
Say Something Good about the Prequels
We complain about these things all the time, but there are some beautiful moments.
The light saber duel (truel? triol?) with Darth Maul may be the high point of the entire six-movie series, for example. The music, fight choreography, and drama are all fantastic. The bits where the force field cuts Obi Wan off from the other fighters is brilliant.
The other scene that comes to mind is when Anakin wipes out the Jedi school. Absolutely chilling, the child's voice and then just the shot of Anakin turning on his light saber. Wow!
Now, see how many good things you can say.
The light saber duel (truel? triol?) with Darth Maul may be the high point of the entire six-movie series, for example. The music, fight choreography, and drama are all fantastic. The bits where the force field cuts Obi Wan off from the other fighters is brilliant.
The other scene that comes to mind is when Anakin wipes out the Jedi school. Absolutely chilling, the child's voice and then just the shot of Anakin turning on his light saber. Wow!
Now, see how many good things you can say.
Thursday, June 2, 2011
Our Unpopular Opinions
Here at Back on the Sauce, our writers and staff hold a number of unpopular opinions. Some will make you angry. Some will make you shake your head in wonder.
For instance, eshaughn hates fish. Heelzebub or whatever his name is doesn't like Dire Straits. I didn't care for the fifth Harry Potter book.
Fine, whatever, those aren't so bad. They seem like reasonable opinions.
So I will start with the real madness:
I, a science fiction/fantasy geek/guru/fanboy, REALLY didn't like The Matrix. I thought it was derivative, overacted, and a stale idea. The climax of the movie is when one character calmly tells the protagonist the entire secret of the movie. That's right, your protagonist never figured it out on his own so somebody just gave up and told him the answer at the end. Whoopty-doo. CGI and weird shots of Keanu Reeves spinning around don't excite me, so that didn't get me over the hump. Maybe if Natalie Portman had been in the movie, it could have been salvaged, much like V for Vendetta, which suffers from many of the same flaws. Or the Phantom Menace. One wonders if she just has the ability to salvage anything.
The rest of the intrepid staff is going to follow with more of their unpopular opinions. Prolly I will too. You're welcome to do the same.
JUST NO POLITICS!!!!!
For instance, eshaughn hates fish. Heelzebub or whatever his name is doesn't like Dire Straits. I didn't care for the fifth Harry Potter book.
Fine, whatever, those aren't so bad. They seem like reasonable opinions.
So I will start with the real madness:
I, a science fiction/fantasy geek/guru/fanboy, REALLY didn't like The Matrix. I thought it was derivative, overacted, and a stale idea. The climax of the movie is when one character calmly tells the protagonist the entire secret of the movie. That's right, your protagonist never figured it out on his own so somebody just gave up and told him the answer at the end. Whoopty-doo. CGI and weird shots of Keanu Reeves spinning around don't excite me, so that didn't get me over the hump. Maybe if Natalie Portman had been in the movie, it could have been salvaged, much like V for Vendetta, which suffers from many of the same flaws. Or the Phantom Menace. One wonders if she just has the ability to salvage anything.
The rest of the intrepid staff is going to follow with more of their unpopular opinions. Prolly I will too. You're welcome to do the same.
JUST NO POLITICS!!!!!
Thursday, May 19, 2011
Hey, Remember "Hardware Wars" from HBO Short Takes?
A Star Wars spoof.
You can see it on youtube, in two parts.
Part I:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rlFOiFLLd0g
Part II:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rL0wutsciS8
You can see it on youtube, in two parts.
Part I:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rlFOiFLLd0g
Part II:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rL0wutsciS8
Monday, May 16, 2011
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