10 Almost Great Movies Derailed By A Single Embarrassing Moment

9. The Max Rebo Band - Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi

Return Of The Jedi Forget the toy advertisement that is the Ewoks. Forget Boba Fett's naff, unworthy death. Forget the fact that Han is a total drip in this movie. The real horror show inherent to the third Star Wars movie, Return of the Jedi, is the Max Rebo Band, who make the Catina Band from Mos Eisely look like the f*cking Beatles. I'm serious. When George Lucas was given the opportunity to go back and make a few changes to Return of the Jedi, he thought that this necessary? That's to say, the Max Rebo Band are acceptable enough in the original version of the movie because they're in the background, but for the 1997 special edition (read as: not as good edition), Lucas CGI'd lead singer Sy Snootles, who might just be the most horrifically-realised computer-rendered character to have ever existed. She sings terribly, coming right up into the camera with all her nonsense - and for what purpose? With this in place, the rest of the movie just becomes a torturous experience, as you relive Snootles' new debut over and over again in your head.
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