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Jude Law in “Skeleton Crew” plus other stars from a galaxy far, far away
Tale
Four children make a mysterious discovery on their home planet that leads to them becoming lost in a strange and dangerous galaxy. The holographic circus that entertains Neel’s young siblings is the same one Chewbacca’s family sees in the infamous Star Wars Holiday Special (1978).
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Like most kids of the 80s, I have fond memories of the Goonies, but I’d be lying if I said this was the direction I desperately wanted new Star Wars content to take, after the disappointment of the sequel trilogy and much of the others – all Disney live-action content except Andor, Rogue One and the first two seasons of Mando I’d classify as mediocre to bad – I just crave good, mature, epic Star Wars content. Give me an Andor-like show set in the Old Republic with Jedi, Sith and Nick Gillard as the stunt coordinator for the lightsaber fights.
BUT, in fairness, Skeleton Crew is fine
It’s not offensive or poorly made; not blatantly cheap like The Book of Boba Fett; not aimless like season 3 of Mando; not insightful like the sequels and Kenobi; not tone deaf like the Acolyte? This is basically “Star Wars Goonies,” a neat little story about a group of kids going on an adventure in the Star Wars universe.
The script is decent so far (as of episode 2): effects, costumes and locations look great: the whole thing has a certain charm
I suspect that, much like Andor, this is a passion project for its creators and was viewed as a minor side project by the higher-ups, who therefore didn’t bother getting involved, which is a blessing these days at Lucasfilm. 7.5/10.
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