So, I Revisited Revenge of the Sith

Yes, I went to the theatrical revival and while it's still not a movie I love, at least it's not Disney Star Wars: 

I’m continuing my streak of “being a hater.” At least, that’s the presumption many will have. I was still happy to see this again on the big screen like I did 20 years ago as it was better than Episodes 1 & 2… one day in the future new reviews need to be done on The Last Jedi & The Rise of Skywalker. I was WAY too kind to those terrible, terrible movies. No, I’m not one of those right-wingers that whine about Disney Star Wars and use “the R word” constantly because they’re dicks yet soil their diapers when… viewing pronouns in social media bios?! I was a kid in the 80’s and 90’s so the original trilogy was seen a decent amount on VHS cassette, which my parents bought around ’90. I loved those movies, & still do.

The prequel trilogy let me down like it did many people due to the execution and the direction of Lucas. Sure, I can’t laugh at “the taxation of trade routes” plot of The Phantom Menace any longer after what occurred earlier in the year… but for all the story flaws and illogical moments and why I was supposed to care about General Grevious when I was like most in never having seen The Clone Wars at all, let alone at the time… Revenge at least has merits.

I was still enthralled by Emperor Palpatine manipulating poor sap Anakin in his rise to power; I can’t fault the cast for their performances, although Ian McDiarmid was the highlight of the entire prequel trilogy.

The second half was a proper tragedy, minor nitpicks aside. This screening made me realize how great of a job John Williams did with his bold, operatic score. The digital world at least looked pretty, even if I wish Lucas wouldn’t have been preoccupied w/ that and instead focused on the dialogue or the logic of the plot through the trilogy.

My first review for Sith was written in late 2015 right before The Force Awakens; I was a bit harsh at the time. I called Anakin a “whiny emo teenager with a moppy haircut,” which wasn’t fair. Neither was my griping about the visuals being “a CGI orgasm” when movies since have been far worse in that regard. “Nnnnnoooooooo!” is still stupid, I’ll always chortle at that.

I won’t fault anyone for loving Revenge of the Sith. Whether it’s due to nostalgia-those younger than me probably saw it in their childhood-or other reasons, the movie again was one I didn’t mind viewing one more time on the big screen. A decade ago, I never could have predicted how badly botched Disney Star Wars has been. Alas… at least there’s the original films and as flawed as the prequels are, at least they felt like Star Wars and did not try to “subvert expectations” or have the entire movie ruined due to constant “Marvel humor.” 

It's a blessing that Revenge of the Sith has done boffo business by re-release standards—I’m always down for an increase in re-releases. The unexpected smash success of Sinners has me (at least at the moment) feel easier about the future of movie theaters.