lockedoutlogic
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- Apr 26, 2007
GreenCntryGirl said:"Empire Strikes Back" was the best of all of them because Lucas didn't direct it or write the screenplay, IMO.
He didn't direct "Return of the Jedi" but he wrote it.
I still remember doing my own version of Luke's "Noooooooo!!!!!!" when someone in my class spoiled the ending for me before I saw it.
I fixed that with "Return of the Jedi" by standing in line for hours on opening day!
Empire strikes back was probably one of the best overall movies of the entire decade...and could be the best "sci-fi" movie ever...
But even if you don't care for mark Hamill or Carrie fisher playing actors...
Empire was what gripped the fans and kept people "into" Star Wars in the long period where there was no new material.
And even Jedi...which had some bad/ rehashed story elements but from a visual/ technical standpoint...was the most advanced movie for a long time. Jedi always seemed like an excuse for Lucas to redo the original movie with the right amount of money and special effects.
The "battle of endor" was probably the best visual effects work in any movie until either the Abyss, terminator 2, or Jurassic park...6, 8, and 10 years later.
And those movies were all from effects at ILM...from Star Wars.
I have to admit...this sale to Disney has brought back what was GOOD about Lucasfilm and Star Wars...
Because it has been Soooo incredibly bad for so long.
And unfortunately...the person responsible has been George Lucas...in the end. For the good and the bad.