I don't care about spoilers, so could you let me know if this movie is any more or less violent and "scary" than "The Lord of the Rings" trilogy? My 6 and 10-year-old boys are bugging me about seeing Ep. III; they have both seen all the LOTR movies many times. My gut tells me my older one can handle it, but that it might be too much for the younger. (I do know about the 'younglings' scene. Is it graphic?)
The younglings scene is off screen, so no worries there. The scorched body of Anakin, a decapitation, and a disfiguring attack on one character make this about as violent as an LoTR combat scene and since it if focused on a bit longer probably more "scary" for younger kids.
If I may interject -- you may want to see the movie first. There were young kids in front of me and the mother kept looking over nervously during some of the scenes.