Makes up for the first two episodes

Rating: 8/10 (19 May 2005)

Revenge of the Sith was an all-around good film. I enjoyed The Phantom Menace and The Attack of the Clones even though I knew they were horrible for many reasons. But this movie definitely makes up for the first two and happily links this trilogy to the original Star Wars.
Most people would agree that TPM and AOTC has much better special effects than the original trilogy but a horrible story. This movie is balanced with great special effects and a proper story. Although I didn't like the opening scene and a few fight scenes because they look like George Lucas is just trying to show off all the new effects he has learned, I was impressed by the improvements with Yoda. But even without the special effects, the movie was still good. The actors performed much better in this movie, especially Hayden Christianson. He wonderfully makes you sympathize with Anakin and makes you both excited and terrified as he descends to the dark side.
All in all I would say that I am no longer ashamed to place my new movies next to the original trilogy. I believe that most Star Wars fans will be satisfied with Revenge of the Sith.