The nine-episode "Star Wars" series that began with 1977's "Star Wars" — now dubbed the "Skywalker Saga" — concludes with "The Rise of Skywalker." (COURTESY OF LUCASFILMS)
"Star Wars: Episode I-The Phantom Menace" was release May 19, 1999, after a 16-year gap between theatrically released "Star Wars movies. (COURTESY OF LUCASFILMS)
"Return of the Jedi" concluded the original trilogy in 1983 and, for 16 years seemed like it would be the last "Star Wars" movie. (COURTESY OF 20TH CENTURY FOX)
Writer/director Rian Johnson's "Star Wars: The Last Jedi," the eighth episode in the ongoing space saga, deepened the universe in unexpected ways. (COURTESY OF LUCASFILMS)
The nine-episode "Star Wars" series that began with 1977's "Star Wars" — now dubbed the "Skywalker Saga" — concludes with "The Rise of Skywalker." (COURTESY OF LUCASFILMS)
With the release of “Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker,” the nine-film Skywalker Saga that began with 1977’s “Star Wars” has come to a close. While there will certainly be more “Star Wars” films, this is the end of the episodic adventures of Luke Skywalker, et al.
This weekend, I rewatched the eight films available for home viewing in chronological order for the first time. I skipped the side films “Rogue One” and “Solo” and focused on just the episodic films. Here are my capsule reviews of each film:
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"Star Wars: Episode I-The Phantom Menace" was release May 19, 1999, after a 16-year gap between theatrically released "Star Wars movies. (COURTESY OF LUCASFILMS)
"Return of the Jedi" concluded the original trilogy in 1983 and, for 16 years seemed like it would be the last "Star Wars" movie. (COURTESY OF 20TH CENTURY FOX)
Writer/director Rian Johnson's "Star Wars: The Last Jedi," the eighth episode in the ongoing space saga, deepened the universe in unexpected ways. (COURTESY OF LUCASFILMS)
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