The weakest one in the original trilogy, but still darn entertaining

Rating: 8/10 (30 April 2002)

Granted, this one was a bit weaker in the grand scheme of things, but it helped Lucas the foremost authority on cool special effects. Everything was ahead of its time: the space battles, the lightsaber battles, the speeder bikes, etc. Its amazing to imagine how far we have come from this piece of work to what we can do now. However, the special effects and make-up seem to be the only redeeming value of this particular chapter. The plot was fairly thin, the acting sometimes phoned in, and there was too much emphasis on the violence and special effects. But then again, who am I too argue? It was a good film in the action film genre, which is much better than your typical mindless action feature.