A stink bomb!

Rating: 2/10 (7 June 1999)

After 16 years of waiting, boy was I ever disappointed. I saw the first Star Wars when I was 6 years old and it always holds a special place in my heart. This new Star Wars movie was in my opinion a "fundamentally" bad piece of film making. Special effects...Yatta yatta...In 1999 they should be good. If you go into this movie as I did, with the love of classic movies in mind (Story, script, acting) you will be very disappointed. If on the other hand you are say from the "MTV" generation, you may love the flashy "Muppet show" it has become. I work for a company that does special effects, so I appreciate nice graphics like everyone else. However when the integrity of a movie goes down, and you lose a certain human element, that's where I draw the line. To close, I left the theatre very angry with a feeling of being cheated. I had to go buy myself a nice dinner at Tony Romas, just to get the taste of the movie out of my mouth.
Anyway at least your kids will enjoy it.