Best Of The Prequel Trilogy

Rating: 8/10 (29 August 2013)

Episode III is not only a spectacular and exciting conclusion to this trilogy, but it also proves to be a deeply moving one as well. The Clone Wars are nearing an end, and a battle weary Obi-Wan Kenobi(Ewan McGregor, superb) and Anakin Skywalker(Hayden Christensen, good performance often overlooked.) pursue a defeated Count Dooku(Christopher Lee, not in this long!) and finally dispatch him, but in a way that reveals the growing darkness in Anakin that threatens his appointment as full member of the Jedi Council. It is this fear that drives Anakin to ally himself with the evil Chancellor Palpatine(Ian McDiarmid, extremely effective.) and betray the Republic, Obi-Wan, and put him on the dark path to becoming...Darth Vader.
Well directed and written by George Lucas, this reveals the back story of Vader and the birth of the Empire in spectacular, larger than life fashion. Seeing how Anakin betrays everyone is really disturbing, and the stuff of epic tragedies. Witnessing the Darth Vader mask placed on his burned face, and knowing what will come, is powerful stuff.
Can't overlook Yoda either, effective fight scene with the Emperor, but a bitter pill of failure for him to swallow...