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(More customer reviews)This is an awesome light saber!I have wanted one of these for almost 10 years.This was a birthday gift for me.My short background is I'm a 44 year old male, an engineer, I work for NASA, and a rock guitar musician, a fitness nut, and of course, a lover of science fiction.I have always enjoyed the whole Star Wars lore, the Force, Jedi Knights, and of course, light sabers!Darth Vader is by far my favorite character.My 5 year old daughter is also a big fan of Star Wars (she tends to like Padme and Leia and Yoda), and she has her own toy version of a light saber.My wife also thinks this is a pretty cool gadget.We have lots of good clean family fun with this light saber (if you call going head to head in a light saber battle clean fun!).I also bought this for very practical reasons, like slicing bagels (actually toasts the cut side of the bagel at the same time!), heating up a cup of coffee (just stick it in), home soldering projects, yard work (trimming hedges), making Smores for the kids (they love it), and cauterizing a deep cut (doctors are using these things in emergency rooms nowadays), and it doubles as a light and heat source if the power goes out.
This FX light saber is extremely well made, and it is certainly not a toy, per se, as this is something you will want to take care of.I like the power-up and clashing sounds and the motion sound, but my favorite is the sucking sound it makes when it powers-down - very, very cool.The hilt is very detailed and funny thing, being an engineer, is that you can tell it was made for motion pictures by piecing together some junk and spare parts - details that you would never see in the movie.It would be cool if it came with an explanation of the various buttons like controlling blade length, power alignment, etc. (only functional button is the power on-off slider).It is fairly durable for light to moderate clashes, but don't strike it too hard as I am quite sure it would break if you beat on it too hard.Consider this a "Jedi in training" light saber, as it is not as powerful as a full-blown light saber, so good thing is it won't cut a limb off if you accidentally hit somebody with it!If you don't know how to operate a light saber safely, you should definitely take the light saber safety training course, as you can seriously injure yourself or others with it.If you drink, put your light saber away, as there are strict laws against drinking and using a light saber.
I have spent many more dollars on art work that just hangs on the wall and nobody notices it.Not the case with this light saber.This is a great and functional art work, a piece of Hollywood history, and a glimpse of the future, all for $100 - a great deal, and based on the used market, seems to hold about 65% of its value over the long haul.I have it on display in my home theater and it is a great conversation piece and has a very high "gee, this is really cool" factor by anyone that picks it up.I took it to work (a bunch of engineers) and everyone loved it!OK, so you can't melt through thick titanium blast doors with it (we tried) or cut through spacecraft hulls (just dulls the blade) with it, nor can you deflect enemy laser blasts with it (this requires mastery of the Force-duh) or cut up enemy battle droids.BUT, you can have a lot of fun with it!In a darkened room, this light saber really stands out and you feel like you are in the movie.
There is also perhaps an educational component to this light saber as well, as my inquisitive daughter wants to know how a light saber works (so we talk about lasers and crystals and power sources, and how this is the ultimate weapon of a Jedi and even good vs. evil).Remember, the unique thing about a light saber is that it requires mastery of the Force to align the crystals internally - that is why each light saber is unique to each Jedi.Or, if you are a weekend Jedi, like me, then you could just spend $100 on Amazon Prime and get one right away, albeit with reduced capability, and without having to master all that Force stuff.Plus, good luck finding a Jedi Master these days if you want to be a Padawan in training before you can build your own.Besides, Jedi training is very competitive these days and also very expensive with financial aid getting harder to qualify for, given the economic situation in our country right now.I hear Yoda makes like a bazillion dollars an hour teaching private Jedi classes!Everybody is in it for the money these days...
It is ever important in life to have fun and to not take yourself too seriously.If you are into Star Wars, then purchasing this light saber fits that advice perfectly.This is frivolous fun, fun, fun at its very best.Buy it, display it, use it, and enjoy it.I'm very happy with mine.Mmmm, now where did I put my Darth Vader helmet (my next purchase for Halloween perhaps?)?Enjoy. :)
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Product Description:
Glowing, bright red blade ignites with realistic power-up, and power-down lights effects, including authentic light saber sound effects digitally recorded from the movie. Features motion sensor controlled sound effects: power-up, power-down, idle, movement, and clash. Durable yet light chrome plated aluminum body looks and feels like a real light saber. New design is closer in look and feel to the size of a real light saber. Sturdy polycarbonate blade is permanently attached to the hilt. Display stand included. Uses 3 AA batteries, not included. Measures approximately 43" long. This is an officially licensed Star Wars collector's item.
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