Star Wars: Episode 3 - Revenge Of The Sith details
| Format: | 12 DVD |
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| Starring: | Natalie Portman, Ewan McGregor, Samuel L. Jackson, Hayden Christensen, Ian McDiarmid, Frank Oz |
| Director: | George Lucas |
| Genres: | Action/Adventure, Sci-Fi/Fantasy - Sci-fi - General |
| Studio: | 20TH CENTURY FOX HOME ENTERTAINMENT |
| Name | Discs | |
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Star Wars: Episode 3 - Revenge Of The Sith |
12 Feature | |
Star Wars: Episode 3 - Revenge Of The Sith - Bonus Feature |
12 Bonus |
DVD Information
| Run time: | 2 hours 14 minutes |
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| Rental release: | 31 Oct 2005 |
| Main languages: | English |
| Hearing impaired subtitles: | English |
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By Tom Charity from LOVEFiLMRevenge of the Sith is not just in a different league from its two immediate predecessors, it's on a par with The Empire Strikes Back, the strongest in the original trilogy.
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Left me hollow.
By a customer from Lincoln, England , 24 May 2005[Highly rated reviewer]
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.- Was this review helpful to you?
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(674)The force is back... took them long enough!
By tam115 (20 reviews) from Southampton , 06 May 2012After the disaster that was attack of the clones I was braced for the worst with this movie. Mercifully it turned out to be quite good.
Is it as good as the originals? No. Is it better than the other 2 prequels? Yes.
The first scene really comes to mind when describing why it worked. It really recaptures some of the fun that had been missing. You see Hayden Christian smile for a start. Yeh, great job making Anakin likable a full 40 minutes before he goes bad!
But the point is though it felt like star wars. The chemistry between OB1 and Anakin was finally working, the action was there to be entertaining instead of just showing off tech (though there is a bit of that too) and it was enjoyable.
But the first act only lasts for 30 minutes, then things start going wrong. The dialogue is laughably bad and most the characters are so 2 dimensional it hurts.
The only person you find yourself ever routing for is Ewan McGregors character, but thats more due to his great acting than anything else.
The sad result f this is you just don't care when Anakin goes bad, even though I personally think they make how he goes bad very believable.
It is at least better than the romance in the second one. They break it up with pretty good action and some scenes are very well done.
As far as the prequels as a whole goes it is too little too late. But as a stand alone movie, its good fun. You should be able to overcome the issues and enjoy it for the popcorn action it is.- Was this review helpful to you?
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Joins the new to the old
By a customer , 06 Apr 2012The best of the prequels.
It is the film that joins the new with the old.
While some people may feel disapointed with the prequels a true fan will love them.
More action than the others and also can bring a tear to the eye when the order to execute the Jedi is given and the true destruction starts.
Great lightsabre fights even if the big battle between Obi wan and Annakin does go on a bit but it is telling a story.- Was this review helpful to you?
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brilliant film as can be expected
By cheesekake (1282 reviews) from uk , 17 Mar 2012great film from Lucas again.
briliant characters, great storyline, amazing special effects.
lucas never fails to disappoint
defo one for any sci fi fans- Was this review helpful to you?
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good film
By a customer from basingstoke , 21 Nov 2010THIS REVIEW CONTAINS SPOILERS Show review anywayHide
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Star Bores
By a customer from edinburgh , 30 Oct 2010A truly terrible conclusion to a disastrous 'prequel' trilogy. I'm sure that the prequels have made a load of money for George Lucas, but his reputation has taken a huge knock, I reckon. With hindsight, leaving us all with the marvellous magic of the original trilogy would have been the best thing that he could have done.- Was this review helpful to you?
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