Fine entertainment, but not nearly as good as it's predecessors.

Rating: 8/10 (19 May 1999)

I just returned from a late night showing of this film at one of the local multiplexes. While I was impressed with the visual dynamics (reported to consist of a record setting 95% of the movie) and while my ears are still ringing from the nearly constant, intense sonic blasts presented by Lucas' latest effort, the movie woefully lacked the 'spark' of the previous releases. I simply hope this is just a start of better things to come... and that more of what was only barely touched on in this movie gets expounded upon better...