Anchorhead said:

CO said:

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....

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 think that's a great point. I was 21 when Return came out. The science fiction story I loved as a 15-year-old was now a children's story - and I had to say goodbye to it.

The Star Wars universe that was so mysterious and vast in 1977 had now become small, incestuous, and juvenile. I felt no emotional connection to it at all.

I had called in sick that day so I could go see it on opening day. I distinctly remember thinking that I wished I had gone to work instead and just waited until that night. I lost the price of my ticket and a full day's pay.

I think that's a great point. I was 21 when Return came out. The science fiction story I loved as a 15-year-old was now a children's story - and I had to say goodbye to it.

It was always a children's story.

The Star Wars universe that was so mysterious and vast in 1977 had now become small, incestuous, and juvenile. I felt no emotional connection to it at all.

Whereas I think Luke and Leia being siblings improved the story. ROTJ was full of emotional connection. It is saddening to hear you couldn't feel it.