Star Wars IV – A new hope comes in at #1. It was not the top grosser at only $786 million (and counting)
All of this, of course, comes up with the Dec 20 release of The Rise of Skywalker. Here’s a surprise clip from it:
Stormtroopers with jetpacks?
The rankings come from Every 'Star Wars' Movie, Ranked and Every 'Star Wars' Movie, Ranked
To say that I’m a fan of Star Wars is an understatement. When Return of the Jedi came out in 1983, I actually broke a long-time personal taboo to stand in line to watch it in a movie theater. I’ve watched it so many times since that I can’t count.
So, here are some personal comments.
I really thought this would be the blockbuster of all scifi movies.
The special effects awed me. The first 5 or 6 times. After that, they got boring.
Even Sir Alec was wooden and emotionless. Or, what emotions did get shown weren’t that convincing.
I’ve watched every single film that’s come out since. I never saw an improvement in the acting of Mark Hamill or Carie Fisher. Some of the others did get better.
Will I watch them again?
You bet.
Will I watch this next one?
When it comes to Pay-for-view.
Read the reviews and decide for yourselves.