Admittedly there can be no denying that the award for ‘Most Annoying Star Wars Character’ goes to Jar Jar Binks — but at least there was only one of him! Return of the Jedi is blighted by literally swarms of Ewoks, little bear-like critters who join Luke and co. in the fight against The Dark Side. If you ask me, the Star Wars saga didn’t jump the shark when The Phantom Menace was released; the exact point can be traced back to the very moment the bloody Ewoks waddled onto the screen. Jar Jar Binks is often thought of as the misstep that cost Lucas legions of fans (not to mention his dignity) but, from my point of view, Star Wars was never the same after the Ewoks. Shame on you George Lucas: you may have sold a boatload of fluffy merchandise on the back of them, but the Ewoks exposed you as the sell out you are.