22/11
AniMat in a crazy cartoon starring Silly Old Deadly Bear (2022)
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Four children on their home planet make a mysterious discovery that leaves them lost in a strange and dangerous galaxy. Jude Law stars as the "Skeleton Crew" and more stars from a galaxy far, far away. Like most kids from the 1980s, I have fond memories of The Goonies, but I’d be lying if I said it was a direction that new Star Wars content was headed in.
to be honest, Skeleton Crew is okay
After the disappointments of the sequel trilogy and so many others, I think—with the exception of Andor, Rogue One, and the first two seasons of Mando, I rate all of Disney’s live-action content as mediocre to bad—I’m just hungry for good, mature, epic Star Wars content. Give me an Andor-like show set in the Old Republic with Jedi, Sith, and Nick Gillard as a stunt coordinator in lightsaber battles. BUT…
It’s basically Star Wars Goonies, a neat little story about a bunch of kids adventuring in the Star Wars universe
It’s not offensive or poorly made; it’s not blatantly cheap like a Boba Fett book; it’s not pointless like Mando Season 3; it’s not lore-busting like the sequels and Kenobi; it’s tone-deaf like Acolyte. Hooray? The writing so far (from episode 2 onwards) is decent: the effects, costumes, and locations look great; there’s a certain charm to everything.
So far so good
I think, like Andor, it was a passion project for its creators, and the upper echelons saw it as a bit of a side project, so they didn’t bother to get involved, which is a blessing for Lucasfilm these days. 7.5/10.. Update your watchlist with the latest streaming movies and TV shows coming to Disney+, old favorites and great new releases.