Someone has put the fun back into Star Wars!

Rating: 9/10 (20 May 2005)

And who would have thought, it would be George himself. Finally we got some of the wisecracks back, the things Han Solo provided us in the OT, and were severely missed in the other prequels.
Hayden suddenly actually looks kinda cool in this one, I don't know what happened, but I didn't feel like punching him, as I did in the previous 2. The acting is just generally good in this one. Probably better than in any of the other movies. I think many people these days have reached some kind of thought that the OT was godlike, while those movies definitely had their flaws too. (just look at Leia and Luke, they weren't portrayed very strongly I'd say) Another thing I noticed is, that Anakin and Padme actually physically look like their children. Especially the Padme - Leia resemblance is rather striking in this movie(mostly thanks to the hair of course, but still, a nice touch I'd say). Also, the CGI is much better this time, many shots don't feel like a video game, they don't seem CGI(although there is this lizard thing), in contrast to the previous 2, where almost everything felt like a video game. And the fight between Obi wan kenobi and general grievous is pretty anti-climatic, one of the few really let downs in the movie.

'If you're not with me, you're my enemy.' - 'Only a Sith thinks in absolutes.' Mister George Bush, you are a Sith now. That was pretty brave of Lucas, putting it in there so obvious. But the nerdish political talk(the oh so interesting Senate intrigues) has been diminished also, what is there, is actually relevant and not hard to follow.

The painful romance between Padme and Anakin has also improved, I believe I only cringed once, perhaps two times, which is quite a success, considering the terrible thirty minutes in AOTC.
Oh, and Yoda is great this time, while I thought it was kinda weird in AOTC to see Yoda kicking butt suddenly, here, he has the greatest fight of the movie(yes, better than the final one). The whole movie is just fireworks, it starts and it doesn't stop until the end, it flows, it connects, it enthralls, it involves. And somehow the most important things actually add up to the OT. I think this is the second best of the Star Wars movies, only after Empire. Oh yeah, I even forgot about the score, it's just one of the greatest scores of the last few years. Oh yeah, oh yeah. Oh, I could go on, but let's just say, this movie finally gave the public what they wanted. Finally. George did it, who would have guessed?