Wednesday, August 21, 2019

Saved from the Star Wars Rabbit Hole

In January of last year I wrote a post ranking the Star Wars movies. In concluding that piece I stated with satiated glee: "I have not seen any SW since Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith."

That all changed late last year when I decided to get bold; I watched Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018). My reaction was such that I said "end of story". Not so fast, encouraged a certain friend of mine. He recommended Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015) -- "it's a lot better". I sat, I reawakened. It was better in that it reaffirmed: No more Star Wars for me. (Too many movies to see, too many books to read.)


From January 10, 2018:

Rating All the Star Wars Movies

An open and discarded Toronto Sun lay before me as I order my coffee. There's a full page spread rating all the Star Wars flicks, of which there are many now, and increasing in number like bunny rabbits.

That (no doubt 'complimentary') copy of the rapidly depleting rag got me thinking. ("The Sun got you thinking?") What are my favourites and in what order do they fall?

1. Star Wars
2. The Empire Strikes Back


Numbers 1 and 2 are interchangeable, really. (I have not seen any SW since Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith.)


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