Writing the In A Minute for Revenge of the Sith. Gonna be livetweeting just like I did for Attack of the Clones since people got a giggle out of it.
Fucking 12 years later and I still go "This is the crawl! Crawl! Opening crawl!"
Okay... I never appreciated before just how big those fucking cruisers are.
Can you imagine if they'd actually re-released this in theatres in 3D? That opening shot would have been even cooler!
Anakin handles missles like a pro and Obi-Wan's floundering like a dying fish lol
"I'm not leaving without you, Master." The very last 'precious child' moment we'll ever see.
I know the technical reason is "different lightsaber forms" but I still always appreciated that in the prequels everyone swings their lightsaber in a different fashion. Anakin doesn't fight the same as Obi Wan, who doesn't fight the same as Dooku, it's a neat touch
Why'd they cut Obi Wan and Anakin mocking the droids "Roger Roger" bit? That's a crying shame.
I love just how completely fucking unnecessary it was for Anakin to jump into the elevator shaft.
Droid 1 - "Hands up, Jedi!"
Droid 2 - Just looks at his buddy in silent condemnation.

"He's trying." AWWWWWWW! Anakin loves that damn droid and that's valid.
"My powers have doubled since the last time we met, Count." After Clone Wars I believe that's "two months ago."
I know the real reason Palpatine goes "Yeah! Yeah!" during the fight, but just think about how rare it would be for a real Senator to see a lightsaber fight with their own eyes. That would have to be an awesome sight.
I hate when people go "You can tell it's a stunt double!"
If they didn't use a stunt double, the fight would look like shit. If the Sequel Trilogy taught us anything it's that the reflexive backlash to the Prequel's choreography was really dumb.
"Yes, but he was unarmed prisoner"

Somehow Palpatine survived falling down an elevator shaft.
"How did this happen, we're smarter than this."
"Apparently not."
Anakin accepts himself for the himbo he is.
"Don't worry, R2 will save us!"
R2 did not save them.
"General Grevious. You're shorter than I expected."
Well the only information you had on him came from a 14 year old girl, Annie.
I'm not attracted to men all that much, but honestly Obi Wan, Anakin, Poe and Finn are the most beautiful men in Star Wars.
That sequence of Obi Wan slamming the electrostaff into the console and beheading the guard droid is fucking AMAZING! I love the swordplay in this film, it's so GOOD!
That whole bridge fight is SO GOOD!
"Somebody needs to be the Poster Boy" Obi Wan, that's not a good argument to avoid publicity. You are a LOT prettier than he is.
"That business on Cato Neimodia doesn't count"
Fun Fact: Obi Wan lost his rebreather, got high on fungus, fought some battle droids, and giggled about it when Anakin showed up to save him.
True story.
I stand by what I said: Christensen is the best actor in all twelve films.
This romance dialogue is fucking cheesy and corny and awkward and cringey and I fucking LOVE. EVERY. SECOND. OF. IT. Inject this cheesy crap directly into my veins!

Real talk: Anakin and Padme's relationship was always written in the vein of "this is a bad idea. They shouldn't be doing this" but it's also the only romantic plotline in a trilogy that actually feels heartfelt. Like they're trying. And you want it to work but you know it won't.
Compare that to the OT and Sequel Trilogy which went with one character creeping, perving or outright being violently hostile to the other and then "I unno, like... hetero nonsense?"
Anakin being violent toward Padme signifies the end of their relationship and that seems like a memo that Empire and TROS didn't.
People say Lucas can't direct romance, but honestly I think he did the best job out of the other directors.
I like that Padme's alarmed by the dream as well. People forget this, but Anakin has had dreams like this before and they've come true and he's understandably freaked out by it.
On reflection I think better of Yoda in the counselling scene. It really looks like he's trying to tell Anakin that someone is playing on his attachments to make him vulnerable. But the lack of compassion for how upset Anakin is ultimately causes it to flounder.
Anakin's dismissal of Democracy in AotC comes back in full force when he sees Palpatine's growing executive power as a good thing because "less deliberating and more action." Anakin's dislike of Democracy is understandable because Democracy didn't get him out of slavery.
"I'm overwhelmed, sir."
The deadpan makes it really funny.
"You're on this council, but we do not grant you the rank of Master."

People act like nobody can tell that Palpatine's a Sith Lord, but the entire film the Jedi are like "Palpatine is sus."
"Sometimes I wonder what's happening to the Jedi Order."
"Maybe the Republic has become the very evil we're trying to destroy."
Amazing how some people think this element of the trilogy was accidental.
I love the scene where Anakin and Palpatine are just discussing philosophy about the Force. It's my favorite thing in any Star Wars property. KOTOR 2, SWTOR, any time characters are discussing the nature of the Force is really interesting to me.
This is a very long movie and going through it to write for IAM takes a long time. I need a break to work on the next GOW.
Anakin - "I've been arrogant."
Obi Wan - *Raises eyebrows sarcastically*
The acting in this movie is fucking great.
This is the last time they ever see each other as friends. The next time they meet is on Mustafar. I just...

"Obi Wan's been here hasn't he?"
Fun fact: There's a deleted scene in the script where Obi Wan's visit to Padme involves him revealing that he knows about their relationship.
The galaxy has advanced cybernetics and an keep people alive in mobile iron lungs but they can't figure out this whole "dying in childbirth" thing.
"Hello there."
"General Kenobi."
The most iconic moment in Star Wars. Ewan McGregor is a fucking gift to humanity.
Nerds in 2015: "How come Finn and Rey can use a lightsaber?!"
George Lucas in 2005: "Hey, what if a droid was using a lightsaber? That'd be sweet."
I guess they DID make a fine addition to his collection

Obi Wan is like the best duellist ever.
I love how Anakin is able to figure out that Palpatine's a Sith Lord, and yet not figure out that everything about their interactions is a fucking con.
Ten minutes into a street brawl and Obi Wan remembers "Oh right! I have Space Magic!"
Can you imagine how quickly this would have been over if Obi Wan had just electrocuted the damn droid?
The first hour of ROTS is
Anakin - "I wanna do the right thing!"
Mace Windu - "No."
Credit to Kit Fisto, he lasted longer than the other two chumps.
As much as I like the recent looks into the film as the Jedi being the bad guys, I roll my eyes when some people characterize Windu's actions as "Trying to kill the democratically elected leader because he's the wrong religion."
Sidious was pulling the strings of a galactic war on both sides to consolidate power. Some people act like it was a bad ideo to kill Space Trump because "democracy" yeah no. Kill Space Trump. In a democracy, the head of state is expendable.
Actually shit I remember years ago people were like "How was Palpatine too weak to keep fighting, but then suddenly gets his strength back right away?" This was an actual criticism of the film's writing, despite what we all know about Palpatine.

Out of all the Jedi executions in this film, why the fuck is Aayla Secura so... gruesome? None of the others are that gruesome.
George, WTF?!
That scene in the Council Chambers is a perfect representation of OT Star Wars fans whenever they see children anywhere.
Padme thinking Anakin was killed in the attack on the Jedi Temple just got me right in the fucking gut.
Jedi Temple - Under attack and on fire
Bail Organa - "Well I gotta go investigate this!"
The Jedi would have gone extinct if it hadn't been for Bail Fucking Organa.
Anakin Saurfang
People complain about there always being more surviving Jedi in the galaxy like Ahsoka and Not!Starkiller from Fallen Order, but in this film Obi Wan and Yoda set up a beacon telling surviving Jedi to stay away so they always set up the idea that there are surviving Jedi.
The films did a really good job setting up Anakin's fall to the Dark Side that isn't really appreciated.
Clone Wars spent a lot of time "foreshadowing" Anakin's fall to the Dark Side, but ultimately doing everything it could to make his fall as unbelievable as possible.
Side Note, is it foreshadowing when you
1. Already know it's going to happen
2. Is literally just playing the Imperial March melody and vaguely throwing up images of Vader's helmet?
Clone Wars was a good show, but how they handled Anakin was... not.
"So this is how liberty dies. With thunderous applause" is the most raw fucking line ever written.
The more I watch these movies, the more I dislike Clone Wars.
"Send me to kill the Emperor. I will not kill Anakin."

I always liked the whole "He ceased to be Anakin Skywalker and became Darth Vader" because it's always shown just how in-denial Obi Wan is that his friend could be manipulated into evil. Treating Anakin and Vader as seperate characters has always been a fallacy
And this goes double for his Darth-Revan cosplaying grandson.