The best 'prequel' without a doubt

Rating: 8/10 (29 July 2006)

There's much more villainy and action in Revenge Of The Sith than what has gone before, but still there are boring parts where you are strumming your fingers, and the 'love' dialogue between Anakin and Padme is a random irritation throughout.
Special mention to Iain Mcdarmid as chancellor Palpatine and Darth Sidious. His careful skill of drawing an insecure Anakin deeper into his web of deceit and evil is masterful, and the scene where Palpatine battles with Mace Windu is one of the best moments in the film, as is his eventual appearance near the climax as the grim reaper figure we all knew from Return Of The Jedi.
The opening sequence in Revenge Of The Sith is a joy to behold, the space battle has so much detail going on around the main characters, that you see something new that you missed before.
The rematch battle between Skywalker/Kenobi/Dooku is another superb highlight, there is more use of Christopher Lee's stuntman in these scenes but the digital 'head' effects are so better than they were in Attack Of The Clones that you really believe that Lee is really doing all his own stunt work. masterful. And the scene where Anakin kills Dooku is a star wars 'shock' moment on a par with Luke getting his hand chopped off in The Empire Strikes Back. Excellent.