11/15
Jude Law in "Skeleton Crew" plus more stars from a galaxy far, far away
Narrative
Four kids make a mysterious discovery on their home planet that leads them to get lost in a strange and dangerous galaxy.. The holographic circus that is entertaining Neel's young siblings is the same one Chewbacca's family watch in the infamous The Star Wars Holiday Special (1978)..
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Ok so as exciting as it gets these days to have new Star Wars content I'll always be compelled to give it a chance and after the first episode if Skeleton Crew here's what I found good … and What I found BAD.The good:A look to the ceiling of a spaceship in the opening scene just like the Rebel Trooper in A New HopeThe view of from above of the suburbs taking me right back to Spielberg's early 80s family moviesRaleigh Burner style padding on the Kids SpeederOne of the kids role playing Charlie Sheen in the police station scene from Ferris Buellers Day OffThe General boring normal mess of everyday life in the galaxyThe BadThe rest of it, not an original idea or brief thought that wasn't done better in a movie like Explorers, E.
And isn't that the point really?
T, Flight of the Navigator even, it's a poorly acted strangers things clone, it looks a bit cheap, Star Wars is mostly crowbarred in to a kids adventure movie from the 80's. Also again with Disney Star Wars, it's moving further and further from its real audience but…..If I was a 10 year old again, all of these gripes would be irrelevant and I'd think it's the best thing I'd seen in ages.
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