Hatin' On Star Wars Vol. 1

I submit to you, fans of the franchise, that Star Wars III is even worse than Episode I: The Phantom Menace. Kevin Smith be damned (he says 'Jersey Girl' is his best work). SPOILERS WILL APPEAR BELOW:

I criticize the following:

1. Hayden Christensen ruined this movie. The Faustian descent into the dark side was a great idea but it falls apart because he can't act. Once again, Lucas fails to elicit any sympathy for Annie prior to him becoming an arrogant crybaby. The legacy of Darth Vader is that he is a whiny little bitch.

2. There is no chemistry between Christensen and Natalie Portman. None. There is more romance in her dialogue with C3PO.

3. Lucas tried to cram too much stuff into a 2.5 hour movie. The Wookie battle was about 4 minutes long. There is essentially no character development for the Villains as in Episode I, II, and III. Darth Maul had two lines then got whacked. At least he looked cool. Jango Fett lasted one movie. General Tuberculosis (worst voice acting ever?) whips out four lightsabers then quickly dies, and Count Dooku manages to stay alive for all of about two minutes worth of Episode III. The recurring villains: The Trade Federation and their annoying "battle" droids. Scary!

4. The walk-on , walk-off cameos just get annoying. Hi Chewbacca, bye Chewbacca. Hey, there's the Millenium Falcon! They scrapped a Han Solo cameo last second. Phew!

5. Order 66: Are the Jedi's that friggin weak that only Yoda and Kenobi manage to put up any kind of resistance against the StormTroopers? Can't they sense impending danger?

6. Midi-chloridians: Sigh. And the whole "Qui Gon" transcending death explanation falls short.

7. The end of the Obi - Wan :: Vader battle reminded me of Monty Python's Holy Grail (the black knight). "Tis only a flesh wound. Come back here. I'll bite your legs off."

8. Jar Jar should have been written out or killed off.

9. Leia states to Luke in Episode 6 she remembers what her mother looked like from when she was a little girl. Oops!

10. Clones fighting Robots...high stakes!

The only high points:
1. Ewan McGregor does a great job.
2. Sam Jackson begged Lucas to not let Windu go out like a little bitch (eg, the rest of the Jedi). Lucas delivered. He should have let Sam L. write the screenplay.
3. Appropriately dark. Goodbye little Paduan.
4. Some cool CGI battle scenes at the beginning.