Sith Happens... Thank goodness!

Rating: 10/10 (20 May 2005)

I saw this installment on opening day. It surpassed my expectations. And I believe that Mr. Lucas and company have finally gotten back "into the zone" with regard to acting and story. The principle characters are finally interacting with the same level of rapport and humor as the principle characters of the 1st installment (A New Hope). All of the plot points work, and he wisely decided to jettison the cutesy-pie, marketing friendly characters that diminished the appeal (from my perspective) of the previous 3 installments (Return of the Jedi, Phantom Menace, and Attack of the Clones).
Finally, I think Mr. Lucas wisely decided to not hack the action/violence down to a PG and was willing to adopt a PG-13 rating. Nice moves George -- may the force be with you, always!