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Jack Black wannabe does stupid Star Wars Kinect trailer

Jim Sterling, Reviews Editor
3:15 PM on 01.26.2012


Watch the above video to see a man who thinks he's Jack Black doing "funny" things in the name of Star Wars Kinect. I think this guy is supposed to be famous or something. I don't know who he is. I don't actually care, either. 

Star Wars Kinect looked like utter trash when it was shown at E3, but if you want an on-rails arm-flailing game to go with your other on-rails arm-flailing games, then this is the title for you!

Anyway, go watch the video and remember that Microsoft thinks you enjoy that type of thing.





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The game is gonna be shit, but I think everyone knew that already
That was possibly the worst commercial they could have done. I am sure the guy has more talent than that, but I guess he had to live up to the standard of the game, which by all accounts is basically boring and shit.
Just give me the damn R2-D2 console!!! I need it!!!
they didn't show any gameplay.

For those of you new to gaming that means the game will be shit.
Andy Dwyer.
I think, at this point, Chris Pratt might be just about as famous as Jack Black.
Jim, it's star wars. YOU SWING A LIGHTSABER WITH YOUR HANDS!!!

If this were some game where you were swinging a katana it would probably be Meh at best. I mean look at SWTOR, its a run of the mill MMO wrapped up in a starwars package where you swing lightsabers, thus it becomes amazing.
Yeah he is pretty funny in Parks and Rec but it looks like even he knows this game is going to be shit. It's like he is mocking it instead of promoting it. Which, if that were the case, would be pretty funny.
@maycausecancer

you couldn't be any more wrong. Pretty much all Kinect games eschew gameplay footage for footage of people playing the game in their living rooms, and look how well all of those games turned...

never mind.
Where the fuck is jar jar!?! We NEED him!
They are really doing a number on those original episodes. That looks nothing like how I remember it.
I didn't think it could be Chris Pratt since Jim called him a wannabe. Seriously, Parks and Rec is worth watching so this mistake isn't made again.

Commercial wasn't so bad but the game hasn't impressed me much as all.
Chris Pratt is a million times more likeable than Jack Black.



Commercial is bad, but that guy is nothing like Jack Black. One episode of Parks and Recreation is funnier than anything Jack Black has been in.
Jack Black wanna be?? This guy was nothing like Jack Black.
I'll admit I chuckled when he said "A swing and a miss." But then I had to take a cold shower afterwards.
Jim - I think you need to watch less Storage Wars and more Parks and Rec...
wanderingpixel-

I didn't chuckle--I just got angry at myself for watching the whole thing. But the E3 footage of the game is pretty damn funny though.
Almost as bad as the "Back to the Future" MS conference or that Bill Gates Doom thing...
Obi-wan has really let himself go.
Wow. Just wow. Way to take one of the most powerful scenes in movie history and turn it into a joke. I condemn this game and the commercial to the Sarlacc.
Seems to be a similar theme forming here in the comments Jim...

Your swelling ego never ceases to amaze me and your take on this trailer is proof of that. This "guy", Chris Pratt, plays a hilarious character on Parks and Rec, which recently gained an Emmy nod, and also recently appeared in the successful film Moneyball. I'm not saying this is warrant for a "you should know him!!!", but it makes you look like a pompous ass when you discredit someone who's career is on the rise and chalk him up to "Jack Black wannabe". Sure the game might blow, but give the dude some credit.
Seems to be a similar theme forming here in the comments Jim...

Your swelling ego never ceases to amaze me and your take on this trailer is proof of that. This "guy", Chris Pratt, plays a hilarious character on Parks and Rec, which recently gained an Emmy nod, and also recently appeared in the successful film Moneyball. I'm not saying this is warrant for a "you should know him!!!", but it makes you look like a pompous ass when you discredit someone who's career is on the rise and chalk him up to "Jack Black wannabe". Sure the game might blow, but give the dude some credit.
Man, kinda annoyed by all the praise for Parks and Rec.

Could you guys watch a funnier show? Like, ya know, Community?
If they asked Jim to do it, he would have done it and every body would have been all like "Jim is so funny."
isn't that the guy from Parks & Rec?
Considering I always thought Star Wars as stupid as an adult(loved it as a kid), this seemed reasonable seeing someone take it up on it's stupidity and troll Darth Vader. I smiled.
@Kyogissun: Most folks that watch Parks and Rec also love and praise Community, so there.
Unless you're being sarcastic and think Big Bang Theory is hilarious, in which case go fuck yourself.
Dude, that's Andy Fucking Dwyer. Eff Jack Black.
that Yaris commercial was hysterical!!!
Yeah, besides Parks & Rec, Chris Pratt also had a pretty sizeable role in the recently Oscar-nominated Moneyball, which is definitely worth a watch if you've yet to see it.
fail article is fail
Epic meh factor. Give me a good motion Star Wars game on Move and I might buy it and the camera+controller. I'm okay with the waving my hands around if it's a property I care about. I just need something tactile, and I don't want some terrible on rails nonsense. I want what that old original trilogy arcade game from the '90s was trying to be, but desperately couldn't because of the limitations on the technology.

Brownie points for anyone who actually remembers what game I'm talking about.
Gee Jim you really must not be up on your current American TV stars. He is Chris Pratt who Play as Andy on Parks and Recreation.
whoops I meant "who plays"
Parks and Rec is better than Community, both of which pale in comparison to British TV comedies like The Office and Teachers, so I give Jim the benefit of the doubt because he's got a funny accent. But Jack Black is pretty abysmal more than he is genius.
I was almost expecting him to burst into song after that one delivery. I can see where you would get that Jack Black vibe from.
It was okay till the "can I get a hand?" That's when it lost everything.
Honestly judging from that commercial I highly doubt it is being marketed towards the hardcore gamer market. So no, I doubt Microsoft thinks that we like this. Also, Pratt is pretty famous. He's been in a couple movies (e.g. Wanted) and is in a pretty darn good tv program, parks and rec., and at this point is probably, in the mind of the consumer, more
accessible than Jack Black.
More Stiffler than Jack Black.
I see... so his power beyond imagination comes from the loss of his pants.
Holy hell, it's Bert Macklin: FBI. I might not of "loved" this commercial but I didn't hate it either. Though I may have a soft spot for Andy Dwyer because Parks & Rec is probably one of my top 5 shows. (I don't mind community but I couldn't really get into it)

On another note Ron Swanson wants ALL your bacon and eggs.
Not a surprise Jim doesn't know who this is. He probably doesn't get away from the fridge often enough to watch any tv.
Glad to see the Destructoid community has a pretty good taste in TV.
Where can I post a negative comment that M$ will see?
Community > Parks and rec

Both are awesome though
Parks and Rec is NOT a funny show. I don't know what everyone here sees in that show.




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