This has saved the Franchise

Rating: 7/10 (16 March 2006)

I pride myself on being a sci-fi buff but I have had the niggling feeling that after the commercial success of the first movie I had been swept up in the popular & commercial hysteria of the franchise and not on the basis of any serious critical acclaim. I had stopped watching DVD's of the movies and it was fast disappearing off my top 10 list.
Enter Revenge of the Sith... and the spawning of Darth Vader and all has been forgiven Pure good and pure evil does not work anymore if you are over the age of six. Art should imitate life and the films that mirror life in this way win critical acclaim and stand the test of time.
I am relieved that at last Star Wars has come of age and has moved away from popcorn munching 'something for the whole family' fantasy matinée.