Successful "Revenge of the Sith" Concludes the Space Saga

Rating: 8/10 (20 July 2006)

The last chapter in the Star Wars saga, "Revenge of the Sith" brought audiences around the world to jam into theaters to witness the end of a box office blockbuster that began in the summer of 1977. George Lucas' brainchild & marketing giant has thrilled in the past & finishes with one of the most engrossing musical scores, best special effects, & most visually stunning sci-fi adventure film of all time. With cast returnees such as Ewan MacGregor (Obi-Won Kenobi), Hayden Christiensen (Anakin Skywalker), Natalie Portman (Senator Padme Amidala), Samuel L. Jackson (Mace Windu), Ian MacDairmid (Chancellor Palpatine), Frank Oz (Yoda), Jimmy Smits (Senator Organa)& Anthony Daniels (C-3PO) round out the all-star players. With incredible battle & flight scenes, music & sound effects, & an exciting storyline combine to create movie magic to all who view this film.
"Revenge of the Sith" chronicles the final & destructive path of Anakin Skywalker's decent to the Dark Side of the Force. With the Clone Wars in its 3rd year, two Jedi are leading the fight for freedom. On a dangerous mission to capture Seperatist General Grievous & Count Dooku as well as rescue captive Chancellor Palpatine, General Obi-Won Kenobi & Anakin Skywalker Frienships manage to save the Chancellor, kill Count Dooku, but let General Grievous escape. The two Jedi return somewhat victorious & Anakin finds out a special secret. Padme reveals to her husband that they were pregnant, but Anakin's reaction does not exactly show joy. It was not only hard keeping their marriage a secret buy now a baby was coming. Soon after, Anakin dreams that Padme dies in childbirth. The seed is planted; Anakin must find a way to prevent Padme's passing. His love for her blinds him & causes him to question the ways of the Force. As the story goes on, friendships & loyalties are broken as the true face of the Dark Side, Darth Sidious, emerges to challenge the Jedi Order, lead by Master Jedi Yoda. Master Yoda, sensing Anakin's fears & realizing the war against the Galactic Empire is failing, the 900 yr old Jedi Master goes to Kassykk to lead the last major defense with the mighty Wookies. Yoda collaborates with Wookie leader Tartful & fierce young warrior Chewbacca to combat the Imperial assault on land & by sea. Yoda is successful & leaves Kassykk to search for Darth Sidious. Meanwhile, Obi-Wan Kenobi is victorious in his search & battle with General Grievous at his stronghold, & returns to the Jedi Temple to meet with Master Yoda. Darth Sidious, aka Chancellor Palpatine, convinces Anakin that he alone could teach him how to use the Dark Side to save lives. To make matters worse, the Jedi Council denies Anakin's promotion to Master Jedi, allow him to sit as a Council member, & asks him to spy on Palpatine. Angry & confused, Anakin slowly feels a connection to Palpatine, who gains the young Jedi's confidence. Once Anakin realizes Palpatine is the Supreme Sith Lord, he goes to tell Mace Windu. Windu & other Jedi attempt to arrest Palpatine, with the evil Sith murdering 3 of the 4 Jedi. As Master Windu & Palpatine square off, Anakin interferes & causes Windu's death. Palpatine, now in his hideous true form, indoctrinates the confused Skywalker into the Dark Side & renames him "Darth Vader." Sidious commands his new right-hand to go to the Jedi Temple with armed Troopers & murder any Jedi who stand in his way, even the Patawan Jedi young-lings. Darth Sidious executes his secret weapon against the Jedi which was the Executive Order 66, turning the Trooper Army against the Republic. Jedi were murdered all over the galaxy with cold precision, leaving the Republic vulnerable & bewildered. Once Yoda & Obi-Won Kenobi find out Anakin's terrible truth & vow to destroy the Sith once & for all, Obi-Won pays Padme a visit to find out where Anakin is. Obi-Wan alerts Padme to Anakin's truth much to her dismay. On a mission to kill the Viceroy Gunray& Republican leaders on the fiery planet of Mustafar, Anakin knows that he must face his greatest & most difficult duel ever,... mentor & friend Obi-Wan Kenobi!!!! Padme & Obi-Wan Kenobi try to reason with Anakin with disastrous results. Force-choked by an angry Anakin, Padme lay unconscious. Believed to have been betrayed, Anakin throws down the gauntlet with Obi-Wan & the epic battle ensues. Meanwhile, Yoda engages Emperor Darth Sidious in a light saber duel, with Yoda escaping from help of Senator Organa. After fighting for a time on the erupting fire planet, Obi-Wan defeats Anakin & leaves him to die on Mustafar. Darth Sidious finds a mortally wounded Anakin & takes him back for medical attention. After hours of prosthetic surgery to keep him alive, Anakin rises from the operating table as Darth Vader, complete with body armor, helmet with breathing apparatus, & a menacing speaking voice. The evil Emperor tells Vader that he killed Padme, only fueling his ire. Vader oversees the construction of the new mammoth battle station along with Darth Sidious & young commander Tarkin. At the same time, Padme is giving birth but is having complications. Yoda & Obi-Wan discover not one but twins are born. Joy turns to sadness when Padme dies of a broken heart. Realizing the danger that lie ahead for the twins, Yoda decrees that twin baby girl Leia be adopted by Senator Organa & twin baby boy Luke be raised by his Uncle Owen & Aunt Peru on Tatooine. Obi-Wan goes into hiding nearby on Tatooine & Master Yoda goes into exile in the Degobah System.
And the rest is history. Lastly, all of us loyal fans will remember those famous words as we say goodbye to one of the most successful & exciting sci-fi sagas in cinematic history:
A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far, away,...