I'm Going to Pretend This Never Happened...

Rating: 1/10 (2 April 2003)

I'm 33. I grew up with Star Wars. It was an integral part of my childhood. Heck, I understood the concept of the force before I was able to grasp the religion I was to dutifully learn each weekend. Now, Mr Lucas has followed up two of the best movies ever made (Jedi wasn't so good) with what should have been a sequel to his "Howard the Duck" film adaptation. I'm not sure what caused me more discomfort, the insipid dialogue or the wooden way the cast spewed the insipid dialogue. Star Wars had compelling characters and a story line that left you begging for more. This movie, and it's most recent predecessor, left you begging for the end of the movie and of Lucas' career as a writer. Not only was this movie simply awful, with no redeeming value, everyone who grew up loving Luke and hating Darth Vader has been betrayed. Rent the first trilogy for your kids and deny that there were ever any other Star Wars movies made since that time.