“It’s a Trap!” Return of the Jedi Memes and GIFs did not exist in 1983 and Admiral Ackbar’s exclamation “it’s a trap” was so very nearly a product of the wrong era as a result. Fortunately, Star Wars has stuck around and the Admiral has been able to take his place alongside the internet’s greatest…
Author: Kyran Gibbons
#19 – Top 50 Skywalker Saga Moments
Luke Found The Force Awakens It’s not often that I’ll accurately predict a movie plot or twist. It could be staring me in the face, but I’ll rarely be able to call what trials, tribulations, successes and defeats a film will pose until I’m sitting in the theatre with it all unravelling in front of…
#20 – Top 50 Skywalker Saga Moments
Duel of the Fates The Phantom Menace If you’ve been reading each of these posts, then you’ll realise it’s no secret that I’m not a huge fan of the highly technical and gymnastically choreographed prequel lightsaber duels. The broadsword fighting technique used in the sequel trilogy – now that’s a style I can get behind….
#21 – Top 50 Skywalker Saga Moments
“No, Try Not” The Empire Strikes Back Despite being set in a galaxy far, far away, Star Wars teaches us a lot that we can apply to our everyday lives. I remember flicking through an annual planner that was provided to me in school, as I embarked on year one of secondary education. At the…
#22 – Top 50 Skywalker Saga Moments
Battle of the Heroes Revenge of the Sith One of my biggest criticisms of the prequels is the choreography and staging of the lightsaber fights. Sometimes, it feels as though the words ‘fight’ and ‘duel’ in these instances should be replaced by Star-Lord’s more appropriate Dance-Off (To Save The Universe.) Now, I obviously love Revenge…
#23 – Top 50 Skywalker Saga Moments
Meeting Lando The Empire Strikes Back Solo: A Star Wars Story is a criminally underrated movie. Poor business decisions led to poor box office numbers and as a result, the word ‘failure’ was banded around and attached to a movie that simply too few people went to see. It unquestionably impaired public perception of the…
#24 – Top 50 Skywalker Saga Moments
The Podrace The Phantom Menace It’s taken 26 days, but it’s finally time for the first entry to the list from The Phantom Menace – a movie where the high notes make for some of the most memorable and distinctive Star Wars moments. And it doesn’t get much more distinctive than the Boonta Eve Classic…
Knives Out Review
Smartest movie of the year I’ve never seen a single episode of Murder, She Wrote, or watched Murder on the Orient Express. Heck, I haven’t even played Cluedo in years. So, I guessed a whodunnit’ murder mystery would make for a nice change of pace. Knives Out was one of my most anticipated movies of…
#25 – Top 50 Skywalker Saga Moments
Luke Confronts Vader Return of the Jedi It’s the calm before the storm. The eve of the Battle of Endor which will ultimately bring the Empire to it’s knees. And amid the impending drama that will put the ‘War’ in Star Wars, we have a moment of reflection and our best window yet into Darth…
#26 – Top 50 Skywalker Saga Moments
Lesson One The Last Jedi I will never forget the first time I watched The Last Jedi. Myself and two friends grabbed some food before dashing across to the theatre for the midnight screening – my first ever launch night cinema experience. Event cinema is a different animal. Several scenes in the movie caught me…
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