Exhausting

Rating: 6/10 (19 December 2019)

When I was a kid, I loved the first two Star Wars movies (well, Episodes I and II), because they came out when I was at the prime age to enjoy them. I saw those entries multiple times in theaters, watched them dozens of times at home, and was obsessive about collecting toys, books, what have you. By the time this third film came out I was growing... exhausted. I saw this film once in theaters, once more when I bought it on DVD, and I watched it for the third time last night, and you know what? I still find this movie exhausting. Rewatching these prequel films has been sort of a reminder of how great special entries in the Star Wars franchise like "Empire Strikes Back" and "The Last Jedi" really can be. I am a much bigger fantasy fan than I am a sci-fi fan, but I still do enjoy some entries of the Star Wars franchise. The prequels aren't great, but they have inventive moments, a few cool scenes of action, and, though it pains me to admit it, watching them again fills me with a sense of nostalgia. Though I've spent the last week rewatching middling movies, I honestly don't think they are a total waste of time.