George Lucas is a retard. I don't say this lightly, because I know that every blogger in the world is saying the same thing, making me a totally unoriginal little jackass. I don't care. The guy is a fucking retard. Before this thing came out, I heard rumblings about the political undertones. Lucas himself insisted that it wasn't about Iraq, even though "the parallels between Vietnam and what we're doing in Iraq now are unbelievable." Sure they are, George. The American military is at war, and yet the primary threat is the idiot traitors in our midst. Too bad you don't know why you're right, George. And too bad you don't know how to write, either. The diologue in this film is fucking PAINFUL. The hamhanded attempts to tie it into Iraq are obvious and pitiful. Even if it's directed at Vietnam, as Lucas insists, I'll remind his stupid fucking ass that JFK brought us that war, Lyndon Johnson turned it into a debacle, and no matter how bad he wants Nixon to be the Emperor, Nixon not only got us out of the war, but resigned his office. Ending a war, and surrendering power... Is that how the Emperor operates, George? No. You're stupid, you're a terrible writer, and based on these three piles of crap you've produced, it's clear that your entire fortune is built on luck, and Harrison Ford.
My suggestion to George Lucas is simple: Take your millions of dollars, take your infantile politics, and retire to your ranch. If you ever feel like assaulting the nation with your crappy ideas again, give Harrison Ford a call, and have him come over and beat you unconscious.
The film is visually stunning, and on that basis it gets 4 points. Ewan McGregor does a great job as Obi Wan. Not much else going on.