more rotj

some random thoughts on rotj :

- as much as i hate the ewoks, rotj really is nostalgic for me. of the three star wars films, it may be the only one i saw in theaters as a kid (star wars came out the same year i was born!). then again, maybe i never saw it in theaters. but this i know: the words "rebel" (you rebel scum!), "scum" (you rebel scum!), and "operational" (that thing's operational!) entered my youthful vocabulary as a direct result of ROTJ. neat.

- as much of a pompous, self-aggrandizing ass as GL may be -- what with his re-re-re-editing of his classic films and his cheezy cheezification of the new ones -- i find it hard to hate the guy now that i've heard the commentary tracks. i share much of his enthusiasm for mythology and hero-questing-joe-campbellism.

- i hate the fuckin ewoks

- i prefer the rotj-style fight scenes to the new hong kong-style kung fu lightsaber fights

- in the scene where leia clandestinely brandishes a blaster and han says "i love you" (to which leia sardonically replies "i know"), i realize bemusedly that i have used an identical intonation when speaking the same words to W. i am a space pirate.