Awesome Star Wars

Master Ken takes on the much-derided new “crossguard lightsaber” seen in the Star Wars: The Force Awakens trailer, as he explains the upsides to having such a weapon instead of the usual elegant weapon for a more civilized age.

(NSFW: Language) Plinkett – the creepy film critic behind the hilarious and on point Star Wars prequels reviews – weighs in on the teaser for Star Wars: The Force Awakens, reminding us of its ultimate purpose: marketing.

YouTuber timtimfed imagines what Star Wars: The Force Awakens would be like if George Lucas was still at the helm, especially in light of the awful second trilogy. Prepare for visual effects overload (and trade negotiations.)

Snooperking made this shot-for-shot LEGO remake of the Star Wars: The Force Awakens teaser. It could use a bit of polish here and there – note the strings on the TIE fighters – but damn that was quick. Oh, and not to be outdone…

Enjoyed the Star Wars: The Force Awakens teaser? Tom Barker thought it didn’t have enough of J.J. Abrams’ trademark lens flare, so he enhanced the footage for us. We can already imagine the lights floating off the screen in 3D.

Geek out for the next 88 seconds with the first teaser trailer for J.J. Abrams’ Star Wars sequel. There’s new stuff like a rolling droid, a lightsaber with a light-up crossguard, and familiar sights like X-Wings and the Millennium Falcon.

Batman goes to the Death Star to rescue Superman. But before he can do that he has to go through Darth Vader in this snazzy short from Super Power Beat Down. Why don’t the Sith just Force Choke their way through every battle?

The multitalented Neil Cicierega returns to educate us on another science fiction franchise, this time teaching us all about the otherworldy characters in Star Wars, including such beasts as the bonbons, the k-feds and the urkeldans.

Fans of Star Wars will immediately recognize this knife stand as the Rebel’s starfighter of choice, the X-Wing fighter. The set comes with five stainless steel knives, perfect for dicing, slicing, and carving up Death Star watermelons.

Like Star Wars Uncut, hundreds of fans created their own scenes from The Empire Strikes Back for them to be edited into a complete scene-for-scene remake of the original. A hilarious and charming mix of animation and live-action schtick.

Princess Leia, your face is a mess. Leka’s awesome t-shirt mashes up Star Wars with Star Man, combining the iconic album art of David Bowie’s classic Aladdin Sane with the Rebel Alliance. Also available on prints, pillows, mugs, etc…

The only thing stopping us from buying one of these 70-inch-long inflatable landspeeders for floating around the pool is its rather exorbitant asking price. Also, the fact that it’s probably going to snow any day now in Chicago.

To teach the concept of self-control, Sesame Street made this pastry-themed parody of Star Wars. Can Flan Solo (Cookie Monster) resist the urge to devour his sidekick Chewy (a cookie)? Inside jokes and puns abound.

The Auralnauts usually redubs the dialog from classic movies with hilarious results – in this case, they pulled a musicless music video with the ending of Star Wars: A New Hope. More fun here, here and here.

Sadly, Tony Swatton and his crew have parted ways with Man at Arms. But the show is in the capable hands of Baltimore Knife and Sword Co., who mashup pop culture weapons for the show, such as this katana with a lightsaber handle.

A champion kickboxer looks to defend his belt against the Galactic Empire’s trusty starfighter in Robot Chicken’s “rock solid homonym joke.” We bet the badass Thai biker has more of a fighting chance.

If ThinkGeek’s officially licensed Death Star rug seemed puny to you, check out Totem’s 6′ x 6′ version. Limited to 5 units, the rug was handmade in Nepal out of wool and bamboo. It’s going to vaporize your money though.

To promote its upcoming line of Star Wars-themed cars, Hot Wheels made a life-size version of the Darth Vader car. It has a 526hp LS3 engine and makes Vader’s heavy breathing sound. Check it out at the San Diego Comic-Con.

Disney’s upcoming Star Wars animated series follows the adventures of the crew of the starship Ghost as they journey through a galaxy far, far away and take on evil Imperial forces. Headed to Disney XD this October.

After reading about Star Wars: Force for Change, Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert find themselves arguing which of them is the bigger Star Wars fan. Watch them engage in a tug of umbrage, suppress their giggles and ruin Princess Leia.

That’s no moon. It’s not a space station either. Unlike its predecessors, this Death Star is fully operational… as a rug. This officially-licensed rug is made of polyester pile and has a 52″ diameter. Much fancier, unofficial version here.

Star Wars fanatic Frank Wunderlich can’t wait until Star Wars: Episode VII drops, so he made up his own “leaked” footage – though his movie takes place at Germany’s Frankfurt Airport, rather than a galaxy far, far away.

A Jedi, a princess, a scoundrel, two droids and a fuzzball. What a bunch of a-holes. YouTuber The Unusual Suspect presents Star Wars in the style of the trailers for Guardians of the Galaxy.