oscar-35
*Spoiler/plot- Thumb Wars: The Phantom Cuticle, 1999. A young thumb goes out into the universe to find his honor and do good for the cosmos.*Special Stars- Steve Oedekerk.*Theme- Fun can be in seeing the world in a different view.*Trivia/location/goofs- There are many Steve Oedekerk 'Thumb' spoofs based on Frankenstein, Titanic, Godfather and several others.*Emotion- I thoroughly enjoyed this and the rest of the Steve Oedekerk 'thumb' films. I find his humor equal or better than other send-up project like MST3000 or Elvira's Midnight Macabre. On the strength of this film, it took me to find and see the rest of the 'thumb' films. I showed this film to children and they enjoyed and got the humor. This film is clever, funny, and unique which are all excellent traditions that more serious films should have, but a lacking in. See it for yourself.*Based On- G. Lucas' Star Wars
shawshank86
this is the first of the thumb movies i saw, and i must admit, i was quite skeptical when was first told about it. i only gave it a chance because i love the mel brooks' classic "spaceballs". this plays off weak points in the star wars trilogy, and also manages to lend some amount of creativity, for example, when loke groundrunner is being trained in the power of the thumb, the ball shooting lasers is being used as a torture device while the ship's crew laughs at him. the classic line from this movie, i think, is when loke tries to use the power of the thumb to guide the shot that will blow up the big weapon thing, and the late mentor oobi-doob scooby-dooby bonubi says to him "use the instrument panel, that's what it's there for".
could_chat_4eva
I watched this before I was such a big Star Wars fan, but I still found it hilarious! I'm sure I'll find it funnier when I watch it again, but I thoroughly enjoyed it the first time and would recommend it to anyone and everyone! The extremely funny names for all of the characters are excellent, and the characters look fantastic (if not a little weird). The voices only add to the humour, and the thumb/finger-related phrases are very funny. A true piece of comedy, even if it is rather short, and it's worth every penny! Thumbtanic is also a treat, although it doesn't stick in my mind quite as well as this masterpiece. It suited my sense of humour perfectly, and will be enjoyable for people of all ages, even if they have never been really "into" the Star Wars films. Star Wars fanatics will find it hilarious, and I strongly recommend it. Absolutely brilliant!
Jack the Ripper1888
From KUNG POW!: ENTER THE FIST director, Steve Oedekerk, comes yet another spoof of the Star Wars movies. Only with thumbs as the actors. There is not much to be said about this short film except that this is one of Oedekerk's 'Thumb' movies to be forgotten. It is not as funny as his later works, but it is still good for a laugh. It is a definite must-see if you are a fan of the Star Wars movies. I am not, but I still found it amusing.THUMB WARS: 3/5.
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