Movie Review: "Star Wars, Episode IX: The Rise of Skywalker" (Spoiler Alert)
I used to have this need to own, in one form or another, every chapter in the Star Wars movie universe. Episodes four through six, I have on VHS. I have the DVDs for episodes one through six. I own online streaming versions of episodes four through eight. I even own online digital versions of "Rogue One" and "Solo." Yet, for some reason, I was in no rush to own a version of episode nine, "The Rise of Skywalker." Rather, I was very much content to wait until episode nine was available through Disney+ before I watched it again. This is not to say that I think episode nine is the worst in the series. That honor goes to episode eight, "The Last Jedi." It's just that I was in the hospital for an extended time recovering from surgery when "The Last Jedi" was released, and the fastest way for me to watch the movie was to purchase the online digital version. If you could return a movie to get a refund, believe me, I'd want...