The best Star Wars yet?

Rating: 10/10 (22 May 2005)

The truly surprising thing about this movie is not just the fact that it could be the best one because it contains both a great story and the effects to back it up convincingly, but because it is moving. That's right: MOVING. It is hard to watch what happens to Anakin Skywalker as he becomes the dark lord. This film is a war movie, but not so video-gamish as Episodes 1 & 2. The characters are real and you worry when they are in danger or dying. Of course, we know the what, but the how and why are fascinating. There are shots of Jar-Jar, but he never speaks and the dialogue at times is campy, but in that fun way the first ones were. Samuel L. Jackson is out of place for the most part. Otherwise, the movie approaches perfection.