A couple days ago my co-worker Chris called me at home and asked if I wanted to go see Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith at 7pm on Wednesday night with him for free! His wife had won tickets from a radio contest, but they couldn't find a sitter for their kiddlet (plus [REDACTED]).
As you may know, I'm a big Star Wars fan. I even camped out overnight for Episode I, but after the disappointment of the first two prequels, I was planning to wait a few weeks to catch the final installment. I'm not one to pass up a free movie ticket and I definitely wasn't going to miss this one.
I'm going to try and keep this mostly spoiler free, but if you want to be totally safe, don't follow the link. Updated below . . .
Pretty much every critic has said that Episode III was better than the first two prequels and I totally agree. One critic agreed, saying "True, but only in the same way that dying from natural causes is preferable to crucifixion." I don't agree with the tone of this, but I think the point that this still isn't the movie it could be is true. The overall plot was great and the overarching story of the six movies really came together in this movie. The special effects and action scenes were really great and totally enjoyable. However, the dialog was painful. George Lucas has always had great vision, but I have never thought he was a very good writer. None of the dialog conveyed any feeling. Certain parts of the dialog almost seemed like a parody of Star Wars.
Overall, I enjoyed the movie, but I probably won't see it in the theaters. In fact, if you aren't a big Star Wars fan, do yourself a favor, wait for this movie on DVD. It is an important film that wraps up one of the most important film franchises in history, but you don't need to pay $8 a person to see it.
Updated: Of course, you could always just download it off the interweb. (Note: I am not condoning downloading this movie)
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