Average

Rating: 6/10 (23 May 2005)

Unfortunately I think my idea of great Star Wars movies relates back to the time when they first came one the scene and the technology was so new.
This movie was good - don't get me wrong - but I just remember how innovative The Empire Strikes Back or Star Was when they first came out. Now everything is computer generated whereas before it was a very small part of the movie.
Obviously with everyone knowing the ending it would difficult to keep everyones attention focused at all time so special effects are great for that. But still I left unfulfilled. Nobody clapped at the end of the movie like some of the previous episodes I have seen and I found that strange. I wasn't about to clap.
To the movie (I'll use characters to help all of us rather than names). I thought Obi-Wan was great. Anakin not so bad and Padme not bad. The rest were alright including the computer Yoda. It was always good to see R2, C3PO and Chewy again. I thought the movie ran on a bit to be honest.
The graphics were good and the soundtrack excellent. Maybe I'm just getting old and I loved the original 3 movies. My kids all thought this movie was great. It also made me think about going out and renting one of the original 3 again (I only have them on VHS) so maybe thats part of the marketing programme?