Finally Lucas abandons the Dark Side

Rating: 6/10 (19 May 2005)

Let's face it: When "Star Wars" first came out it was like nothing ever seen before. Decades after and with trilogies like "The Matrix" and "The Lord of the Rings" people has lost that sense of discovering an adventure out of this world. So how do we make up for that in "Revenge of the Sith"? The answer is, cram as many CGI effects as humanly possible. The eye-candy is delivered nonstop through this movie and your senses get overloaded.
After watching this movie I wondered why Lucas even bothered to make the hideous Episodes I and II. "Sith" can work well without the couple of stinkers that preceded it. Some people will even say this movie is as good as the first two Star Wars movies. That's blasphemy. The closest to this one is "Return of the Jedi" which had great moments, but also stupid teddy bears.
The terrible moments in this movie involve mostly the romance between Anakin and Padme. Whenever these two characters are together on screen prepare for the worst acting this side of porn. Their lines are unbelievably more embarrassing than in "Attack of the Clones" and that's a lot to say. The other terrible thing is (spoiler) Jar Jar doesn't die. The couple of times he appeared on screen I begged to see his death, but no: Despite many die, we're denied of the satisfaction.
I'm glad Lucas ended the "Star Wars" saga with a bang rather than a whimper. Too bad the other two chapters will forever stain the franchise.