Not without its cringe points, but superb none-the-less!

Rating: 9/10 (19 May 2005)

OK, I saw the first screening of ROS last night at my local cinema, and it is fantastic! After seeing this one its hard to believe that the first 2 prequels were made by the same man almost, it is so much better, definitely the best of the prequels, and I might even go as far as saying that its is better than Return of the Jedi. In fact, yes, it is. All of the acting, Yoda included even, is massively improved from TPM and AOTC. Christensen, apart from at one slightly edgy moment, gives a well controlled, convincing portrayal of Anakins descent into evil, and McGregor is also even better as Kenobi, and Portman also delivers her best performance as Padme by far. The computer generated worlds and scenery and just everything, are mind blowing, as the film opens, you are just bombarded with awesome imagery, which really takes your breath away. Not to mention laugh a minute dialogue and action, including from the hilarious R2D2, during the opening sequence. The only down points are a couple of moments of poor dialogue and acting, but fortunately this time around, these moments are few enough to count. (There is also one other thing at the end I couldn't help but cringe at, but I won't say what because it would be a spoiler.) So, hats off to Lucas and team for giving us the best 'Wars' since ESB. Enjoy it as soon as you can!