What was Lucas thinking?

Rating: Null/10 (19 May 2002)

George Lucas is not a writer.
This fact will be apparent to anyone who watches this movie. A lot of people are blaming the actors but I think that is wrong. They were given dialog that could not be repeated in any way that would sound remotely natural. Anyone who has seen Pulp Fiction knows that Samuel L. Jackson is good with dialog, but even his readings were awful. The actors must not have been allowed to deviate from the script in the slightest way. Each line was probably treated like it was sacred. As director, Lucas probably treated the script like scripture.
Lucas says he doesn't read reviews. Well he needs to start.
If the next movie is going to be good Lucas is going to have to hire a real writer and give up his director's chair.
One more thing, I decided to watch The Empire Strikes Back again after this disaster. It's hard to believe the same person is responsible for both of these movies. The romance between Han and Leia was so good, and this new romance is so bad.
Lucas needs to bring back Lawrence Kasdan.