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Well, rico, you do have a point, but I also like episodes 5 & 6 as well; especially 5.

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In Reply to: Re: I read posted by rico on February 10, 2004 at 11:38:41:

These three films make up the Star Wars saga, or arc if you prefer, AFAIC. His revisions to the original 3 films from '97, to this point, don't reflect any apparent retooling to accomadate the travesty of his prequels' "1,2,3-punch" which, IMHO, might as well be the knockout blow for this franchise. Whatever vision he had back in the 70's has gotten diluted and/or poluted over the years. The original 3 films (i.e., episodes 4, 5, & 6) had a charm and majesty about them, none of which is present in his prequels.
All that said, I'm looking forward to September.
AuPh

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Re: Well, rico, you do have a point, but I also like episodes 5 & 6 as well; especially 5. - rico 12:39:57 02/10/04 (2)
When those Ewoks arrived in Episode VI I gave up. Power and majesty indeed.
- Yeah, those Ewoks were my LEAST favorite part of the series, but the Emperor was effective, ... - Audiophilander 22:56:39 02/10/04 (1)
  ...don't you think? You see, IMHO, the wheels started coming off of the Star Wars saga in the third film (VI); it held up well enough, but I was left with the impression that Lucas started aiming for a more family friendly audience in The Return of The Jedi, not that the other two weren't wholesome enough. I just couldn't shake the feeling that Lucas was carefully avoiding any action scenes (i.e., close-ups, especially) that might be construed as a bit violent or excessively gorey for very young viewers. This stripped a lot of the emotional content away for college kids and hip young adults because one rarely feels that the heroes are in any REAL jeopardy; for whatever reason, that was NOT the case in the first two films.
  Of course, this is just my opinion; YMMV, and it has been quite awhile since I viewed all three films back to back.
  Cheers,
  AuPh
  - Re: I agree.. - rico 07:35:19 02/11/04 (0)
    and except for the Emperor character the whole "Reurn..." episode has a completely different feel than the two that proceeded it. In retrospect, I think that "The Empire Strikes Back" was successful in its mission, that is to expand the story, develop the characters further, add new characters, and have a "serial" like "ending" that left you wanting more but satisfied at the same time.

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