Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!decvax!wivax!linus!philabs!seismo!hao!hplabs!sri-unix!FIRST@SUMEX-AIM.ARPA From: FIRST@SUMEX-AIM.ARPA Newsgroups: net.sf-lovers Subject: ROTJ Message-ID: <1573@sri-arpa.UUCP> Date: Thu, 26-May-83 10:59:59 EDT Article-I.D.: sri-arpa.1573 Posted: Thu May 26 10:59:59 1983 Date-Received: Fri, 3-Jun-83 04:57:43 EDT Lines: 40 From: Michael First1) SF-LOVERS was RIGHT!! Back about 2 years ago, a super spoiler message appeared on SF-LOVERS from someone who claimed that a friend who worked at Lucasfilm got to see the script for RotJ, and leaked that Leia and Luke wre in fact siblings! 2) I enjoyed the film but I was somewhat disappointed about several aspects. I claim that of the 3 films, ESB was the most innovative and exciting. RotJ was very much a rehash of ESB with respect to ideas and technique. It seemed that there were very few novel sets (in fact, most of the sets seemed to be leftovers from the previous two films), few new gadgets, and very little new pure Sci-Fi ideas. The only "new" things were the creatures which were done at least as imaginatively in "Dark Crystal". The battle scenes also were very similar to those in the previous films. In fact, the primary interesting thing was the plot development, which was foreshadowed in ESB. With the exception of the major plot points concerning Darth and Luke, there was little else suspenseful in RotJ--everything else was extremely predicatable--i.e. the Death Star really being fully operational, etc. 3) The direction in this film was also lacking; battle scenes seems overly confused on the screen, and an inordinate amount of time was spent showing the muppets dancing. 4) Finally,it seems unlikely that Darth could have killed the emperor with such ease. I mean, this guy is supposed to be the most powerful user of the Dark Side, and Darth just tossed him down the shaft to his death. It is always disappointing to suspend one's disbelief for the magic of a story only to have the plot resolved in such an unsatisfying way. 5) Well, I still enjoyed the film but I don't find myself caring very much when SW part I hits the screen. --Michael (FIRST@SUMEX-AIM) -------