What a steaming load

Rating: 3/10 (11 June 2005)

one of the most over-hyped movies I've ever had the mis-fortune to see. I hated the first two prequels and had very low expectations going into this film. Seeing reviews that said it was the best of the series next to Empire got my hopes up a little higher but they were quickly dashed in the opening sequence. Once again Lucas is just way too pleased with his ability to create digital effects and has decided that good dialogue, actor chemistry, appropriate casting, plausible story lines, and good acting are unnecessary. There's no point in going into great detail as there wasn't much I found enjoyable about this film. As far as action scenes and light-saber dueling, both the prequels topped this one in my opinion. After watching RotS I'm just reminded of how badly Lucas missed the mark on these endeavors, and what a terrific opportunity was wasted. It's not often a director has so much free reign to do whatever he wants and spend what ever it takes. The only solace I take is that I won't have to sit through yet another bastardization of a story I once truly loved, and I only hope that I will one day be able to watch the original trilogy without thinking about what a steaming load the prequels were.