First off let it be known I am unabashedly a geek. I don't try to hide it and I won't beat around the bush about it. So there it is.
I am not a paying member of starwars.com. In fact I haven't visited the site since the hype sessions for Episode I. But I do know they released the teaser trailer for members today, and are going to release it for general viewing next week I believe. However, I also knew that they were going to be showing it tonight during Access Hollywood, so I punished myself by watching that (okay, so I just turned it on, muted it, went about my business until I saw it coming up) so I could catch the trailer.
It looks freaking awesome.
Of course the teaser trailers for Episodes I and II looked awesome as well, and we saw how those turned out. But this one looks cool. Dark, tense, with some very good action in it. While I am not nearly as excited as I was for The Phantom Menace, I admit to still looking forward to Revenge of the Sith. I want to see what becomes of Anakin, Padme, how Palpatine declares himself and takes power, what happens to Dooku (since there can only be two--my guess is Anakin kills him), and the extinction of the Jedi (well, most of them at least).
I sincerely hope that Lucas doesn't try to "kiddiefy" the movie too much. It needs to be dark, and I fear him toning that down so it is kid friendly. But we can only wait and see. I realize a lot of folks have very, very bitter feelings regarding Episodes I and II. I never really understood that. Yes, Lucas made some really bad choices (midichlorians?!?! and Hayden Christensen, well, enough said), but overall I think they are still decent movies. I mean, there is bad dialog and bad acting in the original three as well. Lots of it. I often think the nostalgia factor weighs a little too heavily when it comes to the original three (and yes, I am old enough to have seen The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi in theaters--might have seen the first, just don't remember that!).
One other thing I see getting tossed about is the poor choice in title. Revenge of the Sith. Am I the only one who sees the parallel there? It makes perfect sense to me. Episode VI is Return of the Jedi, which was originally supposed to be Revenge of the Jedi. Lucas decided that Revenge wasn't a very "Jedi-like" thing, so he changes the name. So now we have Revenge of the Sith finishing one trilogy, to be balanced by Return of the Jedi to finish the other. I actually think it is a great title. So while I am not planning on hitting it opening day, or waiting in long lines, I am looking forward to seeing it.
But then again, I am a geek.