Wow!

Rating: 8/10 (20 May 2005)

Even better then Attack of the Clones, saw it twice so far and was awed the first time , and surprised by it even more subplot the second time. Loved it even better the second time. Way to go George Lucas, now if he has anymore ideas for the series I wouldn't be surprised. This film blends perfectly into Episode four, five and six. It's very comparable to the Return of the Jedi (still my favorite)in many respects including editing and of course the fact that a major war ends in both films (for better or worse). There is so much going on, but like all the Star Wars films, the first time you see it it seems like your watching a huge epic, but when see it again and again it goes by too darned fast, I do hate that. You really hate Anakin Skywalker at the end when he becomes Darth Vader. Hayden is very good in this part, But the ones who really steal the film (which is no great surprise) are Ewan McGregor, Frank Oz (as Yoda's voice), Natalie Portman and of course Samuel L. Jackson. Ian McDiarmid is as always quite convincing as Palpatine. The music is as has become custom to Star Wars absolutely stellar and matches perfectly all the other Star Wars John Williams' scores. The editing is very good and the fact that it's shot on digital video and not film is not at all noticeable, as my film professor was lecturing us about. It looks like regular film to me, even better to tell you the truth, but as the norm with all the installments it is simply beautiful on the big movie screen and in surround sound (THX).