Lucas plays it safe

Rating: 6/10 (20 May 2004)

Definitely the weakest of the original trilogy, this movie is similar to the two "prequels" in that it reads like a checklist.
GL: What was the most memorable scene in Star Wars? The space battle over the death star? Okay, let's make a new Death Star and have a space battle over it. Check.
GL: What was the most memorable scene in Empire? Vader's revelation? Okay, let's make another revelation about Luke's family. Check
Empire was a great movie because it took Star Wars in a totally different direction and provided a totally different tone. Jedi is the weakest because it is a rehash of all the things that made the first movies a success, with none of its own flavour.
Oh, and also because it had Ewoks in it. Damn them!