Originally posted by: mverta Any college freshman in film school can spot the insanely bloated and unnecessary establishing shots in not only Ep.III, but Ep. II as well. And it's not just limited to establishing shots. The editing on Sith is about as "amateur night" as it gets. People who feel otherwise, literally don't understand the basics of the craft of editing, which while having evolved over decades, still retains the same basic principles it has for more than 100 years of filmmaking. It's not just the unforgivably bad direction, poorly developed story, and laughable dialogue; the film fails on such basic technical levels I can't believe it was produced by veteran professionals. Actually, it wasn't.

_Mike

I’m willing to bet that George would justify the editing by saying that it was in keeping with the serials. He’s justified every amateur thing he’s done with the Star Wars films. He explains away plot hole by invoking the force and he dismisses campy dialog by reminiscing about Flash Gordon. I think it’s funny that George justifies juvenile practices by inferring that his audience lacks sophistication.