A Perfect Final Middle

Rating: 10/10 (15 June 2005)

I am engaged in an ongoing debate with my two sons, that I hope will last forever, as to whether Episode III is the best one yet. The more I think about it, the more I'm aligning with the Yes side.
The opening sequence is unrivaled. An orbital battlefield, at dawn, rendered so perfectly that you are exhausted at its close.
Characters are developed more fully than in any of the previous pictures.
Plot lines are complex, tragic, and can, in the best of saga traditions, take you from one end of the galaxy to the other without missing a breath.
Episode III is a perfect centre from which to remain in that galaxy, far, far away.
It is the best one yet.