George has finally done it

Rating: 5/10 (22 June 2005)

Yes George has. It has taken him two prior films to do so but he got there in the end; he's made me think that Vader is a tool and I actually laughed at him. Laughed. At. Vader. One of the most iconic characters in cinematic history.
NNNNNOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
His love for Padme is so strong that he turns to the dark side to save her. And yes he HATES Obi-Wan. Lots. So when he finally meets his former master in A New Hope you can imagine that he's going to go on and on about Padme and stuff, while duelling. Oh no, he doesn't. Strange that.
It's almost like the whole backstory regarding the "creation" of Vader is complete crap.
And as for General Grevious- how many Jedi did he kill in the film? None. In fact, did he actually kill a single person? His primary tactic was to run away, he had a stupid cough (I don't care about events that have taken place in Clone Wars) and when he did stand and fight- he did that whirling 4 sabre thing until he realised that it wasn't working, and ran off.
Do we learn what tempted Dooku to join with Palpatine? Is there any attempt to give depth to any character. What the hell were the wookies doing in the film? I didn't give this film a 1 star rating, as some of it was OK. The opening 20 minutes and special effects were great. And I'll probably end up getting the DVD just because I'll be able to skip scenes and watch the good bits.
In summary- it takes more than simply going "yeah that one's called Luke" to create an effective prequeliology.