Better than I or II, but nowhere near Empire

Rating: 7/10 (18 July 2005)

This movie would be worth it just for the last half hour or 45 minutes, but two things keep me from rating it higher 1) the humor that appears in the initial trilogy is lost, or forced, here. Nothing to equal the Han/Leia type stuff like "Why, you stuck up, half-witted, scruffy-looking nerf-herder. Who's scruffy-looking?" 2) Portman and Cristensen have all the chemistry of a used Kleenex. (Heck, Cristensen has more chemistry with McGregor than with Portman.)
However, that being said, I think what this trilogy has been completely missing is the sense of wonder of the initial trilogy. After watching the opening CGI sequence, I was reminded of a quote from Vader in Episode IV: "Don't be too proud of this technological terror you've constructed." Lucas should have heeded his own advice.