Everyone’s a critic these days.
A federal judge recently made headlines after he roasted the latest installments of the Star Wars franchise, using two films he described as “mediocre and schlocky” to rule on a case involving ConAgra Foods and Wesson Oil.
Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Judge Kenneth Lee referred to the latest offerings from the franchise, Episode VIII: The Last Jedi and Episode IX: The Rise of Skywalker, to illustrate the concept of making promises that cannot be fulfilled. He also implied that he wasn’t a fan of some of the Star Wars films that creator George Lucas made before selling Lucasfilm to Disney in 2012.
“Simply put, Richardson — the new owner of Wesson Oil — can resume using the ‘100% Natural’ label at any time it wishes, thereby depriving the class of any value theoretically afforded by the injunction,” Lee wrote. “ConAgra thus essentially agreed not to do something over which it lacks the power to do.”
He added, “That is like George Lucas promising no more mediocre and schlocky Star Wars sequels shortly after selling the franchise to Disney. Such a promise would be illusory.”
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But the real lightsaber through the heart was in Lee’s footnote of the sentence.
“As evident by Disney’s production of The Last Jedi and The Rise of Skywalker.”
Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall also got in on the Star Wars smackdown, tweeting: “Extremely proud to be a part of this huge victory for consumers. My only regret is not having been able to save them from the huge disaster of the Disney Star Wars sequel trilogy.”
Extremely proud to be a part of this huge victory for consumers. My only regret is not having been able to save them from the huge disaster of the @Disney Star Wars sequel trilogy. https://t.co/EjjQWTXS4f
— Attorney General Steve Marshall (@AGSteveMarshall) June 2, 2021
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The Last Jedi was released in 2017 and received mostly positive reviews from critics, although it split the loyal fan base with its controversial plot.
However, critics widely panned the 2019 release of The Rise of Skywalker, which is now the worst-reviewed of all live-action Star Wars movies, according to Rotten Tomatoes.
