The revenge of Lucas

Rating: 10/10 (24 May 2005)

Speechless. That's what you'll be when you see this movie. No wait, epic masterpiece. This is more then just a film ladies and gentlemen. I was going into this movie not expecting much in the way of story. Well, we got more then a story. SO much, in fact, as to make my mother bawl. A lot of big Hollywood blockbusters with outstanding special effects usually aren't the deepest of films. They're basically there to be a spectacle for the eyes. Well, Star Wars Episode III: The Revenge of the Sith, is a roller coaster for the eyes, the ears, and the heart.
First off, these effects ARE more then amazing. The budget for this movie was $115 million, there just isn't any way he could've done it for less. Everything looks so real, amazing, flawless, scary, or cute. George really doesn't know how to do movies on a small scale. Coruscant is more beautiful then ever, with all it's amazing CG and buildings. Tatooine, which we only see briefly at the end of the movie, always looks great with its sand, even though it's a real place. The two suns look surprisingly real, no CG at all. Naboo is absolutely stunning. Even the opening battle is just a wild ride.
The scoring. The only other movie I can think of with scoring as good as this is Return of the King. The opera music that builds up when Anakin and Obi-Wan are fighting over the lava gets your heart pounding. And of course there's the classical tune that every person on earth recognizes.
The acting has gotten a million times better. It seems Hayden took some acting courses over the break of filming. Natalie Portman, while her acting in spots was cheesy and overdone, was amazing. Ewan McGregor was excellent. Ian McDiarmid was outstanding as Palpatine, and his transformation to Sidious was more then a little scary.
This made you laugh in all the right places (like when R2 sprays oil), hold your breath in all the right places (which was almost the entire movie) and even cry. When Darth Vader finds out he killed Padmé... I had tears rolling down my cheek. And the best part of the entire movie, when the helmet goes on Vader for the first time, and everything goes silent, no music or ANYTHING, you hear the breathing. That really brought the movies full circle. And of course at the very end of the film, Leia is brought to Alderaan, and Luke to Tatooine. This movie answers every question in a terrific way. George Lucas has finished the greatest set of movies in history.
Let's just hope he doesn't do something like Episode O, the Prequel Prequel.