Connect the dots

Rating: 4/10 (22 May 2005)

The special effects keep getting better and better, but there was just nowhere interesting to take the plot. So, connect the dots from movie 2 to movie 4:
Power-mad Palpatine is an evil Sith lord, check.
Jedi killed except for Obi-wan and and Yoda, check.
Padme has twins, check.
Padme dies, check.
Anakin gets banged around and lands a cool outfit, check.
The only surprise was the staggering triviality of Anakin's turn to the dark side. Anakin has bad dream about Padme dying and faces a choice - find a hospital with good high-risk pregnancy care or turn to the dark side. Hmmmm. That's a stumper. Best I can figure, the dark side has maternity coverage that the Jedi only offer to the executives, er, masters. That's enough to aggravate anybody.