Real Star Wars

Rating: 10/10 (19 May 2002)

This is a true Star wars film in the tradition of the original trilogy. Although in my opinion it is far from a perfect movie, within the context of the Star wars franchise it could not be much better.
I have read countless reviews of this film, in which the criic complained that the characters deliver totally unbelievle dialog, that the plot is incompressible and so on. These are all valid points that to be honest hold up if you take this film as a piece on is own. But the whole point of Star wars is that it is not just a franchise; it is a serial that has characters and a plot that are already farmiliar to millions of people.
Taken as the second part in a six part story I was enirely willing to accept some of the aspects of the film that in another story would have detracted from the viewing experience. The acting is on a par with anything in the original trilogy, and he action is probably better.
Possibly the key to deriving a good viewing experiece from this film is to compare it to the other episodes in the series, and not other films out there. The truth is Star wars never was for everybody; the fact that it has become such a cultural phenomenon works against it more than it works for it. This film is only likely to polarise opinions even more than they have before.
A real Star wars film for real Star Wars and action movie fans; but probably not for everyone.