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I cannot believe how impressed I was with this film, how well the writers wrapped up the whole Star Wars saga and put all the pieces together.
This was an excellent film, the best of the entire series. It inspired me to buy the latest DVD set which had the first three movies released and then reacquire the Clones film to complete my DVD collection of it. Now, I suppose I'll buy the Blu-Ray versions, if-and-when they ever come out.
The special effects were, of course, top-notch. When you go back and see those early Star Wars films you really see how far Hollywood has advanced in this area. I cannot imagine how many hours of work it took the put these storyboards and computer artwork in this film, there is so much detail. It's mind-boggling.
I know a lot of fans of this series feared the writers would mess up the final but their fears were not realized: this was a super ending to a memorable saga that endured for almost 30 years amazing.
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I am a huge Star Wars fan. The original trilogy films were great, and the first two prequels were decent, but not the same hype as the others. I saw Attack of the Clones in theaters with my aunt when I was ten. And now, the saga is complete. Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith. Anakin Skywalker (Hayden Christensen) has grown into an accomplished Jedi Knight. When he and his former mentor Obi-Wan Kenobi (Ewan McGregor) rescue Chancelor Palpatine (Ian McDiarmid) from General Grevious (voice of Matthew Wood), Palpatine pressured Anakin into killing Count Dooku (a.k.a. Darth Tyrranus, played by Christopher Lee) in cold blood, assuring he was to dangerous to be kept alive. After the rescue, Anakin was facing the prospect of breaking the news to everyone else of his secret marriage to Padmè (Natalie Portman) now that she became pregnant, and with the vision of her dying in childbirth weigh heavy in his mind. He tries to prevent this from happening, but turns to the Dark Side of the Force and completes his transformation into Darth Vader (body by Hayden Christensen, voice by James Earl Jones). This entry was awesome, but nothing compaired to A New Hope and The Empire Strikes Back. There were a few oddities, though. For example, Christopher Lee was given supporting billing, but Count Dooku only made a cameo in the beginning. It once again used CGI, but not as much, which would explain a lower budget than its predecesors. It had a darker and grittier storyline than the rest, and even beat The Empire Strikes Back for the darkest and most emotional in the series. This is also the only one to be rated PG-13. All the others were rated PG. This also ended the prequel trilogy on a high emotional note. The acting and dialogue improved, and John Williams returned to compose a more tense score for this one. It had the best lightsaber battles in the series, as well. If you are a fan, like me, then please see this tragic conclusion to the Star Wars prequels. You will not be dissapointed!
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This is a horrible movie. I just watched it (afraid to before now) and really thought it was horrible. I will just hit a few notes.
(1) Humor: Why are the first three movies so totally lacking in humor. C3po and R2D2 are still around. No comic foil there. What balances the drama in the first three movies are the funny jokes. Nothing like that here. In fact, the movies are way too dark... (why is everything happening at night?) no doubt a way to cover needless special effects.
(2) Betrayal to the 4,5,6 stories: Man if you can't even remember the Leia told Luke that her real mom was sad and most importantly living, then you need to get to the nursing home right now. So much just doesn't make sense here -- many have commented the Obi Wan talked about not taking Anakin to Yoda. No dovetailing with the first three movies at all. These are massive plot holes.
(3) Horrible unsympathetic characters. Some have faulted the dialog but it seems to me no one knows who their characters are or has any sense or what would make them special. Padme is so useless at points and then she is running around in battle gear. Make up your mind! Is she is awesome girl or smoopie long haired romantic type. Why is Anakin in love with Padme or vice versa, we just can't see it here. I am sure the actors didn't know.
(4) too much coming at you at each scene. There is such a thing as too much. The final fight scene between Anakin and Ben should be 100% about them. Instead you can't see them in the river of lava. Man talk about a background ruining a scene. Sometimes you can't even find Anakin and Ben without their light sabers. Too much CGI is a bad thing.
Bottom line there is no way a franchise like this should be ruined because whomever just wasn't into them anymore. Fox should be currently scouting for fans of the series to "reimagine" these movies and do them right. I am sure Lucas has the rights but he sure doesn't want to do it anymore so I am sure someone could talk him into allowing fans to redo them. I already think Wentworth Miller would make a good Anakin. The entire plot of these movies should be ignored and a storyline that is closer to what the 4,5, and 6 movies suggested should be used.
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Since I own the Star Wars Trilogy and Star Wars Episodes I and II on VHS, I actually taped Star Wars Episode III on a blank VHS tape when Star Wars Episode III first aired on HBO back in 2006. Because, when it was released on DVD back in 2005, I didn't see it sold on VHS, since at the time VHS was starting to be discontinued since most movie lovers were starting to purchase movies on DVD and nowadays, sometimes on HD-DVD, BluRay, or any of the newer advanced discs for digital video technology that we'll all know about in the future.
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Despite the misplaced critics of this new Star Wars episode, I thought it did its job rather well, though I'm no SW fanatic. I grew weary of the endless light saber duels which never seem to go anywhere. And the lengthy battles are a lot of noise and light with little sense. However, where this one satisfies is in its explanations and depictions of where Darth Vader came from, as well as his mentor. You also see the rather goofy young Obi Wan Kenobi at his peak. The massacre of the Jedi is an obvious ripoff of The Godfather where the Don's Mafia rivals are executed, as is quite a bit of this film, I thought. I liked the special effects here, and cannot quite share the dislike of others for this latest incarnation. Well done.
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