Well, I just got home from seeing it. Local theatre didn't have a midnight show, and the semi-distant theatres were only selling tickets in-person, and they were sold out before I had a chance to get any. I saw a 10PM show tonight, and all I can say is there are no words to describe how F'ing awesome this movie was. I won't rate it compared to other movies yet, I'll have to see it a few more times.
I don't want to ruin things for anyone who hasn't seen it, so I'll just say that it's a fairly fast movie, and when it slows down a bit, it's usually for a shot of Natalie Portman... which, for me, just added to all the other awesome $#!t in the movie. So I have raging teenage hormones, but come on, she's F'ing hot!
I would say that this is a redeeming movie for Mr. Lucas, and he has me hooked for Ep. III now. I will be waiting in line three years from now, a few months early. As long as he doesn't do a repeat of the Ep. I, creating just-for-kids characters and making sure you can't turn anywhere without seeing Star Wars. The thing that quite possibly made the movie was the fact that I only saw the "Forbidden Love" trailer and a few shots that were on the news, and a few facts that a "friend" let slip (he read the book). Without much of an expectation of what was going to happen, I was able to enjoy the movie more.
It also probably helped that for an hour or so before the movie, there were lightsaber duels between a few fans...
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