Me In 1977: Yay! Me in 2019: I Don't Think So!

Rating: 3/10 (29 November 2019)

So what changed? Why did I go from loving this film to nearly practically hating it? Time is the only answer I can offer as an answer to this question. I guess you had to see it the weekend of its initial release and compare it to the Horrific HollyWeird $chlock that passed for film entertainment in those days. In 1977 this film was a 10 because it was the most original idea of its kind since the beginning of film history - bar none! But 43 years has passed and I've fell out of love with lousy acting and cheesy dialog. Or, I guess I've fallen in love with great acting and acceptable to exceptional dialog - neither of which this film has. And that's why I have given it a 3 Star rating. As science fiction films go, Star Wars will always be the most inventive and the most unique, but since I've had 43 years to watch a number of truly great films in this genre I have to be honest about my opinion of it. So far I've watched Rogue One about fifty or more times, and I'm pretty sure I've seen this overrated bit of film history about half a dozen. Long Ago, In A DVD Case Somewhere In My TV Room . . . and there it shall remain - along with the other titles in this tired saga!