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Post #209817

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THX
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Why the first two are better
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15-May-2006, 6:20 PM
Return of the Jedi was never as good as the first two. It shouldn't be lumped in with the prequels as parts of it are great. But SW and ESB are rock solid from start to finish and that just isn't true of Jedi. I mean Jedi Rocks sucks, but let's face it Lapti Nek wasn't all that hot in the first place. And the Ewoks did vastly change the tone of the series.

With SW there was a single plot thread (Luke/Han/Leia). ESB had two threads (Luke, Han/Leia). I think there was a draft of ROTJ in which Leia led the Endor mission while Han piloted the Falcon in the DS battle and Luke faced Vader/The Emperor. This would have worked better for me as it would have been nice to see the original three heroes each having a separate responsibility and then being reunited at the end. That and having Kashykk instead of Endor. And Luke doing some training.