Video: “Star Wars” through the eyes of a three-year-old
posted at 5:51 pm on February 24, 2008 by Allahpundit
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If only “The Phantom Menace” was this coherent.
Feel free to use this as your Oscars open thread if you’re so inclined to punish yourself that way this evening.
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Best review ever!
- The Cat
MirCat on February 24, 2008 at 5:55 PM
Shiny guy! I love it! Darth Vader, he’ll GET ya!
CrimsonFisted on February 24, 2008 at 5:56 PM
Cute. It is indeed an ‘exciting movie’ :)
Spirit of 1776 on February 24, 2008 at 5:57 PM
I’m not. Why anyone else would is beyond me!
Great video. Cute little girl.
fourstringfuror on February 24, 2008 at 5:59 PM
In the second part of this series, the little girl will explain the signifigance of “Han shot first” and how Jar Jar Binx really dumbed down the prequels.
billy on February 24, 2008 at 6:00 PM
That’s great,
I’d rather watch her review movies for two hours than the self egrandizing tools on the oscar show.
conservnut on February 24, 2008 at 6:02 PM
Spank me
Kini on February 24, 2008 at 6:04 PM
I was at the Chabot Space museum with my then 4 year old daughter one weekend in 2002, they were having a big Star Wars showing in the theater and there were people in costumes all over ( i won’t even get into the gal in the Leia slave costume who had NO business wearing it in public), and there was a guy in the perfect Darth Vader get-up, really tall, really cool. knelt down and shook my little one’s hand, she was wide-eyed with wonder. So I figured it might be time for her to see the movie.After we watched it I got the look of death, as she angrily chastised me ” I thought he was nice! Why didn’t you tell me he was really BAD!”. Oops.
bbz123 on February 24, 2008 at 6:05 PM
I can only imagine how much was actually edited out of that. My kid almost never stops talking. I
thinkknow he gets that from his mother.Fixed it for myself
ej_pez on February 24, 2008 at 6:06 PM
That was awesome!
ihasurnominashun on February 24, 2008 at 6:07 PM
Oh, and my wife is “so inclined” so I will get in some “guilt-free” gaming while she watches that drivel.
ej_pez on February 24, 2008 at 6:08 PM
That was great!
Weight of Glory on February 24, 2008 at 6:08 PM
quite a few grammatical errors.
custer on February 24, 2008 at 6:08 PM
My favorite. She called it a “space sip.”
Warner Todd Huston on February 24, 2008 at 6:11 PM
Give that girl an Oscar. In fact, give her all of them then put on reruns of The Office or something.
Dusty on February 24, 2008 at 6:13 PM
Obi Kenobi. That’s perfect.
My kids (well, and I) enjoy Lego Star Wars, and they have gotten the term “invicibility” from that game confused with “convince”, giving us the term “inconvincability.”
Which, really, we needed, since it’s a very real phenomenon.
TexasDan on February 24, 2008 at 6:18 PM
“But don’t talk back to Darth Vader, he’ll get ya!”
ROFLOL!
Insomniac on February 24, 2008 at 6:22 PM
My four year old got to enjoy the original trilogy for the first time. while down with the flu last November. To him,
Episode IV is A New Hope, or, the one with the Death Star in it;
Episode V is Empire Strikes Back, or the one with Boba Fett in it; and
Episode VI is a Turn of the Jedi, or the one with the Emp’aror in it.
I haven’t broken his heart yet over Episodes I – III, though he does like Clone Wars on DVD
thirtypundit on February 24, 2008 at 6:26 PM
So tonight’s the night Hollywood gives itself a big wet one on the lips.
Maybe I should cover my TV with plastic and have a few dozen eggs ready. That’s the only way I could enjoy the Academy Awards.
fogw on February 24, 2008 at 6:29 PM
Adorable–I especially like “Obi Kenobi”.
I still call it Star Wars (screw this :A New Hope crap, George Lucas!), which gets me dirty looks from the fanboy geeks. But that was the name of it when I saw it in the theater in 1977 (along with the other millions of American moviegoers who helped George make his first dump truck load of money), so that just makes me an originalist.
ReubenJCogburn on February 24, 2008 at 6:30 PM
AP you watching the oscars red carpet? Clooney wearing a nice tux. Do you look like george clooney AP?
zane on February 24, 2008 at 6:31 PM
Smart, cute, coherent. She’s obviously a conservative.
SouthernGent on February 24, 2008 at 6:32 PM
The shiny guy does always worry, doesn’t he?
rosewaning on February 24, 2008 at 6:34 PM
Watch the Oscars or read the DailyKos, same thing.
ThePrez on February 24, 2008 at 6:36 PM
Can we get her to explain Islamo-Facism and it’s threat to freedom to the ‘progressive’ left? God bless her she’s talkin’ their language…
Doogiesd on February 24, 2008 at 6:44 PM
Awww! Thanks! I needed that. Ahhh.
ronsfi on February 24, 2008 at 6:45 PM
I haven’t seen any of the Star Wars. Eh.
davidk on February 24, 2008 at 6:48 PM
My *cough*grand*cough* son love the Lego Star Wars so he watches the movies with me. He is 9 and graciously indulged me one day to watch the Star Wars Holiday special with me. He could only handle the first 10 minutes before he asked me to turn it off.
I watch that thing again and again, I think it is so funny. (Harvey Korman is always a hoot.)
Even that holiday special is better than the Oscars.
CrimsonFisted on February 24, 2008 at 6:49 PM
infidel!
rosewaning on February 24, 2008 at 6:50 PM
Watch your back, Roper.. this girl’s after your job! :)
(Get well soon Roger Ebert!)
UncleOlaf on February 24, 2008 at 6:51 PM
Spank me.
Kini on February 24,2008 at 6:04PM
Kini: Hehe,just kidding,but,”spank me”
with what and for how long!LOL!
canopfor on February 24, 2008 at 6:52 PM
I did like her description of Darth checking out
a weapons test on Princess Leaha planet!
5 stars out of 5,Three straight hours,you’ll laugh
the’ll die,from galaxy to galaxy in light seconds!
canopfor on February 24, 2008 at 7:04 PM
Omg she’s precious. It’s hard to remember that my three girls where once that young and innocent. Phaw.
Immolate on February 24, 2008 at 7:07 PM
I haven’t seen any Star Wars.Eh.
davidK on February 24,2008 at 6:48PM.
DavidK:Silence,not one movie”Blasphemy”Haha
canopfor on February 24, 2008 at 7:11 PM
That’s the difference between boys and girls. My son couldn’t put two words together but he can re-enact the decapitation of Count Duku exactly.
tommylotto on February 24, 2008 at 7:33 PM
That’s disgusting. We shouldn’t be laughing at a child so severely deformed in the womb by an alchoholic “mother” and its parents should be jailed.
Ugh! The way it’s “face” moves!
Hiney Von Pewps on February 24, 2008 at 7:37 PM
That was great!
CP on February 24, 2008 at 7:39 PM
Can’t wait for her review of “No Country For Old Men”.
BowHuntingTexas on February 24, 2008 at 7:45 PM
That was felony cute! She is just adorable. I’d rather listen to her review of a movie over Micheal Medved or all those other closet cases anytime.
Bikerken on February 24, 2008 at 7:46 PM
You’ve got it all mixed up, bro. The closet-cases are all the “real conservatives” like Ted Haggard and Larry Craig.
Hiney Von Pewps on February 24, 2008 at 7:52 PM
Adorable.
Jaibones on February 24, 2008 at 7:53 PM
That accent.. Whoow.
But yes, now we know how Lucas comes up with his scripts.
Reaps on February 24, 2008 at 7:53 PM
Reminds me of when my niece explained “The Lion King” to me. Funny as all get out. Even the part where she was trying to tell me about how Simba’s Daddy got “killed-ed.”
Adorable. Maybe she can explain The Matrix movies to me next….
mjk on February 24, 2008 at 7:57 PM
Get the Pok-e-ball with his light up sword.
Too cute.
EJDolbow on February 24, 2008 at 7:58 PM
Actually, “Phantom Menace” was Star Wars only reshot with different actors playing the same roles.
Think about it. An elder Jedi goes to Tantooine and finds a young Skywalker who is strong in the Force. Kid has a robot named C3PO and he is one helluva a pilot.
The older Jedi and his apprentice are pursued by the evil Palpitine and his henchman, Darth. Older Jedi gets killed by Darth in front of his apprentices eyes.
Movie’s finale is a big space battle against a space station that is blown up by the young Skywalker with R2 helping him fly his little fighter.
The End
Now, did I describe Episode 1 or 4?
Faith1 on February 24, 2008 at 8:01 PM
I put that one in my favorites in Youtube and gave it 5 stars. So cute it almost hurts! This Star Wars fan loved it!
Yakko77 on February 24, 2008 at 8:05 PM
Dang. You spoiled it for me.
davidk on February 24, 2008 at 8:09 PM
Well, I’ll need to go see a heart surgeon.
Mine just melted. :-D
Hawkins1701 on February 24, 2008 at 8:10 PM
I have most of John Wayne’s movies.?
davidk on February 24, 2008 at 8:12 PM
I wonder if she’s seen YODA BREAKDANCING
JetBoy on February 24, 2008 at 8:15 PM
I can explain it for you real quick: Everything you see is only an illusion generated by “the man” to keep you from rebelling, so it’s okay to kill cops and “sheeple”. To the extent that there are any “real” enemies who want to harm us, they are merely manifestations of our own greed, and the only way to deal with them is through “beginning a conversation”.
Hiney Von Pewps on February 24, 2008 at 8:15 PM
Like W.C. said, never work with dogs or kids!
Brilliant. I’m sure the networks are trying to hunt her down right now.
mksmithwriter on February 24, 2008 at 8:22 PM
Great story, smart daughter. :-)
JustTruth101 on February 24, 2008 at 8:27 PM
MORE LOL HERE
Just thought I would help things out…
Voidseeker on February 24, 2008 at 8:29 PM
Ah, so a bunch of supposedly intellectual claptrap produced by obnoxious “Know-It-Alls” from Hollywood.
Glad I gave up ten minutes into the first one.
mjk on February 24, 2008 at 8:31 PM
Does anyone know what she’s saying? (Does she know what she’s saying?) I can’t understand chipmunk voices. Ad Council’s PSA’s wore out my Chipmunk Voice Receptor.
petefrt on February 24, 2008 at 8:32 PM
Well, it only took Jon Stewart less than 10 minutes to start talking politics…
JetBoy on February 24, 2008 at 8:42 PM
That was the best movie review in history.
TheSitRep on February 24, 2008 at 8:52 PM
Is Obama channeling her?
profitsbeard on February 24, 2008 at 9:05 PM
I’m so annoyed by hearing children exploited in ads, especially ‘public service ads’ (usually produced by the Ad Council), that I can’t let this pass without a rant.
It seems whenever the lefties want to change your thinking, they use children to do it.
Adults using (and hiding behind) children to put out their message is EXPLOITIVE, ABUSIVE, and UNETHICAL, not to mention totally off-putting.
petefrt on February 24, 2008 at 9:33 PM
The Adorable is strong with this one.
Dork B. on February 24, 2008 at 9:37 PM
Don’t talk back to Darth Vader! Brilliant!
Tzetzes on February 24, 2008 at 9:40 PM
I’ve already passed it on down the line to a Star Wars fan. Mighty cool.
As for open Oscars thread-meh. Not watching, don’t care.
Doug on February 24, 2008 at 10:09 PM
went to a garage sale…kinda like a garage sale.
hehe.
shooter on February 24, 2008 at 10:31 PM
It’s an exciting movie…
…that it is.
.
I surely don’t need to watch no stinkin Oscars now.
shooter on February 24, 2008 at 10:36 PM
“Kinda like a garage sale except they’re selling robots” LOLOL!
SO adorable. Three year olds seem to love to do the Cliff’s Notes on movies. And everything else for that matter. What cuties.
inviolet on February 24, 2008 at 10:37 PM
Somewhere there’s a dad wrapped around that little finger.
UndertheBridge on February 24, 2008 at 10:47 PM
Eep! That makes me want to have a daughter!
Help!!
Montana on February 24, 2008 at 11:20 PM
My first thought exactly.
IrishEyes on February 24, 2008 at 11:24 PM
You bet. Got two of ‘em, and I’ve been wrapped and re-wrapped. Lovin’ it all the way.
IrishEyes on February 24, 2008 at 11:26 PM
cool little kid.
jerrytbg on February 24, 2008 at 11:30 PM
Very cute.
My munchkin is 11 months old. I can’t wait to hear similar reviews from her.
Mojave Mark on February 24, 2008 at 11:37 PM
seriously, who cares about the oscars
this was indeed way cooler, more fun, and it didn’t last into the wee hours of the night with a bunch of boring crap you aren’t interested in, anyway
urbancenturion on February 25, 2008 at 12:06 AM
Don’t talk back to Darth Vader he’ll get ya! >:}
Ahhh uh
Yoda says, “smart girl, this one is.. mmhmmm threats she understands, wise to her years she is. hmmm”
Chakra Hammer on February 25, 2008 at 12:24 AM
I do not do cute.
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*look to the left…..look to the right*
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AWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW!
Mr. Excitement on February 25, 2008 at 2:41 AM
That was great!
Vanbasten on February 25, 2008 at 8:08 AM
As of this moment, 8 o’clock on Monday morning, the video is no longer available. Intriguing, no? What horrible, scathing remarks did the kid make about the thing, anyway? Or was it that Lucasfilms had YouTube take it offline because it wasn’t proceeded by one of those “The comments offered here do not reflect those of Lucasfilms” disclaimers?
BTW, if you ever plan on watching all six movies in a row, watch them in chronological order. I watched them all as they came out, then later watched all six in a row, but in their movie order — and I always found the whole story kind of disjointed and confusing.
Then, a few months ago, I watched all six over two days, this time in chronological order, and the thing actually made sense. It’s also fun doing it this way because of the shock of seeing the special effects go from spectacular in the last few films to suddenly seeing 1977 graphics when you fire up the fourth ‘episode.’ I wouldn’t say the special effects in ‘Star Wars’ were “bad” — but they sure got better over time.
Dr. Mercury on February 25, 2008 at 8:31 AM
“…his light up sword…” That’s great.
Nothing beats hearing about the world through the eyes of your kids. I’m going to go hug and kiss on my kids now.
regal on February 25, 2008 at 9:01 AM
She reminds me of my goddaughter at that age.
srhoades on February 25, 2008 at 9:45 AM
Dr. Mercury -
Video works for me, at 10:49 AM Central time.
rmunn on February 25, 2008 at 11:49 AM
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