Star Wars: Episode 3 - Revenge Of The Sith
2005
War! The Republic is crumbling under attacks by the ruthless Sith Lord, Count Dooku. There are heroes on both sides. Evil is everywhere. In a stunning move, the fiendish droid leader, General Grievious, has swept into the Republic capital and kidnapped Chancellor Palpatine, leader of the Galactic Senate. As the Separatist Droid .. Read more
| Starring | Ewan McGregor, Hayden Christensen, Natalie Portman, Samuel L. Jackson |
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| Director | George Lucas |
| Genres | Action/Adventure, Sci-Fi/Fantasy |
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Star Wars: Episode 3 - Revenge Of The Sith
War! The Republic is crumbling under attacks by the ruthless Sith Lord, Count Dooku. There are heroes on both sides. Evil is everywhere. In a stunning move, the fiendish droid leader, General Grievious, has swept into the Republic capital and kidnapped Chancellor Palpatine, leader of the Galactic Senate. As the Separatist Droid Army attempts to flee the besieged capital with their valuable hostage, two Jedi knights lead a desperate mission to rescue the captive Chancellor...
| Starring | Ewan McGregor, Hayden Christensen, Natalie Portman, Samuel L. Jackson, Ian McDiarmid, Frank Oz |
|---|---|
| Director | George Lucas |
| Studio | 20TH CENTURY FOX HOME ENTERTAINMENT |
| Run time | DVD: 2 hrs 14 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Genres | Action/Adventure, Sci-Fi/Fantasy |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Hearing-impaired | English |
| Released | DVD: 31 Oct 2005 Production year: 2005 |
| Format | DVD |
Star Wars: Episode 3 - Revenge Of The Sith (2005)
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Easily the best of the trio of STAR WARS prequels....It's not just in warfare that REVENGE's visuals excel. The film is frankly overwhelming in its ability to create a spectacular variety of alternate worlds
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The best of the three prequels to the original trilogy with some splendid set pieces, though the acting remains inert, never giving the impression that momentous events are involved in the decisions taken.
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48 out of 66 people found this review helpful
Left me hollow.
Why does this film fail? For me its quite simple. 1) The script. A scene from the final episode of Futurama came to mind. The Robot Devil is criticising Fry's opera. 'I hate it when characters just come out and say how they feel. That makes me feel angry.' Lucas clearly wasn't aware of this concise summation of a fundamental principle of good writing. This film is hijacked by a relentlessly heavy-handed script that ironically produces the weakest sense of motivation with regards to Anakin's seduction by the dark side. Absolutely criminal considering that this is the central plot-line and the emotional crux of the prequels.
2) CGI. I cannot emotionally invest in a battle where one bunch of anonymous, digitally created soldiers are fighting another set. The lack of a visceral, 'real' dimension to the action is apprehended almost subconsciously but it is there, precluding any substantial attachment to the characters involved and consequently any appreciation of the scene on a level above 'wow, thats looks amazing' (which, from a technical standpoint, it most certainly does). In an age where anything is possible (on screen) Lucas seems to have lost any sense of restraint. Less can be more. For all its technical wizardry the action scenes fell distressingly flat due partly to the grotesque overuse of cgi enhancement. I felt as if i was watching a computer game that i couldn't control. How much fun is that? The Obi-Wan, Qui-Gon, Darth Maul fight from Episode I is one of my favourite fight scenes of all time, produced largely without the interference of CGI.
500 words is just not enough to describe exactly what i found problematic with Episode III. This is from a guy who adores the universe and is almost heart broken by how the prequels have turned out and who no longer has the will to overlook any problems he may find in them. -
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2 out of 2 people found this review helpful
not bad
k i was expecting something amazing since this was the final episode. now it had great special effects but was let down by a weak plot, constantly swapping from one scene to another making it hard to follow.
darth vader came so late in the film i wondered if he would ever show.
Looks like its set up for a fourth instalement with the end clip.
certainly hope so.
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Star Wars: Episode 3 - Revenge Of The Sith
War! The Republic is crumbling under attacks by the ruthless Sith Lord, Count Dooku. There are heroes on both sides. Evil is everywhere. In a stunning move, the fiendish droid leader, General Grievious, has swept into the Republic capital and kidnapped Chancellor Palpatine, leader of the Galactic ...
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