Waste

Rating: 5/10 (10 June 2005)

Both my wife and I decided that the screening audiences had to have been too intimidated by George Lucas to comment on the fact that there is no dialogue or story underpinning the very pretty pictures. Maybe George just sees more in a scene than the rest of us and tries to minimize lines to avoid taking away from the pictures. Still this is at best boring, stilted, and at times comical in the inconsistencies of the actions, powers, and knowledge of the characters. Really, until the end no one is supposed to suspect that Darth is the father? Please! Everyone could have died at the end and there would be no sense of loss. I've seen them all from the beginning and after the first 3 there has been no quality in these films worth mentioning. The critics live in world of awe for the directors or executive producers and have had to swallow Kubrick's last picture and most of Spielberg's recent stuff knowing that they are addressing icons. Sorry. Nothing worse than genius that has lost its special gift. Few are great for a life time. These have left their great works far behind them. We can only be glad that the first 3 had a special quality. Enjoy the good and try to tolerate the rest.