Best of the entire saga

Rating: 9/10 (14 June 2005)

Hands down.
(spoilers) It's still a StarWars flick, and I am a fan of the series, doubtless, so I excuse the impossibilities.
This movie had all we needed... a very human flaw that led to a good heart being twisted, and how that kid and teenager became such a badass. The end of the movie wasn't happy, and it shouldn't have been. Lucas had a tough job ahead of him: ending the movie with appropriate satisfaction AND gloom, and he did it.
There was far more real emotion in this movie than perhaps any other. Maybe rivaled by Empire, although up til now Jedi was my favourite.
The performances were all quite good. On par with any Star Wars acting. Let's be clear: the original trilogy was nothing that great... I loved them, sure, but critically/artistically/dialog- and acting-wise: no better than the new trilogy.
Anyway, I digress. This film witnesses Anakins cross to the Dark Side, and i loved how it was done because he always thought he was doing the right thing, for the republic and/or the woman he loved, for example. He began his descent with remorse, ("What have i done?") and gradually totally "seduced" by the Dark Side (sorry) It was all very human; you could, if not relate, understand the emotion behind it - the desperation.
All of this builds up to a sad bunch of scenes of the Jedi being hunted down and then a fantastic climax in the film where the heavyweights do battle, all to an incredible John Williams score.
This movie was a step up in maturity from the original trilogy, which is what was needed in this new trilogy as a whole (and unfortunately didn't happen until now) So i consider this redemption of sorts, because, yes, despite being good star wars movies Ep1 and 2 were too lighthearted - their only real flaws in comparison to the OT.
DEFINITELY worth the money and trip to the cinema!!