Review of Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005) by Bucky K — 09 Sep 2017

This is the best in the latest trilogy. Out of all of them this one resembles the original trilogy the most. The ships and sets are all much more familiar then the other two movies. The storyline is also a lot more interesting to follow.

The second half of the picture is very well done skipping back and forth from what's going on with Anakin the Emperor and Obi Wan. It explains everything you need to know about the Emperors deformed appearance and the formation of the Empire. Hayden Christiansen also upped his game a lot from Attack of the Clones. The film wraps up every loose end tying in nicely with a New Hope. The lack of Jar Jar Binks was also a massive positive adding much more credibility to the movie.

Yet in my mind it's still not Star Wars. The originals had brilliant sets and excellent dogfights in space. There's far too much CGI in the prequels. In my opinion they all needed a serious rewrite. The basic story is there but it needed a lot more work. There's no comedy element at all and the dialogue is terrible in most scenes. Ian McDiarmid is the only real strong performance in this movie. He plays the emperor perfectly and he's on top form in this one.