Can't get no satisfaction...

Rating: 7/10 (25 May 2005)

I saw this movie last night with my seventeen year old son. This is the age I was when I saw the very first Star Wars movie. Interesting full circle. This was an important movie, but I felt somewhat disappointed. It seemed almost as if the movie makers were tired of making the series and just wanted to get it over with. "Oh, let's just answer their questions, so they can get on with their lives!" But in all fairness, I'm not sure what I would have been satisfied with. After waiting these many years for all the spaces to be filled in, it couldn't help but be a bit anti-climactic. All in all, it was well presented. But I never felt a thrill. Of course, it is hard to beat the thrill of seeing Luke use the force to fly into the heart of the death star and blast away. So, even with the presence of this ambivalence on the morning after... ;) I can't help but be full of praise for the overall success and pleasure of the six great adventures.