Sadistic Jedi

Rating: 5/10 (11 June 2005)

OK kids, this movie is "OK". Way better than the other 2 previous disgraces, not as good as Empire Strikes Back, and brushing against the simple-fun-minded buy-my-toys plan that Mr. Lucas always seem to have in mind. Dark? Not at all. Lucas seems to be almost ashamed of making an allusion to the evil deeds of Vader against kids. But what bothers me is the sadistic way in which the so-called good guy of the movie leaves the bad guy suffering a horrible death with limbs amputated and more burned than my first attempt at a BBQ! The Vader guy is laying there, screaming in pain (ok, he was screaming that he hated the other guy, but that's hardly a reason to leave the roasted guy in such torment), clinging for dear life over a river of lava, and what does Obi-Wan does? He just turns his back and leaves the party (yeah, he seem sad and angry at losing his buddy privileges, I concede that). Why didn't he finished him off! Was is too much to ask to take his "ex-apprentice" out of his misery with his light saber? Couldn't he suspect that maybe the poor guy was suffering needlessly? I already complaint before about the Jedi's being not-so-good sports by attacking 2 against 1 that poor Darth Maul on the first one, but I think that the sadism shown in this movie by one of the only Jedi's left alive is worse. No wonder Darth Vader turned out to be such a grumpy breather! OK... this movie deserves 2 stars because I only fell asleep once. Go Sith, Go!