Originally posted by
arth_Evil
I wish people would stop bashing Return of the Jedi. What was wrong with it? The Ewoks weren't that annoying, in fact, they had a big and important role in the film, and I didn't find them nearly as annoying as the jawas in Star Wars. I think it was a very good endnig to the saga, except that Boba Fett didn't exactly get the kind of send off that was proper.
arth_EvilI wish people would stop bashing Return of the Jedi. What was wrong with it? The Ewoks weren't that annoying, in fact, they had a big and important role in the film, and I didn't find them nearly as annoying as the jawas in Star Wars. I think it was a very good endnig to the saga, except that Boba Fett didn't exactly get the kind of send off that was proper.
The reason fans like myself bash ROTJ, is because it is not of the quality of SW & ESB. When you look at ROTJ as just a sequel compared to many other sequels, it is a really good film. But when you compare it to SW & ESB, you are following true greatness, and that is why fans are so tough on it.
The same goes for the PT, if they were just a set of films put out in the last 7 years, they would be OK, or entertaining when it comes on HBO, but nothing special. But compare it to the OT, and the films pale in comparision. But that is what happens when you marry the 6 movies together, and have one story, you look at them all together as one entity.
And for whoever said ROTS is better than ROTJ, I disagree, it is on par with ROTJ, they have really great moments and really bad moments. The problem with ROTS is, I call it Episode III: The Movie Montage. The last hour is a just a collection of undeveloped scenes that we all waited 20 years for, showed by Lucas set to music, and that is it. ROTS is average at best as a movie, but the plot points are what make it interesting and that is why many fans think it is so good. To me it is like a Greatest Hits CD that I have of several of my favorite bands, so I don't have take all their individual CD's in my truck with me. Maybe I should call it, Episode III: The PT's Greatest Hits.
I mean in all honesty, what do you see in the last hour that any of us diehard SW fans couldn't have done on screen. Lets see: Show Bail Organa delivering Leia to Alderran for 10 seconds, check. Have Yoda say Leia goes to Alderran, and Luke goes to Tatooine. Show Vader being built for 15 seconds, and then he rises from the table, check. Have a lightsaber duel over a volcano that goes on too long, and has zero drama in it, and just let them flail at each other. The only reason anyone of us like ROTS, is it is a collection of cool images we were hoping to see since 1983, but overall it is not a great movie.