Revenge of the Sith
The Star Wars Episode III title was announced on Saturday. In short, I like it. I didn’t care for “The Phantom Menace” and I thought “Attack of the Clones” sounded like a B movie, but “Revenge of the Sith” has an ominous tone that matches the inevitable plot of the forthcoming movie.
I’m not really interested in commenting on the marketing campaign that was the first prequel, but I enjoyed “…Clones”, even if a few of the performances were of the wooden variety. If I hadn’t seen Hayden Christensen in another movie, I would swear he couldn’t act. Portman has been disappointing as well, but that may be due to the cheesy dialogue and stiff direction. Of course, those excuses doesn’t quite jive with the relatively enjoyable performances of the original trilogy.
Regardless of what may seem like a negative undercurrent above, I love Star Wars, and I’m really excited about the new movie. And by excited, I mean hopeful. And by hopeful, I mean afraid.