[Rummyfan]

Let's face it.. the height of the Star Wars series was THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK. RETURN OF THE JEDI was pretty weak, with its cute-and-cuddly Ewoks and the lame-o romance between Princess Lay-me and Han Solo.

THE PHANTOM MENACE put me to sleep, and THE ATTACK OF THE CLONES featured an even more lame-o romance between Anakin and another princess (although looking at Natalie Portman in a skin-tight white body suit made up for some of the poor human dramatics).

But I don't think Lucas has to worry about a failure. The faithful will turn out in sufficient numbers for the movie to make money. It will only be considered a failure when measured against the original.

[1stFreedom]

>>Let's face it.. the height of the Star Wars series was THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK

Agreed.... Excellent movie, even for it's day.. Awesome sets, etc.

One of my all time favorite movies..

[Thoro]

It will only be considered a failure when measured against the original.

Say what you will, but the original trilogy is a part of Americana. People quote it and make obscure references to it regularly. Contrast the new trilogy. There are no scenes with memorable quotes. Painful ones, yes. Memorable, no.