Dude, have you never seen Clerks II?
Sadly the mask that came with this does not fit my little dude.
This was part of the first Three Investigators book, The Secret of Terror Castle, way back in 1964. The three young detectives are overcome with fright when they investigate a “haunted” house; as Jupiter, the boys’ leader, explains in the wrap-up:
IT BELONGS IN A MUSEUM
Are you telling me there’s a Tom Brady as a Minotaur paining somewhere in his house?
Jesus. Kd Lang. 70s reggae. De la soul and Amy Winehouse queen and built to spill. Even the fucking scorpions made an appearance. DUAN is alright.
I keep reading the company as “Thanos.” Hmm..
Vader’s been great. Lando too.
Exacerbating the problem? A lot of the SW books where Marvel doesn’t have to hit some studio memo’s plot points are much better. Darth Vader in particular. Space opera and noir work together: Who knew?
My kids knew what was up when I got my Visa card:
“I see they’ve gotten to you too”
I’ll bet anyone a can of coke that this is after an Imperial/First Order transport lands, they think they’re screwed and then a bunch of Resistance Soldiers pour out followed by Leia with a “Why am I the one who always has to save your ass?” kinda attitude.
That is all.
I hope they are keeping the seeds to some real dank ganja in there. The end times are really gonna suck without good herb.
My serious and sincere theory about Luke: He’s in hiding. I heard that the logline for the film was actually “30 years after Jedi, Luke Skywalker is missing, and new heroes have to find him.” So they’re looking for Luke.
Phantom Menace was the most successful movie that I, personally, have ever witnessed. I showed it (at increased fees) six times a day for a solid year. I’ve seen it LITERALLY thousands of times. It played in our theater next to The Mummy and The Matrix and even Joe Dirt (I still really like Pitch Black, but that might…
If I were trying to write this puppy, reboot the series and add some spice in this post 9/11 world of ours, here’s what I’d do, and how Luke would fit into it.
Just because you can buy Star Wars tickets tonight, doesn’t mean you need to.