This review was written by noted Star Wars aficionado Jason Vasquez and is exclusive to Pardon My English.
Whether you are an adult or child, businessman or sci-fi geek, the day of May 19th, 2005 was long anticipated for most of the world’s population or at least those in the age 5-50 demographic. “Star Wars: Episode III-Revenge of the Sith” had finally been released to all those hungry for the last epic in one of the greatest film series ever. I was one of the many who couldn’t wait and went to see it at the stroke of midnight.
George Lucas did not disappoint the legions of faithful fans. “Sith”, I believe, ranks up there with the original “Star Wars” and along with the best of the series, “The Empire Strikes Back”. With the familiar opening story scroll, it begins with the exclamation of “WAR!.” Wasting no time, “Sith” opens with a 22 minute space battle, which seen in the right theater (digital projection and sound) is stunning. The thunderous sound of battle destroyers reverberates throughout the theater and the swarm of fighters “dogfighting” through scattered laser fire is visually insane. We are introduced to one of the new villains in the very beginning of the film, General Grievous, leader of the separatist droid army and also, Count Dooku makes a return appearance. The conclusion of this battle sequence sets the tone for the rest of the movie. As noted in the media storm leading up to the opening, “Sith” is a dark movie. Whether it deserved the PG-13 rating it received is, I believe, debatable.
As “Sith” continues, the romance between Anakin and Padme evolves, these scenes being the slower parts of the movie. Mercifully, we are not subjected to as many of these scenes as we were in “Attack of the Clones”. We see the conflicts rising in young Anakin due to his treatment by the Jedi Council and Chancellor Palpatine, which eventually lead him to the Dark Side and in turn he becomes Darth Vader.
We explore new worlds such as Kashykk (where we get to see the familiar Chewbacca), and Mustaafar, which is where the climatic battle between Obi Wan and Anakin takes place. Some may be surprised to finally learn the reason Darth Vader has to wear the well known black life support suit that he dons.
The conclusion of Episode III ties up loose ends while at the same time laying the groundwork for and leading us into the 1977 classic that started it all. Most fans should be very content that what was expected out of this latest installment has indeed been delivered.
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