I'm speechless. Overwhelmed.

Rating: 10/10 (19 May 2005)

It was dark.
It was depressing.
It was AWESOME!!! Absolutely fantastic. The changeover from the Republic to the Empire was very subtle. Nicely done.
Hayden Christensen was brilliant. His intensity, his expressions... it all added to the darkness of the movie. Ian McDiarmid rules. He just does. He *is* the Emperor. And Ewan McGregor is, of course, the man! He was amazing. Natalie was really good too. It just broke my heart to see her cry.
Man, oh man, when Anakin stepped into the Younglings chamber and ignited his lightsaber, it just sent chills up and down my spine. That was one of the most bone-chilling scenes in cinema history. Poor kids. That reaffirmed my belief that Vader was not at all someone to be sympathised with. Even though he did all of that out of love, it was still brutal. No excuse for that. Hayden's transformation was awesome.
The scene where he confronts Padme before he chokes her was great as well. The acting was just amazing.
One thing that really impressed me was the intense, chilling, pauses in dialogue in the conversations between Palpatine and Anakin. It really added to the tension. Great for dramatic effect.
And then of course there's the Vader suit. How fantastic was that??!!! Action sequences! I think the lightsaber got more screen time in this episode than in all other episodes combined. Absolutely amazing fight sequences.
This movie answered a lot of questions and George Lucas did a perfect job in linking the two trilogies together. You just wanna run back home and watch ANH. Especially after the scene where Darth Vader and the Emperor are looking out towards the construction of the Death Star, standing side by side.
As I walked out of the theatre, I couldn't help waving to the people waiting in line outside to go in and giving them a two thumbs up to tell let them know how awesome it was. Hehehe. I looked at the posters of all the other movies and thought, man, they have no idea what they're up against.
Great stuff, Mr. Lucas. YOU ROCK!!!