I feel sorry for those who won't let themselves like this movie.

Rating: 10/10 (27 June 2005)

In my honest opinion was absolutely the best of the prequels and ranks up there with ANH and ESB. Of course, nostalgia often paints most of our thoughts of EP 4-6 whether we want to admit it or not. These movies were written as homages to the often thought to be cheesy B-movie serials of the 40s, the movies George Lucas watched as kid on the weekends. They are not meant to be Shakespeare or "The Godfather" in the writing or dialogue department. Lucas recently called himself the "King of Wooden Dialogue." and has pointed out in "Making of" books that he writes his Star Wars dialogue to be "old-fashioned, melodramatic, and pretty corny." Lucas has re-made those old type serials with better effects and added mythical elements. Anyone expecting Shakespeare or something anywhere near that just does not understand what these movies are about. We live in an era when we can see great Special Effects films about every weekend, something that was not so in 1977 or the early 80s. So now great effects are not longer considered a novelty. Honestly, would have A New Hope packed the theaters if the effects were non-groundbreaking or considered bad for that time? No way! Go into EP3 ready to enjoy yourself, lighten up and have a good time, I sure did and I feel sorry for those who didn't. From everything I have read on here and the web, it seems about 8 out of 10 people either liked or loved this movie. I hope you do too. Don't let the near 20 percent of people who didn't like this movie get to you.