An objective view

Rating: 10/10 (16 June 2002)

Many people find this (and the other SW movies) the best ever, since they watched them at a young age. After that they were indoctrinated through Star Wars toys/action figures/comics and so on. I never got around to watching the Star Wars trilogy until i was 19 years old, and didn't really find them that special. The special effects are fairly good for the late 70s/early 80s, but the storyline isn't exactly something it would take a genious to come up with. I can think of many other scifi movies that would rank equal or over Star Wars. As for the prequels, Episode I was a dud in my opinion, Episode II was a smidge better. It's all really about getting to watch how the Anakin/Darth Vader thing plays out, but the three year waiting periods just ruins the whole thing. By 2005 I'm sure I'll sit down in the theatre seat, and walk out 2.5 hours later a mediocre experience richer. Why do I torture myself...?