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I always thought the original Star Wars film was cartoon-like and it’s plot line aimed at a younger crowd (I was 15 in 1977). So I never caught the Star Wars bug. It was OK as far as special effects went, but the story was weak.

28 posted on 12/19/2015 7:10:32 AM PST by Ouderkirk (To the left, everything must evidence that this or that strand of leftist theory is true)

I always thought the original Star Wars film was cartoon-like and itâ€™s plot line aimed at a younger crowd (I was 15 in 1977). So I never caught the Star Wars bug. It was OK as far as special Effects went, but the story was weak.

Lucas was trying to recreate the Buck Rogers / Flash Gordon type of story (the original, unused poster art concept even mentions those older characters) - so it makes sense that the story line is a bit thin - especially in the first movie. I think Episode V is the acknowledged "best" of the series because it has the most substance to it.