Third Time, The Charm Wears Off

I have to say I was disappointed by Ep 3. It provided a good bridge between the films by answering many questions, like Yoda briefly explaining how Obi-Wan gets "Force Ghost" knowledge. (He gets it from Qui-gon's force ghost on Tatooine.) So that was nice, and it filled in some of the other gaps. But I was bummed. It still had none of the spark that the original IV thru VI had. I got to see those great classics again this weekend, and it reaffirmed the fact that in Eps I-III, there is never the same clever dialogue, clever plot twists, or surprises. It is all rather dry, matter of fact directing and acting. You certainly cannot say that about the original trilogy, those things blazed up the screen with enough spirit and character struggle to match the exciting visuals. So it was unfortunate that the payoff to this trilogy had to end the same way it began, with no spark.

I did enjoy, (perhaps Sean will elaborate more on this, as he is a true fan) the Commando Cody reference where one of the Clone-Troopers is named "Commander Cody". Nice shout out, George.