Celebration Europe - Episode IV

Celebration Europe 2 blog report- 28th July 2013
 

Well here we are, the final day of an absolutely awesome weekend. I have to say the atmosphere has been incredible. Thousands of people from around the world gathered in one place to share their passion for Star Wars






Once again there were shows on, chats with stars of the films, and events for people to get involved in. Along with artists selling prints and hand drawn items there was a row of tattoo artists plying their trade and allowing people to show their love of Star Wars in a rather permanent way

Today was more packed than usual as everyone took advantage of the last day of the con. There were families with children, and even an expectant mother dressed as Padme Amidala from Episode II. Sadly she informed me she wasn't having twins.



In the Grugahalle Warwick Davies was entertaining the Fett-tastic Four. Daniel Logan, Jeremy Bulloch (who turned up dressed in his 501st Boba Fett costume),Dickey Beer and John Morten talkied about what it was like to play the baddest Bounty Hunter in the galaxy



Whilst all this was going on there were other activities going on including being shown how to build your own droid, hosted by the R2D2 Builders Club and a trivia competition where the public were able to compete for the right to be called Worlds Most Knowledgeable Fan.





Throughout the weekend there had been various activities, far too many to go to all at once. Everything from collectors seminars to costuming to Star Wars around the world, there was something for everyone.





So then we came to the last show of the day, and they'd saved the best for last. Everyone met inside the Grugahalle to see Mark Hamill, Luke Skywalker himself, take the stage. Mark talked about his role in Star Wars, looking forward to what the future will bring, and regaled the audience with anecdotes including the fact he recorded a voiceover for an unaired episode of the Clone Wars and also revealed he thought that Luke was only going to hit the Wampa a glancing blow in ESB but only found out in Post Production that they had decided to cut its whole arm off. Poor Wampa!



And then that was it. We had the closing ceremony where we all got to look back at an amazing Celebration Europe and where it was announced that that Celebration VII would be coming to Anaheim, California!!

That's right folks, put the date in your diary. 16th to 19th April 2015, with tickets going on sale 8th August this year





And that was it. I said goodbye to a lot of people who I met and headed back to my hotel room tired but happy. This was my first Celebration and I expected it to be my last but after experiencing such an indescribable atmosphere I'll definitely be going to Anaheim in 2015. I hope I'll see you there

May the Force be with you all
Wow! What an ending. I'm sad that it's over. I think I could happily live vicariously through Caelien forever. These last few days have been fun for me, getting updates and pictures while everything is going on. It was almost as if I were there instead of at work photocopying (a girl can dream...) Maybe if I dream big and manage to save some money I can meet up with him a Celebration VII in a few years. If not, hopefully he will grace this blog once again for another great, first hand look at the World Of Star Wars cons.

Thank you so much Caelien! You rock my R2-D2 socks off!

Moves Like Jabba

Who doesn't love a good parody?

How about 2 parodies?

How about 2 parodies of the same thing?

It's not a far reach from Maroon 5's "Moves Like Jagger" to Moves Like Jabba, so I can see why more than one parody came out of it, despite the fact that Mick Jagger and a hermaphroditic slug have very little in common other than in name.

First off, the crazy minds over at MADtv came up with this little gem.

 

It's a cute little cartoon with lots of fun little cameos. The song itself isn't great, but the animation makes up for it.

This one, on the other hand, is the opposite. The song is much better but the production value is much lower, which is ok, because it's still really fun.

 

This is from the same guy who brought us Tonight I'm Frakkin You.

here are the lyrics, if you're interested.

[Han Solo]
Oh! He's Jabba the Hut
He's a gangster
90% percent butt
High Blood Pressure
On this pleasure barge, he always lives large
with pig bodyguards

He never wears clothes
Cuz he's baller
He puts on these shows
Girl's wear collars
She danced for a bit
Got dropped in the pit
Now she's rancor sh**
cause he rolls like this

Lick you with his tongue
On the trap door
Don't get it on your face
He has cold sores

Move like Jabba
I'm eating food like Jabba
Wish I could mooooooove... like Jabba

No Jedi mind tricks can control him
The force bounces off his double chin

With them moves like Jabba
He's got big boobs like Jabba
I gotta moooooooove... like Jabba

[Slave Lea]
My little bro, is a jedi knight
and you got my man stuck in carbonite
So fat and greedy
Prolly got diabetes
Like Willfred Brimly

So eat them frogs
Cuz this won't end nice
Grab this chain, ooh Jabba, take your life

You put me in this slave outfit
My little bro will see this
Can't believe we kissed
Ohhhhhh oh oh!
I think he liked it

[Han Solo]
His big slimy tongue
will seduce you
laugh like Salacious Crumb
when he shows you

All these moves like Jabba
I'm getting nude like Jabba
I gotta mooooooove... like Jabba

Goes to Space Buffets and eats it all
That's why he's got really high Cholesterol

With the moves like Jabba
We've got the moves like Jabba
I've got the moooooooves... like Jabba

Oh and incase you have no idea what any of this is parodying, here is the original video by Maroon 5

Thanks to Geeks With Curves for showing us the right way to move.

Star Wars Minimalist Posters

I'm not usually one for the whole minimalist movement. Often I find it just looks lazy.  Now don't get me wrong, I have nothing against the movement, it's just not to my usual taste.

These posters by Rafal Rola, however, have me rethinking that.

Check these bad boys out in all their minimalist glory!

Unlike some minimalist art, you can pick out who each represents right away.

My favorites are Boba Fett, Darth Maul and R2-D2

What about you?

Wastin’ Away Again on Tatooine

From the makers of Midichlorian Rhapsody comes another well thought out and well put together song. It's not quite as funny as the other one, but well, I still liked it.

I enjoyed that they decided to blame Luke for the entire thing. I mean when you stop to think about it, Luke's plan to get Han back was pretty crazy.

This was #3 on Topless Robot's list of why Luke is a complete idiot

His Insanely Stupid Plan To Rescue Han Solo from Jabba The Hutt

Let us imagine that Luke Skywalker is trying to tell you his plan to rescue Han Solo from Jabba the Hutt.
Luke: "Okay so, first we get Lando Calrissian posing as a guard inside Jabba's Palace."
You: "How do we do that?"
Luke: "We just get him a costume and he--just walks in."
You: "Um, okay, say it's that easy. So then Lando gets Han out of the carbonite and we pick them up and get away?"
Luke: "No. What happens next is that I put my lightsaber in a hidden compartment in R2-D2 and send R2-D2 and C3PO to Jabba the Hutt as gifts."
You: "Wait, why-"

Luke: "Just listen. Next we have Leia pose as a bounty hunter arriving at Jabba's palace with Chewbacca captured. She's going to hand over Chewbacca to Jabba."
You: "Wait, why? Wouldn't that mean we would now have to rescue Han Solo, Chewbacca, R2-D2 and C3PO? That just makes it more difficult, right?"
Luke: "Just go with me here. Next, Leia is going to sneak around at night and get Han Solo out of the carbonite, but get captured."
You: "What? Why would we get everyone captured like that?"

Luke: "Now I'll show up, use my Force powers to get in to Jabba's fortress, get past the guards to an audience before Jabba and then use my Jedi mind trick to get Jabba to release everyone. If that doesn't work, then I'll get captured."

You: "Okay, if you can just use your Force powers to get in to the palace and all the way to Jabba, then let's just have you go in right now and get Han out."
Luke: "No, that's stupid. I'm going to get myself captured. Because then you see, we'll be taken to the sarlacc pit and then, when we're on the skiff, I'll get sent out first and then R2-D2 will manage to get to the top of Jabba's sail barge and shoot out my lightsaber, and then with Lando's help, we'll just--rescue everyone and then everything will be fine!"

You: "That is the stupidest plan I've ever heard of."
Luke: "I've thought of everything."
You: "Clearly you didn't."

Now I don't actually think that Luke is an idiot, I do however think that it made for a much more fun scene in ROTJ. (Actually I think it's my favorite part of the entire movie)

But back to the video. I love that they managed to get everyone into it, including the band

I have a soft spot for Max Rebo, the piano playing, blue elephant-looking guy. According to Wookieepedia, he eventually left the music industry, and opened his own chain of restaurants: Max's Flanth House. He became quite rich, and finally settled on Coruscant. Go figure.

I could've done without Sy Snootles, or at least the extended CGI version of her. But hey, at least there's dancing girls, right?

Sorry, I ran out of Ralph McQuarrie art, so here's an actual picture.

I also love the part about Leia. The line about pissing off a woman in a thong made me laugh out loud, even though we all know that there's no underwear in space!

That's right boys, she's got nothing on underneath that skirt ;)