So I saw Star Wars last night (this morning?) I will say a few (non-spoiler) things.

First, unlike the first two movies, I liked this one. Thankfully. I would have been upset if I hadn't, because this is THE movie. It's finally not filler to introduce characters and get to this battle.

And again, unlike the first two, I actually cared about the characters. Anikan wasn't irriting in being whiny like he was in the second one. (Anikan in the second one, Luke in the fifth one. What IS it with Lucas??) Though I admit that I was literally pained every time that Anikan and Padme had scenes together. Juding by the sounds in the (sold out) theatre, I wasn't the only one. (That is when Lucas's inability to write really shines...)

I was worried for Yoda (which, I know, is silly.) Truthfully, I was really sad most of the movie. Even knowing how it ends up, or maybe because you know how it ends up, you desperately wanted Anikan to make different decisions. You saw him being manipulated, you saw and understood his motivation, you knew what he became by Star Wars...and you still half hoped that he wouldn't do what you already knew he did. Though I found it ironic that the same motivation that led to his manipulation destroyed the Emperor in Return of the Jedi. (OK, that's as close as I'll get to a spoiler, I promise!)

The two lightsaber scenes at the end flat out rocked. You knew from Star Wars that a great fight between Anikan and Obi Wan occurred on the lava planet (ok, and the lava was slightly overdone) but it was awesome. And I was a fan of the camera work between the two; one of the guys in my group was not.