Prequels finished and set up nicely for the rest

Rating: 9/10 (12 May 2018)

At any point in your life if you watched and became a Star Wars fan you wanted to know how it all began. where did the Death Star come from, When did Vader become Lord and how did the Emperor come to exist. From the Phantom Menace, thru a grueling teen Anakin in Attack of the Clones we get definitive answers from George Lucas in Revenge of the Sith.
Although it seems perilous and often to quick we see the transformation of Anakin's loyalties to the Jedi shift with self-empowerment and anger. We see the Lord Vader character emerge. It is not until the titular battle with Obi Wan that the transformation takes hold and we see Lord Vader take hold of Anakin. The special effects and battle sequence is stellar and magnificently done with raw emotion.
The film is darker than the others, setting the transparent tone of good/evil. Masterfully done with cinematography, editing, SPX, and ewan McGregor was fantastic. I loved this film and the entire set up for New Hope. I give this a firm 9 as it stands alone as a spectacular story.