Ok, maybe part of my reaction to the TIE fighter squadron shot was a dark X-Vid, so I'll take another look. I do remember it pulled me out of the moment, though.
Tomorrow night I've having my inner-circle of Hollywood STAR WARS friends over to watch (two of them have written for Star Wars but I can't mention specifics).
I'm sure we'll have a discussion afterwards and I'll let you know what everyone thinks!