2. Hayden Christensen (Return of the Jedi)
It might be argued that the most annoying changes in the Star Wars films come as a direct result of trying to fit in with the prequels. The nadir of this kind of tinkering occurred when Lucas inserted Hayden Christensens face over Sebastian Shaws, when Anakin Skywalkers ghostly form appears at the end of Return of the Jedi. Now OK: if I take my fanboy hat off here, and try to get over my childhood memories of Sebastian Shaws paternal smile disappearing from Star Wars, I sort of get where this is going. Shaw aint nowhere near the prequels; it makes sense to have the guy who
is in those films reprise the role. But what on Earth is he
doing? Next to a warm, proud looking Alec Guiness and Yoda Puppet, we are suddenly faced with the terrifying specter of Christensen trying for Im proud of my kids but communicating, Man, I
really want to sleep with your girlfriend. Obi Wan and Yoda look regal; Anakin looks like a shuffling teenager you wouldnt trust with your daughter. Having Hayden Christensen, who looks
way younger than Mark Hamill, also throws the scene out of whack. Whatever else you might say about Sebastian Shaw, he was clearly a paternal figure; it just looks strange to have Christensen acting like Mark Hamill is his son.