Hhhhmmmmmmmm........

Rating: 7/10 (20 May 2005)

Just got in from watch this. I'm still mulling it over. I want to see it again, that's for sure. But am I satisfied? That's the Hhhmmmmmmm....
The Good bits; The opening battle is spectacular.The Jedi's in full flow are a sight to behold. The Wookie planet and the wookies themselves just add gravitas to how much you love Chewie and chums.Mace Windu's death to the last.The Emporer's transformation.The culling of the Jedi's.The Yoda Vs Sidious battle.The Obi-Wan Vs. Anakin Battle(at normal speed claims Lucas.If so, test them for speed enhancing drugs because they move alright!).The Birth of Vader as we know him (and the force exploding stuff around him is cool).The tying up of loose ends.John William's score.ILM.
The Bad bits;The dialogue.What the hell has Lucas been watching? To quote a certain actor, "you type this sh*t,you sure as hell can't say it". Some of it is almost cringe-worthy. Yoda just sounds drunk at some parts. Anakin is still a whiny sh*t, even as a grown man and his sudden switchto the dark side is not what I would call convincing. Obi-Wan is far from funny. And the Droids? No wonder the Emporer shut's them all down.Oh, and a certain Ultimate Bad Guy crying out "NNNNOOOOOOOOO" does not work.At all.The force exploding stuff around is cool though.
But all in all, this is like the other Star Wars movies. They all have flaws, parts that people don't like, and this probably adds to their charm and allure.
This is the best of the prequels,and although it has an obvious parallel in Return of the Jedi, it's still not as good as that.
Superb in parts, disappointing in others.A certain sadness descended on me as well knowing that was it,ultimately not what I'd hoped for.
But Mr.Lucas,hats off to you sir.Your imagination is astonishing.