Chris Holoka:
George went deep and he didn’t drop the ball. I really didn’t
think he had it in him.
The real achievement behind Revenge of the Sith is how it
manages to throw new perspective on a classic character. It would be nigh impossible
to watch Revenge and not have it color your opinion of Darth Vader. Anakin isn’t just evil (and as we see, when a Skywalker
falls to the Dark Side, it's a long drop), he’s tragic. Just like it
needed to, the final installment in the prequels adds new dimensions to
the original Holy Trilogy.
There are occasional dialogue and pacing issues. There are some
bad CGI-effects (stand-outs in a tidal wave of great effects). And Yoda still ain’t the same Jedi patriarch we first met on
Dagobah. All these issues have been getting progressively better with each
prequel, and Revenge is as good as we’re getting’ from Modern George. With a
solid story, plenty of lightsaber action, and perhaps the best soundtrack of the
series, we’re pretty dang close to the glorious heights of Vintage George - I’d
even say we ended up with something better than Return of the Jedi. Which is a
relief.
