10 of us Star Wars freaks (well some of us anyway) went to the very 1st screening of EP3 worldwide this morning at just after midnight. IMHO the movie was the best of all the Star Wars movies, with mind-blowing special effects and action that left me feeling pretty exhausted. Fortunately, it wasn’t as emotional as I thought it would be, with Anakin’s turn to the dark side as well as the Jedi’s demise happening pretty quickly. The only 2 reservations I have about the movie are firstly that Anakin’s (opens new window) fall to the dark side wasn’t believable enough as after he stopped Mace Windu (opens new window) killing Chancellor Palpatine (opens new window) and Palpatine’s subsequently offed Windu, Anakin immediately pledged himself to Palpatine and henceforth started eliminating his former Jedi friends. Seemed a bit unrealistic. And secondly, that there wasn’t much of the Wookies in the movie - I was hoping for a bit more action on Kashykk (opens new window).

Just a couple of asides: the Clone Wars Parts 1 & 2 animated series is a must-see for Star Wars die-hard fans and also check out this fan film (opens new window) (it’s set between EP3 & EP4).