Jussi
Registered User
I totally agree
ROTJ was my favorite movie as a kid growing up in the 90s, primarily because of the big battle at the end. As I got older I realized the Ewoks are somewhat dumb and there's much greater depth in the first two. That's not to say that I dislike ROTJ; despite the aforementioned flaws it's tremendously enjoyable and is a satisfying conclusion to a great film trilogy.
I felt pretty much the same when I was younger. Return Of The Jedi is the only one of the orginals I saw in the threater (the updated A New Hope I saw later doesn't count) and the experience was so breathtaking that it still has a strong place in movie memories. I'd probably rate the original trilogy with ANH: 9.25, ESB: 9.5, ROTJ: 9.0. All great movies. And on topic, as I said after Episode 8, I'm both exited and scared that Episode 9 is basically opening with a clean slate. No masses of internet speculations about characters and plots which may have spoiled the entire experience because they are very hard to avoid. Well, until the first trailer surfaces when it all begins again. Because in the end, people have nothing in their lives and speculating about Episode 9 will fill that void.