A new "Star Wars" movie...

Rating: 9/10 (20 May 2005)

Not the two "things" that preceded it.
It's been 22 years since I saw a Star Wars movie. I felt like I did when I was a teen watching the first three episodes (4,5 and 6). I cared about what happened to these characters. I saw the "dark side" and not some oooh "sith guys". Bad guys. Real bad guys. That's what Star Wars movies have in them...Bad guys. That is the real difference between this prequel and the previous ones. To feel that characters are in danger then need a real threat. This movie provides some. From the outside and from within.
I won't go into detail (There is enough talk about the actual movie to choke a horse) but the movie was fun to watch even though you really know who lives and who dies and who goes where and what not. It's really how they all get there that is fun to watch. Which is why I thought George was making these prequels for. The first episodes could have been the scroll at the beginning of this episode and left it at that. But hey if anything they made this movie look so much the better.
I gave it a 9/10 only because the turning to the dark side was not as dramatic as it really could have been. That was the "punch" I was looking for. Still worth the price of admission (not a camp out...sheesh I'd only do that for Pink Floyd tickets :) BTW In December when the DVD comes out I will take 12-13 hours sometime and watch all 6 episodes back to back. They fit nicely together.