Star Wars III : Revenge Of The Sith, A Big Disappointment....

Rating: 2/10 (7 June 2005)

I have to say, I'm a big Star Wars fan, so this comes as hard to say, but Star Wars Episode 3 has to be the worst Star Wars film to date. I wondered about the franchise after seeing Episode 2 which was also awful, but this movie takes the cake. From the really bad and abysmal acting to the overdone special-effects, this movie is bad from the get go. It's like Lucas spent about 10 days putting this together. I understand George Lucas is trying to appeal to a whole new generation of Star Wars watchers that probably never has seen the original trilogy by making the movie look like an out of control video game, but really is all that non-stop action needed. The one beautiful thing about the original films is their simplicity in detail and story. Vast real looking vistas, down to earth starship battles, these make the original films a treasure to watch. The old films in no way connect to the newer three in their look or style. It's hard to make the connection, and the disappointment in this film of how everything is supposed to relate to the older films is a real letdown. I think George is too obsessed with his new found computer technology of film-making that he has lost the art of real storytelling. Actors shouldn't have to do a whole film in front of a green screen; with the money spent on this film they could have built sets for everything. I was so looking forward to this film, what a sad feeling I had when I finally got to see it. One is better off imagining the years before the original trilogy then spending the time or money watching these prequels. I gave the film a 2 for Yoda, He's the only shining star.