4. Backyard Star Wars
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=593OE8frgJc Star Wars: The Force Awakens has an estimated budget of $200 million. That pays not only for the all-star cast to be reunited, but also for all the sets, J.J. Abrams as director, costumes, miniatures, all the special effects. Now imagine they tried to make it without any of that money and, consequently, none of the things that money pays for. Now you're on your way to getting where the backyard parody trailer is coming from, with the sort of DIY attitude seen in
the sweded movies of Be Kind Rewind. All the shots and everything are there, they're just a little more underwhelming. Instead of John Boyega leaping into frame, looking sweaty and terrified, then stumbling off into the Tatooine desert wearing his Stormtrooper uniform you get just a guy. Looking mildly perturbed. With a city behind him. The rolling droid is recreated with a football being pushed down a front drive. The Stormtroopers are dorks in head gear wielding Nerf guns leaving a garage. Oscar Isaac's X-Wing looks significantly less impressive. And as for the bit with the lightsaber... Nah, don't want to spoil it. Good use of Oreos all around, though.