I fulfilled my geekly duty of ogling Revenge of the Sith last night. Even with low Lucas expectations, my Cringe-O-Meter pegged out far more often than hoped. Especially, when Darth finally became Darth. I was with George up until the big guy's final-reel "Force Freakout" where the freshly bionicized baddie burst King Kong-style from his restraints, lumbered a few Frankensteinian steps forward and holler'd: "NNNOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!"

I thought the line was echoing through the theater until I realized the hounddog harmony was ME! Two hours of Empire Strikes Back ... Stat!