A more coherent and in-depth review is forthcoming after I see the film again, but for now:

You know all those gushing reviews you've been reading? BELIEVE THEM.

Holy crap ... ROTS KICKED MY ###. This thing is amazing.

I liked Episodes I and II, but III is so far beyond my expectations that it makes the last two look like #### in comparison.

A couple of things stand out: John Williams' score and the acting. Natalie Portman's performance is so much better than in the last two that it's like watching a completely different actress.


The only downside: five minutes from the end (the scene where certain people are on the bridge of a ship), the film melted. The film F###ING MELTED. You could literally see the filmstock bubbling away. After twenty minutes or so they got it running again so we saw the last couple scenes, but by then the dramatic tension was utterly ruined and the moment had passed. &$&^%#@#&**&!!1

The odd thing is, apparently this happened on the other screens as well.