She Fanned on III

So my hubbie and I watched the last two Star Wars movies as a type of refresher before getting in line for III, and I have a confession: they're growing on me. Yes, despite Mr. Binks (and for that matter, Mr. Cristensen) - OK and number I's slow start - I found them engaging. Perhaps I went in the first time around with too high expectations. Why, I wonder now, considering that Jedi was pretty subpar, and god that BONDAGE outfit Leah was wearing. Yick. To be sure, on both points - good movies and bondage outfit - I diverge from the GGO, also known as general geek opinion.

Still, I really do think there's something sophisticated about the way the latest films portray evil and its insidious way of resulting from decisions that SEEMED right on the surface, but ultimately were not. And on that note, it's too bad that Mr. Lucas didn't heed the moral of his own stories when making Revenge. If I am to understand most of the reviews, the new film is not particularly kid friendly. Come now, George, you made the other FIVE movies in part for children. Why not this one? You KNOW kids are going to see it in droves, so why traumatize their little minds with more violence than they are already exposed to? Yes, it makes sense that a fall from grace would entail evil acts, and yet why follow in Darth's footsteps?

So make that a third point on which I am quite sure I diverge from the GGO. Maybe I'm not so much a geek after all. With three strikes, am I out?