The missing piece in the STAR WARS saga has finally arrived, special effects and good story all included.

Rating: 10/10 (6 February 2008)

My Take: The darkest, boldest and possibly the deepest STAR WARS chapter since THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK.
Calling STAR WARS Ep. III: REVENGE OF THE SITH as the last chapter in the STAR WARS trilogy would be a misconception since, chronologically, this is the third chapter in the series, picking up where the first two "prequels" left off and how the events in the original trilogy began. In other words, this is the much-awaited chapter ever so awaited by the fans.
The first two prequels, although wonderfully spectacular, are not what the fans might have expected. Alrthough I did like the prequels and I am defending them from heavy criticism, I must agree that it only gives us hints to what exactly will happen in the original trilogy. Ep. III offers just as much of the appeal I had with the first two prequels, which is mainly the special effects and numerous action sequences, but this time, you can actually see the pieces all coming together, the events slowly leading to the story we all know, but so willing are we to find out how and why it happened.
Those events the fans chanted as "missing" finally takes form here. From the transformation of the once innocent Anakin Skywalker (Hayden Christensen) to the evil Darth Vader, the end of the reign of the Jedi, and the much awaited final duel between the mentor and his pupil, Anakin and master Obi-Wan Kenobi (Ewan McGregor). Although the script, only co-written by series creator George Lucas, does have its flaws, with its sometimes muddled romantic lines, marred by a somewhat wooden performance by Christensen as Anakin. But if you can enjoy the 97% of the film that works, which I certify you will, you can can just forget about the 3% that doesn't, which isn't really much, considering how successful (not just on box-office take) the film is.
So has was Lucas right in ending it this way? Heck, yes! The cliffhanger ending will have fans and other viewers alike swarming back to video stores to get the latest version of the Star Wars DVDs, something that Lucas has specially prepared for this release, taking a revisit back to those classics. Which is exactly my point. Lucas has made the saga entirely into a get-rich-quick scheme, which is not at all that bad since the products (films and DVDs) were all good, but simply a bit too much now. I liked Ep. III very much, with its darker plot and welcome enjoyment for special effects, but the franchise is a bit of a problem. Lucas should stop here, which would have been great, because, if you know Lucas as much now, finished is never finished.
Rating: ***** out of 5.