Top 10 All-Time Lightsaber Battles
By Scott Huver, Special to Hollywood.com
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Wednesday, August 20, 2008
No matter which Star Wars trilogy they grew up on, generations of children around the world have one thing in common: At some point they’ve swung a makeshift lightsaber against a playground opponent and reenacted the riveting duels they saw on the big screen. In the past 30 years “Jedis and Sith” have eclipsed “Cowboys and Indians” as the preferred form of play-combat.
The new CGI-animated film Star Wars: The Clone Wars unleashes even more memorable ‘saber showdowns--Obi-Kenobi takes on assassin and Sith aspirant Asajj Ventress, while Anakin Skywalker confronts an old foe--which gives Hollywood.com the perfect excuse to revisit and rank the top 10 lightsaber battles of all time.
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10. Obi-Wan Kenobi vs, General Greivous – Revenge of the Sith
As the Jedi’s premiere swordsman, Obi-Wan faces down the droid-organic hybrid Greivous with confidence and aplomb, even though the General fearsomely brandishes four lightsabers taken from Jedi he’s killed. Grevious’ showy mechanical precision is not equal to Obi-Wan’s uncanny ability, but his cyborg strength gives him an edge, forcing the Jedi to resort to an “uncivilized” solution--frying Grevious’ organic innards from a distance with a blaster.