[Max Cow Disease]

Had viewing #2 last night and it was awesome. The wife loved it as well. I feel like some people are being a bit hard on the movie, but who knows, I thought the same about TLJ...

I love the old movies, but do think that a bit of brand mythos has built up with this series, which has triggered a great deal of nostalgia for pretty much everyone that goes in to these new movies and tries to judge them through a rational lens. I find this can swing both ways and cause people to either over or underrate something in the SW universe - for example I find that Mandalorian, although fun, is getting a bit more praise than it deserves and as a straight TV show wouldn't be on the radar without the SW branding tacked on. Conversely, although great movies, the originals had their warts that most people are willing to overlook, because they have almost become biblical in their status within the universe and among the fans. The pressure of pleasing and appeasing the SW community as a director is a pressure I can't imagine, and I think they did a pretty decent job with it overall.

In any case, my ranking would look something like this:

1) Return of the Jedi
2) Empire Strikes Back
3) Rise of Skywalker
4) Revenge of the Sith
5) A New Hope
6) Force Awakens
7) Last Jedi
8) The Phantom Menace
9) Attack of the Clones