Episode III doesn't make sense

Rating: 3/10 (20 May 2005)

Let me start by saying that I am a big fan of Star Wars and I really wanted to love this movie. I stayed away from all spoilers and even most of the TV spots. I really had hoped that this final movie would answer some questions and would tie in with the original trilogy.
The action was good and the CG was incredible, but there were just too many spots in the movie where I was just scratching my head in disbelief for me to like this film. First off the Super Battle Droids now speak, but instead of giving them a deeper voice than the regular Battle Droids they have high pitched comical voices. R2D2 is even more tricked out than he was in EPII. He could probably take on Grievous by himself.
All the Jedi masters except for Yoda, Mace and Obi-wan are completely incompetent. None last for more than 5 seconds in a battle, even when their lightsabers are drawn and ready. Pathetic. Anakin turns way too quickly and also way too evil. We all know he's going to turn but we don't need to see it applied with a sledgehammer. We were told in the original trilogy that Vader hunts down and kills the Jedi. Vader doesn't kill ANY Jedi in this movie unless you consider 6 and 7 year old Padawans Jedi. I would have rather seen Vader walk into the Jedi Counsel chambers and wipe out a few Jedi Masters. That would have been enough to let me know he has truly fallen. Killing children? Too much. We were also told that Leia remembers that her mother died when she was very young and that she was beautiful but sad. Well, that is some memory she has since Padme dies about two minutes after she is born.
Even the final climactic battle between Vader and Obi-Wan got ruined. Apparently the molten lava in this part of the Galaxy isn't the 1500 to 2000 degrees Fahrenheit like it is hear on Earth because Obi-Wan and Vader can be about 2 feet above it for an extended period of time and not break a sweat let alone not burst into flames. Of course when Vader gets to within a couple of inches of the lava he then bursts into flames. RIIIIGHT. It must cool off 200 degrees per inch you get away from it.
This film could have and should have been flawless, answering any and all questions left after EPII and before EPIV but it doesn't. There is little continuity between the first three to the last three. You can't watch all six in order and have it make sense. The only thing Lucas can do now to redeem himself is to re-make IV - VI from scratch!