22
May
Star Wars!
There are probably spoilers contained within…
I saw it at the 12:01AM show, and the 5 regular shows the next day starting at 9AM. The first show was pretty good, but felt lacking in a number of areas. When I saw it the next morning with the small non-rowdy audience it was a MUCH better movie! The rowdy crowds distract enough to make it not so good. That was confiirmed later in the day when it was a large rowdy audience again (7PM show).
I liked how the movie led the way to episode 4. At the same time it finally showed how sad Anakin’s character is. He’s so powerful but he will remain under the emperor’s thumb with the promise of the power he wants always in front of him to keep him doing the emperor’s bidding.
And then him telling Padme that love can’t save her when that’s exactly what would have saved her. Fear of losing her drove him to seek power and that’s what led to her death.
I liked Obi-Wan picking up Anakin’s lightsaber which would later be given to Luke. I liked Captain Antilles flying his ship that we would see in episode 4.
I liked it a lot! I want to see it again in digital so I can see what extra scenes were done.