Pretty sure he made the movie so he could get the word Revenge in.

Rating: 4/10 (19 May 2005)

Where do I start? If you are one of the original kids to see the first movie in 1977, I'm not sure how you can like this movie. I'm a huge fan of the original saga. I didn't expect any of these 3 movies to have the same magic, just because the first set were innovative for their time. Kinda like the Matrix (1) for this era.
Movie 3 basically needed more time. Movies 1 and 2 should been combined into one movie freeing up space for the turning of Anakin. Thats just my 2cp. Here are my problems with the story / acting.
IMO the film never makes you care enough about the relationship between Anakin and Padme, the on screen chemistry is awful and just doesn't work. this wouldn't be so bad if the whole plot didn't partially factor into his turning to the dark side. He has as much affection toward her as he would a gungan turd on his shoe, yet I'm meant to believe he will do anything he can to save her.
My next disappointment, the whole Jedi council knew that Anakin was the chosen one, just by talking to the snotty nosed little turd in episode 1, yet they have no clue at all that Palpatine is Darth Sidious ? The great all seeing Jedi then fall from grace with a few shots in the back. They defeated massive robot armies yet can't fend off a few clones ? I'm sorry that just doesn't seem to be a fitting end for them.
The battle heats up when Yoda and Darth Sidious get it on, we all know our code anger and hate are forces of the dark side, a weakness , yet this film has us believing Evil is stronger than Good. A stale mate or some intervention from Anakin, so Yoda has 2 opponents I could buy , but the great master limps away like a spanked puppy.
I was looking forward to how they were going to tie all the movies together. Well I won't spoil this for you but you'll have to watch vigilantly as basically how it all ties in gains only 2, maybe 3 lines in this whole movie.
The time lines are kinda outta whack too, if we track back to the events in this film from 4 the ages don't quite match up. I also find it odd that in 19 years Yoda ages exceptionally fast. From bouncing round ball of spunk to decrepit old fossil. I'll give Lucas the weakening in the art of the force, and I'll even accept he wants us to believe it isn't what you can do with the force but how the knowledge can win a situation rather than jedi magic.
StarWars became a money machine for Lucas and I feel his soul really wasn't in it. Hollywooded to death the franchise became one great big special effects fest with nothing but a flimsy plot to hold it together.
I gave the film a 4 because I felt Ewan and Ian gave fine performances, I believed Obi's pain at what he sees happen to his friend. The visuals if over the top were still stunning.
Maybe I expected too much, maybe I wanted to have the same feeling after watching episode 1 sadly I did not.