"Sith" Restores Balance to Something Other Than the Force...

Rating: 9/10 (31 May 2005)

Star Wars Episode 3: Revenge of the Sith, in my opinion, is very close to being the best film of the 6, and definitely tops amongst the 3 recently released prequels to the popular 1977 film Star Wars.
***May contain spoilers*** "Sith" starts us off once more with Obe Wan Kenobi and Anakin Skywalker on a mission, this time to rescue Chancellor Palpatine(played to perfection by Ian McDiarmid). Right from the beginning of the film, we get a chance to see how it all began with Anakins transformation to the dark side at the hands of the Chancellor. Unlike the previous 2 prequels, this movie had my attention from start to finish, with what seemed to be more meaningful dialogue and slightly better acting from the same stars in the 1st 2 installments of the new trilogy. The absence of the ridiculous character "Jar Jar Binks" for all but 2 seconds in this film was a definite plus as well, but that isn't what makes this film so great. The intense battles, including the finale of Obe Wan and Anakin, were some of the best of all 6 movies.
I am certain this was the film Lucas had in mind the whole time when creating the prequels: a movie not bogged down in the politics of Star Wars with some of the darkest, most intense scenes in cinema history. The movie definitely deserves a rating of PG-13: even I(well into my 20s) was left shaken! I am not one of the die-hards that hopes to see 3 more installments to this series... I am very content with what Lucas has left me with in this finale...