Ehh.

Rating: 7/10 (19 May 2005)

I saw the flick at midnight with family and friends. I even let my 12-year-old daughter stay up to see it with us. At the end, we talked about the experience: Midnight screening. LOTS of goofy fans in costumes. Evil looks at the joker that asked if this one had Picard or Kirk. Incredibly loud, obnoxious people in the theater who catcalled every preview and then became utterly reverent when the film started.
When it was over, we barely talked about the film. That says it all.
Insignificant observations:
Obiwan's development into the best warrior in the Galaxy seemed rather abrupt.
R2's continually expanding powers suggest that someday, he would make the most power Sith of all....
(Stagger... stagger...) NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! Man, did that scene flop. What - did James Earl Jones price himself out of a job?
Why the heck did Yoda decide to send OB1 off to fight Vader alone, instead of teaming up vs. the Emperor?
Are the Red State people looking to put Lucas on an enemies list for creating a parable about the USA?
P.S. Dear IMDb - sometimes, people actually use brackets to, you know, bracket stuff. How 'bout not making me change 'em to parentheses?