George done good.

Rating: 9/10 (19 May 2005)

I was seven years old again last night. I can remember watching Return of the Jedi with my parents, 22 years ago. Mom said I didn't blink once. George and company transported me back to that state of childhood enjoyment with Episode III. Revenge has got all the Star Wars pre-requisites: Great effects, sound, and score. Hokey dialogue. Fast pacing. Plus Revenge has what made Empire and Return so great; it develops a real empathy in it's audience for the characters. Which allows the "hokey" dialogue to be excused, even relished. The story we all know, yet the surprises are very much there, as is your desire to actually hope for something good to come out at the end, for Anakin to not degrade to the dark side, for Yoda and Ben to save the Jedi (and the Republic). For the Padme and the twins to live happily ever after. I have to say, well done George. All I want to do is see it again, right away. Now A New Hope has a greater sub-text, and it's exactly what you know it should be. In the hierarchy of Star Wars films, Revenge gives Return a run for it's money, and coming from this seven year old, that's enormous praise. There's a sense of sadness when the final credits roll; no more Star Wars to look foreword to. This is stayed, however, by the fact that all six films are exactly where they need to be, and Revenge threads nearly thirty years of story telling perfectly. Again- Well done George and Company. Well done.
Go see Revenge of The Sith. Star Wars is complete.