Jude Law in the movie “Skeleton Crew” plus even more stars from a galaxy far, far away
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Four children make a mysterious discovery on their home planet that causes them to get lost in a strange and dangerous galaxy. The holographic circus that entertains Neel’s young siblings is the equivalent of Chewbacca’s family hour in the infamous Star Wars holiday special (1978).
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Like most ’80s kids, I have fond memories of The Goonies, but I’d be lying if I said that was the direction I was desperate for new Star Wars content to go. I mean, after the disappointment of the sequel trilogy, the rest – all of Disney’s action content except for Andor, Rogue One and the first two seasons of Mando are between mediocre and bad – I’m just hungry for good mature, epic Star Wars- to content.
HOWEVERto be fair, I will say that Skeleton Crew is okay
Give me an Old Republic Andorian-style show with Jedi, Sith, and Nick Gillard as stunt coordinator for lightsaber battles. It’s not offensive or poorly made; it’s not obviously cheap like a Boba Fett book; it’s not aimless like Mando season 3; doesn’t break the story as much as the sequels and Kenobi; he is not deaf like the Acolyte.
It’s actually Star Wars Goonies, a neat little story about a bunch of kids going on adventures in the Star Wars universe
Hooray? The writing so far (from episode 2 onwards) is decent: the effects, costumes and locations look great: it all has a certain charm.
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I think, like Andor, this is a passion project for its creators, and the upper echelons see it as a side project, which they therefore didn’t bother to get into, which is a blessing for Lucasfilm so far today. 7.5/10..
