Yeah I was also surprised at how entertaining it was (although I’m beginning to think that the pod race sequence was basically ripped from the 1959 Ben-Hur chariot race sequence lol).

One of Lucas' strengths is having a good eye for earlier material and being able to weave it into a sci-fi setting. Ben Hur's chariot race is still exciting, and the best bit in the movie.

That clip of The Acolyte made me excited too, although a bit wistful since we won’t be able to see the series in theaters at all. That would be so much fun. I have a fair bit of faith in it despite all the noise because some of the writers have written House Of The Dragon and Mr. Robot episodes, I think if the show ends up being bad they’d have to have done that on purpose lol. Review bombing the trailers is completely ridiculous.

It looked great and thr fight choreography looked on point - it was an interesting contrast to Duel of the Fates, which really raised the bar for lightsaber battles.