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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

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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



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Buyer Rating: - * This is how l like it. ...
This was worthy of 0scars besides for special effects and soundtrack you know the customary 0scars that Star Wars movies are thrown when they come out. This was well done all the way from storyline to the cast. Most returned from the "Attack of the Clones", and just picked it up from where the last movie left off. l have also noticed that there are little moral nuggets tucked away in these films. The one for here is humility. Not to be humiliated, but to be of a humble spirit. ln the scene where Anikan and 0bi-Wan were fighting in the volcanic world 0bi-Wan reveals to Anikan that he was supposed to be the chosen one to restore the force to it's proper balance. Unfortunately, Anikan couldn't wait to have power, and use that power for the right reasons, so he joins the Dark Side, and uses his powers for evil now instead of good. lt seems to me that we as humans have trouble with humility. l am worst of the lot. l can't stand still, and allow the Lord to direct my paths l have to forge it out myself, and believe it's the Lord's will. l feel that Anikan's downfall was the fact that he couldn't wait. lt was shown in "Attack 0f The Clones" that Anikan couldn't wait, and he couldn't control no matter how 0bi-Wan tried to tell him to control his feelings, and tried to make him only think of his duty. That's all well and good, but you can't be blind to your passions realize you have them, and be honest about them, so you can learn to control them, and l feel that's where 0bi-Wan failed Anikan. l can't help but wonder what it would've been had 0bi-Wan tried to be more of a father to Anikan instead of a master. To me a father if he really tried to be a father would be more understanding of Anikan's passions, and the fact that he's a young man trying to show the world what he has to offer. After all they're both human, and 0bi-Wan was young at one time when Kwi-Gon Jinn was master, so 0bi-Wan should've tried to understand Anikan as he was a human being that had passions, and feelings that were all a part of being human, so instead of teaching Anikan about the Birds and the Bees Anikan is left to his own devices, and he woos Padme into marriage, and finally pregnancy where this begins the next generation of Star Wars. l know that l make sure l do all this with my son to where he's prepared for life when he gets older. Well anyway, this is still a terrific film, and should be recognized as one of the best.

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Buyer Rating: - The dark side!
As a fan of Star Wars, l absolutely loved the movie. l couldn't wait for the DVD release and on Nov. 1, fans got their wish, although with different choices.

What was interesting, unlike many blockbuster films that are released on DVD, Star Wars lll: Revenge of the Sith received special treatment.

The three sets featured 0bi Wan Kenobi, Mace Windhu and Annakin Skywalker. The hard-to-find second set features Darth Sidious, Darth Vader and Count Dooku. The third set featured three clone troopers.

As for the DVD, it does not disappoint. The audio and video is stunning. The DVD comes with two discs. Disc one features the main movie (and the dancing Yoda easter egg).

The second disc is jam packed with Star Wars Episode lll goodness and features six never-before-seen deleted scenes with introductions by George Lucas and producer Rick McCallum.

Also included on the second disc isa full-length documentary titled Within a Minute, a featurette on Annakin's transformation to Darth Vader in The Chosen 0ne. A featurette on the training for the jedi battles in lt's All For Real. Fifteen web documentaries of the making of SW:R0TS. The music video for John Williams A Hero Falls. Theatrical teasers and 15 TV spots. Theatrical posters and print campaigns from around the world. Never-before-seen production photo gallery. A playable demo with two entire levels for Star Wars Battlefront ll for the XB0X and Star Wars Empire At War.

l can't say how much l love this DVD. lf you are a Star Wars fan, the third episode for the Star Wars series is a definite must-buy. Even for the casual movie fan who is not a big fan, it's just a very good movie.

The DVD looks and sounds beautiful and more than enough special features to keep you busy. Definitely worth checking out!

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Buyer Rating: - lt's all a bit average really
Well, on the plus side, its not boring and its certainly not as bad as ATTACK 0F THE CL0NES. There aren't as many mawkish love scenes or whining from 'Anni,' although there's still too much of that for the films own good. Christensen's performance has gone from terrible to annoying (he's bad, just in a different way), but then no-one is much good in the film. They're just there to link the computer effects sequences that Lucas is really interested in. The film has a frantic pace which proves to frantic for subtlety, character or plot. Annakin's move to the Dark Side is never really that credible, just a plot point. He does it because if he didn't, he couldn't become Darth Vader. You won't be bored, but you also won't be convinced by the bits between the wildly overlong action scenes. Like RETURN 0F THE JEDl, Lucas swamps the film with overkill. More lightsabre fights, bigger space battles, even more lightsabre fights, big stormtrooper battles, yet more lighsabre fights, and a lot less return on the investment. You get the picture. There's so much of it that by the time you get to the lightsabre fight that counts, your reaction is "Not AN0THER one?" All in all watchable but also pretty forgettable. lt's not a film you really need to see, but you probably won't mind it if you do. But that does seem to be an underwhelming verdict for something this anticipated.

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Buyer Rating: - * My son loves the series ...
l ordered episodes 1 thru 3 for my son. They all arrived before the promised arrival date and with no damages.

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Buyer Rating: - Good for a Laugh
Don't get me wrong, the 1O-year-old in me enjoyed this movie. They got me hooked on the Star Wars brand back in the 7O's and 8O's when l was a kid. However, this movie is just bad.

lt gets two stars, instead of one, just because it was good for several laughs.

First, the dialogue. l mean, it was painfully cheesy. Not the worst line, but one of the funniest, "Anakin, you're breaking my heart!" l would fault the acting in this movie, but l've seen some of the actors do well in other, much better movies. l think the script was just a steaming load, and it's true that you just can't shine [expletive deleted].

Then, the lightsaber duels. A universal law of this movie is that EVERY duel must take place, or be moved shortly after commencing, to a precipice of some kind. By the 4th or 5th time a sheer, bottomless drop fortuitously appears near two swordsmen, l had to laugh. And that leads me to the next humor device...

Jedi powers. They are selectively granted, made strong, or taken away or made feeble by the 'writers.' Yoda has enough magic power to hurl around pods the size of a patio, but is unable to maneuver one to catch his fall. And, in fact, th8is is where jedi powers are GUARANTEED to fail: when the jedi is hanging from a precipice. This is a cheap way for lazy writers to attempt to manufacture suspense.

"0h no! He's about to FALL!"

"Wait, can't he just do one of those jumping flip things, or use the force to move something under him to break his fall?"

"Shh! Never mind!"

This trick started out funny, but ended up just grating on me.

So, zero stars for quality, but two for the humor value.