One more chance

Rating: 4/10 (3 June 2005)

OK, so the first two episodes were completely out of step with the original story and heart. I was on the bandwagon with the world in bashing Lucas. I was also on the bandwagon when everyone claimed that Lucas redeemed himself with this final episode. All of it was a sham! It took everything I had to sit through this 2+ hour debacle. It was the worst $5+ I have spent in weeks. Yes, it was better than the first two episodes, but it was far from worthy of 4-6. I may be an old fart, but this was ridiculous. New ships at every turn, ridiculous characters that were shallower than a $3 plastic swimming pool, and a story line that had less flesh than Darth Vader did at the end! The ONLY thing that Lucas kept in tact for this ending was the freaking 1970s scene transitions! I am so saddened by how this series ended. It turned into a money machine, pure and simple, and nothing more. The story has been gutted, and the heart ripped out. Even if you take this film on its own merit, without the others, it still warrants a horrid rating. I wish that I was wrong, but this childhood memory is tarnished.