Robot Chicken Star Wars (2007)

Robot Chicken: Star Wars is an Annie Award-winning 22-minute compilation of 35 Star Wars-related snippets, some reused from seasons 1-2. Remember that Robot Chicken stopmotion is fast-paced, edgy, and ranges from quizzical to hilarious and RC:SW is no exception -- but with plenty of great original sequences and laughter. The disc includes (* = best): Opening (Palpatine rebuilds RC as Vader), 2 (Luke's grenade surprises AT-AT pilot on toilet), 3* (Palpatine takes collect call from Vader after Death Star destruction: "I love you too"), 4 (Jawa orders "Martini!" at cantina), 5 (custodian sweeps up body of Darth Maul), 6 (Admiral Ackbar cereal commercial), 7* (cantina lightsaber victim as innocent architect pranked by drunk coworker then laid off), 8 (3PO sets off airport metal detector), 9 (Qui-Gon drops lightsaber and it cuts through numerous decks), 10 (Vader's helmet gets stuck), 11* (Imperial officer explains to recruits how crew humors Vader's imagined choking power), 12 (Luke remembers he has no family to tell of victory), 13 (SW nerd dressed as tauntaun saves George Lucas from mob of fans), 14 (Luke's blast shield down, Obi-Wan knees him in groin), 15 (space slugs order out for Chinese), 16 (custodian sweeps up body of Mace Windu), 17* (George W. Bush fantasizes he is a Jedi, has numerous encounters), 18 (Cloud City weather report: "cloudy"), 19 (Han Solo's tauntaun already has an occupant), 20* (Luke holds Yo Mama fight with Palpatine), 21 (custodian sweeps up body of Palpatine), 22 (Solo's "reactor leak" bluff does not go as planned), 23 (Jar Jar fatally exasperates Vader), 24 (Luke enjoys Tosche Station strippers), 25* (Boba Fett gloats over Solo in carbonite, gets creepy), 26 (Chewbacca combs self), 27* (Vader reveals to Luke "I am your father" and other anticlimactic spoilers), 28* (Palpatine's speech is interrupted by construction noises), 29 (Lobot disco dances), 30 (Max Rebo's Greatest Hits commercial), 31 (Conan O'Brien-style parody show invites a Death Star visit), 32* (Luke and Leia apres incest), 33 (Empire on Ice! musical), 34 (SW theme music sung as RC chicken bawks), 35 (luminous Jar Jar annoys Vader). 4 stars. (6-15-11)