Maryanne and I saw Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith on Thursday. I enjoyed it; even Maryanne liked it somewhat. As Adam and Narf both stated, it was definitely the best of the "new" trilogy.
I thought all the acting was too subdued, especially from the Jedi. I don't know if this is what Lucas wanted or not. Ewan McGregor was by far the best of the live actors. Everyone else was too wooden, even Samuel L. Jackson. Hayden Christensen did brooding well, but not much else; I think he would have benefited from showing more emotion, and being more tortured as he’s torn between the Jedi and Palpatine. Ironically, Yoda, entirely a CGI creation, showed the most emotion of the Jedi.
There was a bit of a cheese factor involved. Most noteworthy was the Tarzan yell from one of the Wookies on Kashyyyk. The coughing from General Grievous was a bit much at the beginning, until it became apparent that he was technically a cyborg and not a droid.
The movie was redeemed by all the parts, large and small, that tied it together with the original trilogy: Obi-Wan’s relationship with Anakin, their duel, and Obi-Wan’s retrieval of Anakin’s light saber (later given to Luke); the birth of Luke and Leia, Leia being placed with Senator Organa, and Luke going to his uncle Owen and aunt Beru on Tatooine; Obi-Wan’s presence on Tatooine to watch over Luke, and his ability to commune with his mentor as he later communes with Luke. There’s more, as well, causing this movie to be by far the most satisfying of the "new" trilogy.
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