Great !

Rating: 8/10 (6 July 2005)

The latest Star Wars film is without a doubt the best of the three newer films and a great film on it's own. It has none of the childish elements of Phantom Meanace and the story is far more engaging than Attack of the Clones.
Hayden Christensen' acting has improved a bit, and this combined with slightly better writing makes the emotional scenes much more believable. Of course, the script in the love scenes is still corny and worthy of a soap opera, but who really cares? It's no surprise, and I would almost miss it if it were gone.
The scenery is spectacular, as are the light saber duels, and the space battles. The only problem here is that Lucas uses CGI stormtroopers instead of real people in costumes. Sorry Lucas, but technology hasn't advanced to the point that CGI is indistinguishable from reality. Other than that, the special effects are great. We see worlds from every corner of the galaxy, and there is a new and interesting character. We get great performances from Ian McDiarmid, Samuel Jackson, and Ewan McGregor. Anikin is lured to the dark side through a very ingenious and interesting method, and the scenes between Palpatine and Anikin are very interesting.
Although most of the movie is well paced, the ending feels rushed. This is the only significant problem I have with this otherwise great film. it felt a little too local, because only a few people are involved while the fate of the entire galaxy is at stake, however this is still a very good film. Star Wars fans will not be disappointed.