With a danish on each ear and Darth Vader drawing near...
George Lucas has informed the world that "Episode III: The Revenge of the Sith" will not be suitable for children.
The film, of course, charts the fall of Annakin Skywalker and his transformation from a sulky, frowning, petulant brat into a big, wheezy old guy in a shiny black costume with some fantastically chunky 1970s switches on the front.
Apparently the film is likely to get a PG13.
This is good news. By my reckoning, the jedi have got to be pretty significantly slaughtered before we get to Episode IV, so I'd be disappointed if there wasn't going to be some major asskicking going on.... I'm not expecting blood (I've always seen the lightsabre as a very carpet-friendly weapon in that regard), but I am expecting to see those self-righteous, all-knowing smart-alecs getting a right good shoe-ing by the darkside.
As the film isn't being targetted at kids, does this mean that we won't see an obscene merchandising push to support the launch of the film? (a trend started, lest we forget, by the the original Star Wars film)
Will it mean that you won't be able to get a Mc-Skywalker or a Mc-R2D2 with your Happy Meal?
That you won't be able to buy a little plastic figure of Ewan McGregor in Toys R Us?
That you won't be able to purchase that essential Jar-Jar Binks Yo-Yo?
Somehow I seriously doubt it.
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and yes Des, I know that lots of so-called adults buy these things too
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and yes, OK, I do have a Darth Maul double-bladed lightsabre at home. What of it?
Nothing to see here. Move along.
Stop looking at me like that.
I am not a geek.
One lightsabre does not a geek make....
Does it?
The film, of course, charts the fall of Annakin Skywalker and his transformation from a sulky, frowning, petulant brat into a big, wheezy old guy in a shiny black costume with some fantastically chunky 1970s switches on the front.
Apparently the film is likely to get a PG13.
This is good news. By my reckoning, the jedi have got to be pretty significantly slaughtered before we get to Episode IV, so I'd be disappointed if there wasn't going to be some major asskicking going on.... I'm not expecting blood (I've always seen the lightsabre as a very carpet-friendly weapon in that regard), but I am expecting to see those self-righteous, all-knowing smart-alecs getting a right good shoe-ing by the darkside.
As the film isn't being targetted at kids, does this mean that we won't see an obscene merchandising push to support the launch of the film? (a trend started, lest we forget, by the the original Star Wars film)
Will it mean that you won't be able to get a Mc-Skywalker or a Mc-R2D2 with your Happy Meal?
That you won't be able to buy a little plastic figure of Ewan McGregor in Toys R Us?
That you won't be able to purchase that essential Jar-Jar Binks Yo-Yo?
Somehow I seriously doubt it.
---
and yes Des, I know that lots of so-called adults buy these things too
---
and yes, OK, I do have a Darth Maul double-bladed lightsabre at home. What of it?
Nothing to see here. Move along.
Stop looking at me like that.
I am not a geek.
One lightsabre does not a geek make....
Does it?
posted by swisslet @ 16:38
6 Comments:
At 12:16 am,
Aravis said…
"(I've always seen the lightsabre as a very carpet-friendly weapon in that regard)"I loved this line. I'd never thought of it that way! Carpet-friendly indeed... *G*
At 3:51 am,
Michael said…
PG-13 will probably make it the best of the prequels. Revenge of the Sith is a dark story, and a film fit of a PG rating wouldn't do it justice.
As far as toys go...
I only collect the little action figures. Its a fallback to once being a child of the eighties.
We are not geeks.
We are just big fans.
At 9:13 am,
Mark said…
AT last! (taps Blogger) Hello? Hello? After days of it saying "Blog not found"...
Anyway, your last post about mobile phone, all is not lost, as you quoted Gene in the title.
At 4:27 pm,
weenie said…
That the film may not be suitable for young children is probably the best news I've heard so far on this film! Can't wait!
At 10:27 am,
Damo said…
So the new Star Wars isn't suitable for children. That's less restrictive than Phantom Menace, which wasn't suitable for anyone.
At 3:17 pm,
Anonymous said…
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Des
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