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Starring: Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Anthony Daniels, James Earl Jones
Billy Dee Williams, Ian McDiarmid, Frank Oz
Director: Richard Marquand
This was the last and weakest of the first three Star Wars episodes, but it is still a very good movie with lots of the same qualities that made the first two great. It is still a clear good versus evil plot with well-drawn characters whose personalities shine. There is lots of action and a pretty good ending.
The story starts with Luke, now apparently a fully trained Jedi, confronting Jabba about getting back his carbon-frozen buddy, Han Solo with the help of a few familiar friends. Meanwhile, the Emperor and Darth Vader are speeding along the construction of a new Death Star. Would it be nitpicking to point out that in the vacuum of space, that the shell of a major construction project should probably be finished first? If you see a half finished car, is it completely done up to the back door? Really, that is pretty silly. Lucas originally intended to set the ground confrontation on the home world of the Wookies. That was a good idea. Instead, I’m sure he got marketing dollar signs in his eyes and could only see lots of toy Ewoks being sold all over this world. Some people like them, I guess. I don’t. They are silly and childish. Now give me my word processor. I’m going home.
I love Star Wars and I like this movie, but every time I watch it, these same things annoy me. I have three doors to choose from; don’t watch it, seek therapy, or bitch. I choose door number three, Monty.
