Ripplin said:
Just please don't think it was ME saying they should fly above the trees. Even as a little kid, I never thought that. It's usually non-sci-fi fans that bring up issues like that, not thinking about how it's a movie, and how boring it would be if they weren't among the trees. ;) Just using it as a fantasy vs. reality example. (as "real" as repulsorlift technology can be, anyway)

Yeah, but even as a kid there gets to a point where you just throw your hands up at it all. Flying down the trench on the Death Star was one thing; flying a speeder bike 100 mph+ in a frickin forest is something else... REGARDLESS of how cool it may look.

Let's not even bring up how there were something like 9 scout troopers all hanging out at the same area, and ALL 9 got wacked by Rebels who had no training in that environment nor on that equipment (and not ONE of them thought to use their radio)... or how when Han does his little "radio in front of the face" trick, they ALL come running out of the bunker without closing the door behind them or even standing IN the doorway so someone could run back in and shut them. Again... really? Can we just CGI the Emperor and replace him with Wile E. Coyote and get it over with?

Maybe when Vader throws Emperor Coyote down the elevator shaft, we can see him throw an anvil down after him...