Episode III Revenge of the Sith Screen Crawl

Remember way back to 1999, when Episode 1 first came out? Remeber the feeling ofexpectancy as you settled in to the comfy cinema seat to enjoy, nay RELISH the long-waited prequel of the legendary StarWars trilogy? And remeber the feelings of dismay and confusion that started from the opening screen crawl about taxation, trade disputes and blockades, and still hasn't ended? (I still can't figure out why the Trade Federation invaded Naboo,"A peaceful planet with no standing armies!", or if they are suppoed to become the Imperials or the Rebel Alliance).

Well(only 3 weeks late!) you can see the Episode III crawl here at starwars.com.

EPISODE III

REVENGE OF THE SITH

War! The Republic is crumbling

under the attacks by the ruthless

Sith Lord, Count Dooku.

There are heroes on both sides.

Evil is everywhere.

In a stunning move, the

fiendish droid leader, General

Grievous, has swept into the

Republic capital and kidnapped

Chancellor Palpatine, leader of

the Galactic Senate.

As the Separatist Droid Army

attempts to flee the besieged

capital with their valuable

hostage, two Jedi Knights lead a

desperate mission to rescue the

captive Chancellor...

All very nice but it sounds like some fruity Lucasian doctrine coming up. Obviously all the baddies ("Separatist" Droid Armies, Clone Warriors, Isengard, Mordor, etc) are dancing to the tune of Sauron, er, Palpatine / Darth Sidious, and will unite into one big baddy to assail the forces of good left in Middle Earth /the galaxy.