Y'know, thinking about this has brought up something else for me... the way certain phrases from the OT have been repeated in every film of the PT... e.g. "I've got a bad feeling about this"... that really pisses me off...

In fairness, I think the blame has to be laid at ESB's door... I appeal to other members to confirm or refute this, but I think "I've got a bad feeling about this" has been repeated in every SW movie, by one character or another, since SW77... is that really necessary?... it doesn't make me laugh, I dunno about anyone else...