generalfrevious said:

ESB/TORJ made SW the masterpiece it was. It created an even richer world than the first movie (and that's saying a lot). IT might not be Homer, but it still is an irreplaceable fixture in our collective psyche.

Again, not saying those weren't great entertainment movies, it's just this wannabe snobbery that's getting on my nerves.

For some, Metallica is an irreplaceable piece in the puzzle of popular / rock music, or their musical and emotional experience - does anyone even NEED to say something like "it might not be Bach, but"?

Can't really say I consider the first SW movie a "rich world" - to me, it's basically a Flash Gordon movie that's grown up, but not quite. I don't see any psychological or philosophical depth anywhere in that movie - it's a pretty superficial, straightforward and wide-eyed adventure movie.

"Rich" in entertainment factor, basically.