Good for non fans, Great for fans

Rating: 9/10 (21 May 2005)

Growing up my mother plunked me in front of star wars to pass the time when she was too tired to look after me and my brother. (my mom worked night shifts at an ER so subsequently i've seen the episodes 4-6 min excess of 25 times each). i enjoyed the first 2 prequels purely on this merit and i don't believe they were as bad as everyone made them out to be.
however even without the huge star wars name behind revenge of the sith i believe this film is extraordinary. the acting this time around is far better than the past 2 films. the pacing of the film is mostly consistent at fast paced and very little filler time anywheres. each successive scene builds momentum for the next. similar to the lord of the rings trilogy i believe this film will appeal to more than just hardcore fans but will interest almost anyone (being male, female, geek or non-geek, etc.).
Lucas in this film has you feeling a broad variety of emotion. The film tries to be triumphant, shocking, adrenaline pumping and sad at different points and for the most point it accomplishes most of these goals very well.
One thing that i thought was very clever was the addition of many humorous traits to many of the droids in the film (most R2-D2 who doubles as comic relief and action star in the third film). Where droids in the past films seemed very generic and without distinction the droids in revenge of the sith seem teaming with life and action. in general this is the type of expansion you can expect in all the characters in revenge of the sith. in the first 2 films there was very little character development and characters all seemed to spit out their robotic (or droid like if you will) lines where now they all seem much more developed and unique.
in conclusion anyone who enjoyed the first 2 episodes will love this film. to the rest of you who may not have liked or seen the first 2 i would not pass judgment on this film based on them because this film has all the good qualities of the first 2 plus it rectifies all the short comings of the first 2.