Best of the 'new' trilogy

Rating: 8/10 (21 May 2005)

This is the best out of the latest three star wars films, and possibly up there with ROTJ in my opinion. The action scenes are definitely the best in the whole series, and there are very few 'flat' moments throughout the film. As is expected, some of the dialogue is a little bit woeful but this has never been one of Lucas' strong points, and in a way this is a part of Star Wars for me. I'd probably say that you have to have watched the other movies to get the most out of this episode, as it ties up some loose ends very nicely. Good points - Very little Jar Jar Binks, lots of 'climactic scenes' (each action scene seems to be bettered by the next), decent Yoda fight scene. Bad points - Doesn't seem to be enough internal emotional conflict before anakin 'turns', Padme/Anakin's relationship doesn't seem to ring true (Lucas' dialogue) To summarise, I'd like to say that I'm not a die-hard star wars fan, but this film made me want to run home and put the original trilogy on...