12/13/2010
Geek Chic: Star Wars Force FX Lightsabers
"An elegant weapon for a more civilized age." With those words, first word when I was a future sci-fi nerd in training, the only thing I really wanted out of life was to be a Jedi Knight. Which meant I had to get my grubby little mitts on an actual lightsaber, which as you might expect were a little hard to come by. I had the crappy plastic ones, but they just didn't suffice.
Now I'm older, only a bit more mature, and I really still only want one thing: a lightsaber to call my own. While these aren't going to cut through rocks or your neighbor's annoying dog, they're still pretty darn cool. These Force FX lightsabers have been officially licensed by LucasArts, so you know when George Lucas isn't swimming in his pile of our hard earned cash, he's in his backyard swinging away with these badboys. You can get them in any number of different styles, from Luke Skywalker's Return of the Jedi blade to Mace Windu's grape soda saber. And if you wanna be considered a pariah even amongst geek circles you can get the Anakin Skywalker's blue saber. Just know that everybody's looking at you sideways.
$99.99 is a steal for the opportunity to reclaim just a little bit of your childhood dreams.