Review of Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005) by John A — 09 Feb 2018

After witnessing the most appalling Star Wars movie, The Last Jedi, I decided to revisit Lucas' prequels. Now, I grew up in the '80s, loving the origins, however, I wasn't impressed with the prequels-mainly, because of the overuse and abuse of the CGI technique.

After seeing Rian Johnson butcher Star Wars, I'm now more appreciative of what Lucas was trying to achieve. ROTS is by far the best of the prequels; the bad parts are firstly, the wooden relationship between Padme and Anakin, along with some of the poor dialogue.

Also, Anakin's turning to the dark side is poorly executed-and, there are other little issues, although, for the most part, the story is generally good, and it remains true to the spirit of the Star Wars universe.

The other main issue is the misuse of CGI, which should be used to enhance, and not be constantly used as substance; like on the other two prequels, it doesn't feel organic, unlike the originals, which looked and felt real.

If ROTS looked like The Force Awaken/Rogue One, then it would be a better movie, overall. Still-after the disgraceful, The Last Jedi, I'm sure more detractors of the prequels might look at them, and Lucas, more favourably now; I certainly do.