Didn't you get what you expected?

Rating: 8/10 (4 June 2005)

Yet another comment...There is enough now on the film so mine are mainly about other comments.
As when a few years ago (6) I read comments about the Phantom Menace, reading these criticisms here I don't understand what a person sitting in the Cinema watching a Star Wars film is actually expecting of it.
The dialog, the almost pure-action, emphasis on affects, story as a means-to-an-end, throw away corny lines (Chances are when you saw them at aged 10 you'll be less bothered about corny lines than at age 38, as in my case) - they are what Star Wars was always based on. They were/are never perfect movies in any respect other than they offer excellent Entertainment value, with a capital E. A lot of effort goes into delivering what you see and I think this is true of all 6 films.
Is it necessary to expect Shakesperean dialog between Anakin and Padme? Or that all story points are water-tight? Or that Anakin was motivated in exactly the way somebody should be when about to move over to the Dark Side; and by the way have you forgotten that the Dark Side is ficional concept created within these films, or do you know someone that has actually gone Dark so you have a frame of reference? I don't see that any of the Star Wars films have offered what reviewers here seem to be demanding of these recent ones, so perhaps you're buying a ticket to the wrong film. If you keep your expectations realistic you might enjoy them - oh, but now its probably too late for that, unless Georgio does one day go ahead with the final 3 and you'll get another chance.
One small practical comment: we see the beginnings of the Death Star being built out of the window when Darth Vadar meets up with the Emporer for his first day at work, as it were. Well, that Death Star was not finished and operational until Luke/Leir were in their early 20s in 'A New Hope'. Did it take the Empire 20 odd years to build it then? The 2nd Death Star in 'Return of the Jedi' took a couple of months tops. Bad and obvious timing mistake, which I think was deliberate to give the imagery of the Death Star - taking you nicely into Episode 4, as many other things did at the end of the film. Probably worth it then, and I note it mainly as a funny observation.
Here is hoping for 3 more films, 5 years or so from now. If they come, try to enjoy them.