IIRC, the only major critic at the time who panned Star Wars was Pauline Kael of The New Yorker. She also had panned Lucas' earlier films, but I think she did praise Empire.
Allegedly, the character of General Kael in Willow was named after her!
Post #377691
- Author
- SilverWook
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- Star Wars - Poorly Directed?
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- Date created
- 15-Sep-2009, 4:51 PM