I wish Disney would buy up the classic gaming franchises

[+wongojack]

A matter of perspective, I suppose. For me, the original film is the best one of the 6, narrowly surpassing Empire. I don’t think it’s “nostalgia” talking either, because, for me, the whole original trilogy might as well have been all released at once in 1983 or so; I was too young to see or care about the first two films when they actually came out.

 

As for ROTJ, IMO, it’s a distant third for me… in fact, I think I would place Revenge of the Sith higher, despite its oft-cited shortcomings. ROTJ had the “turn it up to 11” factor going for it in the space battle, which was cool, but in the end it was another Death Star battle… been there, done that. The Ewoks suck, and their triumph over “an entire legion” of the Emperor’s “best troops”—by means of slingshots, rocks, and logs, no less—is downright absurd. The blue-screen SFX for the barges on Tatooine and the speeder bikes on Endor are among the least convincing visuals in all 6 films, to my eyes.

 

You and I have incredibly similar Star Wars experiences and opinions.

 

 

Regarding the original idea that Disney buy up Atari classics - No thanks. I think I've already played enough Centipede variations in my life. I guess they could really truly innovate with one of the old properties, but why would kids care? Let them pass into public domain and become a fixture of the past.