'Sith' barely makes it past the satisfaction level

Rating: 6/10 (14 August 2005)

Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith (2005) Starring Hayden Christensen, Ewan McGregor, Natalie Portman and Frank Oz.
Revenge of the Sith starts out similar to 'Clones', two Jedi's blast in the screen with guns blazing and ships blowing up, yet again overdoing the CG to cover-up what seems an awkward choppy script with such bland dialog. The thing that was most bothersome was the characters deaths were so quick and unexplained, not to mention the forced 'love' that Christensen and Portman played throughout the film. Let's face it, Christensen cannot act. The whole movie it seemed like he was just saying his lines, not even showing any expression, which in a way is good, because when he did it was so embarrassing, I almost laughed out loud in the theater (not to mention the infamous scene when he cried "No" like Frankenstein did in the 40's.)
The good parts of the film were by far the most memorable events of all Star Wars films, including the scenes where the 'Sith' took over. Although the first 10 minutes were slow, they quickly pick up, then slow down until the 40 minute mark where Palpatine (McDiarmid) and Anakin share a very memorable scene that will remain controversial for years; and sent chills to the audience. After 45 minutes into the film, it remains to shine for the most part with a few exceptions like the 'love scenes' between Padme and Anakin, and not to mention the lame deaths of some important characters. Luckily, the storyline was so phenomenal that it would shine through all of its flaws, however many there was (countless).
The consistency was mostly the musical score, which Williams has NEVER let us down, his music shines brighter than all of those special effects used in the film. And yes, all the questions are answered in the film such as why Anakin turned to the dark side, and what happened to Padme, however they were so predictable that you mind as well have guessed it rather than spend two and a half hours in a movie theater just to find out. The only regret I would have is having better actors, and re-writing some of the dialog to make it more exciting, and not so childish or bland, and to give the well respected characters not such shawty death scenes.
Why four stars then? After all of this rambling about its flaws you would think I dislike it, however I personally thought that the 40 minute mark and beyond (besides a few minutes that made me gag) made up for it. It's near perfect, next time if they redo this, change the acting style, and fix up the crappy 'love' scenes.
Genre: Action/Sci-Fi-Fantasy/Drama Tech: Color, 140 Min's.
Rated: PG-13 for sci-fi violence and some intense images.
My Rating: 11+, Though some of the violence is strong, I think that without blood or gore it makes it less adult. There are a few strong emotional scenes, and some graphic violence (more towards the end of the film) that include be-headings, limb loss, realistic unflinching acceptance of death, and life changing injuries that are more vividly shown. There is a small sexual reference, some kissing, however no language or drug use/references.