The best entry since "Empire."

Rating: 10/10 (12 May 2011)

***May contain spoilers***
This is without a doubt the best installment in the "Star Wars" saga since "The Empire Strikes Back." Sure some of the dialogue and acting is still quite clunky, but overall it is such an improvement over "Phantom Menace" and "Attack of the Clones" that I don't really mind. The special FX are among the best in the history of film! The actions sequences rock (gotta love the lightsaber duels)! The music is brilliant (as usual with John Williams)! Even the performances are good. Hayden Christensen still isn't without his cheesy moments, but overall he has come to his own as Anakin Skywalker. He really shows the pain Anakin goes through while becoming you-know-who. Ewan McGregor is fantastic as Obi-Wan Kenobi. He has several moments that can't help but make you recall Alec Guinness. Natalie Portman is much better than before as Padme Amidala, but again still a few corny lines. The one who truly steals the show, however, is Ian McDiarmid as Palpatine. This guy is simply evil to the core. What really makes this the best since "empire" is the amount of emotion on display. The music also adds to this. The part where Padme tells Anakin he's "breaking (her) heart", where Anakin slaughters the Seperatists, his duel with Obi-wan, his immolation, are all incredibly powerful at even difficult to watch at times.
So there you have it. "The Phantom Menace" was mediocre/bad, "Attack of the Clones" was pretty good I thought, but "Revenge of the Sith" easily blows them, and even "Return of the Jedi", out of the water. I would say this is the 3rd best of the franchise, behind "The Empire Strikes Back" and "A New Hope."
Rating: 10/10 Grade: A