Ohmygosh, Return of the Jedi is on tv. I haven't seen that in ages.
And I was such a big Princess Leia fan.
I was six when Star Wars came out and saw it in the theater numerous times.
By the time Return of the Jedi came out six years later, I was obsessed. I had been Princess Leia for Halloween at least twice before. Swept up by what I now understand to be the first real movie merchandise marketing juggernaut (at least aimed at children), I had hundreds of trading cards, school supplies, t-shirts, lots of action figures, books, stickers, record albums (both soundtrack and the "story"). I could quote scenes at length and knew all the minutiae about the stories and the filming. I even read Splinter in the Mind's Eye.
My mom even took me out of school the day the Jedi opened so I could see it right away. My mom is a great mom! (Which makes me wonder what movies I'll let my kids out of school to see). And I relished going to school the next day knowing everything and not telling.
Anyway, I thought Princess Leia was strong and smart and pretty and courageous. Forget these wispy, whimpy, wishy-washy Disney princesses. Leia could kick their butts.
It's great to see the movie again, especially because I thought the new ones (the first three in the series) were awful.
And I still love Princess Leia.
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