The return of Star Wars

Rating: 8/10 (30 May 2005)

Finally, the time has come to truly love the Star Wars saga once more. The Phantom Menace was without a doubt a huge disappointment (thanks to Jar-Jar) and Attack of the Clones wasn't really that great as well (thanks to the unconvincing love story), but now Episode III is here and it kicks ass! Revenge of the Sith makes up for the other two episodes and has it's moments where it gets really close to the greatness of episodes 4, 5 and 6. The dramatic story of Anakin's downfall is both believable as emotional, especially when he turns over to the dark side completely and by doing so ruins his life completely. When Anakin marches towards the Jedi temple with his army of clones it send shivers down my spine. His last conversation with Padmé did the same, as did the confrontation with Obi-Wan - you can almost feel the pain that burns inside the heartbroken Jedi Master.
Ian McDarmid is great as the evil Palpatine, both in his 'sneaky moments' when he tries to lure Anakin to the dark side, as in his 'action moments' when he fights Yoda in the Senate chamber. The duel between Palpatine and Mace Windu is also great, as is the terrible outcome of this battle and the transformation of Anakin Skywalker into Lord Darth Vader. When the Vader-mask was finally placed upon Anakins face my heart skipped a beat. It was one of those moments in Revenge of the Sith that were just breathtaking. The story is now complete and the only thing you want to do after leaving the cinema, is to go home and watch episodes 4, 5 and 6 in a row. Revenge of the Sith is dark, cruel, emotional and entertaining....Let there be no doubt about it: The force is strong with this one...very strong!