great film but flawed

Rating: 8/10 (29 March 2005)

I thought the Vader star destroyer space shuttle thing was great!! However, I also think that they could have done away with those stupid, squeaky, annoying Ewoks! If anything spoilt that film for me, it was them. I mean, they were brave little fighters and all that, but they were - and come on lets admit this - annoying!! As for the plot, yeah, i agree, it was just like the first film. Maybe they could have come up with a bit of a different idea than another Death Star (Yawn!) For Heaven's sake! Didn't they learn their lesson in the first place. And anyway, whenever Darth Vader let the shuttle land on the moon of Endor, he knew he was in for it.
Also, the Gamorrean Guard's of Jabba the Hut were not, i believe, convincing, as all they looked like to me were pumped up green pigs. Even the Rancor monster was obviously a model, and not very convincing at all. Oh, and let me ask a question, why did they have to blow up the station which controlled the energy shield with 'charges' as if they were in the SAS or something? Oh yes, and R2D2 sounded different. And why does Chewbacca not have meat and two veg. Doesn't he need to reproduce? That guy must be really frustrated, maybe that's why he keeps grunting all the time.
Good points - loved the emperor - really menacing and evil. Thought the scene when Luke batters his father near to death was also quite awesome, with the emperor laughing in the background. etc. The scene when Darth Vader realises he's done wrong, i found quite moving also.
If only it hadn't been for those stupid Ewoks! Well anyway, that's about all I have to say. Star Wars is Star Wars, for sure, and I love it..