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 | 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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This time it's War! After the sluggish scene-setting of The Phantom Menace and the juvenile dramatics of Attack of the Clones, it's a relief to report that George Lucas has pulled out... read more »
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47 out of 65 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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1 out of 1 person found this review helpful
Decent enough third chapter.
Compared to other Star wars films, better than the first two, much worse than episodes 4,5 and 6. Compared to films generally, poor but entertaining. Star wars fans will probably find plot holes but it seems to pull most aspects of the story together nicely. Downsides were poor script as usual, and the remarkable ease with which poor Samuel L. Jackson was dispatched, and why did that first bolt of electricity from the Emperor leaving him looking like a pickled walnut when all other bolts were delivered apparently effortlessly? Questions, questions, questions...
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Revenge Of The Sith named top film of 2005
- 04 Jan 2006
Star Wars: Episode 3 - Revenge Of The Sith has been named the most successful film of last year. George Lucas' final slice of Star Wars pie, starring Ewan McGregor, Natalie Portman and Samuel L Jackson, took a total of £490 million at the box office around the world while close behind was Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire, according to the magazine Screen International. The fourth Harry Potter film and sixth Star Wars movie were the only films to make over $800 million worldwide, and... Read more
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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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