Quite pleased...

Rating: 9/10 (13 June 2005)

After being SO disappointed with Episodes I and II (although repeat viewings have caused them to both grow on me), I was quite pleased with Episode III.
I have read so many harsh reviews...every movie has 'em. And since everybody has and is entitled to their opinion, so be it. I'm a bit saddened, though, when some folks refuse to acknowledge that opposite opinions exist and name-calling ensues.
I digress.
I truly loved this movie. I've seen it three times (just to make sure I wasn't duped into enjoying it out of love for the trilogy) and enjoy it more the more I see it.
From EpIII, I expected nothing. I've never claimed ownership of the movie, so I am out nothing but the cash I willfully spent to see it. I recall that many of the subjects of the current crop of complaints were also those of reviewers of the original trilogy...so the whole "dialogue mess" (as one reviewer here put it) has been around since 1977 and has always been debated. This film DID seem rushed in particular sequences, but I was completely capable of "keeping up." In fact, the pacing was refreshing after the last two seemed to drag on forever in specific sequences. The acting has improved, the story moves right along, there's plenty of eye candy (one of the original trilogy's strong points that now, for some reason, is complained about !?!), and the story is sewn up adequately at the end.
I wasn't expecting the movie to bring about the end of war and famine, so I must say I'm satisfied but also a bit sad to see it go.
In my humble opinion, RotS is a fun way to spend eight bucks and a couple of hours.