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Ewan McGegor Star Wars - Episode III, Revenge of the Sith (Widescreen Edition)
Starring: Ewan McGegor, Natalie Portman, Hayden Christensen, Ian McDiarmid, Samuel L. Jackson Directed By: George Lucas Average Rating: Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1 Audience Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested) Binding: DVD Format: AC-3, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD-Video, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC Label: 20th Century Fox Number of Items: 2 Region Code: 1 Release Date: November 01, 2005 Running Time: 140 minutes Theatrical Release Date: May 19, 2005
Product Description: Anakin begins a tragic transformation into the menacing Darth Vader when he is torn between his mentor Obi-Wan Kenobi, his beloved Padme, and the dark powers of the Sith. Genre: Science Fiction Rating: PG13 Release Date: 1-NOV-2005 Media Type: DVD
Amazon.com: Ending the most popular film epic in history, Star Wars: Episode III, Revenge of the Sith is an exciting, uneven, but ultimately satisfying journey. Picking up the action from Episode II, Attack of the Clones as well as the animated Clone Wars series, Jedi Master Obi-Wan Kenobi (Ewan McGregor) and his apprentice, Anakin Skywalker (Hayden Christensen), pursue General Grievous into space after the droid kidnapped Supreme Chancellor Palpatine (Ian McDiarmid).
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It's just the latest maneuver in the ongoing Clone Wars between the Republic and the Separatist forces led by former Jedi turned Sith Lord Count Dooku (Christopher Lee). On another front, Master Yoda (voiced by Frank Oz) leads the Republic's clone troops against a droid attack on the Wookiee homeworld of Kashyyyk. All this is in the first half of Episode III, which feels a lot like Episodes I and II. That means spectacular scenery, dazzling dogfights in space, a new fearsome villain (the CGI-created Grievous can't match up to either Darth Maul or the original Darth Vader, though), lightsaber duels, groan-worthy romantic dialogue, goofy humor (but at least it's left to the droids instead of Jar-Jar Binks), and hordes of faceless clone troopers fighting hordes of faceless battle droids.
But then it all changes.
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After setting up characters and situations for the first two and a half movies, Episode III finally comes to life. The Sith Lord in hiding unleashes his long-simmering plot to take over the Republic, and an integral part of that plan is to turn Anakin away from the Jedi and toward the Dark Side of the Force. Unless you've been living under a rock the last 10 years, you know that Anakin will transform into the dreaded Darth Vader and face an ultimate showdown with his mentor, but that doesn't matter. In fact, a great part of the fun is knowing where things will wind up but finding out how they'll get there. The end of this prequel trilogy also should inspire fans to want to see the original movies again, but this time not out of frustration at the new ones. Rather, because Episode III is a beginning as well as an end, it will trigger fond memories as it ties up threads to the originals in tidy little ways. But best of all, it seems like for the first time we actually care about what happens and who it happens to.
Episode III is easily the best of the new trilogy--OK, so that's not saying much, but it might even jockey for third place among the six Star Wars films. It's also the first one to be rated PG-13 for the intense battles and darker plot. It was probably impossible to live up to the decades' worth of pent-up hype George Lucas faced for the Star Wars prequel trilogy (and he tried to lower it with the first two movies), but Episode III makes us once again glad to be "a long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away." --David Horiuchi
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Bad dialogue and bad acting ruined this film George Lucas comes up with some of the worst dialogue imaginable! Example: Christensen: "You're so.. beautiful." Portman: "It's only because I'm so in love." Christensen: "No..no it's because I'm so in love with you." ???
As I read earlier, I believe George Lucas should have let Spielberg do the writing and perhaps, he should have been given the responsibility to choose better actors. Personally, I think Hayden Chistensen gets way too much flack for his acting as my own opinion is that Natalie Portman is not a good actress herself (though she is completely overrated as one). Her wooden, performance was as hard to watch as Christensen's without laughing..or crying. No one 'shined' in this film..not even Ewan McGregor. But the attacks on Hayden Christensen from overzealous Star Wars fans are so one-sided. if you must attack someone, attack Lucas and Portman as well and don't blame the movie's flop on Hayden entirely. I watched ROTS twice and I'll be satisfied if I never see it again. I suggest that if you must watch the film, rent it and don't buy it.
P.U. what happened? Did Lucas get hit on the head or something? Why did he feel compelled to tie in all the later characters in the "earlier" movie? Wouldnt Obi Wan remember C3PO and R2D2 in Star Wars the original if he PREVIOUSLY OWNED THEM?!!? and why would he say "I dont remember owning any droids" ? Same thing with Chewbacca , why put him in these prequel movies at all.
oh, yeah Ewan McGregor, he's a "heroic" type actor. I guess andy dick and the fat kid from Superbad were busy when they cast Ewan. Here's an idea, next time you cast a crucial main character, get someone who can ACT.
Revenge of Bad Film Making How do I start? Star Wars III is like watching a three hour fireworks show. It's fun at first but soon one finds the explosions and bright colors an annoyance. They hope it will end soon. SW3 is the same. It offers such cutting edge FX that my eyes hurt. Does the future (or is it the past?) look so bright? I gotta get some shades then. Lucas overloaded this picture with so much razzle-dazzle he forgot he was in charge of a movie, not a magic show. The acting blows because the script blows, and Hayden's monotone just doesn't fit the personality of a man on the verge of becoming the devil. Actors zoom from locale to locale, meeting weird beasties and shiny bots, getting in fights and expressing their love without the slightest hint of story. Lucas never paced this series well at all and because of that he had to overload this last one to make up for it. The viewer never gets a nicely paced story showing Anakin's descent. Suddenly though, in SW3, Anakin throws his values aside and takes up the chancellor's cause for one reason: Lucas was out of time and had to force the transformation. And the fight between Anakin and Ben was horrible. Lucas saw that he had to explain how Darth Vader lost his hair, his legs, and got that scar on his head, so he had this terribly contrived and lengthy sequence showing how it happened. For God's sake, the viewer does not need to be hand held through the experience. SW3 puts the cap on a mediocre at best series. I can't bear to watch SW2. Actually SW1 is, despite Jar-Jar, the best because it has some spirit to it. Poor Lucas went insane on the last two and gave the viewers fireworks, not depth.
Star Wars The third Star Wars movie was exciting and developed the growing rift between Anakin and the Jedi council, helped along by the evil emperor. I did think it was a bit of a stretch that Anakin embraced the dark side as quickly and deeply as he did. Killing the younglings! There was nothing prior to indicate that Anakin was that heartless. On the whole, though, I thought it was well worth watching. I mean, come on. It's Star Wars.
Excellent Conclusion to the Prequel Trilogy!!!! Although I may be one of the few people who actually enjoyed the entire PT, especially up to "Attack of the Clones," I was nevertheless completely BLOWN AWAY by "Star Wars Episode III:Revenge of the Sith!!!" From the moment that I saw the trailers for the film, I knew that it was going to be an awesome movie but I was totally unprepared for exactly how awesome, both visually and emotionally, the film would be. "Revenge of the Sith" is largely a satisfying payoff for everything that has been building up from "The Phantom Menace" and, of course, sets the stage for the events of original Star Wars trilogy 19 years later. The music, once again composed by John Williams, is excellent as always and includes the awesome new theme, "Battle of the Heroes," composed for the inevitable and historic lightsaber duel between Obi-Wan Kenobi and Anakin Skywalker. Although others might disagree, I felt that the acting by the principals in "Revenge of the Sith" was much improved from the previous two prequels, or at least the "bad" acting didn't seem quite as noticeable given the sheer intensity of the multiple fast-paced action sequences in the movie. Natalie Portman's role, was MUCH diminished in this movie, apparently because the directors wanted it to focus mainly on Anakin and his final seemingly irrevocable turn to the dark side (there were some pretty good cut scenes viewable on the DVD regarding Portman's involvement in the beginning phases of the future Rebel Alliance however). I can't say enough good things about Ian McDiarmid and his portrayal of the evil Darth Sidious/Chancellor (turned Emperor) Palpatine in this movie. He was simply OUTSTANDING in his role and Ewan McGregor, as he did in the previous movie, presented as a very believable younger Obi-Wan Kenobi. The movie is certainly one of the darkest and most intense Star Wars movies to date with the possible exception of "The Empire Strikes Back." Although there are some small victories for the "good guys" (Obi-Wan and Yoda survive and save Luke & Leia after they are born), it is the "bad guys" who end up carrying the day in this movie: All of the members of the Jedi High Council except for Yoda and Obi-Wan are systematically killed and the Jedi temple is stormed and its inhabitants, including the "younglings", are mercilessly slaughtered with Anakin leading the attack himself. Finally, the Clone Wars comes to an abrupt end with the deaths of Count Dooku, General Grievous, and the Separatist Leadership Council, only to have the Senate vote Palpatine's Empire into existence. Despite the desperate attempts of Yoda and Obi-wan to take down Darth Sidious/Palpatine and Anakin/Darth Vader, they ultimately succeed only in crippling Anakin/Darth Vader and (barely) escaping with their lives. The movie ends on bittersweet note with Padme giving birth to Luke and Leia only to pass away immediately afterward and Obi-Wan and Yoda make the decision to hide the children and retire into exile to wait for another opportunity to take on the Empire. I don't have any MAJOR criticisms of the film, just a few "nitpicks," that, ultimately, really don't impact the viewing pleasure of the movie for me too much, if at all:
1.) I wish that the writers could have given a more plausible reason for Padme's death. Her supposedly dying of a "broken heart" just seemed silly. I like to think that the she just succumbed to the strain of everything that had happened to her plus Anakin choking her out of rage when he thought she had betrayed him. 2.) I wish that the writers would've left some scenes in the film that hint at the coming rebellion against the Empire like the deleted scene where Padme and the Senators attempt to persuade Palpatine to sign a petition agreeing to give up his emergency powers at the end of the Clone Wars. 3.) I wish that we could've actually SEEN or HEARD Qui-Gon talking to Yoda about his newfound abilities to return as a "ghost" using the force. I don't know if Liam Neeson was unavailable or unwilling to do such a scene but it would've made the scene at the end more interesting/compelling rather than having Yoda simply tell Obi-Wan about it but that's just my "point of view".
Nitpicks aside, "Revenge of the Sith" was, overall, an EXCELLENT film. If you are a Star Wars fan or even a casual moviegoer, I do not expect that you would regret seeing this film. Also, I would recommend reading the excellent novelization of the film by Matthew Stover and the immediate post-"Revenge of the Sith" follow-up story, "Dark Lord:The Rise of Darth Vader" for some additional character development in regards to Anakin/Vader, the rise of the Empire, and the fate of the remaining Jedi. May the force be with you!
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