Saturday, August 22, 2009

100 Greatest Movie Characters: 49

"He's no good to me dead"

49. Boba Fett
The Empire Strikes Back


Part 5 in a series of Star Wars characters

Let's take a step back first. Before Boba got a back story as bitchy little kid who lost his dad to Sam Jackson. Before he sounded like Peter Jackson. Even before he got eaten by a Sarlacc, the galaxy's only species of giant sentient genitalia. Boba Fett was the shit.

He had a kick-ass helmet, kick-ass giant gun, kick-ass spaceship. He outwitted Han Solo. He had a fucking jetpack. He didn't even take any shit from maybe the most dangerous man in the galaxy, Darth Vader.

There's not much to say about Boba Fett being awesome. For one and 1/3 films, Boba Fett was a fucking hardcore badass. He was the coolest person in the galaxy whose name wasn't Solo. And he had to go out like a punk. Damn, yo. Damn.

Defining moment: Tracking down Han Solo to Bespin. By hiding in garbage. You sneaky Mandalorian bastard.

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