When the Sith hits the fan.

Rating: 5/10 (5 November 2005)

Former Hypaspace host Jonathan Llyr stated when he saw the trailer to "Revenge of the Sith," he said "oh my god, it actually looks good." Unfortunately looks can be deceiving.
Revenge of the Sith revolves around the eventual transformation of Anakin Skywalker into the dreaded Darth Vader, with his quest for more power and virtually wiping out the Jedi knights. As well as making a connection between the prequels and the original trilogy, and tying everything up for episode 4, the original Star Wars.
As with all Star Wars, Revenge of the Sith brings forth incredible and awe inspiring visual effects and art that almost no one could ever match. And that's about all the real good Revenge of the Sith has.
The movie's overall interest level in terms of storyline wavers a fair amount. Ranging from edge of your seat excitement to a considerable snooze fest. Even the battle sequences throughout the movie are not flawless. There are several times when the excitement level dips far below what is expected of Star Wars. Sometimes even too silly for its own good. That include all battles minus the battles at the climax of the movie.
Further hampering of the movie is the below average acting skills, to the point where it is very noticeable even consideration for raspberry awards. Also overblown theatrics felt too cliché like and felt like a lame hyperbole. Overused classic Star Wars quotes such as "I've got a bad feeling about this," is enough to get on the nerves of average movie goers. And over dramatizing quotes for this movie are not very impressive.
There are certain plots that are at tad stupid. This movie is far too dependant on what Star Trek would call non-cannon sources, including the Clone Wars cartoons. For example, General Grievous in the cartoons and comics is just as intimidating and frightful as Darth Vader was in the original Star Wars. But here on the movie, we are introduced to him as a badly damaged cyborg, not much of a threat. Even when he is fully repaired, he doesn't feel that intimidating. And Chewbacha's cameo? And the comedy duo between R2-D2 and C-3P0 are lost.
However putting aside the problems with the movie, and aside from its incredible visuals, this movie does remain true to the Star Wars universe. And is the best of the prequels. Including making it fell just as mythological as episodes 4 and 5. And a fair amount of the time the excitement level of the battle sequences does actually meet Star Wars standards, and those are pretty high standards. And this includes the ultimate battle between Anakin Skywalker and Obi-Wan Kenobi.
For the hard core Star Wars fans, it is a major success in restoring the magic of Star Wars. For those are familiar with Star Wars, or who like Star Wars but not hard core, it was a little disappointing. And for those who are not that familiar with Star Wars, who only see this as a movie, it was a total failure.
Good for the fans, not so good for the average movie goer, Revenge of the Sith, as with the other prequels, falls far short of Star Wars expectations, averaging a 5 out of 10.