Somehow Lucas milked every second of performance out of the likes of Porkins and Biggs in ANH back in 1977, to the point where you're actually torn up about their violent deaths even though you've only known them for a couple of hectic minutes.

I'm watching "Revenge of the Sith" tonight on PPV for the second time (I also watched it on opening night). Lucas had three films to nurture our respect and admiration for the Jedi. And yet as they're being offed by Anakin et. al., I can't manage anything more than an emotional shrug. After three films I honestly still don't care about these characters.