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Post #609826

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Mielr
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Since when did ROTJ become less highly regarded than even Episodes II or III?
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Date created
24-Nov-2012, 2:51 PM


1990osu said:
I think Star Wars and Empire Strikes Back are obviously masterpieces both. 

What I don't understand is the critical snobbery and adults thumbing their nose at ROTJ. 

ROTJ is arguably the best of the OT.


I don't remember many (if any) bad words said about ROTJ back in '83, or in the several years that followed. The backlash seemed to start in the late-1990s, early-2000s. I don't know why, but I can't imagine anyone watching ANY of the prequels and thinking that ROTJ is poor in comparison. :-/

I love ROTJ, and while I don't think it's the best of the OT, I wouldn't argue with anyone who feels that it's the best.

There was a thread a while back where people were defending ROTJ and I posted a list of what I considered to be "goosebump moments" in the film (and by some sort of miracle, I happened to actually find it by doing a search):
http://originaltrilogy.com/forum/topic.cfm/Return-of-the-Jedi-the-worst-OT-film/post/350188/#TopicPost350188