After learning of this awesomeness, John Hinckley knew he had to step it up a notch if he hoped to impress Jodie Foster.
Honestly, I just don't know what George Lucas is thinking any more. I mean, adding three more C-3POs and three more Darth Vaders is one thing, but making them dance? Together? In the vacuum of space? And then play pattycake with each other? And then land on top of a bunch of skyscrapers and then fly off? That just seems distracting to me. And honestly, I don't know that these special effects are ILM's best work, either.
Obviously, this is some sort of segment from some early '80s French TV show about dancing in the lamest way possible while mocking popular American movies (well, then you tell me). There's so much wrong with it I can barely parse it, but what I think disturbs me most is that the C-3POs are played by guys -- their "goldenrods" are far too distinct in their little costumes -- but that the Darth Vaders may be girls? Or if not, guys with child-bearing hips. I don't know what would be more disturbing, frankly. All I know is that this video hurts me on a very fundamental level. Assuming it does the same to you, you can curse Angela T. for sending me the tip.
Obviously, this is some sort of segment from some early '80s French TV show about dancing in the lamest way possible while mocking popular American movies (well, then you tell me). There's so much wrong with it I can barely parse it, but what I think disturbs me most is that the C-3POs are played by guys -- their "goldenrods" are far too distinct in their little costumes -- but that the Darth Vaders may be girls? Or if not, guys with child-bearing hips. I don't know what would be more disturbing, frankly. All I know is that this video hurts me on a very fundamental level. Assuming it does the same to you, you can curse Angela T. for sending me the tip.
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ow! my eyes! the jazzy moon walk/running man really gets me. Those gentlemen were *feeling it*
A little Bit of French History :It's from "les Rendez-vous du Dimanche" a popular Sunday afternoon show, in 1977 here, hosted by Michel Drucker, still doing it nowadays (same show, different name).His guest is Claude François, French Mega Star Singer, kinda like Paul Anka meets the Bee Gees, dead in 1978, accidentally ... in his bath. France still makes remixes and movies about him...The show is directed by Remy Grumbach and HE'S RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS !!!It's like an homage to the movie which just got in theaters...It's pretty popular to french nerds... and Yes, These are Darth Vaderettes...
I knew this couldn't be a new scene. Because I heard the new scene in the prequels was going to involve all the clone troopers being replaced by a bunch of washed up comedians dressed up as fat black women.
We can't blame France for the music, I'm afraid: It's from "Star Wars and Other Galactic Funk" By Meco--who also did Disco versions of Wizard of Oz, Close Encounters, and Superman.
No disrespect to Meco intended--just making sure credit/blame (depending on how you rollXD) goes where it's due.
^_^
Personally, I totally dig the flying, dancing Ultra-Man brigade!!
I would love to see a dancing, flashing, disco-ing Vader / Ultra Man throw down... I wanna see it now!!
And since both of those were infinitely better than Episode I we have a winner - YIPEEE!
Future generations will judge us from what we leave behind. So I think for the sake of all we need to destroy all copies of this!
You have to feel bad because this was probably at least one of these dancers break out work. They trained and practiced for years and was excited to get this part. They told their friends to watch. It may even still be in their pro folios. Heck there was a dance coordinator. They probably worked hard at this. Good gracious there was probably a part that they had to edited out because someone said, "we can't do this, that's silly!"
Or if you're like me, and this is the sort of thing you wake up screaming from every night, it just seems very derivative.
We're deeply sorry as a nation for unleashing that on the world. It was before internet and it should have stay forgotten.
The biggest tragedy of this whole thing? They are all masked so nobody can be bought to justice for this... endeavor.
