Flurry of Visual Poetry

Rating: 10/10 (17 October 2000)

Without a doubt the best of the Star Wars trilogy. It almost goes without saying. Even if you like another of the Star Wars film better for whatever reason, you cannot say that artistically and technically that those movies are better. That would be on the level of saying that the Goodfellas (which is one of the Master's best films)was better than the Godfather(I or II).

Everything from the cohesive sharpness of the dialogue ("I know" has to be up there with "Frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn")to the visual mastery was used to pure perfection. Surprisingly, the visual effects did not really stick out, blending into the story seamlessly. Granted the last scene of ROTJ is quite an adrenaline fest, the effects were all ROTJ really had.

I put this movie on the pedestal belonging to the cavalcade of the great poetic movies: Ikiru, 400 Blows, Pather Panchali, etc. and the great epics: Citizen Kane, Lawrence of Arabia, 2001 and so on.
Even if you don't like Star Wars in general or have never watched it; this is not one to pass over lightly.