Let there be LIGHTSABERS!

If you search around YouTube or Google Video looking for lightsabre (lightsaber, light saber, etc) fights, you'll find plenty. In the digital age, it seems that lightsabre FX are far easier and cheaper to execute than when George Lucas did them in the olden days.

Most of the homemade clips you'll find are less than 10 seconds long, and aren't very interesting. It's usually just two kids in their backyard/basement/bedroom banging two rotoscoped sticks together to the tune of whatever crappy metal or techno song they happen to dig at that moment.

That's what makes The Lightsaber Duel by Reid Nicewonder so great. It's got LOTS of lightsabres going at once and isn't afraid to show them. The movie has a simple but effective storytelling style. Just enough story to establish convincing dramatic conflict. And most importantly, it's got cool music and is edited to it competently! Imagine that (I'm looking at YOU metal head)!

Dude, I soooo want a lightsabre.

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