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Episode III
Revenge of the Sith
The Clone Wars have ravaged
the galaxy. The Republic is
crumbling under attacks from
Lord Darth Tyrannus, the
fallen Jedi Count Dooku.
In a stunning move, fiendish
leader of the Droid Army
General Grievous has swept into
the capital and kidnapped
Chancellor Palpatine, leader of
the Galactic Senate.
As the Separatists flee
with their valuable hostage,
Jedi Knights Obi-Wan Kenobi
and Anakin Skywalker lead a
desperate mission to rescue the
captive Chancellor...
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I think that this alternate version is important because:
1) it reiterates a very crucial point that was largely lost on non-die-hards in Ep II ... that Dooku is Lord Tyrannus, bringing clarity to who hired Jango and ordered the clones. Plus, it suggests that Tyrannus is now "out-in-the-open" as a Sith now that the war is on. (editorial note: Frankly, Lucas should have had his characters referring to "Lord Tyrannus" throughout the movie ... that's his Sith name. "Count Dooku" should no longer have any meaning to him.)
2) it establishes that Anakin is now a Knight and not a Padawan. Those who did not watch The Clone Wars cartoon probably need this bit of exposition before we see him without the Padawan hairdo.
3) I can't really figure out why Anakin and Obi-Wan weren't named in the crawl. Space, I assume, but hopefully I've made up for that in this rewrite.
4) The notion of heroes on both sides is blasphemy. Maybe that's the case in the real world, but in the world of escapist fantasy and fiction like Star Wars, you have your good guys and you have your bad guys. The line was utter bollocks ... and there was nothing in the plot to make me think that the bad guys were heroic. Greivous is called a coward who runs and hides. There aren't really any other "heroes" on the Separatist side ever mentioned.