Very Pleasing Conclusion to the Prequel Trilogy,

Rating: 8/10 (27 July 2013)

Star Wars: Episode III- Revenge of the Sith is a great movie with a very well developed storyline and a fantastic cast. It's certainly the best of the prequel trilogy, it informs us on what lead Anakin to become Darth Vader, which is the main reason we watch these movies in the first place, it has the most action sequences as well and much more intense and shocking scenes than the previous two offered. My main problem is that it is too dark, a lot more than it needs to be, Phantom Menace had too much comic relief, but I think Attack the Clones balanced it out perfectly, but this movie had very little, it took itself very seriously and I understand with the story matter that it should, but it could have taken time to lighten the mood every now and again. The performances here are the best of the trilogy, I complained about Hayden Christensen and Natalie Portman in my review of Episode II, but they have improved immensely as actors this time around, Christensen isn't good at sweet and emotional love scenes, and thankfully he is given very little of that here, and Portman seems much more confident as an actress this time around, of course Ewan McGregor continues to delight as Obi-Wan, Ian McDiarmid and Samuel L Jackson finally get to shine as Palpatine and Windu, and also superb voice over work from both Frank Oz and Anthony Daniels as the very lovable Yoda and C3PO. It may still be lacking the magic from the original trilogy, as all the prequels did, but it is certainly a great ride and all Star Wars fans will surely be pleased, I would recommend Star Wars Episode III- Revenge of the Sith to anyone looking for a good adventure or sci-fi film.
In the conclusion of Anakin Skywalker's journey towards the dark side, Chancellor Palpatine influences him to learn the ways of the dark side of the force, while PadmÃ© becomes pregnant with his child.
Best Performance: Ewan McGregor