Over the course of almost a full year, Red Letter Media has done a marvelous job of offering up in-depth and entertaining explanations as to why the Star Wars prequels sucked as hard as they did. In December of 2009 there was “Phantom Menace,” In April “Clones,” and now the epic trilogy concludes with “Sith.”

These are hugely popular productions because they’re so true. If only Lucas could take these video criticisms back in time and start all over. Here’s hoping Red Letter takes on “Indiana Jones and the Crystal Skull” next, which was infinitely worse than any of the “Star Wars” prequels.

Enjoy and NSFW…

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I give up. I knew there’d be a tipping point eventually, but I didn’t expect it to involve little red and white plastic pegs and my 4-year-old Godson saying, “B6…Hit!” I surrendered to the idea that there is very little hope for genuine or inspiring creativity coming out of Hollywood while Universal is forging a deal with Hasbro to bring Battleship to the big screen.

Coming Soon to a Theater Near You!

The idea of turning a board game into a movie isn’t earth shattering. Jumanji did it about a fictional game, and there are already deals on the books to bring Ouija Board, Candyland and Monopoly to your local multiplex. But when you mix the “you sunk my carrier” news with the scoop that Disney is making a movie of Tomorrowland as a follow-up to Pirates of the Caribbean, and toss in just a dollop of the ongoing march of mid-80s remakes like the approaching new Videodrome, Red Dawn and Fright Night, we must at least consider prosecuting for fraud anyone in Hollywood who calls themselves “creative.” (more…)