Yup, Barada was at the midnight premiere too.
A little graphic in spots, but not where I expected it to be (well, except for Anakin's downfall on Mustafar). Definitely
NOT for young children to see. My son is a SW junkie, but he will not be seeing this for a long time.
As for Jar Jar, he was actually in TWO scenes. When Anakin and Obi-Wan first return to Coruscant with Palpatine, Binks is among the crowd of senators welcoming them. Then, you see him at the end in more of a closeup. He does NOT have any dialogue though.
I can say that there are a number of missing scenes. Most notable are any and all scenes involving Mon Mothma. She is MIA in this movie - and she is involved in an important establishing scene of the beginnings of the Rebel Alliance which Lucas apparently didn't find necessary to include.
Some things were not explained as well as they were in the novel. The whole reason behind the Clone Wars wasn't elaborated on, yet it is a brilliant plot twist. Count Dooku's duel with Anakin and Obi-Wan didn't last nearly as long as one would think after reading about it.
I also didn't like the dialogue given to Super Battle Droids at the beginning of the movie. It made them look cartoonish. Did the same guy voice Nute Gunray? It sounded alot different.
However, overall, I give the movie two huge thumbs up. Anakin's transformation at the end, and the assassination of the Jedi in particular, were spine-tingling and gave me goosebumps.
Barada