Sorry, I liked it....

Rating: 10/10 (24 May 2005)

I realize it's hard not to be nostalgic for Episodes 4-6 but I saw this movie this evening and enjoyed it. It was a lot better than episodes 1 & 2 and dovetails nicely into episode 4. In fact, when my wife and I got home from the theater we popped in Episode 4 and watched it again with Episode 3 fresh in our minds.
The only concept I had a problem with was how Padme could be in love with Anakin -- after all he is mostly just a sulky, pouting teenager thru the second movie. Considering she's a beautiful princess and probably has her pick of any creature in the universe the idea that she'd choose him seems far-fetched to me.
Anyhow, the effects are good, the action non-stop, I liked Christianson (as an actor) a lot better in this film than in the second one (where I really disliked him). Visually it's good and the story seems clearer than in previous episodes.
Much better than the last two films and worth seeing, in my opinion.
-B-