Star Wars: 15 Moments That Pissed Off Every Fan

8. Mace Windu's Death (Revenge Of The Sith)

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One of Lucas' biggest mistakes was casting one of the most popular and bada** actors on the planet, Samuel L. Jackson, as a Jedi Master who...basically just sits around and talks a lot.

Still, he gets his big moment when he battles Emperor Palpatine in Revenge of the Sith, preparing to execute him after his villainy is exposed.

However, Anakin makes the save, slicing off Windu's arm and giving Palpatine time to blast him with electricity, hurling him out the window to his brutal demise.

It's just majorly frustrating that Windu's most memorable scene is a rather underwhelming fight sequence dominated by Ian McDiarmid's extremely hammy performance. Surely SLJ deserved better? A lot of fans continue to think so.

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