Star Wars Is Back To The Way It Used To Be!

Rating: 8/10 (22 May 2005)

***may contain spoilers*** The New Star Wars Movie is a mirror image of the way the Old Star Wars used to be. This movie is very well paced. There are great action scenes, with the space fights, and the light sabers, they were all done astoundingly well. The movie has a great balance of action, romance, sorrow, everything the old star wars movies pack in so well.
George Lucas...to you I must say, well done. Finally, you have redeemed yourself. Episode I: I must say one of the most anticipated movies of 1999. This movie could not even come close to comparing with the original trilogy. Episode II: Though I found Episode II to be much better than the disastrous Episode I, it still could not match up to the original trilogy. When I was going into Episode III, despite the great reviews I had heard, I was expecting an upset yet again. Might I say, I was pleasantly surprised.
This movie started off well, with an intriguing space battle, leading into the ship full of droids that the Jedi would have to destroy in order to capture the droid leader and regain the hostage. To top off the great battles, Anakin and Count Dooku duked it out in a classic saber fight. Thats when I realised this movie might be worth paying attention to. Anakin's crossing to the dark side was done amazingly well. What Lucas does is make you believe that he is doing the right thing in trying to obtain the power of the dark side to be able to save his wife Padme, but it turns out that because he crossed, she lost all will to live and died in child birth. Thankyou for the irony Mr. Lucas.
Which leads me to my next point. Natalie Portman. She did such a great acting job in this final movie. Her last scene with Anakin is tragic to say the least and also in that scene I give props to Hayden for being such a good insane person. Ewan McGregor FINALLY does what I knew he was capable of doing in this film. He at last depicts Obi Wan Kenobi as Lucas did in the originals. Samuel L. Jackson does the same old good that he did in Episode II, his final scene had me on the edge of my seat. Overall good acting was put into this movie, despite a cheesy script.
Finally the connection this movie makes to the originals. This movie gives you the reason for the separation of Luke and Lea, the reason for the lack of Jedi, the beginning of the Empire, and it was just exciting to see each connection.
If you don't like the final battle scenes of this movie you are just not normal. The last saber fight between Anakin and Obi Wan, Darth Sidious, the Clones and other Jedi, the Wookies, they were all just amazing, especial the Obi Wan/Anakin fight. Long lasting and fun.
Conclusion, this movie has great story, great acting, great special effects, great soundtrack (as always), great action, great transition, great great great great great everything. Star Wars goes out with a bang...
Thankyou, Mr. Lucas, for 25 years of stellar entertainment...10/10