Amazon.com video review:
Mel Brooks's 1987 parody of the Star Wars trilogy is a jumble
of jokes rather than a comic feature, and, predictably, some of those
jokes work better than others. The cast, including Brooks in two
roles, more or less mimics the principal characters from George
Lucas's famous story line, and the director certainly gets a boost
from new allies (SCTV graduates Rick Moranis and John Candy) as
well as old ones (Dick Van Patten, Dom DeLuise). Watch this and wait
for the sporadic inspiration--but don't be surprised if you find
yourself yearning for those years when Brooks was a more complete
filmmaker (Young
Frankenstein). --Tom Keogh
