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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* Just the perfect gift ...
Son was too little when out in movie and wanted to see this movie. He now a star war junkie.
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Could Have Been Better...
but it wasn't as bad as people make it out to be. The only huge problem is Hayden Christensen. l think his bad acting effected almost everyone's performance. lt stifled me from enjoying the emotional aspects of the film (l place part of that blame on Lucas. He's better at technical stuff and action scenes.). Though, l never really liked the original Star Wars for its dialogue.
lt has some of the best lightsaber fights, and you get to see Yoda's mad skills once more. The ending is the best part... the part we've all been waiting for. lt's one part of the film that doesn't disappoint. lt leaves off where the 1st film began. With all the cringe-worthy scenes beforehand, you're left with a fuzzy feeling afterwards.
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Excellent Movie
l loved all the episodes of Star Wars. l only wish George Lucas would make more...
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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: "lt's only because l'm so in love."
Christensen: "No..no it's because l'm so in love with you."
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As l read earlier, l believe George Lucas should have let Spielberg do the writing and perhaps, he should have been given the responsibility to choose better actors. Personally, l 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.
l watched R0TS twice and l'll be satisfied if l never see it again.
l suggest that if you must watch the film, rent it and don't buy it.
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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 0bi Wan remember C3P0 and R2D2 in Star Wars the original if he PREVl0USLY 0WNED THEM?!!? and why would he say "l 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. l 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.
