Actually... it wasn't a bad movie. I can't believe it.

Rating: 6/10 (28 July 2005)

After watching the first two fiascoes (the prequels), I certainly didn't have any hopes for this one. I was expecting a whiny Darth Vader (Palpie! My light saber is, like, SOOO UNCOOOL! I hate it, hate it, hate it! - and so on), a terrible storyline, predictable plot, and slow... s-l-o-w storytelling.
Oh, and terrible acting. Did I mention it? No? Well, Lucas seems to be the only man alive that can bring the worst out of Liam Neeson and Ewan Mcgregor.
Anyway, I was happily surprised to see that, although his dialog was beyond laughable, Lucas did it right this time. I can't remember being as amazed as I was with this movie since "Empire" came out. This is the Star Wars that should have been since 1999 - the stuff kids can dream about for years and years.
I was very satisfied with this movie, and can imagine it'll be considered as the only worthy addition to the original trilogy. It's a lot better than Return of the Jedi, and easily on par with the original Star Wars.
I only wonder - will Lucas revisit his movies once again? If he does so, he'd do a good thing if he took Episodes I and II and turned them into a 2 hour movie... and digitally removed that whiny kid. And the lizard we all love to hate.