Ok...let me be the first to admit that even though I complained about the idea, there's something endearing about going to a major movie on opening night with diehard fans. I never thought I would get so much entertainment value out of foam swimming noodles, but when they are used as light sabers it proves to be quite a performance. Then there was the guy in full Vader regalia who was being heckled by the crowd ("Hey Vader, your shoelace is untied" or the guy who used his lightsaber to pull up Vader's "dress" from behind). I must say, though, that it pays to watch a movie with true fans...not a peep was heard during the whole film...aside from the thunderous applause at the 20th Century Fox logo/music and the end credits (ok, and a few chuckles when Yoda leapt onto the wookie's back). 
Oh, in case you don't want to read my spoilers, I gave this movie 
On to the review. WARNING: THIS REVIEW WILL BE RIFE WITH SPOILERS! YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED!
In all, I thought the movie was excellent. I'm one of those who has always thought of Empire as the best of the series. Most critics have rated this one second only to Empire. I haven't decided yet if Sith deserves the #1 or #2 slot...but it's definitely one or the other.
The special effects are amazing, and you don't have to wait any longer than the opening crawl to start seeing them. Massive space battle...strangely colorful compared to the other movies (which detracted from the continuity, IMO, but was cool to watch). Decent opening light saber duel where Anakin at last bests Count Dooku. I didn't like the whole "killing an unarmed man" aspect, though. I get where Lucas was going...the path to the Dark Side and all...but thought it was "out of the blue" for Anakin (even after the Tuskin Raider scene in Clones). He was just not in that dark place at the time, at least as it seemed to me. I guess Sidious had already begun to control him at that point, even though it was not apparent in the prior scenes. I was impressed by the dialogue in the first part of the movie. Finally, some witty banter worthy of the originals.
The movie moves a bit too quickly for me re: Anakin's turn. I didn't see The Clone Wars cartoon, so I'm not really sure what I missed, if anything, of interaction between Anakin and Palpatine that may have steered him to the dark side during those years. If there was none, then things truly moved too fast. Anakin has nightmares about Padme dying in childbirth. It reminds him of the ones that came true for his mom, so he becomes consumed with the idea of protecting Padme from his mother's fate. Palpatine slowly (though, not slowly enough to be credible) reveals to him that the power of the dark side can keep people from dying. He also plants the idea in Anakin's head that the Jedi are out to get him (Palpatine). This line of thought hits home with Anakin because he has recently been denied the rank of Master, despite his position on the council.
At the same time, the Jedi are asking Anakin to spy on the Chancellor, because he has been in office longer than his term and they are becoming increasingly suspicious...especially after Dooku, and then General Grevious, are destroyed and the Separatists are left without a leader.
A few heart-to-hearts later and Palpatine and Anakin get really serious. Palpy flat out says to Anakin that if he learns the dark side of the force, he will be able to save Padme. Since no one is supposed to know that Anakin and Padme are married, this is a revelation to Anakin and he realizes exactly who he is dealing with. He tells Palpatine that he is going to rat him out to the Jedi, and follows through on that by telling Mace. Mace, against Anakin's wishes, advises him to stay put and let him deal with the Chancellor.
Mace and 3 other Jedi go to arrest Palpy, who instantly goes into Sidious mode and attacks and kills all but Windu. They are left to battle each other as Anakin ponders his options and ultimately decides he must go to the confrontation of Palpatine. He walks in as Mace seems to have the Dark Lord restrained, and after feigning weakness and defeat Palpy talks Anakin into turning on Mace. Mace is destroyed and against his better judgment, Anakin pledges loyalty to Sidious and becomes Darth Vader.
Which leads me to Order 66. I hated this part. Not because I didn't think it was necessary, but because I didn't think it would affect me so harshly. Sidious orders Anakin to take troops into the Jedi Temple and slay every single Jedi. Immediately after, Sidious exercises what must have been a secret design function of the clone army and commands them to execute Order 66...at which point they turn to those with whom they have been serving in battle and execute them. Anakin reaches the temple and goes to a room with younglings. An adorable little blond boy asks him what can be done, because there are so many...thinking Anakin is there to protect them...at which point Anakin flips on his light saber, you see the little boy flinch....and I lost it. All I could think of was my son at that point. You got me, Lucas. First tears ever shed during a Star Wars movie. They don't show the slaughter of the younglings....they don't need to. What was implied hit hard enough. The betrayal during this part of the movie was just so hard to watch.
Whew....this is a novel. But it has to be because, frankly, Lucas just left too much to tell in this movie (which was a fear among fans all along).
Moving along....Yoda and Obi Wan learn of Anakin's turn and his slaughter of the Jedi. Yoda goes on to battle Sidious and Obi Wan to battle Anakin, although he had initially requested to battle Sidious saying that he couldn't kill Anakin because he was like a brother. Yoda tells him he is not qualified to duel a Sith Lord and they split to their duties.
Obi Wan goes to Padme to see if she knows where Anakin is. He tells her of his turn which she very reluctantly comes to believe. He asks her where Anakin is and she says "you're going to kill him, aren't you?". As he's leaving, Obi Wan asks Padme if her baby (she's visibly pregnant) is Anakin's and she says "yes".
The next part is a little hazy for me. I'm not sure if I missed something. Padme goes to see Anakin (on the volcanic planet of Mustafar). I don't think she told Obi Wan where to find him, but it seems like he went with her, so maybe she changed her mind. Anyway, Padme tries to turn Anakin around, back from the dark side, but he says he's doing it to protect her. He is being kind to her until he sees Obi Wan come off the ship. He then thinks Padme betrayed him and starts to force-choke her (but not to her death). The duel with Obi Wan ensues, and this is the other part that was very hard for me to watch. The dueling was spectacular, but to see them fighting each other was painful. The acting was phenomenal.
Most people probably know the rest....Yoda loses to Sidious (uninjured) and goes into seclusion. Anakin loses and loses badly....what's left of him needs the Vader suit to live. The only other part on which I feel I must comment is when Padme dies, not from her injuries from Anakin, but from a broken heart.
As a mother, I fully expected to be heartbroken and bawling over this scene. I was not. I was angry at the way it was written. Angry that a new mother cared more about her turned-to-evil husband than her two new children and just gave up the ghost. If there was one part of the movie that I could have changed, it would have been this.
So the twins are separated for their own safety and it ends with Owen and Beru holding baby Luke on Tatooine...looking out at the same skyline we see Luke looking at when we first meet him in ANH - a very nice touch....it felt like home. I haven't mentioned Kashyyyk and the wookies and glossed over some other good stuff (like the Boga creature that Obi Wan rode...cutest SW creature EVER...I WANT ONE!!) - I don't mean to discount such things...this is just getting too wordy for my liking. Revenge of the Sith did not disappoint. Not a feel-good movie, but a wonderful wrap-up. Good job, Georgie...and thank you.
