Revenge of the Sith - non-spoilery comments
That's where I was for roughly 3 hours last night. You can't really tell the depth from that pic, but obviously the line was quite long and stretched out at least as far behind me. I did a bit of reading and people-watching. There were a couple of stand-out SW nerd moments. One guy had a really cool R2D2 costume made from a domed trash can. There was also a posse of rapping Jedi minstrels, pimping their SW filks to those in line. HiLARious. And there was the obligatory primal scream when they finally opened the doors to let us in the theater, as well as shouts of "What? This isn't the line for Battlestar!"
The movie started late, and there were way too many trailers. As I type this, I realize that I can't possibly be objective about this movie. I know there are problems - occasionally clunky dialogue, dumb hero lines, little inconsistencies - but I can't help loving it anyway. There's such a deep connection to the original movies. Star Wars is the new Western mythology, and RotS is the last piece of that puzzle.
I never understood what was so godawful about Episodes I & II, aside from too much Jar-Jar and not quite enough story. So, I don't really feel comfortable saying "you'll enjoy this", as people's tastes about this are bound to be different than mine. But, in my opinion, Episode III is right up there with ANH and ESB - clearly the best SW since Empire.
I can't say the things I really want to say about it without being spoilery, so I'll keep it general. But RotS - of all the prequels - does the best job of pushing those "original trilogy" buttons. Most poignantly, I think, with the musical score and the nods to those well-known themes from the originals. *pauses to wipe tear remembering the closing scene (the actual closing scene)* Another thing RotS does well is deal with an ending that everyone already knows about. We know what happens, but the storytelling is still exciting because we get so invested in how it happens.
The main complaint I think people will have - and that I have - is that the dialogue is awkward as heck. Especially the supposed romantic dialogue. However, this is a weakness that even the original trilogy had, IMO. The script does have its moments of brilliance, mostly the lines given to Ian McDiarmid (who OWNS this movie, by the way), but Lucas doesn't seem to have the gift that Peter Jackson et al have for taking weighty words and not making them sound forced or ridiculous. It's a good thing, then, that there's really not that much talking in the movie.
The last third of the movie is really where the magic is. There were lots of sniffles and sobs throughout the audience. Everything just seemed super-emotional, especially given that we knew where everything was headed. Yes, it's dark and quite sad, but it ends with a glimmer of hope. In fact, as soon as I got home - even though it was 3:30am - I had to watch a bit of A New Hope. I would really love to have the opportunity and time to do a marathon of both trilogies - watch Eps. I and II at home, go see RotS again, then go home and watch IV-VI - just to see how it all fits together. That may have to wait, though. :)