Definitely the best of the prequels, and one of the best in years----9/10

Rating: 9/10 (20 May 2005)

The greatest saga in history comes full circle with Revenge of the Sith, the third prequel to Star Wars. After the breakout of the Clone Wars in Episode II, Anakin and Obi-Wan are defending the Republic from the Seperatists, Padme is pregnant with Anakin's children, and Senator Palpatine is hatching a plan to become ruler of the galaxy. Oh, and did i mention Vader is born?
Revenge of the Sith is the darkest Star Wars movie, beating Empire Strikes Back by a mile. It is violent, disturbing, and depressing, and that makes it one of the best Star Wars stories, period. Anakin's transformation into Vader is amazing and tragic, with Hayden Christensen turning in an excellent performance, especially towards the end, after being corrupted by Palpatine. The silly moments from the first two prequels are gone and Jar Jar thankfully doesn't say a word.
Ian McDiarmid is perfect once again as the most evil man in the universe, Emperor Palpatine. He delivers his cool lines ("Join me and you will achieve a power greater than any Jedi.") like he was born in the Star Wars universe. Ewan McGregor is also great as Obi-Wan, really showing off his acting and athletic chops, with countless lightsaber fights and action scenes, and an emotional finale with Anakin.
Speaking of lightsaber fights, there are about a dozen in the movie with Yoda kicking major ass throughout, and a cool new villain General Grievous wielding four lightsabers. The battle scenes weren't as good as Hoth or Geonosis, but the clone troopers looked cool, (gotta love that camouflage) and it was cool seeing the Wookiees again if only briefly.
With this being the last Star Wars film, it was bittersweet walking out of the theater. The movie was awesome but it sucks to realize there are no more coming. I saw a midnight show, but there were no yawns. Applause erupted very often, and seeing Vader on the big screen again was amazing. This was the best theater experience in my life. Thanks George Lucas for making Star Wars.---9/10