It's the Dark Side that rules.

Rating: 10/10 (24 May 2005)

Thank you Mr. Lucas for letting us finally believe that you still have that magic. The magic that divides the entire history of cinema into two parts -- pre- and post- Star Wars era i.e. before and after 1977. The magic that draws the greatest number of net surfers to visit a movie site. And now in 2005, you delivered the true nature of that Force in a final movie about which everybody knows everything before seeing it, about which 'spoiler' is an invalid term, which doesn't make one happy face in the crowd that leaves the theatre.
So what makes "Revenge of the Sith" the best of the three Star Wars movies of our generation? Apparently most of the things didn't improve from Ep-II. The screenplay still remains wooden, some lightsaber battles are still boringly long, the actors are still delivering disappointing performances (except Ian McDiarmid and Ewan McGregor of course) and the comic reliefs inserted here and there are still annoying. Then what?
It's the Dark Side of the Force. Along with Anakin, we also gradually learned and experienced it's enormous power, to get us glued to the seat and watch in awe how cinematic it is. How Lucas inserted a feeling of Darkness in every scene of the movie, in its every action, every dialogue. So we sat thunderstruck when the young-lings were killed, got restless when the Jedi community was destroyed, and applauded (yes, we did) in unison when our favorite Darth Vader in his trademark mask, helmet and costume appeared on the screen. The Dark Side got us all. Mr. Lucas, you showed us it's far more photogenic, cinematic and attractive for mass appeal. Wow!
But still, still... the pain that there'll be no more Star Wars movie will torture us forever.