Lord Vader...RISE!

My name is Darth Apathy, and yes, I'm a geek.

Last night, a friend and I went to go see Revenge of the Sith, the final installation of the epic Star Wars saga. With this one movie, Lucas rendered his offical apology for the travesty that was Attack of the Clones.

The movie started off fast and furious. While it slowed down a little during a few points, it never completely stopped, as AotC did. The acting, which was apparently performed by cardboard cutouts in AotC, was much better. Ok, the acting was not exactly Academy Award material, but it was a definite improvement over the previous Star Wars flick. The writing was better, too. There were only a couple of lines that made me cringe, all of which were uttered by Natalie Portman.

The visual effects were nothing short of stunning. The only real criticism about the visual effects I could make is that Lucas relies too much on CGI.

The story was very good. A lot of the lingering details from the first couple of movies were neatly wrapped up.

Anyone who knows anything about Star Wars knows that Anakin Skywalker will become the dreaded Darth Vader, Dark Lord of the Sith. Anakin's journey to the Dark Side of the Force is borne not out of lust or hate, but out of a desire to save the one he loves. Eventually, he makes some very bad decisions, and you can only feel sorry for him as everything goes completely wrong.

The fight scenes were spectacular, especially the final battles: Obi-Wan vs. Darth Vader and Yoda vs. the Emperor.

In short, Episode III: Revenge of the Sith is a must-see for all Star Wars geeks.