I was disappointed

Rating: 4/10 (9 June 2005)

I have never written a review on this website before but I felt very frustrated after watching RotS last night. Not as frustrated as after watching Matrix 3 but frustrated none the less. Here was a chance for Lucas to make a movie without a happy ending and create the Vader character we all appreciate. After Clones, I felt we could only get better. But every time Anikin and Padme were on the screen I was cringing. The dialogue was so bad I thought my seven year old daughter could have written more real conversations. I really like the opening sequence and the juxtaposition of the battle between Obi-Wan/Vader and Yoda/Lord Sidius. But even these light saber battle paled in comparison to previous scenes (eg. the battle between Obi Wan and Qui-Gon/Darth Maul). The camera angles always seemed wrong. The close-ups always ruined the flow. These battles should be seen from afar (think the last sword fight in the Errol Flyn version of Robin Hood) but all Lucas could come up with was camera angles that showed the faces of the fencers with flashes of light. It was lame! One thing that really made me mad was the love story and its role in Padme's demise. I left the movie thinking that she gave up on her children. They said nothing was wrong with her and she lost the will to live. I have to assume this was due to a broken heart. So, this suggests her love of Anikin was stronger than her love of her own children. I thought this was unbelievable. Lucas should have just let her die during child birth. It would have been more believable. The other thing that really made me mad was the creation of the re-engineered Darth Vader. When his table was raised all I could think of was Professional Wrestlers crossed with Muppets. Then when Lord Sidius told him he caused Padme's death (which was kind of true) and he screamed No, I actually started laughing at how lame it was. Do not get me wrong, I am a real Star Wars fan but I expected more. Maybe I expected too much. But, this is just me $0.02