Far as I'm concerned, I would like to see a lot more of Vader in his prime, rather than just a few minutes.
In my opinion, the pace at which events have moved, so far in the prequel story have been too slow ... and the fault I think primarily lies with AOTC. I think some of the things that Lucas will probably seek to establish about Anakin ( e.g. extraordinary flying capabilities etc. ) should have already been done with in the 2nd movie of the PT.
By the third movie, the dark tendencies should be much more pronounced, and the emergence of Vader ( suit and all ) should happen by the middle of the film - leaving ample time for footage of Vader in his prime.
Yeah, GL has established Anakin's abilities in regards to flying and his sabre skills. He also showed us the anger emerging and Anakin's inner conflict due to his love for Padme and the tiny amount of hatred he holds for Obi-Wan.
Ep3 will show the end of the Republic, the rise of the Empire and Palpatine as Emperor, the death of several Jedi including Mace Windu, the birth of the twins and the complete transformation of Anakin as he turns to the dark side.
GL doesnt have to establish that Vader is evil, we already know this...he will only show a small scene or 2 with full Vader cozzie towards the end.
Yeah thats basically what the PT focuses on. I mean it shows what happened to the Jedi and the Republic, and how the Emperor came to power etc...but it does evolve around Anakin. That's what Ep3 is, the film where he becomes evil. I'd hope it would be a climax too Ush. But I just cant see the "vader suit" playing a huge part in it. His actual turning will not necessarily the costume.
Anakin gets so pissed when his mother Shmi dies that he kills the women and children, so I'm suggesting that when Padme dies he takes his anger on someone else and barely survives. He then makes a prototype Vader suit which is probably left for the last 20 mins of the movie and at the end they finally show him finishing it off with a black coating. He stands next tp the emperor as they begin to go to Coruscant and destroy the Jedi Order. There has to be some movie left for Vader. it's going to be a dramatic finish like ID4 or T3 or Armaggeddon. Something of the destruction of the the Jedi Temple. Maybe even with some of the Death Star. Not the main death star laser but something from it. It would be a lot to swallow in the ending. I nearly exploded when I saw Dooku chop anakin's hand off. Sad time.
I hate this rumor about anakin being in a completly diffrent suit and vader will be no where in sight in the film. I would rather have anakin be in a temporary suit and kill some jedi in it , but later as he grows in the dark side . Be given the vader suit , a real sign palpatines legence to his new aprentice.
I agree that the climax of the movie would be a strong one if Vader appeared at the end.
But that is thinking in terms of only the single movie. If you think of it on the scale of the whole story, Vader must establish his awesome strength in the Force effectively in Ep. III, to give his first appearance in ANH the power that GL obviously wanted it to hold.