An Unengaging Conclusion to the Star Wars Saga

Rating: 3/10 (21 May 2005)

As a fan of the original three Star Wars movies, I feel Revenge of the Sith definitely belongs in the same league as Episodes I and II. In none of these more recent additions to the Star Wars saga did I feel I remotely cared what happened to any of the characters. In contrast, Luke, Han, Obi-Wan, and Leia (and even Darth Vader) in the original films seemed more human and real. For whatever the reason, I walked out of Sith without the least desire to ever see the movie again. I found Anakin's motivation for going over to the Dark Side unrealistic. Bad dreams??? Some characters appeared in the story for little purpose. Count Dooku lasted all of a few minutes. The General Grievous character had no bearing on the plot. Chewbacca and the wookies appeared for little apparent reason. Additionally, the sense of mystery is totally gone. Remember when you wondered who Luke's father was? Remember Yoda's "No, there is another ..." line? All in all, Sith was a very unfulfilling ending to the entire storyline. The only moment that really captured my attention was when Luke's theme played as the baby was being secreted away on Tatooine at the end of the movie, briefly resurrecting the joy of seeing the original so many years ago.