Okay. I was innocently reading reviews on Rotten Tomatoes when I saw some gossip briefs about Star Wars: Episode III. Oh what the crap…
- Gary Oldman plays a robotic character called “General Grievous.” At one point he gets in a fist-fight with Ewan MacGregor. Okay. “Darth Sidious” and even “Darth Tyranus” I can get behind. Not even “Count Dooku” bothers me. But “General Grievous”? In a movie? Is this Mighty Morphin Star Wars? Hrm — he’s not listed on IMDb, so maybe I`m full of crap.
- It’s got a lot of Maori in it. A LOT. Keisha Castle-Hughes, even. Now, you know about me and the Pacific Islanders, but isn’t this really jarring? Especially since there’s only one non-white dude anywhere from Episode IV to Episode VI. Did the Empire Ceausescu everybody? I don’t know if Jar Jar and genocide belong in the same movie.
- There are Wookiees. Apparently they are not digital. Rock.
Today’s question is, what is going on with Star Wars? What’s the buzz? Is anyone else scared?
