September 18, 2006
Luke and Han, Sittin' In a Tree
For Christmas, I want to get The Boy Child one of the Lego Star Wars video games, but I've been having trouble deciding which one. I'm leaning towards the classic Luke/Han/Leia trilogy, but since he attaches no sentiment to either set of movies, I know I should get him whichever one would be easiest for him to play.
(Although it is dang funny to hear him wail, "I diiieeeed-ed!")
I was reading through the reviews and leaning towards Lego Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy, when I came across the following:
WARNING Game has homosexual overtones September 16, 2006Reviewer: Zachary Buckholz (Mesa, Arizona United States)
"I loved playing the first Star Wars with my 5 year old. We got the second one, and from the beginning I had a weird feeling about letting him play it. In the game itself (during game play) naked male characters are taking baths together. Also in the instruction booklet they show you being able to dress characters and one of the examples is shown with a womens bra being put onto a male character. While this is a great game for my son and myself to play, if I had known about these gay overtones I would not have let him play it. It's rated E for everyone. Very bad choice Lego."
Now, from other reviews of the game, I have learned that Chewbacca has the capability to rip peoples' arms off. Verrrrrrry slooooowwwwly.
Dismemberment? Good! Personal hygiene? Bad!
And I seem to recall Princess Leia wearing next to nothing at one point. On a leash.
Objectification of women and bondage? Good! Consenting adults enjoying each others' company? Bad!
Men pee together all the time. So what's wrong with bathing together? Maybe the people on that planet just have different customs!
I contend that Mr. Buckholz's "weird feeling" was in his pants because it brought back shameful memories of how a very young Harrison Ford made him feel all funny down there.
And really -- he didn't see anything wrong with Anakin's hair-do in the first game? C'mon. GAAAAAAAAAAAAY!
I am totally buying this game for The Boy Child BECAUSE of this guy's review. I want to see naked Lego men in bras getting it on!
I hope this guy knows better than to buy any of the "Lord of the Rings" games. I don't know if you've heard this, but Sam and Frodo might have been more than just friends...
Comments
I bet those were the Swedish Lego extras used in the Hoth battle scenes. Probably lounging around in a hot spring or something.
Posted by: Marty at September 18, 2006 02:47 PM
Too funny. If that guy saw some of the stuff my kid did with his two G.I. Joes, he'd probably have a stroke.
People like Mr. Buttholz should be forced to spend the rest of their natural life with the entire Lego Star Wars set shoved up their ass.
Posted by: subtropic at September 18, 2006 02:57 PM
Hmmmmmm.... gay legos? I'm intrigued. I'm looking forward to Christmas.
Posted by: Billi at September 18, 2006 05:02 PM
http://celticelff.livejournal.com/483051.html
(Psst! It's talk like a pirate day!)
Posted by: Celtic Elff at September 19, 2006 08:49 AM