Ian McDiarmid rocks

Rating: 8/10 (29 May 2005)

So much has been said in these comments that there's few left to add, but I'd like to pinpoint Ian's performance as the greatest amongst all. His gestures and, particularly, the modulation of his voice in every line (especially before he reveals as Darth Sidious) is a spectacle in its own. No one could have played a better Palpatine! Kudos to you Ian! On the other side, I didn't like Natalie, Cristopher (Dooku) and Samuel (Windu). They are great actors, but they just didn't play well this time.
Next there's the CGI FX. Why is it that the old models are *still* much more convincing as real-things? Is it the dirt on them? Is it that they are not "perfect" as mathematical CGI drawings? It's a bless that Empire Strikes Back was done in the 80ties, I just can't imagine how deceiving and cartoonish CGI made AT-ATs would have looked...
May the force be with you!