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CO
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Our Fault, Not George's?
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19-Sep-2009, 11:43 AM

Anchorhead said:

As much as you may not care to hear it or accept it, there are some people who genuinely disliked Return when they saw it in the theater, myself among them.  We felt every bit as let down by it as you do by the prequels.

Our thoughts aren't cliche, they aren't invented, nor is our view a myth. For a great many people, the story & style of Return fits better with the prequels than they do with the first two films. That's been clearly demonstrated here and backed up with examples - not tired cliches.

 The one thing I noticed is what a person age when ROTJ came out really determines how much you love or hate the film.

I was 10 years old when it came, the perfect age for that movie at the time, too young to realize the Ewoks were too kiddy, too young to realize that there is major  difference in tone as compared to SW & ESB.  Just young enough to enjoy the whole movie, and at the time, I liked it better then Empire.  Of course that has changed in the past 20 years.

Anchorhead, I believe you are older then many of us here, so I can see a 16 or 19 year old walking into ROTJ thinking, "What the hell happened to the SW universe?"

I still contend that ROTJ is better then the PT simply because Lucas/Marquand got the Throne Room Sequence right, as that still is some great stuff that rivals the first two movies.  In the PT, he fucked up EVERY important scene (Anakins turn, building of Darth Vader, Padme losing the will to live, etc.) 

ROTJ still holds a special place in my heart because I do remember being totally amped that summer of 83 to see it, finally seeing it, actually remember where i was sitting, about 15 rows up and more to the left aisle-:), and walking out being on cloud 9.  Of course the movie is #3 compared to SW & ESB now, as I do see its flaws, but I will contend the Original Version works for me as the completion of my favorite trilogy.