'Star Wars' is 'Coming to America'
This video is a little absurd; most of the re-dubbed dialogue makes little sense; and I can't help but feeling there could be more done with the idea, but isn't it the funniest Star Wars mash-up you've ever seen? A-ha! It's scenes from Star Wars with Darth Vader's lines replaced with those of King Jaffe Joffer from Coming to America. It works because James Earl Jones, who plays Joffer, was also the voice of Vader. But wouldn't it have been more logical to have the whole looking for his son thing to pertain to Luke Skywalker? Well, all mash-ups can't be perfect. Fortunately all the repetition of "A-ha!" and "and ... " makes Star Wars come across as a Monty Python movie, so it is at least hilarious. The only thing better would be if the "Yakkety Sax"-scored clips of Star Wars were combined with this video. That would be even sillier than this other favorite (and official) Star Wars video.
So, I guess there could be more of these mash-ups employing the dialogue of other James Earl Jones roles. Some that I would like to see would feature the lines of The Lion King's King Mufasa, The Sandlot's Mr. Mertle, Field of Dreams' Terrence Mann, Soul Man's Professor Banks and of course Conan the Barbarian's Thulsa Doom. Here's one that would be perfect for Leia's prison scene: "Next time you get arrested, use it to call me. I'll bring you your books. You can study in jail." And this would be appropriate for any old scene dealing with Vader and his minions: "I want them to stop looking to me for answers, begging me to speak again, write again, be a leader. I want them to start thinking for themselves. I want my privacy." OK, I've got the ball rolling; now someone get me those mash-ups. "I'm prepared to compensate you ... Shall we say one ... A-ha!"
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1-25-2008 @ 5:42PM
lt goodluck said...
"Son, I know we never talked about this. I always assumed you had sex with your bathers. I know I do."
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1-25-2008 @ 5:45PM
Akbar Fazil said...
weak.
Weak weak weak.
Much better done as seen in the Vader Sessions. Using random James Earl Jones clips.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6A0rwG39Jzk
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1-25-2008 @ 6:00PM
Christopher Campbell said...
OK, Akbar Fazil. That video is pretty clever, but I didn't laugh as much. I guess I'm just a sucker for the "A-ha!" stuff. Thanks for sharing.
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1-26-2008 @ 2:24PM
Gina said...
Luke or no Luke, that was hilarious. A-ha! :-)
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1-30-2008 @ 12:35AM
Josh L said...
As much as I liked the Vader Sessions, this one made me laugh even more.
"Shall we say one million- ah HA!"
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1-30-2008 @ 11:35AM
bwood said...
There were some great JEJ comments in 'Gardens of Stone' as well .....
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1-30-2008 @ 7:17PM
Akbar Fazil said...
Well, humor is subjective so you may enjoy this one better. However, it does not take away from the fact that this is a stolen idea.
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