#15 – Top 50 Skywalker Saga Moments

Asteroid Field The Empire Strikes Back The Empire Strikes Back is often hailed as the perfect movie and I totally understand why. It’s perfectly paced, with strong performances, a consistent tone and amazing visuals. And one scene in particular ticks all of the boxes. Technically speaking, it’s one of the most awe-inspiring moments in the…

#17 – Top 50 Skywalker Saga Moments

Falcon’s Arrival The Last Jedi “Rose, you’ve got three behind you.” Rose is in trouble as she pilots a dilapidated ski speeder over the salty surface of Crait with three screaming First Order ties bearing down on her. The odds are stacked against the Resistance. Several of the speeders in what started off as a…

#18 – Top 50 Skywalker Saga Moments

“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…

#39 – Top 50 Skywalker Saga Moments

“The garbage will do” The Force Awakens Fan service is a concept that is typically treated as a negative. Hardly surprising as a lot of the nods, winks and references to the previously popular are ham-handed and out of place. Star Wars usually avoids this trap. Fan service in a galaxy far, far away is…