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Rating: 4/10 (11 November 2005)

What can I tell about Episode III? Since I and II didn't explain too much, they need to do a FAST FORWARD in this one to make the bridge to IV.
The beginning: to forgive for not giving us a real star wars battle in the episode II, they start with a battle in space. And here it goes some of ILM special effects for some minutes. Oh, and of course, they insisted in making R2D2 as the co-pilot of Anakin (aka Darth Vader). So, we have some funny scenes with the clown R2D2. And prepare to hear a lot of "YEAAAAAW!" (the R2D2' scream).
One of the best scenes of this movie is in the beginning. I love the scene where Anakin kills Dooku. If you note, you will see that all the atmosphere and scene reminds the final battle between Luke and Darth Vader. Well done.
Well, now going on we have a lot of clichés. The "emergency landing", the relation between Palpatine and Anakin, the "I don't trust you" things... blah blah blah So we see Anakin saving Palpatine's life. That's one of the worst scenes of the movie. What'a'hell was that? "What I did?" ask Anakin after killing Windu. And than even Palpatine became surprise when Anakin became Darth Vader, so easily! Yes! It was that simple.
So Palpatine give the "ORDER 66" to the republic troops. That means: "Kill the Jedis". So what we see is the soldiers shooting Jedis without mercy. Even the "friend" of Obi-wan try to kill him without saying anything. Yes, that's life.
And then, when Yoda save himself from the soldiers, in the "Wookie's planet", what I was afraid happened: Yoda was saved by Chewbacca. Oh yes, everyone knows everyone in Star Wars.
Oh yes. I forgot to mention: Darth Vader construct C3PO in Episode I and became real friend of R2D2. George Lucas just resolve this crap invention by doing what? At the end of this movie, we see an order to "clear the memory of these two robots". Oh yes, so why C3P0 remember the Clone Wars in the Episode IV? Maybe, George Lucas didn't remember that...
The final battle: in the volcano's planet. The magma was so hot that destroyed everything. Everything BUT the things that Obi-wan and Anakin was on. Oh, and we didn't see them sweat. Maybe it isn't too hot there.
So Obi-Wan cut Anakin's members. And the fire consume him. But wait, he is still alive (of course!). That explain why Darth Vader is so ugly. It was so stupid to see Darth Vader (as the one we know) asking "How is Padme?". And them when he scream: "NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!". This makes me laugh.
So we see the birth of Luke and Leia. And then, the epic scene of Empire Strikes Back became stupid now.
I though that George Lucas will be more accurate to make the first three movies to became real predecessors from the other trilogy. But no. What we see is another story.
Maybe the episode I, II and III could be transformed in ONE movie. Lets cut all the Wookies, C3PO and R2D2 scenes, and some other. Let make the three movies became ONE 2h movie. A resume of them. And lets call it EPISODE SEVEN - "The Darth Vader Memories".
I believe that the result will be better.
If anyone that didn't see the series, ask me what to see first, I will not doubt to say: "See Episode V and VI". The best ones. The ones that really worth to see.
By the way: the only ones that wasn't directed by Lucas...