Well, it could have been a lot worse...

Rating: 8/10 (28 September 2005)

For anyone who wasn't living under a rock when this came out, you would probably have gotten the idea that this was the star Wars everyone was hoping for. There are certainly a great deal to recommend viewing it.
The special effects sequences are extremely well executed, though probably a bit over abundant, and the John William's score is an amazing blend of nostalgia and new material. If you are a Star Wars fan, it cannot be denied that you will enjoy seeing the characters you know and love from previous films becoming what you know they will have to. I certainly loved the epic scale of seeing the Evil Empire come into fruition, even if it had to use the now common clique of referring to our troubling times, particularly an American President.
However, that's not to say that George Lucas has redeemed himself completely. Dialouge is certainly better, but not that much. There's a particular scene that makes me cringe, but it's certainly not the actors fault. If anything, the film manages to make up for dialouge through it's disregard of actors, who are definitely second fiddle to the effects in this one. George Lucas is still a bad director in my books, but the characters and the effects still make this a worthwhile flick to view.