
Is that the kid from Temple of Doom?
No, it's that guy from Everything, Everywhere, All At Once
yes, also the husband in Everything Everywhere All At Once.
Edit: beat me to it
No. He is Ouroboros from Loki.
kazar wrote:UpToIsomorphism wrote:Silly question: Could I watch Skeleton Crew with my 8yo? Is it really for kids or is it for "kids" who grew up in the 80-90s?
If you would let your 8yo watch The Goonies then this is probably ok.
Spoiler:I have never seen The Goonies. Or maybe I have, but I have no memories of seeing it nor any concept of the plot.
You have homework this weekend.
Do you mean Jasper Kwong from Head of the Class?
Yeah, and a young Thanos is in it too.
The thing with The Goonies? There is a lot - and I mean a lot of cursing in it.
Funny thing is I remember none of that when I saw it on release back in the 1980s, but then again film censorship in the UK back then probably meant it was all edited out in any case.
I do remember sitting down to watch it with Mini-Sorb on Netflix a couple of years ago and we had to turn it off after 30 minutes. It felt like every other word was four letters long.
There is none of that in Skeleton Crew though. I’d say it would be right in an 8 year old’s wheelhouse, if they are interested in Star Wars.
kazar wrote:UpToIsomorphism wrote:Silly question: Could I watch Skeleton Crew with my 8yo? Is it really for kids or is it for "kids" who grew up in the 80-90s?
If you would let your 8yo watch The Goonies then this is probably ok.
Spoiler:I have never seen The Goonies. Or maybe I have, but I have no memories of seeing it nor any concept of the plot.
I think you could watch it with your 8yo. It's very kid friendly, but has some edge to it with a couple battle scenes and one pirate getting murdered offscreen.
If they've seen the movies, they're fine to watch the show. If they haven't seen the movies yet, there's no point to have them watch the show, regardless of age appropriateness.
If they've seen the movies, they're fine to watch the show. If they haven't seen the movies yet, there's no point to have them watch the show, regardless of age appropriateness.
I think the story is self contained enough you could watch it without any previous SW viewing.
I really enjoyed Skeleton Crew. It got better as it went along. Good (Enough) Goonies & Peter Pan vibes throughout.
Stengah wrote:If they've seen the movies, they're fine to watch the show. If they haven't seen the movies yet, there's no point to have them watch the show, regardless of age appropriateness.
I think the story is self contained enough you could watch it without any previous SW viewing.
You could, but what's the point?
Are the movies critical to understanding the plot and characters of Skeleton Crew?
Only a little bit. Knowing of the republic and its fall helps a bit, and knowing what a Jedi is. But for the most part it is really standalone.
Technically there's a pre-existing character from The Mandalorian in the show (one of the minor pirate characters, Zane was also on the crew of the pirates that attacked Navarro), but he's even more of a minor a character in this than he was in Mando, and his history has no bearing on anything he does in the show (which is not much). Order 66 gets referenced, but not even by name. Neither of those minor references are required to understand what's going on in the show though. There's no mention of Skywalkers or Palpatine, no one goes to Tatooine or any other pre-existing planet. It's even more disconnected from the Big Events of the galaxy than season 1 of The Mandolorian was.
Whatever the actual purpose of "The Great Work" is may eventually connect back to something or someone from the movies somehow, but the only character in the show that actually knew what that purpose was gets killled before revealing what that was. It may not actually be important, or even exist other than to keep the people on the planet from questioning the need for their isolation.
In which case it seems perfectly reasonable that people, especially kids, could go into this as their first Star Wars experience and have a great time based on the strength of the characters and story on offer.
You could, but again, what's the point? A New Hope is the best introduction to Star Wars, and if they're old enough to watch this, they're old enough to watch the original trilogy.
What's the point of anything, really?
What's the point of anything, really?
To win arguments with strangers on the internet, and post cat pictures?
To win arguments with strangers on the internet, and post cat pictures?
FlamingPeasant wrote:Stengah wrote:If they've seen the movies, they're fine to watch the show. If they haven't seen the movies yet, there's no point to have them watch the show, regardless of age appropriateness.
I think the story is self contained enough you could watch it without any previous SW viewing.
You could, but what's the point?
To enjoy the story they tell.
While it can be enjoyed without having any prior SW knowledge, it's more enjoyable with it.
If you don't care about starting points and have no interest in showing anything else from Star Wars to your kids, then you can, but then you're a monster.
While it can be enjoyed without having any prior SW knowledge, it's more enjoyable with it.
If you don't care about starting points and have no interest in showing anything else from Star Wars to your kids, then you can, but then you're a monster.
If your kid wants to watch a brand new show on Disney that looks cool to them, but you say “No, you have to watch this 50 year old movie first!” then you’re a monster.
If they're old enough that the cool new show is age appropriate and you haven't already watched A New Hope with them yet, you're a monster. What kind of geek parent doesn't have a pre-existing plan on how to introduce their kid(s) to Star Wars?
and make sure it’s Despecialized! None of that Disney Plus stuff.
And make them stand in line in the rain for a couple hours before watching it. Give them the authentic experience.
And make them wait 3 years before you show them Empire Strikes Back, and then another 3 before you show them Return of the Jedi.
If you don’t show it to your kids then Kathleen Kennedy is a monster.
Finished Skeleton Crew.
1) I know why I never watched Goonies, I hate Home Alone, and I still have nightmares about Flight of the Navigator. Kids being forced to save the day triggers sone deep childhood trauma in me.
2) Thanks to years of therapy, I did watch this. It is clearly well made. If you like this kids thing, it is a good one of those.
3) I am glad I watched this. Jude Law is great. SM-33 is fun. And I love KB.
4) I will never watch this again.
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