SilverWook said:
Easy to forget Star Wars was called the cinematic equivalent of junk food by it's detractors back then, among other things. I still chuckle at the memory of one critic who was strongly suggesting parents were better off taking kids to the Disney film Candleshoe instead. Oh, the irony!
This one cracks me up: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rB3V3qyZiFM
He also runs a blog now: http://uncensoredsimon.blogspot.com/