I and my two oldest sons saw it this past Thursday at 12:45 PM, and the theater was nearly packed for the daytime showing. Other than a single scene (which, for the sake of spoilers, I'll describe later on), the film was a disappointment. In Episode 6 (Return of the Jedi), the Empire had been soundly defeated, but in the next (#7), they had regrouped with hordes of troops and WMDs ("Weapons of Mass Destruction"). An episode later (this one), the Republic gets reduced to a dozen or so fighters on board a rusty, old ship.
What's up?? Is the Republic a bunch of incompetent boobs who can't govern? Is that why no one shows-up to help them? Geesh, they were in control of whole star systems with virtually unlimited resources and they couldn't get their act together?!
But, the "show" must go on, and parents like me will be pestered to keep watching (and, paying!)
What's up?? Is the Republic a bunch of incompetent boobs who can't govern? Is that why no one shows-up to help them? Geesh, they were in control of whole star systems with virtually unlimited resources and they couldn't get their act together?!
But, the "show" must go on, and parents like me will be pestered to keep watching (and, paying!)
