I did like the movie and I enjoyed it's humor. I also believe Ewan deserves alot of credit. His character above all was the one that really shines here. Yoda pulls it off to......that "little green friend" to all. I was a bit disappointed in the Anakin/Dooku fight scene. It seemed devoid of the emotion that is said to "lead to the darkside". And the look on Dooku's face when he finds out his time is up....it's like he is getting ready to "drop the kids off at the pool" and the toilet paper in the stall is dumb-struck scented. Mace Windu doesn't get a fitting end either in my opinion. His lines seem forced and like "he" thought something different should be said since he "is" portraying the venerable Jedi Master. I also would have liked to see the end be a bit closer to ANH in design. The Tantive looked great, it was everything else. Also, being able to see Darth Vader in some action in the suit before the end bringing the turmoil of the OT to a better focus would have really tied things tighter.
I remember Peter Jackson stating that GL had given him some pointers on how to visually make the story progress and be tangible. During this movie it seems that maybe he took "some" cue from the LOTR series to try and better this one but he falls short, bouncing around way too much and too quickly just to show all the splendor that is CGI. He has the right idea but can't seem to wrap his "brillo-pad" looking head around the emotion and passion needed to fulfill his destiny with Star Wars.
Visually: this movie was really stunning!!!
Acting: Ewan really deserves the hat on this one....Fantastic nod to the fans with his realistic portrayal.
Music: Not really anything to write home about...I hope John Williams has some work lined up....this one isn't his best even tho it's not rock bottom.
Editing: Copy, Paste, Copy, Paste......need I say more.
My nephew enjoyed himself so that is truly what counts on this day. I will wait til the DVD release to really watch it again. I do hope that Lucas kept a few things aside as ROTS seems riddled with little hints aside from the Clone War nods and it would be nice to see a fuller, richer, more natural cut.
Enjoy the show.......!!!!
