Better than the other two at least

Rating: 6/10 (26 May 2005)

I heard that this film was better than the other two (I, II). That is true, but after ten minutes or so I had the urge to leave the theatre. It starts out with utterly useless sitcom scenes with R2D2 which were hardly funny and really made me feel that the R2D2 from the original films (IV, V, VI) is some kind of an obsolete cousin of Revenge's R2D2. I am mentioning this due to the fact that it really feels like technology in IV-V-VI has taken an IMMENSE step back from I-II-III.
The film itself is nicer than Episodes I and II because you start to get the gloomy feel of the Empire and the dark side. Still, Anakin's internal conflict is unconvincing to say the least and the scene where he pledges allegiance to Palpatine and gets a new name is probably the most pitiful in the whole film. Anakin, the pivotal character, is simply... bad. At no point was I willing to believe that he was led by either anger or passion or anything else.
Lots of fireworks and little content. I don't know. Not even close to the good old films, or I'm too old for this.