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Jedi Film Festival

starwarsposter.jpgThis is my younger daughter, Gothgrrl, in her Anniken Skywalker getup. Is she cute or what? I don’t know if “cute” is the proper word, she would rather be called “fierce”, just like Anniken in Revenge of the Sith. Or maybe the word is “psycho”. Anyway, I’ve collected quite a few decent Star Wars links since the last installment of such silliness, most of which are videos. YouTube is a wonderful invention, bringing us access to everything from long-lost cartoons of the early 20th century, to security camera gems, to homemade fan fiction. That, and the fact that I have exhausted my Star Wars puns, is the reason I called this post the Jedi Film Festival. I’ve grouped the “films” together in the middle. It will take you days to watch them all.

In order to revive the Winter Games we devised the following plan that would grab a hold of public consciousness in the US as well with viewers around the world. The 2014 Winter Olympiad should be hosted and held in the ice planet made famous in Star Wars Episode V... Hoth.

Yoda Struggles Through Open-mic Night At the Mos Espa Laffateria.

How to make a light saber for $33 in 33 minutes.

Take the Quiz: Web 2.0 or Star Wars character?

The Top Ten SciFi Movies, as determined by a group of real scientists.

A friend of mine, Solstice Dawn, has a fairly new Star Wars blog.

Master Yoda also has a blog. Funny it is! I wish I had seen this post before I did the Muppet Wars thing.

Chewbacca, of course, has a blog, too.

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Obi-Wan and Luke were both very hungry after their long speeder trip to that wretched hive of scum and villiany, Mos Eisley. They settled themselves in a cantina and ordered a big dinner of noodles, rice, sweet and sour dewback, and other oriental style goodies.

The food soon arrived and they set to. Obi-Wan handled his chopsticks deftly, quickly and securely picking up a noodle here, a prawn ball there. He soon sat back satisfied, and let out a quiet burp.

Luke, on the other hand, was in a right state. He just couldn't get the hang of the sticks, and had dropped far more food on the table and down his front than he had managed to get into his mouth. He sat, surrounded by rice and noodle debris, still as hungry as when he started.

Seeing his pupil in such distress, the Jedi Master leant over to dispense some of the wisdom of his years.

“Use the forks, Luke” he whispered, “Use the forks.”

THE FILM FESTIVAL PART


A rare deleted scene from Star Wars Episode Four: A New Hope. (We once just called it Star wars, but the kids these days get confused)


For adults only, here’s another deleted scene.

Star Wars Transitions.

This is just the cutest thing you’ve seen in a while! Olivia vs. Darth Tater.

George Bush, Jedi Master. (via Simply Left Behind)

Darth Vader vs. a Japanese police force.

Yoda vs. Gandalf.

The Empire Brokeback


If thats’s not obvious enough for you, try The Empire Breaks Back or Brokeback Empire.

Thumb Wars.

A bad day for the Emperor.

About a dozen fan-made Star Wars videos. Let me know which is your favorite!

The ultimate Star Wars fan film, a light-sabre battle between two fans.

I don’t understand this video at all, but it seems to belong here.

WHY DARTH VADER WEARS BLACK

#1 black disguises those hard to clean blood stainsdarthplayground.jpg
by Rebel

#2 It's just so slimming
by Jedi_Brent

#3 To soak up sunlight when he visits New York. Every little bit of warmth helps when the winter is as cold as Hoth.
by Luke 3:1-22

#4 Cause when a scarred, pasty white, shrivelled up husk of a man, black will still look sexy on you.
by Matev Kenas

#5 there was no white plastic left after ten years of making armour for clonetroopers!
by 2powerfull

#6 goes nicely with the dark side!
by 2powerfull

#7 Space camouflage. Black. Obvious.
by Boinga

# This idea was completely lost
by Luthiena

#9 He's Amish.
by Rin, Destroyer of Keyboardsscifimonaleia.jpg

#10 When he wore brown, people kept saying "look at that huge jawa! It speaks, too!"
by Boinga

#11 To give some of us nerds a chance to come up with silly reasons why he might wear black.
by Jedi Knight Ivyan

#12 He wanted a coat of many colors, but that was already taken.
by Jedi Knight Ivyan

#13 He's the biggest Johnny Cash fan in this or any other galaxy
by tenacious B

#14 Because that's what that "Queer-Eye Guy" Recommended for him.
by KR

#15 It goes great with his red lightsaber.
by Kenpasck

To live like the Ewoks, get yourslf a Free Sprit Sphere. Check out the video link at the bottom of the page.

I’ve posted this before, but its just so funny! Star Wars Con Costume Gallery.

This game is just about silly. Shoot the ducks and watch Yoda get spanked!

Another game, a simple set of puzzles featuring Star wars villians, but I had fun with it!

Wookiepedia, the Star Wars resource anyone can edit.

Knockoff Star Wars toys.


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Take a Walk on the Dark Side
Dath Vatter
Sith Happens
Muppet Wars

Thought for today: I'm just looking for that moment to drop my Jedi knickers and pull out my real light saber. - Ewan McGregor

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Posted on Monday, 07.03.06 @ 12:01AM by Registered CommenterMiss Cellania in , | Comments10 Comments

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Star Wars has created a wealth of subject matter for you. I still remember watching the first movie in a theater in 1977 and being in awe of all the graphics. Compared to what can be done today in computer generated video those scenes were pretty basic. But, I guess it is all in what you are comparing it to and at that time, they were about the best available.
07.03.06 @ 12:54AM | Unregistered CommenterDick
My son just loved Star Wars. We have so much Star Wars stuff around. He has the light sabers too! I have pictures of the boys with the light sabers battling it out on our old trampoline. This post brought back some fond memories. Thank You!
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07.03.06 @ 01:49AM | Unregistered CommenterRaggedy
Ewan has the right idea ROFL ;-) Whew, it's hot in hear!
07.03.06 @ 06:50AM | Unregistered CommenterKaren
"Fierce" is indeed the word for Gothgirl Skywalker. Her combat posture needs some work.

jw
07.03.06 @ 02:42PM | Unregistered CommenterJack
I sympathize about the daughters leaving...and yes, make sure you have fun time for you...I'm discovering some advantages to my alone time...a certain Rancher at the top of the list. :)
07.03.06 @ 03:05PM | Unregistered CommenterMonica
Sith Happens? I am glad I missed that one...
07.03.06 @ 03:15PM | Unregistered CommenterOld Horsetail Snake
Now I know why all I have around me right now is The Farce; Gothgirl got The Force!
07.03.06 @ 03:20PM | Unregistered CommenterSkunkfeathers
We are Star Wars fans too! Your daughter looks both cute and fierce.
We were among the very lucky ones to see a preview of the new Star Wars movie. We were in CA at the time and went to Modesto for the special showing. We saw Mark Hamill there and took photos. It really was a great night!
07.03.06 @ 04:10PM | Unregistered CommenterJamie Dawn
Thanks for more entertainment and thanks very much for the words of encouragement you left me. I can't believe the mess I got myself into :(
07.03.06 @ 09:24PM | Unregistered CommenterBarbara
The, errrr, adult outtake is gone from YouTube.
07.04.06 @ 08:24PM | Unregistered Commenteractor212

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