Revamping Star Wars

Rating: 10/10 (26 May 2005)

After the bitter disappointment of The Phantom Menace and poor scripting in Attack of the Clones, Star Wars is back with a vengeance. The dark crimson tone displayed in this episode resembles what was marvelously portrayed in Episode V. George Lucas has made amends with the fans creating the second best episode in the saga next to The Empire Strikes Back. The movie looks magnificent, the image the sound, the special effects are great, and yet again another enormous display of talent by John Williams. And the poor acting that tarnished the two previous movies has been greatly improved with very convincing performances by Ewan McGregor, Ian McDiarmid, Samuel L. Jackson and even Hayden Christensen. The only one who wasn't up to par was Natalie Portman whose acting seems emotionless and utterly fake. It's a shame that a few key sequences were a little rushed, but overall it's a great movie. I recommend it to everyone, especially to Star War Fans, they'll love it.