A Positive Review From An Objective Star Wars Fan

Rating: 10/10 (20 May 2005)

First off, I am a true Star Wars fan. This means I have loved everything Star Wars that I have been able to experience (Movies, TV, Books, etc.) That being said, Star Wars Episode III: Revenge Of The Sith is the best film of the entire saga.
The prequels have received an unfair amount of criticism. Yes, some of the dialog has been shaky and the acting has been less than award winning. But honestly, the same can be said of the original trilogy. (Mark Hamill is the worst actor to ever appear in a Star Wars film) But if you go to see movies like these and all you can do is criticize the acting, then you really don't belong in that theater. The original trilogy had simplistic stories, cookie-cutter characters and, compared to the prequels, inferior effects. Alas, WHO CARES!!!!!! THIS IS SPACE FANTASY ESCAPIST FUN!!! THE WHOLE POINT OF THESE FILMS IS TO JUST SIT BACK AND GET LOST IN ANOTHER WORLD FOR A COUPLE OF HOURS AND JUST HAVE FUN! PERIOD!
That being said, Revenge of the Sith is the most dramatic and exciting installment of this spectacular series. Every action sequence is superbly done and moves the film along at a lightning pace. Some scenes actually gave me goosebumps (the duel between Anakin/Vader and Obi-Wan and the confrontation Yoda has with Darth Sidious being prime examples.) The scene where Yoda confronts Darth Sidious has to go down as one of the greatest scenes in cinema history, it's the ultimate clash between good and evil. The duel between Vader and Obi-Wan draws its emotion from the fact that we have seen these two characters fighting side by side and now they are seriously going at each others throats. It's really heartbreaking to see the disintegration of their friendship. You really feel for Obi-Wan as he is forced to walk away from his lost friend.
Every Since Return of the Jedi, people have wondered how Anakin goes bad. Many people, myself included, thought it would be for greed or lust of power. George Lucas cleverly resisted this idea and made the catalyst love and fear. Anakin falls to the Dark Side to save the woman he loves. I would probably do the same.
Walking out of the theater, I couldn't help but feel a little sad that it has all come to an end. Sure we have two TV series to look forward to, but it won't be the same. Still, I also feel joy at finally having all the pieces fall into place, all question answered, and my 28 year journey end on such a high note. Thank you, Mr. Lucas. Thank you from the bottom of my heart.