I thought the original one was the best but “The Empire” was just about as good.
“Return of the Jedi” started out good then deteriorated. I will say Carrie Fisher cut a nice figure in the slave princess costume.
It was clear to me that Lucas was sending a message and it was tinged in red. Sure enough, many years later he admitted he thought of the Ewoks as sort of like the Viet Cong.
I always thought the Empire was more like Democrats
Yeah, no kidding. Unfortunately, it’s even worse than just the Ewoks being standins for the Vietcong. If the Making of Star Wars is to be believed (and especially his 1973 story treatment), the Rebel Alliance itself is pretty much a Vietcong expy as well. That’s why I’m an Empire supporter now. No one tricks me into rooting for Communists and gets away with it.