“I got somethin’ to say.  It’s better to burn out, than fade awAAAAAY!”

I certainly don’t hate the film the way that I did when it came out, but I’ve never gone back to re-visit it because I know that it wouldn’t alter my appraisal.

Oh lawd, he comin’ home to you!

I would LOVE to see a live action version of Genndy Tartakovsky’s Clone Wars series. I thought that was going to be HORRIBLE when I saw the one-sheet ads we got in the mail. Then I watched it.

When I saw the trailer, the first thing I thought of was Jim Carrey in the Grinch outfit. I understand why it seemed like a good idea at the time, but taking a cartoon or video game character and trying ascribe human proportions to it is about as appealing as this:

Your first paragraph is exactly what I would have liked to have written. The main problem with the Sequels is that when viewed together, they don’t form a larger, more coherent narrative. TLJ is a harsh criticism of the nostalgia of TFA, and while that’s understandable in some ways, it doesn’t make for thrilling…

The Sequels have a tremendous burden, as they are trying to break new ground with new characters while remaining faithful to six previous entries and not stoke the ire of fans by not breaking too much canon.

Based on what I’ve read about the last couple of seasons, fans of Star Wars who appreciate good writing are not going to be pleased.

I always say him as being so powerful that he would simply reflect any attack back at the attacker with even greater Force.  If you try to hurt Yoda, you just end up hurting yourself worse.

Perhaps, but I’d always seen Yoda as being so powerful that he would reflect any attack back at his opponent with equal or greater impact.

Yeah, it went full cartoon. I remember one of the actual trailers for Episode III showed Yoda hopping around like the Tasmanian Devil and then the trailer voice said: “Yoda man!” As in, Yoda’s the man.

“It’s not a part of who I am.”

This should have been the first thing that they announced after acquiring the franchise.  It would have been the perfect 40th Anniversary gift for fans who remember.

This needs to be the top comment because it is 100% correct.

The funny thing is, saturation wouldn’t be an issue if the writing was there.

That was the shark jumping moment for me. I couldn’t think of a better example in the Prequels of Lucas NOT understanding the true nature of his own characters.

This just feels unnecessary to me, like another type of Special Edition.

Oh, indeed! You can see the disappointment on his face most of the time. Lucas is a prisoner of his greatest success because he’s simultaneously praised for its strengths and lambasted for its weaknesses. Thankfully, more people seem to be realizing that his iconic status as a “visionary” is more PR than fact.

I’m so glad I have the Despecialized Blu-Rays. There is some SE content across three films that I do enjoy, but we’re not at the point where you can “choose your own adventure” with different cuts of a movie at home.

Oh, yes! LOTS of remakes of old episodes and just generally clunky writing. ST:TNG didn’t really start to find its groove until Season 3.