Epic, great special effects, reknown, but award-winning?

Rating: Null/10 (27 January 1999)

I can't deny that at one time I thought the Star Wars Trilogy was one of the greatest epics of this era. I would look back and list the greats: the epics of Gilgamesh, Odysseus, and now, Luke. That was when I was a child. Recently I saw it again and somehow I cringed at the acting, and the predictable and universal journey of the hero (Moyers and Joseph Campbell), but if it wasn't for the cool special effects I would have bolted out the door. Great for its era in the department of special FX, but rough storywise. You're better off watching American Grafitti.