ROTS finally lives up to all the hype the Star Wars Prequels should have delivered...

Rating: 10/10 (7 July 2005)

The Prequel Trilogy is Complete with the final installment re-assuring us Star Wars fans that George Lucas is still very capable of making a true Space Opera like he did with Star Wars: A New Hope, which was the only film he directed in the Original Trilogy.
Star Wars: Episode III  Revenge of the Sith brings all the components which made the original movies work, and puts them together to make a single film that incorporates the style and thrill of what any viewer would expect from such a well known name as 'Star Wars'.
ROTS begins with an epic space battle over the city planet of Coruscant, which starts the movie off with an adrenaline rush no other Star Wars film has ever offered. This opening 20 minute action scene thrusts the movie in an unstoppable direction which gets darker and grimmer to the very end. Many critics thought Lucas would take it a bit easy on Anakin's fall to the dark side, however Lucas creates a much darker 'fall' then any Star Wars fan would ever have expected.
As for performances go Hayden Christensen finally gets my approval as being cast as Anakin Skywalker since he simply shows a maturity not seen in Episode II, which helps you realize Lucas' plan for the viewer to see how Anakin matures throughout the films. Simply watch the film 'Life as a House' to see how well Christensen plays a dysfunctional character. I can't stress enough how important Ewan McGregor has been to the Prequel Trilogy, since his strong performance as Obi-Wan Kenobi has been the only positive factor leading up to ROTS. So to see him basically BECOME Obi-Wan from the Original Trilogy is a great feeling, since its accompanied by a strong film with amazing effect shots that should definitely take home the Oscar for Best Special Effects. Last but not least Ian McDiarmid SHINES as Emperor Palpatine giving a performance that leaves the viewer uneasy and skeptical of his dark intentions as McDiarmid shows confidence and a true sense of evil like never before.
There's almost too much to say about ROTS, because every aspect of the movie is so interesting to watch, since we all wanna know how a goodhearted man goes completely evil within 2 ½ hours. What really makes the movie captivating is the 'events' that take place which change the Galaxy forever. For example: the scene when Anakin runs in on Mace Windu fighting the Emperor. Mace Windu has the Sith Master defeated and wants to finish him off, however Anakin wants the Emperor to stand a fair trial like the ways of the Jedi so the Emperor can teach Anakin how to save his wife from death. Mace knows the Emperor has too much power and has to kill him right away. So when Mace winds up to finish him off, Anakin intervenes by cutting off Mace's hand leading to his electrifying death. This single scene demonstrates how close it came to the Sith being destroyed. Scenes like this make ROTS the most intriguing and exciting Star Wars movie since Return of the Jedi.