Well, I saw Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith on opening day this past Thursday. I have to say that this is probably the best movie of the series. The special effects, particularly in the opening scene, were just outstanding. The dialogue, as it has been in all the movies, was a little hokey at times, but it was a good story, and an overall entertaining film.
Lately, the man behind the saga, George Lucas, has been saying that this will be the last film in the series, though there will be two television series coming up in the next couple of years. I find this somewhat depressing, because as a kid, I remember Lucas saying that he intended the saga to be nine movies, with the three that came out in my childhood being the middle three. The first three episodes, he explained, would set up the story of how Anakin Skywalker became Darth Vader, and how the Empire came about, and the last three would pick up where Return of the Jedi left off. Now, of course, Lucas says that there were never going to be nine movies, but I clearly remember otherwise.
Of course, Lucas changes his story all the time -- a few years ago, he said he would only release DVD versions of all the movies after all six had been released, so he could do one big super box set. I think we all know what became of that plan. So maybe he'll backpedal (or rebackpedal, as the case may be) on this topic, too. But if not, I'm glad that he has taken the series this far, and I'll just have to content myself with the books and tv shows.
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