Revenge of the Sith

Sunday May 22, 2005 - 10:36AM EDT

I saw Star Wars and all I can say is eh. It was fun, but I have seen more enjoyable movies. Lord of the Rings being one. It is clear that writing is not Lucas's forte. I don't know why but the bad dialogue seemed to stand out more than in his other movies. When looking back on the original Star Wars I can see how awesome a job Harrison Ford did. In today's prequels Ewan McGregor clearly stands out from everyone else. I am not sure whether it is his lines or just him. But he seems to be the only one to make delivery of the dialogue seem good. Ian Macdrimd and Samuel L. Jackson come in 2nd and 3rd respectively. Samuel has some good scenes and some crappy ones but he does a decent job with what he is given. Everyone else on the other hand is just downright awful. Christiansen and Portman just can't seem to salvage anything from the bad dialogue. The dialogue just seems unatural and stilted. I haven't seen the other two in a while but I think they had much better diaglogue in them. Frankly the best actors in the movie are either computer generated or in costume. C3P0 is probably has the best delivery of anyone in the movie. You really can't say enough of McGregor though. In comparison to the other actors and based on the less than perfect dialogue he does an awesome job.

Lucas does special effects. This movie doesn't disappoint. Ultra-high production values as always and the seemlessly integrated effects are awesome. They make the movie fun, creating a complete rich world for the story to take place in. Plenty of action, some suspense (obviously not too much since we all no the eventual outcome of everything) and did I mention awesome special effects. This movie won't win any oscars for writing or acting but it is still a fun movie to watch. I wouldn't call it good, but I wouldn't say it is bad either. If it wasn't for the whole Star Wars phenomenon the movie as a standalone would never be as popular. It would be lauded for it grandness of special effects and that is it.