Films/DVD Asylum

Posted by Audiophilander (A) on February 10, 2004 at 22:56:39

In Reply to: Re: Well, rico, you do have a point, but I also like episodes 5 & 6 as well; especially 5. posted by rico on February 10, 2004 at 12:39:57:

...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