Best of I - III, but...

Rating: 6/10 (24 May 2005)

'Sith' is easily the best of episodes I - III, but none of them belong anywhere near the same class as IV - VI. I enjoyed 'Sith,' but I have the following criticisms:
1. Acting. There wasn't any. In all three recent movies (Episodes I - III) the characters have NO personality. Everyone, even veteran actors Liam Neeson and Samuel L. Jackson, was wooden, wooden, wooden. I can't think of any character in episodes IV - VI who were so poor. I remember, following each of the first 3 movies, people were quoting memorable lines all over the place. Remember "What an incredible smell you've discovered!" or "Laugh it up, fuzzball?" There has been none of that from these three. In the new movies there is no banter, no humor, no personality. The one exception is Jar Jar Binks, but so many people found him annoying. I said at the time that I thought this was because he was the only character with personality in the movie. He stood out TOO much.
2. Over-dependence on computer animation. IV - VI were far more realistic-looking, because they made the effort to make it look that way.
I give episodes I - III each a 'C.' 'Sith,' maybe a C+.