Here’s a pretty quick one about “The Spirit of Obi-Wan,” a mail-away exclusive from Hasbro and Frito Lay to tie in with the special edition theatrical release of the Star Wars trilogy in the late 90s. I mentioned the figure in that UGO feature a month or so ago, and realized that it meant enough to me for a full tribute. Or in this case, a small one.
By the way, we caught “Dawn of the Dead” last night. No complaints here whatsoever. The main gripes I’m reading deal with the lack of “social commentary” seen in the original, as if that’s the real reason people have championed the first flick for all these years. Yeah, it’s nice that the movie was clever and all, but come on. It was all about the characters, and while prototypical at times, the new flick delivers with a cast you’ll actually feel something for. The zombies are cool, but the film is more about “waiting to die” and scrambling for hope in a hopeless situation rather than an all-out zombie action fest. And yet, when it’s time for the monsters to shine, we aren’t let down. The film has the requisite gross-out shots and loads of gore, and I’m impressed that they pulled the trigger on some extremely un-PC bits here and there. I’d expand on what I mean, but you know…spoilers and all that. I’ve been waiting to see a horror movie that’s satisfied enough in being just that without trying to be “something better than a horror movie,” a poorly structured way of saying it I know, but that’s what I wanted and that’s what I got. Recommended, and don’t wait for the DVD — it’s definitely the kind of movie that’s worth seeing in a crowd.
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Oh yes. Most theaters didn’t "promote the promotion," while others simply never told people which showing had the free figures. By the time you add all the kids who simply opened up their Lukes, these were pretty rare beasts.