I liked Part III. It wasn't an opus, yes, but it didn't suck. Part III is just misunderstood, I think. One of the things it didn't have going for it was the twenty year waiting period. You build up *that* amount of anticipation for the film, you're bound to disappoint a helluva lotta people.

Imagine George Lucas waiting for twenty years before releasing Return of the Jedi after Empire Strikes Back, or Return of the King coming out twenty years after The Two Towers.

Also, the film doesn't find its distinctive voice, which the first two did with such tragic grandeur and excellence. It didn't have the momentum.

And, yes, Pacino was nearing his Scent of A Woman, "Hoo-ha!" acting phase.

And that helicopter scene? Ay, carumba. Horrible.