A film to end all films

Rating: 10/10 (21 May 2005)

There are just no words to describe it. Powerful, depressing, sad, exciting; those words alone cannot do this film justice. I have been looking forward to this for three years. After seeing it, I was in a state of shock. No "Star Wars" film has come close to this in terms of visual spectacle, fine performances, and trenchant emotion. I knew pretty much the whole story before seeing this. But upon seeing it, I was cinematic overload. Granted, the dialog wasn't exactly Shakespearian but the emotions behind it and the fact that people tends to put other films on such a high pedestal that I have been more than willing to forgive the shortcomings. I don't think any other films will have this effect on me again. The experience was that profound. Maybe I am biased because I am a "Star Wars" fan from way back but I still think this is an excellent film. A warning to parents: this films is not for the squeamish or faint-hearted.