Gloomy or not, no movie has fans more excited this summer, evidenced by opening-day ticket sellouts of Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith. Some people fear, however, that the darkness of the movie could be a major drawback.

Director Kevin Smith, who saw the Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith at Lucas' invitation, says he and his wife, Jen, considered bringing their 5-year-old daughter, Harley.

"After just a while, we were really glad we didn't take her," says Smith, who frequently refers to "Star Wars" in his films.

Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith is the first PG-13 rated Star Wars ever, which may keep some of the smaller children away. And it is the darkest one to date, chronicling the transformation of volatile Jedi knight Anakin Skywalker to Darth Vader.

"It's a great movie, but I'm not sure any kid under 8 should see that kind of violence. Even I was surprised by how insanely dark George made it," said Kevin Smith.

"It's been a long time since people have been this engaged about anything. This is the weekend of the dark side," - says Gitesh Pandya of Boxofficeguru.com, commenting the Revenge of the Sith.

For those unfamiliar with "Star Wars" chronology, the first film released in the series was actually 1977's "Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope." That was followed by 1980's "Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back" and three years later by "Jedi."

In 1999, Lucas revived the franchise. But with "Menace" and "Clones," he traced the story back to a timeline that starts prior to the series' debut, hence the designation of "Menace" as "Episode I." 

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