May 19, 2005 at 8:34 AM

Ok, Star Wars Episode Three: Return of the Sith. (BTW, I'm no good at writing reviews, so i'm probably going to reveal too much of the story. If you don't want a lot of it spoiled, only read the first paragraph)

This movie has made the previous two worthwhile. They had some good moments, but overall the second one was a love story, and the first was about trade tarifs. The third, however, actually has a story line that explains a number of things - why vader wears the mask, why palpatine suddenly grew a lot older, the birth of Luke and Leia and why they were split up, etc etc.

The story starts with Anakin and Obi Wan on a mission to rescue Chancellor Palpatine after he had been kidnapped by the droid leader General Greivous - a strange droid who for some reason has a cough. Anakkin and Obi Wan encounter the sith lord Count Dooku, and engage in a lightsaber battle - "together this time." Obi Wan is trapped under some decking that Count Dooku was pulled down on him, and Anakin and Dooku fight on. Anakin overpowers him, and reluctantly (only on Chancellor Palpatines strong request) kills Count Dooku.

When they arive back on Coruscant, Amidala tells Anakin that she is pregnant. They keep it secret from everyone else. Anakin starts having dreams about Amidala dieing in childbirth, and consults Master Yoda, without naming names, about it. He starts searching for a way to save Amidala.

When Obi Wan eventually kills General Greivous, the war is over. The jedi are preparing to make sure Palpatine hands back his powers to the senate. However, just before leaving, Anakin reveals to Master Windu something that he has just learnt - that Palpatine is really Darth Sidious! The jedi go to arrest him, which results in a battle between four jedi masters, eventually Anakin finally turns to the dark side (I won't reveal the events leading up to this in too much detail).

The jedi are destroyed, a final battle between Yoda and Sidious, and between Obi Wan and Vader, then the jedi go into hiding. Luke and Leia are born, and are split up. Construction of the death star begins.

All in all, this is a really good movie, and I really reccommend you see it. It has been put together well, the film is well written and acted, and John Williams has put his characteristic music to it.

I rate Star Wars Episode 3: Revenge of the Sith - 4 stars.

From Pauline Lerner
Posted on May 20, 2005 at 3:43 PM

Thanks for telling the story. I always have trouble following the plots, even very simple ones.

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