A warm fuzzy feeling

Rating: 8/10 (11 February 2006)

The last installment of the epic star wars saga.
On the whole, it's not really that spectacular in terms of total epicness, but the beauty of star wars is that the whole story across each of the six chapters is epic enough to make up for any lacking in a particular movie. To put it comparatively, it's not nearly as epic as LotR: RotK (which only had three movies to wrap things up) but it doesn't need to be.
The long series makes it possible to explore the subtleties of the characters' development and interactions not just between their current friends and relations, but multi-generationally as well, which is a very rare thing in impatient, instant-gratification Hollywood these days. It also is a prime example of how actions- no matter how small they may be-lay seeds that create far-reaching consequences in the near and distant future.
Bottom Line: It's Adequate.
But how adequate! Ep 3 builds a solid bridge between the two parts of the saga (with all the necessary dramatic shouting and character transformation), and makes a 28-year-old story come full circle in a rich, satisfying way that leaves you with a full, warm, fuzzy feeling as the credits roll and you hear that theme song for the last new time.