Saved the Trilogy

Rating: 8/10 (23 May 2005)

Lets face it: the first two episodes in the franchise flat out stunk. Lame characters and childish storyline plagued Episode One; while terrible acting and almost desperate looking battle scenes destroyed Episode Two. Now comes Episode Three. I must say I expected the same disappointment in the last of the trilogy as I have received from the first two. However, I was pleasantly surprised! Good god it was time they actually got down to business. There are limited "kiddie" moments and a whole lot more Vader being well Vader! The graphics are far superior to Episode Two's and makes Episode One look like a made for TV movie. Episode Three has almost a perfect mix of story and action. There are 30-45 minutes that you could have completely left out of the movie but that's almost to be expected from Mr. Lucas. Episode Three takes the viewer on a long needed dark turn to the trilogy. Kids today couldn't care less about Star Wars, the release of the "new" Star Wars trilogy should have been more geared to adults from the beginning anyway. This is a great conclusion to an almost completely wasted trilogy. Episode Three has the spectacular special effects, action and romance. How can you go wrong? Go see this one.