Superb closure of the gap between episode II and IV

Rating: 10/10 (26 May 2005)

I just saw episode III today and was overwhelmed how perfect it closes the gap between episode II and episode IV. Of course one should know all of the former Star Wars movies to understand the geniality of George Lucas script. Sure, everyone knows that Anakin Skywalker turns to Darth Vader but how and why was unknown for a long time. This movie tells the story of the transformation from a Jedi knight to a warrior of the evil Sith. The end of episode III is not a dramatic one but everyone who knows the following episodes will be touched by this ending (no, you have to view this movie, I won't tell you what is happening ;-) Besides the story there are a lot of really nice gags (at least in the English original version I saw) that made the audience laugh a lot. Additionally the movie seems to have some kind of political statement because of some analogies to events that occurred in our recent past ("Who is not with me is my enemy" sounds very familiar). In fact the Star Wars universe was not complete until this movie and now everything is very clear and the story a complete one.