Disappointing enough for me to join IMDb and post a review

Rating: 3/10 (27 May 2005)

STAR WARS: EPISODE III - Revenge of the Sith RATING: = 3/10. A major letdown with laugh out-loud bad dialogue and computer generated overload. It was great to see the Darth Vader suit fitting, but the rest was pretty much disposable. Kids who haven't seen many films or fans of computer generated overload movies such as "Van Helsing" will like it.
WHY IS IT SUCH A LET DOWN? I LOVED the original 3 movies and bought the toys as a kid. The original Star Wars trilogy wasn't just a movie seriesit was a major part of my childhood.
ABOUT ME: AGE: 28. JOB: Art Director/Computer Designer. EDUCATION = Double major in Advertising and Telecommunications (Bachelor's of Arts). MARTIAL STATUS = Married. VIEWING HABITS = One or two movies a week. (Roughly 65 movies a year.) STAR WARS HISTORY = Have seen all six movies. I own the original trilogy on DVD. I collected nearly all the toys in early elementary school.
THE GOOD:
The Darth Vader suit fitting for Anakin Skywalker -- Easily the best dramatic scene in the movie.
Spaceship / vehicle design -- The new ships have a great look to them. I particularly like the all-terrain vehicle used by General Grievous.
The night city scenes -- The flying cars, buildings, lighting, etc. are very pretty.
Mr. Ian McDiarmid as Supreme Chancellor Palpatine -- Great performance. Easily the best in the movie.
No speaking parts for Jar-Jar -- He only appears briefly.
Multiple light-saber fights.
Hayden Christensen looks great as a sinister villain.
Some old favorites appear in the film -- Darth Vader, R2D2, C3PO, Chewbacca.
Another great John Williams' musical score.
THE BAD:
The space fight in the beginning feels like watching next generation video game footage -- The viewer never gets a sense that the actors are in danger like in the original trilogy.
Yoda should have stayed a puppet during close-up dialogue scenes. --It feels like you are watching a cartoon every time the camera cuts to a close-up of Yoda. His eyes are the main offender (the lighting does not look right).
The love dialogue is horrible. --For example:
"You are so beautiful."
"That's only because I'm so in love."
"No, it's because I'm so in love with you."
The premise for Anakin Skywalker betraying the Jedi's is ridiculous --A certain someone MIGHT be able to help Anakin out with his problem. (But there is no guarantee.) So, Anakin destroys all and turns to the dark side? Right. People just don't sacrifice everything for "maybe."
Natalie Portman wears a hat that looks like an old-school leather football helmet --Laugh out-loud funny is not good during serious scenes.
No Han Solo-type characters/comedy to break up the seriousness of the movie --This movie desperately needs someone like him to make it much more fun to watch. Old Example: Han Solo: "Laugh it up fuzz-ball." (to Chewbacca)
Computer generated overload -- Far too much of this movie was made in the computer. As a result, the movie looks more like a cartoon or video game. (And I do computer design!) It also hurts the performance of the actors since they stand in a green-screen room with minimal props vs. an actual location.
Yoda's advice is garbage. -- Yoda tells Anakin to let go of everything you fear to lose. This basically translates to: don't truly care about anyone or anything. (Not the best advice from the great "thinking" Jedi).
All the interiors are far too perfect to be believable. -- A lack of clutter or quirkiness in any of the rooms does not make this world seem real. People do not live in laboratories.
Hayden Christensen is not believable -- His lines are terrible and forced. Also, his character is far too irrational. (I believe the direction and the script are to blame.)
Lava planet fights = not believable -- Due to heat, smoke, etc., a fight would never happen in this environment.
Giant Iguana's make for cheesy transportation -- I couldn't believe this scene made the final cut. Ouch.