Still a great film...far better than recent efforts

Rating: 10/10 (29 December 2015)

Well having recently seen TFA what can I say?
It's so nice to see Han, Luke and Leia acting like heroes again. This movie has the relationships between the characters at its heart. Luke and Leia go to rescue their friend Han and this is ultimately a transformational experience for him. He learns he is a part of something rather than being apart from everyone.
I know some people hate the ewoks but I always thought they were OK. I remember reading they were supposed to be wookies originally which would have been great but I guess Lucas struggled to get enough 7 foot tall actors.
I know Harrison ford said he found Han boring and one dimensional but I always thought his character had the greatest transformation and if you read the Timothy Zahn books it really fleshes this out. Unfortunately most recent iteration does make him seem shallow and is rewriting Star Wars history which is really sad. I would have thought Mr Ford would have had enough clout to demand a better script, or maybe he just didn't care.
I have been rewatching these movies to get the taste of the newest effort out of my mouth. They are great movies. Obviously there is no Star Wars without George Lucas, who really loved the characters and had plans for them. Not just using them as a money making machine.