And about three dozen other cringe-inducing hits
Spoiler alert: Watching this scene set to this music won’t spoil the story of the film, but it may seriously affect how you feel about it.
Twitter-er @rachlikesbands edited a 30-second clip of the throne room throwdown in Star Wars: The Last Jedi to “Toxic,” Britney Spears’ 2004 tribute to loving dangerously.
Some of you may wish to avert your eyes now.
Rey & Kylo Ren fighting the Praetorian Guards to „Toxic“ by Brittany Spears pic.twitter.com/5qY5XNInnq
The party’s just getting started, folks. Here’s the scene set to “Footloose,” by Kenny Loggins.
Rey & Kylo Ren fighting the Praetorian Guards to „Footloose“ pic.twitter.com/MWnIg4kVbk
And “Africa” by Toto — later fronted by Joseph Williams, son of John (as in that John Williams) and composer of “Lapti Nek.”
Rely & Kylo Ren fighting the Praetorian Guards to „Africa“ by Toto pic.twitter.com/bTnC8aiWew
Are you still hanging in there? Let’s see how long you can last against “Mr. Brightside” by The Killers.
Rey & Kylo Ren fighting the Praetorian Guards to „Mr. Brightside“ by The Killers pic.twitter.com/ZHBwRShEF3
And for your mom, “(I’ve Had) The Time of My Life” by Bill Medley and Jennifer Warnes, from Dirty Dancing .
Rey & Kylo Ren fighting the Praetorian Guards to „(I’ve Had) The Time Of My Life“ from Dirty Dancing pic.twitter.com/3MngCorEnW
And finally, the coup de grace:
Rey & Kylo Ren fighting the Praetorian Guards to „All Star“ by Smash Mouth pic.twitter.com/Hnmz1KT3rf
@rachlikesbrands has threatened post more over the next few hours. In all the thread comprises 39 videos (two by a contributor) and racked up thousands of likes and retweets. (The thread even caught a like from The Last Jedi director Rian Johnson.)
That is not bad work. But please, no more…
Update: Oh crap, as this was going to press, here is “Let It Go” from Frozen .
Rey & Kylo Ren fighting the Praetorian Guards to „Let It Go“ from Frozen pic.twitter.com/1E8nCbOIHR
