Originally posted by: Neil S. Bulk
The Emperor is a cackling buffoon. The galaxies biggest threat is....a Saturday morning cartoon character. Darth Vader is a subordinate to this clown? Somehow that doesn't add up based on the earlier two movies.
The Emperor is a cackling buffoon. The galaxies biggest threat is....a Saturday morning cartoon character. Darth Vader is a subordinate to this clown? Somehow that doesn't add up based on the earlier two movies.
This is the only point I will concede to you from your post. The emperor was a bit silly. He looked really cool and twisted, but the acting job sucked. I liked the creepier emperor we saw in that brief snippet from ESB. Still, the performance works as an antagonist for the film and displays the "overconfidence" factor well.
Your other points can be valid from a certain point of view, but don't be so nonsensical as to think that Star Wars or ESB don't have any silly moments of their own. A critical, logical mind can rip those movies to shreds. That's not what's important about them.