Never Believe a Sith

Rating: 8/10 (21 May 2005)

While "Revenge of the Sith" is much better than the last two Star Wars, it is not as good as the first 3. And like the last two, the missing element is that the characters lack personality. But "Revenge of the Sith" makes a big improvement because the characters show more emotion and therefore we care more about them more.
The last two lacked a villain with any charisma. This one has Darth Sideous who we saw briefly in "Return of the Jedi." There are three valuable lessons to be learned from the film. 1-Never believe anything a Sith lord says to you, because they lie. 2-Even though you might go to the dark side for all the right reasons, it's still a bad idea because the dark side makes you go nuts. 3-Never elect a Sith president. They will start wars so they have an excuse to take away your freedom.
The special effects are decent, but nothing we haven't seen before. The fight scenes are not as good as some recent Chinese films. The music is great, as always.
It's a shame that George Lucas made parts 1 and 2, because they tarnish the series of Star Wars and don't really add much. Part 3 stands up to the integrity of the first 3 films and fills in all the gaps from the original 3 films.
The first hour is pretty slow, but after that the film really picks up in intensity. The art direction is much improved also. This is a film that needs to be seen on the big screen in order to be fully appreciated.