My take on star wars revenge of the sith.

Rating: 6/10 (6 November 2005)

So farewell to star wars. This is the third film in the six part star wars series and fills in all the loose ends that had been created by the previous 2 episodes.
I am sure that as far as continuity is concerned, no one will be too disappointed, but in terms of plot, pacing, action and quality, does the film hold together?
I want to qualify where I come from before I answer this question. I watched the first 3 (now of course the LAST 3) star wars films when I was between 6 and 10 years old and remember them being very special. I found those 3 films to be just what a young boy is after, action, suspense, lasers, swords which shine, things which move using just the 'power of the force' and great special effects. I am sure I am not the only little kid who tried to use 'the force' in his bedroom at some point to try to move some immovable object, and be very disappointed when it didn't. Obviously 'the force' just wasn't with me.
Years later the 3 prequels come along. Naturally enough, the first film was a major disappointment. As was the second. But the third had a different feel to it as I waited for it to come out on cinema. It was the last star wars film!! It's gonna have Darth Vader in it!! Jar Jar Binks is going to get killed!! Hurray!! For me, there was a lot to look forward to.
So I saw the film in the cinema with my whole family. (my brothers a big big star wars fan). It's exciting, it's fast paced. It had a lot of good scenes with the Emperor (Chancellor Palpatine) and Anakin. Things really were tied up nicely. Obiwan and Yoda go into hiding, poor Padme dies. By the end the Empire rules supreme. And yet, And yet, it just didn't seem to have a lot of feeling. Do you know what I mean?
To explain. I am a fan of Ray Harryhausen and little models and a bit of good old fashioned grime and dirt. The Millennium Falcon is easily my favourite on-screen spaceship. That film man. Everything was just show shiny and clean wasn't it? And just so much CGI, so much. It all looked a bit cartoony and this distracted me from the film quite a bit. But well, what do you expect from old Georgie Lucas? He does run ILM after all.
Overall, I liked the movie. It is definitely worth the 6 out of 10 I awarded it. Maybe at a push 7 out of 10. But I feel only real die-hard fans or obsessed teenagers could really give it any more than that. In a way it's a good thing that it's all over, and it could have been worse. When it comes to sequels, sequels, sequels, films just keep getting worse and worse and worse, but I feel these 3 star wars films did maintain a certain level of quality, and in fact improved from film to film.
Just a quick note to George. Quit while you're ahead, and don't make any more!!!!