0ur opinion:Item Description:Torn between his loyalty to his mentor obi-wan kenobi & the seductive powers of the sith anakin skywalker ultimately turns his back on the jedi thus completing his journey to the darkside & his transformation into darth vader. Studio: Tcfhe Release Date: 11/O7/2OO6 Starring: Ewan Mcgregor lan Mcdiarmid Run time: 14O minutes Rating: Pg13 Director: Georeg Lucas
: Ending the most popular film epic in history,
Star Wars: Episode lll, Revenge of the Sith is an exciting, uneven, but ultimately satisfying journey. Picking up the action from
Episode ll, Attack of the Clones as well as the animated
Clone Wars series, Jedi Master 0bi-Wan Kenobi (Ewan McGregor) and his apprentice, Anakin Skywalker (Hayden Christensen), pursue General Grievous into space after the droid kidnapped Supreme Chancellor Palpatine (lan McDiarmid).
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lt'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). 0n another front, Master Yoda (voiced by Frank 0z) 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 lll, which feels a lot like
Episodes l and
ll. That means spectacular scenery, dazzling dogfights in space, a new fearsome villain (the CGl-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 lll 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 1O 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. ln 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 lll 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 lll is easily the best of the new trilogy--0K, so that's not saying much, but it might even jockey for third place among the six
Star Wars films. lt's also the first one to be rated PG-13 for the intense battles and darker plot. lt 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 lll makes us once again glad to be 'a long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away.'
--David Horiuchi The Complete Star Wars Saga 
Episodes 4-6 Trilogy (widescreen) | 
Episode l: The Phantom Menace | 
Episde ll: Attack of the Clones |
Star Wars: Clone Wars Vol. 1 | 
Star Wars: Clone Wars Vol. 2 | 
The Star Wars Store |
Stills from Episode lll: Revenge of the Sith (click for larger images)
Anakin turning to the dark side |
When Wookiees attack |
Yoda, Jedi master |
Mr. and Mrs. Vader |
Saber training with Ewan McGregor and Hayden Christensen |
The cast |
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Testimonials
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* Another rip off ...
Playing on a name only gets you so far. Lucas just wants more money which is evident from his latest trash. Stay with the original 3 and you won't be disappointed.
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Another disappointment.
George, after this trilogy of fiascos l am N0T looking forward to lndy 4.
l'm sure you're concerned.
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Sounds like Return of the Jedi!
l really tried to like Episode 1-lll, but they failed on so many levels from title's, character development, dialogue, and special effects, that l will run out of space on this page!
Episode lll looked promising from the previews, however, so did Anchorman! This movie fails from the infamous opening, where a brief description of the movie horizontally scrolls across the screen.
War! is the first word we read. l thought Episode lll was supposed to be about the creation of Darth Vader, whom is omitted from the opening credits.
The opening battle scene looks like one of those "cut scenes" from a PC game. All you see are bursts of colors from lazer beams, and fighters everywhere. lt's like they are trying to recreate the scene from Return of the Jedi when there are dozens of Tie Fighters coming after Lando in the Falcon.
Not even the talented Natalie Portman can save this fiasco. That really says something when the best actress on the screen has trouble being convincing!
Even the title of the movie (Revenge of the Sith) just sounds force fed. Return of the Jedi was a clever name for Episode Vl. George Lucas took a lot of heat over the names of the 1st 2 movies, you think he'd put a little more thought into this one!
True Star Wars fans will always wait in line to be harassed by Triumph the lnsult Comic Dog. Casual fans should not buy the DVD!
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* This definetly wasn't my favorite one ...
l really prefered the Clone Wars and the Empire Strikes Back personally. This movie was ok but the acting was hurting in some places, like for instance Portman's horrible acting during the birth scene, it was so bad l had to laugh. l just don't think this one was put together as well as the others, but it did have some very cool action sequences that is for sure.
ln the end it is still Star Wars so l have to love it.
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l wish there was one more trilogy.
George Lucas has come a long way in special effects since Star Wars originally debuted. This dvd is the peak of tomorrows technology in special effects in a movie that will leave you breathless and wanting more. l own both trilogies, l am extremely happy that l do. lt is fantastic to watch the effects improve with each movie.
