Makes up for the blunders

Rating: 10/10 (22 May 2005)

One of the first things that crosses your mind when looking at the advertising for a movie is the question as to whether or not it will live up to the hype. The first two movies of the prequel were, in a word, disappointing. After so many years of waiting for additional Star Wars installments, it was sad that the first two movies couldn't live up to the story set out by the truly first three of the series. But then, its hard to imagine what Lucas could have done to live up to the expectations that the original trilogy created. "Revenge" makes up for the disappointments of previous episodes. It ties things together and answers questions that were created by things that didn't seem to make sense (like Obi Wan's comment after finding R2 that he didn't recall ever owning a droid before or Yoda's seeming revelation that "there is another" as Luke takes off in "Empire Strikes Back". It is action packed, and filled with intrigue that keeps you on the edge of your seat for the duration of the movie. Lucas must have had this in mind when he first set out to do Star Wars because it is by far the best of the prequels and quite possibly the best of all 6. With any hope, he will at some point agree to complete the full 9 that he promised after the first one's success. I remember standing in line for hours to get into see the first Star Wars in 1977. It was worth every minute of the 4 hours I stood in the sun. And I, like many others, did it over and over again. Long ago, in a land not so far away, a writer and director took the world by storm. And he has again proved his worth. May the force be with you.