…faults play into strengths: bits of distracting FX result from the scale of the action, and raw takes serve up organic moments…
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Star Wars: Episode VII – The Force Awakens (2015)
For a film that does so much right, Force Awakens might have been forgiven a few mistakes had it taken enough chances to fail…
Star Wars: Episode VI – Return of the Jedi (1983)
Much loathed amongst hardcore fans… The real driving force behind criticism of Jedi seems to stem from an aversion toward the Ewoks…
Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
…a continuation which is anything but a retread… dark, brilliant, and best of the series in almost every conceivable way… [the] plot twist is among the most memorable in all of cinema…
Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope (1977)
…I can’t help but gush with fanboy adoration each and every time that I sit through the film, continuously mouthing its iconic lines seconds before they are delivered…
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016)
…does well to distance itself from the main Saga. It stays true to Star Wars, without following the path worn down by the original trilogy…
Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith (2005)
…the sheer tenacity of the subject-matter, and the renewed enthusiasm of George Lucas… takes us further down the path to the Dark Side than we’ve ever traveled “in a Galaxy Far, Far Away.”
Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones (2002)
…What really spoils the stew… is a combination of appalling romantic dialogue and its delivery during the film’s numerous love scenes…