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"A new report from Nielsen and published by Variety reveals that nobody is watching the most recent trio of core Star Wars films" (www.polygon.com)
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[–] BeardededSquidward@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 1 week ago

They have their flaws like many movies that are space operas. Suspension of disbelief and all that is required. That said there are some just generally good gems that you might like. Rogue One was a good heist movie, The Empire Strikes Back was good because people still told George to stuff it with some of his ideas.

With Disney just ramming so much Star Wars down our throats and much of it mediocre at best, I look at the older works more critically. I think there's some fun to be had still but I wouldn't consider them required watching anymore.