1 A disturbance in the Force...
Given that I finished the novelization and actually know what takes place in the third film, I have to say that it should redeem a lot of the fans' faiths in Lucas' storytelling. While the atmosphere is thoroughly depressing, right from the first scene, it definitely delves into more serious ground, with several anticipated lightsaber battles, all of which are incredible in scope. Without ruining it for anyone, according to the novel, there are some subtle "Luke, I am your father" moments, although it does force you to put some of the loose pieces together to figure out the connections. After giving way to the temptation of ruining the plot before the movie actually comes out in a month, the book is written in a way in which I'm still very eccentric about going to see it opening night. For starters, the book almost has no mention of Wookies, and some dialogue that was included in the TV spots were absent from the pages of the book, so I have a feeling a lot of details were left out.
For those skeptical about film three, I really think this one will win your hearts over. Then again, I tend to get hostile to the hypocritcal views given to Episodes I and II. I think those were as good as the Star Wars films get. Sure, they are flawed, but I don't understand why everyone thinks they're supposed to be Oscar winners. None of the Star Wars films are drop-dead phenomenal, other than the visuals...they just work great as a whole. There are plenty of movies that have much more depth than Star Wars -- Gladiator, The Lord of the Rings, and The Godfather, to name a few. To say that the prequels don't live up the 80s trilogy is to be bias upon the decade you grew up in. While some of the dialogue was flat, and the characters weren't completely developed, there's more to a movie than characters and dialogue; the storytelling is phenominal, in all the films. People say that the podrace made no sense...how can you say that? Were you people not paying attention? What's not to get? Anakin needed to win the race so that he could be freed. It's very simple, in my opinion. It's just basic storytelling, put in a space setting. Then there was the love story between Padmˇ and Anakin. Yes, the dialogue was corny, and there was a lack of chemistry between the two...but it's a typical Star Wars love story. Some people actually do talk like that when they're in love. They won't admit to it, but I think it's a possibility.
I didn't grow up watching Star Wars. I got into the trilogy in the mid-90s, so I look at the films objectively. They're the only movies that make me feel like a kid again. Just watching a crowd of people buy boxes of action figures is amazingly fascinating. But sometimes I look at them and say, "Why do you do this to yourselves? You know you're just going to hate this movie, too. Go home."
I'm a fan in that, I love the great storytelling and the characters that go along with the excitement of waiting in line for hours to be the first to see the flick...and then do it again four more times in the same week. I don't have a mass of toys, but I do have a modest collection of books, and about four copies of each film, from the original VHS releases to the updated DVDs. But I like all the films the same. If people watched the films as if they were movies, and not life-changing situations, maybe you'd feel like the Force was with you when you smacked down your $8.50.
2 Its a DVD Movie
If one and two were beyond awfull what makes this one better? Lucas should have kept the outlook of the picture similar to episodes 4,5 and six. Thats all I got to say about that.
3 padme neberrie amidala skywalker
okay my thing is the movie is mostly about padme. that is the only character im focusing on because she is the mother of the twins. besides we all know she dies five minutes after giving birth...
4 This Is It Folks
As the trilogy comes to a close, people are wondering if George Lucas will "ruin" it with Episode III. In my opinion, Lucas has done a fine job with the first 2 episodes after the original trilogy. Episode III will be loved simply because it is the return of the most feared and original villain ever put on a movie screen. Also many fans will enjoy Palpatine's change into the sith lord. For me i am very excited to see the transformation of Anakin into Darth Vader. Not exactly the suit, but the point at which he makes his final turn to the dark side. Episode III should provide us with many memories and should be a fine conclusion to the best movie series the motion picture industry has ever known.
5 Star Wars-Episode III, Revenge of the Sith
This is a FIVE star NOT four! (don't know why it won't let me give five stars--technology issues I guess!!!)
I am quite humored by all the fussing and bickering about us getting all excited about this movie coming out. I sure look forward to it! Why not be happy about something, for goodness sakes! Do we have to be grumping around all day? Isn't it enough that we have to go to 9 to 5 jobs without having guilt trips laid on us for saying horrrayyyyyyyyyyy Episode III is coming out! yeeeehaaaaaaaaaaaaa *so the Millenium Falcon soars into hyperspeed* I am both a LOTR fan and a Star Wars fan and have to say that the music for both these movies has been what has inspired me in my own music project. Go, John Williams! Keep making your awesome majestic music! Of course I realize he didn't compose LOTR music---but that awesome quality of soundtrack music for BOTH movies----wow!
Now I'm not going to go as far as to say "I am a Jedi" but I do feel that there are so many valuable teachings and lessons in each scene that gives us a lot to ponder on. I have heard of Star Wars changing the lives of people in many ways. It serves not just as a good adventure movie but also as therapy and even as a teaching. Many of Yoda's lessons come out of the mystic traditions of the East and George Lucas does a great thing to introduce this into the modern media pop culture as many people are seeking the peace of mind in this fast paced busy society. As we watch the conflicts that Anakin goes through to become Darth Vader, it is so easy to relate to the wounded part of ourselves that each one of us is trying to heal--Anakin wanted so much to share his gifts with others but somehow felt unencouraged by the Council even though he worked hard to prove himself--this could relate to the frustrations we face in daily life when we strive to be this larger than life person and be all that we are able to be. There is a part inside all of us that wants to be noticed and acknowledged---Anakin went about it the wrong way in the end---and Luke was able to stand up for what was right even when it was difficult. Luke represents the hero we would like to become while Anakin represents the darkness that can overcome us when we don't heal ourselves and just suppress ourselves. Okay now I know some of you are saying oooohhh no man! We wanna be cool and bad like the Sith and all that--but I mean in reality. We love Star Wars and LOTR and other great movies because there is a part inside each one of us that seeks to be "greater than life" and so the stories in which a simple character is called to a big mission are stories that touch the deepest part of us calling to something very real inside us.
So those of you who want to rant and fuss---well if it feels like good therapy for you, then I guess you should do it---but do you honestly think that Star Wars fans are gonna say about your posts, "Oh my gosh! That person said that STar Wars sucks and that George Lucas is making a lot of money. Hmmm I better sit down and think about this!" ~chuckles~ Do you honestly think that any Star Wars fan is gonna say to you, "Well, cheez, thanks for poiniting out the errors of my thinking! I'm gonna change now and not watch the prequels anymore! Oh goodness someone said the prequels are terrible so I'm not gonna watch them anymore!" *smile* So for those of you who want to cheer for Episode III, I'm here to add my cheers to the crowd.
May the Force be with you---our restless society REALLY NEEDS it!
6 A LONG TIME A GO IN A GALAXY FAR FAR AWAY....
I want to see Padme' naked.....the end.
7 How much money can I make?
No matter how good this movie is, it will never be as good as any of the first trilogy (EPs IV, V, & VI). At that point, Lucas was making the movies to fullfill his dream. Now, he continues to do that, but instead of his dream being to make movies that will last forever, it is a dream of even more ways to make money. Unfortunately, he doesn't seem to realize that the best way to do this is to make a movie that actually is GOOD. Episode I was horrible, and taken in combination with all the other star wars material that existed at its creation, could be a completely different galaxy. If pod racing was so big, so dangerous, and so exciting, how did the entire galaxy manage to forget about its existence over the passage of a few years? Also, apparently Chewbacca is in this third movie, which is fine because his lifetime would be long enough, but if he was truly in it, you would think that he might have mentioned things that had happened back then before. It's kind of stupid, really. If I didn't love star wars, I would have given this a 1... I love star wars, and respect Lucas for his original vision, but I hate the way he ahs completely changed the way the story has grown. It would have been a lot better to make movie versions of the Zahn trilogy which comes AFTER IV, V, and VI then to do this. Those books are such amazing works, that they would have been a great way for Lucas to earn more income if he really cared about the Star Wars universe. And now, with his idea to redo all the movies into 3-d, he is just pro-longing his fame, and making more of the true fans angrier with him
8 Worst movie ever
I just wrote this post to show the other end of the spectrum of these overly glowing reviews for a movie that these people have not even seen yet. I used this title to get you to read my post here. I'm a big Star Wars fan, and do plan on seeing this movie more than once, and yes, while it sounds great on paper thus far, that doesn't automatically mean that it's going to a good movie. That remains to be seen. It's just as ridiculous for me to say it's the worst movie ever as it is for others to say it's great. So, again, I wrote this to try to bring some balance to these grand proclamations saying this is the BEST MOVIE EVER!! I would like to know what movie theater you guys saw it at. If this movie is as good as the book, well, then, it could be a 3 1/2 star, or perhaps a 4. But I reserve judgment for after I've seen, heard or read something, not before. That's usually how honest, true reviews are done.
9 Sit down, wait for it and THEN review it!
An important message to all the people out there who REVIEW this film before its actual release:
if you have the urge to tell the rest of the world how much you're longing for this movie and how much you love it, then this is definitely the wrong place to do so;
there are plenty of Star Wars message boards out there with lots of geeky people like you who I'm sure will share your emotions.
I'm not saying that all Star Wars fans are nuts, but quite a few are (judging by their comments like "I'm a Jedi, too!") and some ARE spamming this board.
These pages give people the chance to inform completely unspoiled persons about the quality of a film.
It's not a place where you can shout out loud your frightening attitude towards the Star Wars series.
And since you have done so, I would like to share my expectations, too:
I expect another crass whizzbang-fest that has nothing in common with the original Star Wars, designed to satisfy George Lucas' ego and to earn some money.
Since it's the finale, some sultry clich¸s might be added to the story this time, to tickle some emotions out of an otherwise bored audience.
Face it, folks, Star Wars can never be the leader of the genre again, since it's all been done already 30 years ago.
Star Wars is a legend, and the greatness of this legend diminishes with every "prequel", "sequel", whatever, Lucas makes.
"Star Wars" was big, revolutionary, it changed cinema history. Episode I, II and presumably III won't. Because it's the same things over and over again, and because they don't have a story to tell.
What remains of "Star Wars" and its sequels are not so much the effects or the design, it's the story. The story and extremely interesting and outstanding characters, perfectly portrayed by the actors (hello Mr. Christiansen!).
That's why "Star Wars" 1-3 (I'm trying to ignore the prequels) are evergreens and that's why Lord Of The Rings or Harry Potter will be evergreens.
The original trilogy told us basically every important plot element of the "prequels";
a feast for die- hard fans, simple rehashing for the occasional watcher.
It tells us nothing important about the world Lucas created (or J.R.R. Tolkien, take your pick; hello DizzyLizzy!), it need not.
Today it's just a big Sci- Fi movie among many other big Sci- Fi movies. "Star Wars" created the genre back then, no question, but who cares about that today? It's the artistic result that counts.
The prequels still benefit from the bonus the original trilogy gave them.
Look at the James Bond series, it's the very same thing.
It founded the genre, it is legendary, but today these films are just generic action flicks.
A legendary past doesn't justify poor effects, poor actors, poor screenplays and poor directing.
10 The DARKSIDE shroud over this movie by the DARK KNIGHT
'Star Wars Episode 3' which opens on May 19th 2005, will get it's butt-kicked by 'Batman Begins' which opens on June 17th 2005. Check out the newly appointed director, writer, casts and the story's source for this new sober bat-flick. Both movies opening dates are about a month apart from each other.
This prediction can be relate to the upcoming Harry Potter and TPOA which opens closely to Spider-man 2.Which the web-spinner kicked the boy-wizard off his broomstick like he did to Episode 2...Remember?. These results are based on the ticket sales purchase by the viewers...YOU! Four stars because the feeling of 'relief' and 'happy' that the series finally coming to an average end (even the 'The Passion of Christ' will definitely have better gross in comparison). 2005 might be remembered as the year of both Star Wars and Star Trek decreasing popularities.
Pity those fallen Americans in Iraq for didn't get 'a' chance to get in-line for Episode 3. Im sure they thought of the movie at least once during their tour considering the landscape there looks a little like TATOOINE. When time comes for you to watch this movie, think about your unfortunates. Rather than just being excited making it's director 'extra-rich'.
"Arghh... I got shot!!...Star Wars..STAR WARS...i need...ughnn..."
11 what?
what the hell are you guys talking about? this movie isnt even out yet. why dont you wait until it drops before you start talking about how much you like/dislike the movie. get bent geeks!
12 Give me a break.
I'm not waisting any more money on the off-chance that George Lucas will make a real movie. The only way I'll watch this movie is if someone straps me to a chair and forces my eyes open like in A Clockwork Orange. Even then I'll try to end it short by holding my breath so that maybe I'd faint.
13 The End of a great series
I hope this will be a great movie.I LOVE ALL THE STAR WARS FILMS.BUT I HAVE MY DOUBTS ABOUT THIS ONE.First of all must third movies suck.There were good ones like T3 and LORD OF THE RINGS 3 WAS GOOD TOO but overall must suck.
14 A Not So Huge Star Wars Fan Waiting To See This!
Star Wars, a movie a lot of people have always talked bad about calling it overrated. Although I think Star Wars is highly unique, even if a lot of it's filmed with CGI... it looks beautiful to watch.
I've never been a huge Star Wars fan and only got into Star Wars more when Episode 1 came out. Lucas deciding to create three prequels, was one of the best things that happen for movie fans between the years 99-05.
When I did hear that this would be the final Star Wars movie ever shot, you would expect Lucas to go out with a bang... which he most certainly is doing.
The actors, especially Hayden Christensen and Samuel L. Jackson... are going to be so fun to watch. I think the love story we saw in episode II, which I did like seeing myself. Has no comparison to the dark side of the Sith in episode III. That's what i'm going to enjoy watching, seeing the dark side take over everybody and everything. Seeing Darth Vader, one of our classic villians be born.
Batman Begins and War of the Worlds are runners up right behind Star Wars Episode III. If you want to get your moneys worth, and to see the final last movie ever of the Star Wars trilogy. Go and watch this movie, there's not one thing going to be wrong about the highly anticipated sequel. Star Wars should last longer than the summer even, and definitely should be the best movie of 2005. Better then Star Wars Episode I in 1999, possibly better than all of the Star Wars movies.
15 The Story Of Anikin Skywalker?
I think I will like this movie. No, I can not tell you what will happen in the movie, but I can tell you the story of our non-hero Anikin Skywalker. I think of this as a non-book. Ya wanna read it?
CHAPTER 1: ANIKIN SKYWALKER
Anikin starts off as a ?-year old boy.
Anikin goes to Corescant to become a Jedi.
Qui-Gon and Obi-Wan battle Darth Maul.
Qui-Gon and Darth Maul face each other. Darth Maul wins.
10 years later, Anikin re-appears as an paranoid padawan of Obi-Wan.
Anikin goes to Tatooine to find his mother.
Anikin finds his mother.
Anikin loses his mother.
Anikins starts to fall to the dark side.
Anikin and Padme go to Geonosis.
Anikin and Padme are captured by Jango Fett.
Anikin and the Jedi get into a heated battle.
The jedi are rescued by the clones.
CHAPTER II: DARTH VADER
Luke Skywalker gets a lightsaber.
Later, Darth Vader destroys Alderan.
Obi-Wan and Darth Vader (Anikin) face each other. Darth wins.
Luke destroys the death star.
Luke goes to Dagobah to learn from Yoda.
Luke leaves to rescue his friends.
Luke faces Vader.
Luke escapes.
Luke and his friends go to Endor.
Luke is captured by the Emperor.
Luke faces Vader.
The Emperor shocks Luke.
Vader saves Luke from the Emperor.
Vader falls to the Light Side and dies...YADDAYADDAYADDA.
I hope the third chapter will rock the world.
16 Looks Very Good
I'm not a fan of the Star Wars movies, but i must admit after seeing this trailer, it looks EXTREMELY good and I'm actually excited to go see it. So if theres anyone like me, i would highly suggest you go see this movie, because i think we will all like it!
17 I've waited 2 years for this! (By Joey)
I've waited 2 freakin' years for this movie! Anakin becomes a jedi knight let's his hair grow long and has a scar from a sith apprentice named Assajj Ventress. (As seen on cartoon network's micro-series.) Anakin as you know becomes vader in this movie. Also there is this cool robot who kills jedis and takes their lightsabers. Most of the republic's jedis die cause of him. Only a few live live. (Obi-wan & Yoda) Obi-wan changes his name to Ben. Also a jedi is born Luke Skywalker...The son of Anakin! And his daughter Leah. I'll write more after I see the movie.
18 This movie is the best
This movie is the best Star Wars movie yet a Lucas keep making those bad ass movies.
19 This is going to be the best Star Wars yet.
Yes, that's right. In my opinion, I'm 100% sure this is going to be the best Star Wars. Ever. Yes, it may not be Episodes 4, 5 and six, but who cares? To be honest, I love every Star Wars movie. It's Star Wars, I'm going to watch it and enjoy it. End of story. Personally, my favorite is Attack of the Clones.
What more could you ask for in a Star Wars movie, though? It's going to be dark for sure. Star Wars fans have been waiting to see these events ever since A New Hope was released.
Just look at all the events that happen in this movie:
Clone Wars end
Chancellor Palpatine (Darth Sidious) shows his true colors
The Jedi become extinct (Except Obi-Wan and Yoda obviously)
Darth Sedious declares himself the Emperor and the Republic comes to an end
the Skywalker twins are born
Padme dies
Darth Vader gets the suit
The beginning of the construction of the Death Star
The legendary battle
Look at all that good stuff. And yes, I said Darth Vader gets the suit because from everything I've read, that is supposely true, Anakin was already dawned by the name Darth Vader before he had the suit. The only reason he needed was because he fell in the lava after dueling with Obi-Wan.
20 Dark Helmet Returns
LAS VEGAS, Nevada (AP) -- Two decades ago, George Lucas pulled off the mask to reveal the face of one of cinema's greatest bad guys. Now, he's about to slip the mask back on.
Lucas offered a preview Thursday of his final "Star Wars" chapter, which spells out the last dark steps the once goodhearted young Anakin Skywalker takes to become the villain Darth Vader.
"It's not like the old 'Star Wars,' " Lucas told theater owners at the ShoWest convention. "This one's a little bit more emotional. We like to describe it as 'Titanic' in space. It's a tearjerker."
Opening May 19, "Star Wars: Episode III -- Revenge of the Sith" brings full circle the mammoth sci-fi saga Lucas began in 1977 with the original "Star Wars," which shattered box-office records and remains one of the top-grossing movies ever.
Reaction was mixed on "Episode I -- The Phantom Menace" and "Episode II -- Attack of the Clones," many fans grousing that the first one was too much a kiddie flick and the second one too sappy a love story. Calling the latest movie a Faustian tragedy, Lucas said he is unconcerned about whether "Revenge of the Sith" draws more barbs from "Star Wars" fans.
"I feel that I've made the movie the best I can and it turned out the way I wanted it to be, so I'm happy," Lucas, 60, told The Associated Press in an interview. "I never try to anticipate what the world's going to think or even worry about whether they're going to like it or not. That's not my job, to make people like my movies. They either like them or they don't. That's completely out of my hands."
The intensity of the action and themes in "Revenge of the Sith" probably will earn it a PG-13 rating, Lucas said. The first five "Star Wars" movies all were rated PG.
Lucas' entry at ShoWest was preceded by a parade of 21 "Star Wars" stormtroopers in white armor, followed by an actor dressed as Darth Vader.
Along with the trailer, Lucas showed the opening minutes of "Revenge of the Sith," featuring the familiar "A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away..." catch phrase followed by the franchise's rousing introductory music.
The film immediately launches into a space battle elaborate even by "Star Wars" standards as Anakin (Hayden Christensen) and his Jedi knight master, Obi-Wan Kenobi (Ewan McGregor), lead a mission to rescue the kidnapped Palpatine, chancellor of the Republic.
The trailer sets up the rest of the scenario, with the suspicious Jedi council assigning Anakin to spy on Palpatine after his rescue, while the chancellor -- the future evil Emperor of the original trilogy -- plots to seduce the young knight to the dark side of the Force.
"It's very dangerous putting them together," warns Jedi master Mace Windu (Samuel L. Jackson). "I don't think the boy can handle it."
Everyone who has seen the original "Star Wars" knows Mace is right. That film opens in a dark, oppressive age a couple of decades after the action of "Revenge of the Sith," when Vader and the Emperor have conquered the cosmos, stamped out democratic rule and are hunting down the vestiges of a freedom-fighting rebellion.
"Star Wars," "The Empire Strikes Back" and "Return of the Jedi" recount the rise of Anakin's farmboy son, Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill), who teams with his newfound sister Leia (Carrie Fisher) and brash smuggler Han Solo (Harrison Ford) to take down the Empire and ultimately redeem Vader, bringing him back to the side of the good guys.
Amid the climax of 1983's "Return of the Jedi," Luke takes off Vader's black mask so father and son can see each other face to face in the elder Skywalker's dying moments.
Luke and Leia's characters will appear as infants in "Revenge of the Sith."
The trailer screened Thursday showed what fans have been waiting for since Lucas began the story of Anakin's journey from good toward evil in "The Phantom Menace" and "Attack of the Clones." Namely, Anakin in the guise of Vader: Black cloak, mask and helmet, an outfit rigged with life-support devices for Skywalker, whose battle wounds have left him part flesh, part machine.
Lucas knows many fans wanted the prequel trilogy to introduce Vader early on rather than trace Anakin's downfall from nice little boy to bratty teen to dark knight of the galaxy. "Revenge of the Sith" presents Anakin in Vader's black get-up only at the very end of the movie, Lucas said.
"Obviously, fans would love to see a movie about Darth Vader running around killing people," said Lucas, who also was on hand to receive a "galactic-achievement award" from ShoWest organizers. "I'm not telling that story, and I'm not interested in that. That's not what the movie is.
"This first trilogy is really about the father, the struggles of a father, or a man, basically, to find himself, and at the same time fall into a trap of wanting certain powers, making a pact with the devil and basically spending the rest of his life regretting it."
21 the darkest star wars movie ever
When I saw the trailer it was COOOOOLL. There was a scene where mace windu and fellow jedi were in palpitines office to arrest him and then palpitine says "Are you threatning me master jedi" then his lightsaber pops and he goes in and attacks WHICH WAS REALLY COOOOOLLLL!!!!
22 might be PG-13
I can't wait for this movie too come! But it might not be PG. I saw 60 minutes last sunday and it interviewed george lucas. He said it might be PG-13 because when anakin goes to the dark side he does alot of bad things. Like killing.KILLING ALOT. In the trailer when the emperor declares that jedi are an enemey of the republic they start to show anakin with his hood on,a bunch of clone troopers behind him and all of them are marching to the jedi temple. SO you get the idea. Other than that GREATEST STAR WARS MOVIE EVER!!!!!
23 The third chapter in the greatest film saga ever conceived!
:-)
First of all this review will be updated right after I see "Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith" on May 19th, 2005!
I have read the reviews on line here at Amazon.com about the trailer for "Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith," some I agree with, others I don't. I saw this trailer several times as TiVo grabbed it and I won't let it go. The one unfortunate thing is that Lucas is directing again and he is no director, a great storyteller, creating great characters and a great adventure to watch those characters grow within the film, but he is no director. As I have viewed many of the movies Lucas has directed, from "THX 1138," "American Graffiti," "Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope," and "Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace," and it became apparent to me that Lucas is no director as his camera angles are trivial and not very imaginative - much different from the collaboration between he and Steven Spielberg in the "Indiana Jones" movies. That collaboration really works and I bet had Lucas asked Spielberg to direct his saga he would have agreed - after all Spielberg is directing "Indiana Jones 4" as he did all the pervious "Indiana Jones" movies. Still I suspect this will be a magnificent movie.
I have read all the speculations but I choose to go from only that which I have seen on the trailer. In the preview we see Palpatine tempting Anakin with greater power, Anakin getting appointed to the Jedi Council but withholding the rank of Master leading Anakin to believe he is not trusted, Palpatine getting into a lightsaber duel with many of the Jedi Masters, we see Bail Organa actually get into the fighting, we get to see Chewbacca once again, we see Palpatine declare all Jedi enemies of the Republic likely after declaring himself Emperor, we see Anakin killing members of the Trade Federation, the long awaited lightsaber dual between Anakin & Obi-Wan, even the Emperor versus Yoda in the hall of the senate and finally Anakin all armored up as Darth Vader.
Now for those speculations -
First Padmˇ dying - well there is no evidence of her death or for that matter dying during childbirth, nor is there evidence that she lives three years after the movie allowing Leia to get to know her mother. Both of these are speculation. Seeing Qui-Gon's spirit is another speculation, as is General Grievous being constructed from Darth Maul's torso. The whole review titled "Anakin is deceived into becoming Darth Vader!" is pure speculation based on educational guesses from the novels. What this person fails to take into consideration is that although all of the "Star Wars" novels are pre-approved by George Lucas that they are not canon - in fact had any of the plot of one of the movies been revealed prior to the movie release Lucas would not have approved it at all - this being the case I believe this review to be nothing more than following the bread crumbs to an incorrect conclusion. This person's facts are in place but this person is reading the facts wrong coming up with incorrect conclusions - please don't let this person investigate crimes, somebody will be falsely accused & convicted. There is also no evidence that Dooku will be beheaded by Anakin, nor is there evidence that Chewbacca will be the only surviving Wookie (in fact that is very unlikely to those of us who have seen "The Star Wars Holiday Special," and also no evidence that Anakin will kill Mace Windu. A lot of things that happen before "Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope" may happen in "Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith" but a lot of these reviews are based in mere speculation - sure we know that Obi-Wan & Luke end up on Tatoonie, that Yoda will end up on Dagobah and that Leia will end up on Alderaan, but that does not mean we will see that in this movie. Also one person stated that since Padmˇ was a queen that is why Leia was a princess and that it makes Luke a prince - but if this person was paying attention to "Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones" this person would have realized that the Naboo are a matriarchal society with an elected queen. Since the queen of the Naboo is an elected office there is no royalty and no inherent title to pass down. It is more likely that Leia's title of princess comes either from her adoption or is an elected position on Alderaan. Also this same person mentioned that Anakin was raised as a farmer - wrong answer again. Anakin was raised as a slave till age nine and then raised a Jedi Padawan. And this person expects to see a young Han Solo & Lando Calrissian - however though both are likely alive at this time they would be young adolescents and are not likely to be in the movie any more so than Greedo was in "Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace" - in other words no more than a cameo appearance.
Basically what I am trying to say is stop speculating, you'll ruin it for those reading these reviews. Even when I know the outcome of a movie I do not reveal any important points of the movie - I just give feedback on things that are common knowledge and not giving away the surprises.
This is bound to be a great movie and although Lucas has stated this is the last - I really do not believe him. I feel he will in time release more chapters.
24 REVENGE OF THE SITH BABY
Fina-Freaking-ly The last instalment to the star wars trilogy is coming. Everyone has wondered how it happened. How anakin became Darth Vader. How all the jedis were wipped out. Well i got some answers and i"m here to share Theres pleny here I'm Lake TITICAKA! Alright check it
Emperor Palpaine becomes Darth Sideous and actually stays as him
Anakin becomes a part of the Jedi council
Qui Gon Jin comes back as a spirit
General Grievious is born using parts of Darth Maul from SWPM
CHEWBACCA COMES
Padme is pregnent with Luke and Leia
Anakin slowly gets drawn into the darkside of the force
You see Palpatine fight with a lightsaber
Anakin VS Count Dooku
General Grievious VS Obi Wan
Mace Windu VS Palpatine
Anakin leads the NEW CLONE ARMY
Yoda VS Palpatine
Anakin kills out a bunch of Jedi
Anakin VS Obi Wan
Anakin reborn into the master of the darkside Lord Darth Vader
thats most of the info i know right now and i cant wait to see this movie
THE SAGE IS CONCLUDED MAY 9 2005
25 GUNNA BE AWESUM!!!
THIS IS GUNNA BE THE STINKIN BEST STAR WARS MOVIE EVER MADE!!!
NO, I DID NOT ACCIDENTLY HIT THE CAPS LOCK KEY BUT WHO THE HECK CARES BOUT THAT!!! PADME DIES (dunno why but i absolutly hate her and god only noes why lol), WE R GUNNA C ANIKIN TURN INTO DARTH VADER, AND THAT 1 KID WHO SEZ IT STINX IS DUM. THE PROBLEM WIT ALL THE PEEPLE WRITIN THE REVIEWS FOR STAR WARS EPISODE 3 IS WE R TOTAL IDIOTS CUZ WE DUNNO IF WE R GUNNA LIKE THE STINKIN MOVIE!!! GOD!!!
Sorry i had a lot a energy lol well i did not noe that Qui-Gon-Jin cums back as a spirit but, COOL!!!
26 I will be watching this movie closely
If you are an avid viewer of Star Wars like I was when I was a kid then this movie better have some very important scenes in it.
Episode 4
When Obi Wan introduces the lightsaber to Luke he tells Luke. "Your Father wanted you to have this when you are where old enough." So this means in Episode 3 Anakin should know that he is going to be a father before he turns to the Dark Side. Some will say well then he would tell the Emperor and Vader would go kill them but remember the Dark Side clouds your mind. So he could forget until later.
Episode 6
When Luke asks Leia if she remembers her mother, Leia said. "Not much, she died when I was very young. She was beautiful, but sad." This means that Padme must go with Bail Organa and Leia to Alderean after Luke and Leia are born and she probably dies when Leia is 3 or 4. Meaning we probably won't see Padme die in the movie we will have to imply that she died on Alderean.
27 Spoilers, spoilers, everywhere...
Padme will die, Qui-Gon will re-appear in spirit form, Grievous was constructed from the retrieved torso of Darth Maul, and Lucas will laugh all the way to the bank. HAPPY LIFE DAY, WOOKIEES!!!
28 can't wait!
I can't wait to hear the thrilling opening bars of the magnificent john williams theme, or his new musical score. Once the Along Time ago scrolls across the screen the audience will cheer. The lightsaber duels will be the coolest part of the movie, with th wookiees planet the second coolest. The duel between Anakin (Vader) and Kenobi spoken of since 1977 will finally be seen on film!, "When I Left you I was but a learner, now I am The Master"- Vader. "Only a master of evil Darth"- OBI-WAN. George Lucas original vision from the first screenplay from 1974 is finally complete, we will be able to see wookiees fight in battles instead of recreating them as ewoks in return of the jedi. The Technological innovations have come full circle. Star Wars will live on in novels, after this. their will be no more movies. sadly no harrison, mark or carrie again.
29 I Just Caught the Full Trailer on TV...
and judging by that, it looks way better than I thought it would. I am not a big fan of Episodes I or II, but I'm happy to say that this one looks really good. Hopefully the guy playing Anakin will act reserved & mysterious and not the whiny brat he was in "Attack of the Clones." Just seeing Darth Vader on screen again at the end of the trailer was priceless. I really hope "Revenge of the Sith" will hold up to the original trilogy and people will be talking about the 4 great Star Wars films years from now.
30 what the?
You people are not reviewing, your projecting. And hoping. Nobody knows if it will be great or not. And those who think it will be, will no doubt be pleased, but that poor schmuck who already says it sucks, should just stay home. He's already prepared to hate it.
31 This Movie will change what "Star Wars" Means!!!!!!!!
This movie is going to be one of the most brilliant achievments in human history. George Lucas, using all his recources will summon up a dramatic tragedy unlike anything ever seen on the screen before.
Get ready for one of the most shocking expieriences in history.
I'm very dissapointed that I had to rate this movie in the planet earth style, because this movie is beyond the planet earth quality.
It's not bad enough to need to be rated. That's an insult to George Lucas, rating this masterpiece.
This movie will call out to everyone, for every type of emotion is in it. People who like sad movies will crave it. People who like violent movies will crave it. and on and on.
The Emotion, the Depth, the Drama, the Treachery, the Disaster.
This movie is portraying a Catastrophie. There will be great grief towred the end of this film.
I'm running short of words. English words can't describe this movie.
32 The Circle is now Complete!
Well, fellow star wars FANatics, the time has almost come. The time that we all have a love/hate relationship with. You all know what Im talking about, the premier of the last star wars theatrical film ever.(and no, sadly Lucas is never going to do a star wars 7-9)Weve all been clutching to our original trilogy, ep1 and ep2, star wars clone wars cartoons, and ewok adventure films and cartoons, and yes, as it is with me, even the dreaded Star Wars Holiday Special. The end is near friends, our films will be over, but at least we will get the Star Wars TV series. By the way, this film will feature Kashyyyk, Chewbaccas homeworld, also featured in " The Star Wars Holiday Special." Cool, huh? The holiday special rocks!
33 The Saga is Complete
Revenge of the Sith is the concluding chapter of the Star Wars Saga that began 28 years ago. It bridges the prequel trilogy together with the original trilogy by showing how the characters came to be where they are in Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope. For those who disliked the previous two prequels, this film will hopefully make them look at Episodes I and II in a new light and appreciate the overall story that is told in these six movies.
34 IT WILL GET WORSE
we have not seen anything progress in the last two prequels, but from my understanding this movie makes them look like Godfather parts 1 and 2. This film is so bad because lucas wrote this COMPLETELY BY HIMSELF; everything is digital, which means only the actors are 1% real, TOPS. dont get me started on greivous; he was designed only to sell toys! chewbacca and r2d2 are CGI ! there will be a record seven lightsaber battles, with one between palpatine and yoda that makes the yoda battle in episode 2 look like something from kill bill vol 1. nothing will get solved here, for the fallout from this turkey will completely destroy star wars forever!IF YOU THOUGHT TPM AND AOTC WERE BAD, THIS ONE WILL DEFINITELY JUMP THE SHARK! this may seem excellent, but people thought AOTC was good as well when it came out. And george, dont "prequelize" your good trilogy and make that the only version on dvd and MURDER the originals to promote this film!
35 The Final Installment
Okay people who don't want spoilers really shouldn't be reading these reviews...besides that comment, this is the most anticipated Star Wars movie of all time. Those of you who really disliked Episodes I and II need to remember who Star Wars was designed for....KIDS! Those who fell in love with Star Wars back in 1977 or a little later were most likely kids at the time. Keep that mentality in mind when you watch the other movies. Yes, this is going to be the darkest of them all, for obvious reasons. Yes, we all know Anakin turns into Darth Vader and those of us big time geeks (I am counting myself among them) are also aware of generally what's going to happen, from books, from foreshadowing of other movies, from spoilers, from Lucas himself, Star Wars Insider etc. Details are not worth squabbling over because at this point, most of it is all UNCONFIRMED and as previous movies have shown us, the unconfirmed reports are wrong at least 90% of the time, especially with this one since Lucas is keeping it under extremely tight guard. Everyone take a deep breath and relax BECAUSE THIS MOVIE IS GOING TO TOP EVERYTHING! We finally get the whole picture of the life of Anakin Skywalker, which is, after all, the entire Star Wars saga. May the Force be with you!
36 NO MORE SPOILERS!
Ok, it is fine for you hardcore Star Wars people to come on here and rave about what a good movie this will be, but please, DO NOT REVEAL THE PLOT OF THE FREAKING MOVIE! You know who I'm talking to, Mr. "Anakin was deceived into becoming Darth Vader." Well, that's great that you already know what happens, but keep it as a surprise for the rest of us, for God's sake. Talk about what you think might happen, what you want to happen, what have you, but if you already know what happens, guess what? KEEP IT SECRET, YOU IDIOT. I for one don't want to know what happens until I am sitting in my seat in the theater, and I am sure I don't speak for just myself. You're not doing us a favor, numbnuts, so keep your mouth shut and force yourself to wait the grueling 3 months until the movie is released or I will personally hunt you down and murder you and all those you hold dear. Have a nice day :)
37 How will it all begin?
Here's my big question that has vexed me for the last 3 years: In Return of the Jedi, Luke asks Leia if she remembers her REAL mother. Leai says yes, "She was very beautiful... but sad." Luke responds by saying, "I have no memory of my mother. I never knew her." So, if Padme dies in child birth, how could this be possible. Both children only had a few fleeting seconds with their mother, and yet the more Force sensitive of the 2 doesn't remember her. I'm looking at the prequel trilogy as revisionist history. It's like any glossy Hollywood biography of a great individual (in this case, Anakin Skywalker). Like Ali or Beautiful Mind, this is not about being historically accurate, but getting at the heart of its subject.
38 D.V. is back
this looks really actiony when it comes out at the movies last year when Yoda was fighting Count Duko all the guys were likke " Yoda,Yoda,Yoda."
39 Can't wait to see the movie!!!
I'm a big fan of the old Star Wars movies. The new ones aren't that good. I only like Ewan McGregor as Obi Wan. But the trailer looks promising. There is a lot of action. It looks like it will be a dark movie.
I hope it's better than Episode 1 and 2. But I will see it.
40 Revenge of the Sith is the summer blockbuster!!
With just over a month to go until the release of Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith, it is crystal clear that Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith will be the summer blockbuster. Now you can talk about Batman Begins and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory all you want- but Revenge of the Sith will be the blockbuster and the #1 summer movie of 2005 and could beat Titanic's box office record of 16 weeks at #1. A record that has gone unmatched since December 19, 1997.
Revenge of the Sith is a fitting and appropriate conclusion to one of the most successful movie franchies in history. Batman Begins just won't measure to Revenge of the Sith.
For years, I have wondered how Anakin Skywalker becomes Darth Vader and in this new movie, Revenge of the Sith, we will finally see how Anakin Skywalker becomes Darth Vader. After what happened to mother in Attack of the Clones, who can blame for killing the Sand People and who can blame him for killing Dooku after what he tried to do to Amidala in the mock trials and non-executions. We will finally see Palpatine become the Emperor.
The movie begins with Anakin and Obi-Wan on a rescue mission, to rescue the Supreme Chancellor and we know that Palpatine is Anakin's strongest supporter and when the Jedi Council assigns Anakin to spy on the Chancellor and essentially betray him- it is Anakin who betrays the Jedi Council and with Anakin denied the rank of Jedi Master after proving himself time and time again- his anger is encouraged and his rage is focused on the Jedi knights and the Jedi Council.
We will see Obi-Wan and Greivous in a battle and then the most anticipated lightsaber duel between Obi-Wan and Anakin will take place on a planet entirely made of lava- George Lucs shows us his vision of hell and he will show us what happens when Anakin makes a deal with the devil.
Anakin makes his turn to the dark side after his true love, Amidala dies.
Yoda will run to Dagobah after a battle with the Emperor and after defeating Anakin, Obi-Wan runs to Tatoonie.
I think it is clear that Obi-Wan defeats Anakin- because how else could he become Vader- if he didn't lose to Obi-Wan.
This movie is the must-see movie of 2005 and the darkside looks cool. This movie finally shows us how Anakin becomes Vader.
41 Vader is coming back!!!
Looks like this isn't gonna be easy to save skywalker life. What will happen to him. How does he become Darth Vader? First time I saw all the episode before episode 1 shows up. I have all Star Wars troligy DVD's now. I have to sell all these video after I have dvd. What to happen his wife to get killed. she having a baby already? Two children's named Luke and Leia. Where is gonna be safed anyway?
42 THE FORCE WILL BE WITH YOU ALWAYS GEORGE LUCAS
I saw the teaser trailer and I was like Why did George lucas have to make it in theatres in may. But I guess it is worth it. Because I bet its going to be packed with extra special effects.
What I really cant wait for is the big lightsaber fight between Anakin and Obi Wan Kenobi.It's supposed to be the biggest lightsaber fight in lightsaber fight history. I cant wait to see it I hope we can see it the first day it comes into theatres.
43 Great movie
This movie is great. It is about anikan turning to the dark side and becoming darth vader. We will see chewbacca and the other wookies on Kashyyk. There will also be many battles and duels. This movie will explain the entire saga.
44 GEATEST MOVIE
I think that this movie will be the greatest of all the star wars movies. I have seen the 1st trailer and it looks great. I can't wait until May 19, and when the next trailer comes out on March 11.
This is a Must See for all star wars fans.
45 How many fan boys does it take for a good score?
With one star from me, we shall soon see
46 No doubt gonna be the best
well the wookie home world is kashyk and yoda will lead a battle there. the emporor will battle winu and yoda, with yoda more towards the end. padme will die in obi-wans arms and anakin will only use his sith lightsabser once. count dooku will get beheded by anakin and padme will die from anakins force powers and birth to the twins. the only reason anakin goes to the dark side is because palpatine assigns anakin as his body gaurd. anakin will save obi-wans life, and obi-wan will kill a friend of his because the emporor tells the republic that the jedi are traters to them. General Greivous is the new villan and he comes in beetween the duel obi-wan and anakin have with count dooku. dooku will get killed by anakin;anakin grabs the counts light saber and, beheads him. Vader will only appear for twelve miniutes in armor in the film. Obi wan will find out of anakin and padmes marrage and padmes pregnency and anakins tusken raider slaughter. You will see anakins mechanical arm. anakin will have dreams of padme dying like his mother in #2 and obi-wan will be in the jedi councel after the battle with dooku. It will have way more and intence light saber duels than any other star wars movie. c3po's memory will be erased after anakin becomes darth vader but not r2s because they think he can keep a secret. and this movie will be so action packed, there is even going to be a game for this movie called, star wars episode three: revenge of the sith wich is to be realesed may 5th 2005 with the movie coming out may 19th 2005.chewie will be the only wookie to survive the wor on kashyyk and gg will get killed by a blaster shot from obi-wan. anakin will only try to kill the jedi in the third quarter of the movie.the final shot is obi-wan on tatooine. in my opinion this will be the best star wars film yet. even though anakin kills mace windu.
47 Best of Them All
I didnt see the trailer in theaters but I saw it on my windows media player. I have printed out the script and saw many events. Fans will not be dissapointed.
Even though this will be the last star wars movie, it will be the best. If u dont want the movie to be givin away dont read the part after the next paragraph.
Palpatine and Darth Sidious are the same people. Anakin will only use his Sith light saber at the very end of the battle beetween him and 0bi-Wan. The new villan is General Greivous. Anakin will be a Jedi Knight. Obi-Wan will be a Jedi Master. Anakin will basecly kill Padme. Yoda will duel Palpatine. Greivouses arms will split in two and he will duel Obi-Wan with four light sabers.
The movie starts by saying the opening text and going into the atmosphere of Corascunt. A huge space battle begins. Obi-Wan's space ship gets destroid and so does R4. Anakin does save Obi-Wans life though. Later on Palpatine kills some Jedi and fights a duel with Mace Windu. Windu calls Anakin to destroy the Sith and Anakin takes Mace's side-then draws his light saber and fineshes Mace of. Anakin them becomes a servant to the Sith. That is as far as I'm going to say!
48 This could be the best Star Wars of them all!!!!!
I saw the teaser and I can say I'm freakin astonished by the scenes. It looks like the best StarWars movie ever and thoughs people who talk s@#t on George Lucas and his other masterpieces can go and F@#K themselfs!!! Anyways this looks really good all of you true and die hard StarWars fans such as my self will want to see this movie. And theirs another reason to go and see this James Earl Jones is returning to do the voice of Darth Vadar plus theirs going to be a war at Yakkann home of the Wookies. And its going to show the fall of the Republic and the rise of the Empire. And its going to show Vadar hunt down and kill the Jedi order. And we'll find out how queen Amadella die's. And we're going to see how Dooku gets killed. Anyways go and see this movie!
49 Can't wait!
I can't wait until episode 3 comes out. I saw the teaser and it looks better than any star wars movie I had ever seen. I am definetley going on opening day. In this star wars movie, we get to see how Anakin Skywalker turns to the dark side of the force. Chancellor Palpatine, who is really Darth Sideos,tries to lure Anakin to the dark side,like when he tried to lure Luke to the dark side in episode VI. We get to see some of the original characters like Chewbacca and Darth Vader. The best part about episode 3 is the battle between Obi-Wan Kenobi and Anakin Skywalker. This is going to be the best star wars movie ever! You have to see it!
50 the Final Fate of the Old Republic, the Rise of the Empire
It is Anakin's turn to the dark side,the birth of his daughter and of course his son who will bring the force into balance,the construction of the Death Star and the hunting of the jedi knights with only Obi Wan and Yoda remaining, The beginning of the dark times. The events that happen in Episode III: Revenge of the Sith. the events that lead to the events of Episode IV: A New Hope which we have seen for almost 30 years now. Obi Wan will fly to Tatoonie, where the boy who is known to Obi Wan as the son of the Jedi Knignt Anakin Skywalker and the last hope for the Rebel Alliance and Yoda will fly to Dagobah. Luke and Leia will be seprated at birth,Luke and Leia meet again in A New Hope and didn't they where siblings until Return of the Jedi, because Padme Amadalia being a queen and Leia being a princess, if Luke had been raised by his mother Queen Amadalia, he would be a prince. What Anakin once was a simple farm boy is what Luke was raised as by his Uncle Owen and Aunt Beru. possibly will see a young Han Solo and Lando Calrissian. Chewbacca will be rescued from by Han Solo,becoming his loyal friend and co-pilot on Millinuem Falcon, that was lost by Lando to Han. I don't want to jump into saying it'll be a 5 star movie, but it should be, I'm sure it will and I'm sure it will be the best of the three. I'm sure it'll be the darkest one since Episode V: the Empire Strikes Back. It will be the entertainment thrill ride of the year, I'm sure.
51 Nothing to say to this untalented film maker
I gotta tell you George - you are not that talented. After the original trilogy, you are just squeezing your dried-up idea out. And one more thing, stop taking advantage of Star Wars fans - they are nice people, unlike you.
52 To the Person who Said, "We Must Stop Lucas"
Yah know you didn't even give any reason of how Revenge of the Sith will be bad. Just because Episode 1 and 2 to you were horrible doesn't mean Episode 3 will precede them. What if Episode 3 is going to be everyone's favorite and equal to Return of the Jedi? Or Surpass Return of the Jedi. From what i hear and saw, i think the film's darkness will give a positive look to the film. I think you shouldn't call it horrible before even knowing no knowledge of it. If i may say, you should look on other webistes such as Super Shadow and TheForce.net. From their information I beleive the film will have a positive outlook when it is released. I think Lucas has learned from his mistakes in Episode 1 and 2. Besides, Episode 1 and 2 only had a few flaws. And Stop Comparing it to the orginal Trilogy!!!!!!!!!! Its a Totally different Time! Before the Empire! Jesus Christ when will people understand. Many of us fans have gotten over the fact that it is different!!!!!!!
53 It probably gonna be PG-13....
I saw the teaser trailer, it was amazing, i couldn't resist. Episode 3 tells the sad story of Anakin Skywalker, the boy in Episode 1, and the teenager in Episode 2 turns to Darth Vader. Episode 3 will also have a lot of battles (including 12 minutes of lightsaber fighting between Obi-Wan and Anakin.) And yes, we see Chewbacca and an army of wookiees. Boba Fett is not envolved in the movie so don't expect him to be in the movie (Probably hanging out with other bountyhunters or Jabba the Hutt.) Remember in episode 2 the breathtaking duel between Yoda and Lord Tyrannus (Count Dooku?) HE'S BACK WITH HIS LIGHTSABER!!!! And it shows Yoda hiding in Dagobah because of Darth Vader And Darth Sidious. I think we find out how did the Trade Federation die out (maybe they ran off.) And it looks like the Clone Troopers turn into Storm troopers!
It's gonna come out on May 19. But I recomend that ages 4 and up shouldn't see this movie (It might be too violent for them.) It might be rated PG-13 because of all this fighting. And it might show some smooching (Hey, Anakin married Padme so of course it'll show that.) I think it's going to be a tragedy. You know the padawan of Kenobi turning evil. I think that it would be a fun ride. And it's coming to a theater near you on May 19! I hope you learned what the movie will have in these Amazon reviews on Star Wars Episode 3 Revenge of the Sith.
54 best star wars movie yet!!!!!
I can't wait for this movie to come!!!!! there are going to be alot of lightsaber fighting including the anakin vs obi wan duel which is 10 or 12 minutes the longest duel in star wars history!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
55 We must stop George
As much as we all adore Star Wars, it is time to send a message to Lucas that we as fans will not be treated like Bantha Fodder.
He has closed down fan sites, insulted us and even made us pay to see the official site. Where will it end?
The other two prequels were poorly written and fell far short of the original brilliant series.
Please join all the true fans in boycotting Episode Three, we owe it to ourselves to send a firm message that we will not be taken advantage of. And if you imagine Lucas sitting and saying "we will crush this rebellion with one swift stroke" you are probably not far from the truth.
So join the rebel alliance and fight the evil empire that Lucas has created. Thank you and may the force be with you.
56 Revenge of the wealth!
Has anyone ever thought as to why George Lucas does... what he does? The reason he even continued the trilogy? Just ask yourself the question, if you were george Lucas, why would you decide to make a prequel? The answer is simple. First of all money. Yes money.... the green paper we sell our souls for. Is it a wonder George is just like the rest of us? It is true that Episode 1 and II, did not match the calliber of story of the originals. But you must take into consideration that George no longer is making Star Wars films to acheive a dream. Not like the first, oh no, not like the first! He wishes to continually build his wealth. Of course he still puts alot of time and effort into all of his films, but his goals are not the same. The other reason he made more Star Wars films, was expectation. We all are expected to accomplish certain tasks, but when poeple... like George, reach the point that they have achived their dreams, the standards change. I really enjoyed Episode 1. Many people compare it to the original films, therefore it does not meet expectations. The only down side to this great movie, was the comical Jar-Jar. Oh the loathing I feel everytime I see a Gungan. The film would have been much better without him. So why did George put him in? To reach children of course. Episode II on the other hand, had C3PO. Who was completely overdone, and was not the same C3PO we all enjoyed. Besides these points, were both movies bad movies? I say no. George still did a good job. Yes we all know he could have done better. But these movies still affect us. The Star Wars universe is Brilliant. A universe of infinite stories and characters, big enough for everyone. George really is a creative master. I cannot wait to see the next installment, Episode III. I only wish that George will allow others to continue his creation when he is through. That he will not let such an exciting universe to die. We all know the truth though. I will never die, it's just that good.
57 Probably the most important film for the remainder of decade
It is very strange how the Star Wars trilogies have sculpted the consciousness of what is now nearly three generations. Despite the obvious reason - the brilliant nature of the conception from the beginning (witness "Reign of Fire"), I think that at present this goes much deeper.
Digressing, I remember being 17 and in a rotten bad temper one night with a bunch of us losers from church, and we had seen the Empire Strikes Back, and I said something like "one of the next movies will have Darth Vader being in love".... and you can imagine the reaction there! (hissy breath, oh my darling, ... etc)
But the story is not at all quite what we all expected, given the fact that there is something of the inevitable about it all, and there is a weird "between the lines" feeling lurking in many of the available commentaries. We KNOW that the Sith will appear to win; we KNOW that Anakin wil turn to evil; we KNOW the whole thing already really. Which makes it quite astonishing that literally everybody simply cannot wait for this film; it is probably the most anticipated movie of this decade other than Lord of the Rings, and any film that thinks it's going to get released this year alongside it... well, just don't bother getting out of bed. Worse still... no hype is necessary - in fact, Lucas is manifestly going out of his way to reduce the temperature.
Something quite ... other ... is going on. There is an odd aspect to all of this. Art incessantly imitates life and vice-versa, and to suggest that this film is likely to be a potent commentary on events which are now unfolding is to fall into absurdity. But yet I suspect that this is precisely part of it's astonishing appeal. Something hideous is going to happen.... Someone who is believed to be good is going to turn to evil.
It's worth noting that there is a reference or two on the web to a particular scene where one specific transformation takes place. Of all the comments made, the thing that really hits home is this one - this one scene is so dramatic and unlike anything else in the whole series of films that this scene alone is likely to give the film a higher rating, 15 at least. possibly more. The comment made was "we didn't know if George had it in him. Believe me, he DOES".
For some reason, the fact that Palpatine is going to transform in this way is a source of fascination to everyone. Why - ? We already know this. It's history. Destiny, if you like. I would suggest that this is only partly because the nature of evil continues to both distress and engage us greatly. This account is generally still open.
The idea of apocalypse runs very deep through this phase of the story, and I remember very clearly from my own background what the Bible has to say about this. The biblical material on this subject is extremely clear about the characters involved being in a similar role, "deceiving even the elect, if that were possible". Now, for those who have ears either side of their head, I would suggest that there is a very close parallel in this story to other characters and other events.
A sudden overwhelming increase in military activity.
The good guys supporting it, despite their clear and precise teachings absolutely proscribing such things.
A leader who attracts great support, and appears to be wise and benevolent but who is actually....
....
I rest my case fellows.
But all this is clearly nonsense, since George wrote most of the story decades ago.
It's just a movie.
Of course....
58 Use IMDB!
If you want to chat about a movie before it comes out don't use Amazon ratings! That's stupid. Use the Star Wars website for Star Wars or IMDB which specifically has chat boards.
59 Blue screen of death !!
I have to agree with other reviewers here about the severe lack of actual sets and props used by mr lucas thesedays, whatever happened to giving the actors something to work with .
While I am sure the fight in ROTS will be bigger than anything before , the fact that the actors have no set at all kind of negates them even being there , why not just cg them as well ??
The scene in Episode 2 where obi-wan goes to check out his droid army can be clearly seen as all cg, he rarely gets one eye line correct in 15 minutes , then Jango fett appears and its like wooooooo a real person !!! not a good file mak'eth .
Peter Jackson got it right , use plenty of real sets where possible and do the crazy stuff in post.
Bring back the reality and give the actors something more tangible to work with than someone waving a stick about trying to get the idea across that you are in a volcano or something when you can see pizza hut out the window !! (hmmm is the buffet still on ? )
60 WHAT HAPPENED TO...
I am a big fan of the original Star Wars trilogy, always have been, always will be. However, I saw the trailer for Revenge of the Sith, and I can't help but wonder WHY George Lucas (who has said this will be the LAST Star Wars movie) couldn't eliminate the need for CGI characters and blue screens. If you're going to go out, go out on top, and at least let ONE of the prequels have the same magic that the originals did.
Ladies and gentleman, we have officially reached the death of good old fashioned sets, make-up and prosthetics, as well as models and puppets in cinema. The original trilogy was able to pull off more than the prequels EVER did without CGI anything. The originals had heart, which is lacking in the prequels because unlike before, there is too much technology now. Now, instead of story and acting, we get eye candy. Is it really cheaper to pay a company to create scenes on a computer, than it is to create sets, models and puppets? As well as the people to run them? With all George's money, and studio support, he could have done whatever he wanted this whole time.
Sure, George, let's have one last massive CGI battle, only this time with Wookies. Come on. Way to go out with a bang.
61 Interesting?
I find it an interesting that people can write reviews months before the movie comes out. Surely I can't be the only one that has noticed this? But then again, I'm writting a review, aren't I?
62 Revenge of the Muppets? The Muppets Take Coruscant?
This is what we call the muppet show? The Star Wars saga went south with Return of the Jedi and things have never been the same since. Lucas made two stunningly great films in "Star Wars" and "The Empire Strikes Back" and then he decided to try to compete with Sesame Street and The Electric company. Meesa no like. Come on George, does EVERY background creature in your galaxy have to be a refugee from "Fraggle Rock"? People over five years of age like Sci-Fi too. Maybe when Lucas started working with Frank Oz during the production of "Empire" he became envious. Who knows, but thousands of Ewoks and Gungans later how can one help but be disappointed? I thought the worst was behind us with the ewoks until Lucas stunned me with Jar Jar Binks and the Gungans. Yoda fighting Count Dooku in AOTC was so silly to me that I laughed out loud in the theatre. He looked like Sonic the Jedi Hedgehog. I was waiting for him to nibble Christopher Lee's kneecaps off but alas, he got away. And why is everyone in this galaxy related? This feels less and less like a galaxy, and more and more like Hazard county with each passing installment. As if it wasn't a big stretch for Luke and Leia to be related, now we find out that Anakin built C3P-0. I hear Chewie is going to show up in this new film. What's next? The emperor and Yoda are twin brothers? Han Solo built R2-D2? Lando and Luke were on the same little-league team? It's a small world after all isn't it? Too small. For all the admittedly amazing eye candy of the new trilogy I must say it has thus far been a disappointment. How does one rationalize giving Jar Jar Binks twice the screen time of Darth Maul? These movies are absolutely loaded with potential but we mostly get silly annoying characters. Maybe Lucas should contact Peter Jackson to rediscover how to produce an epic film. I think he lost his touch after Raiders of the Lost Arc. I'm surprised there were no muppets in that. I guess his next project was Howard the Duck though wasn't it?
63 OH YEAH!
THIS MOVIE HAS THE POSSIBILITY TO BE BETTER THAN FRIED CHICKEN SOAKED IN BARBEQUE SAUCE! OH YEAH!!!
I HAVE HEARD THAT R2-D2 AND JABBA THE HUTT WON'T BE KILLED OFF IN THE MOVIE.. BUT THERE WON'T BE ANY NUDITY.
OH WELL.. IT'S GONNA BE BETTER THAN JERSEY GIRL.
64 Its Star Wars
I have been with Star Wars from the beginning. I love all the films. I have counted the first three films in my top five list every since I was a kid. Since(JRR Tolkien's)masterpiece came out the Star Wars films have been bumped down a bit in my list, but they stay right below the LOTR Trilogy.
There really is no comparison to be made between Lucas and Tolkien's material. Its like comparing apples to oranges but the Star Wars films are still classics and this is just another installment. Everyone has their gripes about all the films, but if you love Star Wars-your gonna see them and love them.
65 You people amaze me....
...that you have enough time to write a 2 page review for a movie that isn't even out yet.
Ridiculous.
66 THIS ONE WILL WORK!
Episode 1 sucks! Episode 2 sucks! I guess there's no hope for..BUT WAIT!! Did you all know that when Episode 1 and Episode 2 were in production(1998 and 2001), none of the crew including the director Lucas himself, have viewed any 'The Lord of the Rings' movies. Now after having viewed them all, haven't won any and shamefully refusing any Academy Awards nominations for Episode 2 and... knowing the whole world have watched Gollum showmanship in accepting the MTV 2003 Movie Awards(Lucas was there)was downright way better than Yoda's. George Lucas finally realized what's missing from his movies. Right now, George Lucas is in 100% redeeming state with his upcoming Episode 3.
Trust me all you ex-fans, this one will definitely works its magic again. the only worries I have is that 'The Force' will be attack from both front and behind by a '*Hitchhiker' and the '**Bat'. Hmph!, NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT.. this is Star Wars!
Make way for the next 2006 11 Academy Awards clean sweep. Or possibly '12', for the best male actor award will go to Hayden Christensen.
'True Star wars fans, I salute you. I'm among you'
* a.k.a. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
** a.k.a. Batman Begins
P/S: To all the reviewers of any kind you are... Who would have thought that the mind of the Star Wars fans could have evolved into this? It's scary but BELIEVE IT! Man...do I need to get a life? HELP ME! I think a vacation to Hobbiton will do... No! No! I'm a Star Wars fan and I wont convert. NO!...
Positive message for kids after viewing Episode 3:-
"Mom... my Universal Idol is Darth Vader. Coz i want to do a lot of betrayal,destroying and murdering before turning good again. Can I mom?...Please..."
67 THIS ONE WILL WORK!
Episode 1 sucks! Episode 2 sucks! I guess there's no hope for..BUT WAIT!! Did you all know that when Episode 1 and Episode 2 were in production(1998 and 2001), none of the crew including the director Lucas himself, have viewed any 'The Lord of the Rings' movies. Now after having viewed them all, haven't won any and shamefully refusing any Academy Awards nominations for Episode 2 and... knowing the whole world have watched Gollum showmanship in accepting the MTV 2003 Movie Awards(Lucas was there)was downright way better than Yoda's. George Lucas finally realized what's missing from his movies. Right now, George Lucas is in 100% redeeming state with his upcoming Episode 3.
Trust me all you ex-fans, this one will definitely works its magic again. the only worries I have is that 'The Force' will be attack from both front and behind by a '*Hitchhiker' and the '**Bat'. Hmph!, NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT.. this is Star Wars!
Make way for the next 2006 11 Academy Awards clean sweep. Or possibly '12', for the best male actor award will go to Hayden Christensen.
'True Star wars fans, I salute you. I'm among you'
* a.k.a. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
** a.k.a. Batman Begins
P/S: To all the reviewers of any kind you are... Who would have thought that the mind of the Star Wars fans could have evolved into this? It's scary but BELIEVE IT! Man...do I need to get a life? HELP ME! I think a vacation to Hobbiton will do... No! No! I'm a Star Wars fan and I wont convert. NO!...
Positive message for kids after viewing Episode 3:-
"Mom... my Universal Idol is Darth Vader. Coz i want to do a lot of betrayal,destroying and murdering before turning good again. Can I mom?...Please..."
68 So, So
I am a cast member of the film and would like to comment on the progress so far to date. I am very pleased with the film overall and will be assembling my own version (as George gets completely carried away with special effects and the like), thereby throwing in unnecessary scenes while cutting the great ones. Anyhow I have obtained and will be distributing over 80 percent of the film in its unedited format soon online of course, in the hopes that fans will edit it as they see fit, thereby allowing for Star Wars to unfold as it was meant to, not how old georgey seems to find befitting in his elder days. I can tell you that there was already over twenty minutes of Jar Jar binks footage which I have personally collected and destroyed. Please look for the new footage on star wars.com where I will be doing a major site renovation and episode III distribution soon. I can hardly wait. What a spoiler!
69 Why the hell are you guys reviewing a movie thats not out?!
Just when I thought Star Wars Prequel bashers couldn't sink any lower I come here and am seeing some people say stuff like "Its gonna suk like the first two I jus know it!!!1! The Matrix Revoultions all over again, lolz!"
Come on, grow up.
And you people call yourselves Star Wars fans...
70 Revenge of the Sith! (SPOILERS AHEAD!!!)
During the past 10 years, Lucas has been pumping out two Star Wars movies, the boring Phantom Menace and the exciting and awesome Attack of the Clones. Revenge of the Sith, the final movie, will blow everyone away! From what I have heard of this movie, I have no doubt of this. It will feature the largest space battle in the entire saga, 5 epic lightsaber battles including Yoda vs Darth Sidious, Obi-Wan vs Grievous, Anakin vs Dooku, Mace Windu, Kit Fisto, and two Jedi Masters vs Palpatine and Anakin, and finally, Obi-Wan vs Anakin! Also, it concentrates on Anakin's chilling and stunning fall to the Dark Side and the death of Padme at his hand! It also includes tons of new things, like a massive Clone Wars battle on Kashyyyk, where Yoda battles the Separatists alongside wookies, including Chewbacca and a sad scene where Anakin goes into the Jedi Temple and kills everyone there including the Jedi children! It is confirmed that Anakin's red and yellow eyes will be in the film and that, although Vader will be in Revenge of the Sith for 2-5 minutes, he will leave an impact on the fans. I dont know about you, but this movie is gonan blow my world away and if George Lucas ever had a shining point in his star wars saga, it is now. He is making this movie so good it will surpass the greatness of the breathtaking Attack of the Clones. I mean, two large-scale Clone Wars battles and 5 epic lightsaber battles is enough to make me wanna see it and just think, there is more in Revenge of the Sith than that!
This movie is so great. I promise you, this movie will be the best!
71 Is this a Forum?!
Why they bloddy'ell would Amazon open up a review page for this movie this long before it is released--or before it is possible that anyone could have seen the final cut?!
Amazon walked straight into this one..Don't they know the can of giddy fanboys they are opening doing this sort of thing? Amazon...answer me. Amazon, are you there? Yeah I know I'm talking to a fricking brick wall here but guys, just check out my reviews, I'm a die-hard just like the rest of you. But why place this "chat room" under the preface of reviews? And while I'm at it
WOOKIEE RAGE!!!!!!!!!!!!!
72 PETER JACKSON GIVES PROPS TO LUCAS
In the bonus disc included with the OT DVD set, there is a short documentary. In this many of today's top directors give a tip of the hat to Lucas. Most of them plainly state that Star Wars was their inspiration for going into film.
All of you LOTR fans need to follow the example of Peter Jackson. In his interview he states that Star Wars changed his life forever and inspired him to be a film maker. The seeds for the LOTR film trilogy was planted in 1977 when Peter Jackson saw Star Wars. He acknowledges his debt to Lucas and all of you LOTR fans that go off on Star Wars should thank Lucas.
73 Screw Lord Of The Rings!
I'm getting really sick of you LOTR fans disrespecting the SW prequels. You don't even know what your talking about! Bad acting, too much special effects, isn't that what you nerds say about episdoes 1 & 2? Well your wrong. Who cares about acting!!!! Since when is everybody a freaking director!!!! Too much special effects? A movie can never have too much special effects!!!! Star Wars Episode III will rock. Star Wars will always be better than Lord of the rings
74 A Different Star Wars
In May of 1999, fans of the epic space opera Star Wars lined up at their local movie theater to view one of the most hyped films of all time. After all, it was the prequel to a film trilogy that everyone had grown up with and considers more than just movies. Star Wars is a pop icon, simple as that. With characters easy to relate to, a simple tale of good vs. evil, groundbreaking visuals and audio, and themes and motifs that all could appreciate, Star Wars is by far the greatest trilogy of all time. So it would be appropriate that there would be hype and lofty expectations to go along with Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace. When I first saw the film, I was amazed. There was no movie I had seen in a long time that recaptured that good ol' Star Wars feel. And the concluding montage of battles was amazing and laced with a breakneak pace. But when I let the film soak in, I realized it was rather weak. The storyline was very poor, the characters were stale (aside from Jedi Masters Qui-Gon and Yoda), and the character known as Jar Jar Binks had more screentime than Obi-Wan Kenobi, which is truly sad. Genius George Lucas took such a beloved series with beloved characters and simply got rid of that and replaced them with horrible CGI and pathetic plot progression. There was no feeling of adventure and excitement, there was no feeling of pain for the protagonist, there was no hatred toward the antagonist. Instead we got one of the villains with the most potential as being great in movie history. Darth Maul had what it took to be the main villain in the whole prequel trilogy, but instead died like that of Boba Fett. Nevertheless, three years later I was ready for the next Star Wars film. I have to admit, I was somewhat skeptical. Could you blame me? The Phantom Menace was the biggest dissapointment for me as a Star Wars fan, it was hard to digest. But when I first began to watch Attack of the Clones, I was completely sucked in. The swashbuckling adventure missing from the first movie was back. There was mystery, action, great CGI (mostly), likeable characters, and it was paced rather well. The only letdown was the poor dialogue between Anakin and Padme at several points in the film, but it wasn't enough to sour my Star Wars experience. There even was some darkness in the movie, though not as much as I wanted. I wished to have seen Anakin slaughter more people and show his turn to the darkside beginning. However, we did see some of it and we saw his brashness, and his desire to be powerful to help others from dying. We all know that desire evolves into the desire to control the galaxy and marks his complete turn to the darkside. Which brings us to Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith. From viewing the terse trailer, I must say that this will be the best of the prequels and probably fall behind The Empire Strikes Back in terms of ranking. And the reason lies in the fact that it will be the darkest of them all. I have waited for this since the conclusion of Return of the Jedi. I always imagined the Republic to be dark, gritty and ominous. I always wanted to see Anakin's defection to the darkside and his transformation to the evil Darth Vader. My prayers have been answered, for the trailer showed a much different Star Wars. The overall theme appears to be the burden of defeat, which is what I want to see. I want to see Palpatine kick Yoda's butt. I want to see Anakin fight Obi-Wan with no regrets. I want to see Anakin kill a human, with no mercy. After all, this is Darth Vader. The one who hunted down the Jedi Knights. I want to see the destruction of the Republic and the formation of the Empire. This movie will be dark and the themes will be much more enoyable as a result. When Frodo and Sam began their walk up Mount Doom, and the music kicked in, you got a feeling of excitement that overwhelmed you. You realized this epic trilogy is coming to an end. Will the same feeling be there when Anakin and Obi ignite their sabers for one final battle on the volcanic planet Mustafar? I believe so. This will be the single most important film in history. More so than Citizen Kane or the Godfather. This is the last Star Wars film. Of course it will be good. I hope it will be PG-13, for I need more violence and frightening images. Who doesn't see this movie when it comes out in May 19, 2005 needs to reassess themselves. You owe it to yourself. Feel the Force one last time. Or you will truly regret not doing so.
75 Wow
God I really hope you are joking about the being nominated for an academy thing. I can see it now, as they announce his name they show a clip of him in the bed with hands under the covers moaning and groaning. While I have to addmitt that I don't think the movies were as bad as everyone says I think the acting from Hayden and Natalie was really bad in the last movie. Laughable bad. I am looking forward to this next movie though and I hope they kill Jar Jar Binks quickly in the beginning of the movie. Better than Gollum, HA
76 This will be the best film of 2005
STAR WARS fans everywhere are eagerly anticipating the final chapter of George Lucas' amazing saga- EPISODE 3: REVENGE OF THE SITH. This is the final piece of the puzzle, seamlessly connecting the OT with the prequels while returning to much darker territories not seen since THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK. The return (Or rather, beginning) of Darth Vader, the Jedi purge, the galactic takeover of the Empire, Chewbacca and the wookie army on Kasyyk, and Obi-Wan and Anakin's epic 12-minute long duel. The alpha and omega of the SW films, this is going to be the event movie of summer 2005. Prequel naysayers will be silenced and fans will revel in the fantastic plethora of exciting action, amazing light fights and incredible characters. The story, set two years after CLONES, concerns the growing shadow of the dark side, the decimation of the Jedi order and Anakin's allegiance with the sith. General Grievous, an alien/droid Jedi killer joins the ensemble of villains trying to kill off the high-ranking Jedi. Darth Sidious (Ian McDiarmid) and Darth Tyrannus (Christopher Lee) continue to weave their sithly plans for ultimate galactic conquest, and Padme's pregnancy raises questions concerning Anakin's relationship with the young Senator. But this movie belongs to Obi-Wan (Ewan McGregor) and (Hayden Christensen), the once good friends turned mortal enemies. May 19 2005 can't come soon enough...
77 Weak Films From a Sand Slug
First of all, the "Sixth" do not even exist, people are speaking about it as if there were some omnipotent force out there. All of these movies are very weak and the mythology was ruined by Lucas' avid attempt at correcting everything. The two movies were awful and I shall never think the same of a little ewok either.
78 wow
i feel so good now...hmmm yeah...it will be the coolest movie ever...of all time...and then some. I am just happy that everyone will remember this movie for time to come and long after i am dead. I can't wait for this super dooper (sp?) movie to be out. Gosh guys...it will be great! I will be in line in March making sure i am the first to see it. Gosh I cant wait!
79 Reveiw from StarWars number 1 fan.
The final esposode of the StarWars trilogy is coming.I know George Lucas.I don`t know any ass who hates it.The trailer was asome.I remmber its going coming out May 19 2004.
80 IM GLAD HAYDEN CHRISTENSEN IS COMEING BACK
Im definetley gonna see the final conclusion to the Star wars trilogy..there are two paths,which ever one this movie takes depends on how the creators made it..One path could lead to this movie being complete epic and a very satisfying ending and having audiences clapping at the end..(or.....)if the other path is taken this could be a very sad flopp and be the biggest let down in movie history...thats a scary thought.
81 Well then
Ok well i want to know how exactly how more than 70 people have written a review to a movie that doesnt come out til next year. You can't judge a movie by its trailer. "Look at that 10 second trailer, it looks awesome that must mean the story line is perfect and the movie is awesome." Okay. So stop sayin that this is the best movie ever or that it completly sucks cause you acually have no idea.
82 I know it will be better than Attack Of The Clones
Even though I haven't seen this movie yet, I still know that it will be even better than the 2 previous marvels. This is it, this is where we learn everything about how Anakin becomes "The Dark Lord Of The Sith" Darth Vader. These are very exciting times for Star Wars fans, I know I'm excited. I've said this before and I'll say it again, this is so exciting on so many different levels.
83 I hope this won't be a huge let down.
Since I haven't seen the movie, (I highly doubt that anyone here has) I cannot rate it. But there is something I am sure about-it looks pretty dam cool. Parden my french, and I know I spelled it wrong to. Anyway Iv'e just seen the trailer on starwars.com and looks like it's gonna bring back some of the original trilogy, you know the stuff we liked, not any of that pod racing rubbish. I'm going to explain everything I saw in the trailer. WARNING SOME OF THIS MAY OR MAY NOT CONTAIN SPOILERS. SO READ WITH CAUTION.
It all begins with flahbacks of the old trilogy, not important. Then the screen fades black. You then see lava and strange creatures. The screen fades black again, and you hear "Lord Vader. "Yes my master." "Rise." Then, Vader is laying on a table and slowly being pushed up. You see clips of Padme, Mace Windu rising his lightsaber over his head and C-3PO with R2-D2. A huge battle begins over what looks like to be courisant (a space battle) which is a piece of the original trilogy. Then you see a weird alien that shows his teeth, very ugly. And finaly you see clips of Anikin and Obi-one dueling. Just before the title apears at the end you see what looks like the Emperor a.k.a "sidious" acting like a crazy drug addict swinging his lightsaber aimlessly.
Here is a list of things I dont want in Episode Three.
1. Massive FX
2. BAD ACTING!!!!
3. Romantic Sceenes
4. Yoda acting like he injected himself with 99 gallons of sterioids.
Heres a list of things I do want to see.
1. Long Lightsabor duels
2. Cool space battles
And lots of other things!
I do not hope this is going to over load special efects. All I want is good acting, lightsaber duels and space battles. If this movie is a fluke, that would be the biggest letdown in filming history, and i'm sure Lucas knows this.
P.S Episode three the video game comes out about a week before the film, May 5th to be exact, i'm definatly gonna check that out
Peace
84 Star Wars Spoilers!
I have seen the trailer for the movie, and it looks awesome! I have some spoilers ahead:
1.Chewbacca is in the film.
2.Boba Fett is NOT in the film.
3.Emperor Palpatine is Darth Sidious.
4.Darth Sidious kills jedi in the movie, using lightsabers!
5.Anakin loses body parts by falling in lava.
6.Kasshyk (I don't know how to spell it, but its the wookie homeworld) appears in the movie.
7.I'm not sure about this one: Mace Windu and other jedi are force thrown out a window by Darth Sidious.
Email me if you have a complaint or any additional information about these spoilers at: KarenSmitht@AOL.com
85 blah
I love star wars and i think this is going to be the most action packed movie of them all. i haven't seen it and it's already my favorite movie of all time!!!
86 Star Wars - The Last Review
Why do people insist on leaving reviews for movies they haven't even seen?
87 RE; to 'creatureart'
"as far as George Lucas re editing & making any changes to his films", "he can do what he wants to make his art better", GL has said himself, that the re-editing & making any changes to his films were done to make the films his original vision, that he couldn't accomplish with '70s-early '80s technology.
88 Looks good so far
Scouring starwars.com leads me to believe that this one may actually be.. good. Amazing, since the Lucas is directing this one himself, yet again. Besides the epic battles, Episode II was a flop for me.. I mean, how believable were those "love scenes?" Gimme a break. One request, George - lose the love scenes and stick with what you're good at - lightsabers.
89 Star Wars Episod III is coming.......Finally
5 stars is for the anticipation I feel for seeing the 2 trilogies becoming one epic story about a boy (Not Luke as we originally thought). My only problem with all of this is, from this point on, no one will ever be surprised when Darth Vader tells Luke "No, I am your father". To me, that was cinema's most defining moment and biggest surprise (20+ years ago anyway). Now it will be just another line. But oh well. I have been waiting for this since I picked up my first Star wars book after seeing the original films. I know its too much to hope for George to continue on with the story but I can't help myself.
As for the new trilogy, it has been interesting. Some parts were bad (Jar Jar still really bothers me but I see what he is there for) and some parts are great (Darth Maul Vs. Obi Wan and Qui Gon is simply the best fight scene ever, at least for now) and I really hope we get a lot of close up shots of Anikin's face in this final battle with Obi Wan. I hope we see the anguish he feels when fighting his master ("You have been like a father to me"). But that scene where the emperor tells Vader to "RISE" and we see him for the first time.....the chills were incredible. I know he is evil but he is so darn cool.
Hats off to George for creating the best series of films ever. Sorry Jackson fans but while LOTR is an awesome set of movies(my personal number 2), they were done with today's technology. That alone makes Star Wars the better because back when it was originally released the technology was non-existent and the movies still rocked.
90 best trilogy ever
It is a fact that ep 4-6 is the best trilogy ever. Much, much better then the crappy lotr. Without sw there is no LOTR. Most of LOTR is related to sw. The sfx are much better then any other movie. Also the story is better then lotr. It is the basis of all movies. Without sw we would be in the stone-age.
91 Review of ROTS
This movie is da bomb!!!! I have seen many clips of the movie and all I can say is that this movie I give 7 Stars, yep, its that great
92 Crap
I hope that it's not as bad as Episode I or Episode II.
And I hope it's not as bad as the trailers make it look.
But then again I also hope to win the Powerball Lottery one day, so we'll see what good hoping for things does, I guess.
93 Episode III: Revenge of the Sith PREVIEW NOT REVIEW
In the past couple of days, TV, websites, and movie theaters have released the teaser trailer for Star Wars Episode 3: Revenge of the Sith. This is a preview obviously because the actual movie does not hit theaters until May 19, 2005. Some people say it will suck, some people will say it'll be the best one yet, or just as good as the originals. I can't see why everyone hates the prequels, its not like George Lucas is re-doing the whole original trilogy with a new cast and everything, they need to start the story some place. In my opinion, ROTS will be as good if not better than the originals, because of the whole dark and deadly storyline to it. I have to say I was a fan of TPM and AOTC, but I'm not one of those people who know how many friggin stormtroopers Han Solo shot in the original 3.
As most of you know, ROTS is the 3rd prequel and HOPEFULLY the last movie in the saga. The story finally comes to an end (and beginning) in the SW saga, when Anakin Skywalker takes his final steps over to the dark side alongside Emperor Palpatine (aka Darth Sidious). The jedi come to an end and Chewie and the Wookies will fight in an all out battle between good and evil, but we all know evil conquers all in the end of this trilogy. Luke and Leia are born, and so on. WHO CARES, ITS FRIGGIN STAR WARS!!!
And I come to the conclusion that Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith will be amazing. I dont care what you people who thought the new ones sucked say.
94 Let's just hope Williams' score doesn't get hacked apart
Attack of the Clones featured an AWFUL cut and paste and reusage of music - some music from Phantom, some music from Clones repeated over and over again. Let's hope that this being the final Start Wars film, Lucas shows some respect to Williams and let's him write a score for this film that remains in the movie INTACT.
One can only hope.
95 Im only writing this review because of the trailer
I saw the trailer on my computer the other day and I must say that this movie could ACTUALLY be something that is QUALITY. Of coarse I said the same thing with Attack of the Clones. Man was I wrong with that crapper.
96 Whatever happens.............happens...
Listin. Many people hate the new star wars movies and many people love them,but this is the star wars movie that
every thing is supossed to come together. Anikin and Obi are supposed to have the greatest light saber dule ever!
This is supposed to be the darkest most disturbing star wars movie ever. As a guy that liked star wars 1-2 I can't help
being exited.....But I'm not holding my breath.
Goerge Lucas has a whole lot weight on his sholders, which brings me to the point.
1.It could be the biggest flop ever. The light saber dule between Anikin and Obiwan COULD suck and be to long... I mean the fight is over 12 minutes.
The acting could be horrible and the story suck...Many of the star wars haters of 1-2 claim that 1-2 already have all these problems.(Exept for the light saber fights)
2.It could be the most redeeming movie in the history of cinema.
It could bring that good old star wars feel back. It could
have good acting and a good plot. Plus with all the dark
and desturbing stuff going on this could be the next
Empire striks back.
3.It could be just like the episodes1-2.
Many people will hate it ,many people will love it.
There you go.... my look at what episode 3 COULD be like.
But I do hope (Like most people) that this movie does what
every one wants it to do.....BRING A CLOSE THE STAR WARS SAGA
WITH A BANG!!!! But as I said im not holding my breath.
97 Revenge of the teaser trailer
From what i have seen in the teaser trailer this movie looks like it will actually be good. There seems to be more acting and emotion in this movie. It ties in very well with the OT. It actually looks kinda dark and I didn't know that was possible with Lucas. I can't wait for this movie and the TV series afterwards!
98 Its almost over!!!
Finally...the whole Star Wars story is about to end...just one more movie in this series...no more 40-year-old virgins dressing up like Ewoks or Yodas or Jedis so they can wait in line for 30 days to see the movie first...no more books about the series (there has to be 100 worthless books so far)...it can all end and everyone can go on with their life
99 Let's see if this erases the horror that was Episode 2
Coming from the magic that was Episode IV and V (eh... alright, VI, by default) I was happy when they released Episode One and felt even better when I actually enjoyed it. However, the horror that was Episode Two is yet to be dissolved by the liberal amounts of Clorox I have applied to my eyeballs. I'm still reeling from *that* one. Shocking--really, as I am normally lenient when it comes to the Star Wars franchise (hey, I was willing to like "Return of the Jedi", yes?). I suppose I wasn't expecting the cheese until Episode III, but now that I am anticipating "Revenge of the Sith", it makes sense that the cheese, sap and schmaltz was dumped in the second episode. Better to purge now than later, I think, was the motto when "Attack of the Clones" was released (man... when I heard that title, I already had a bad feeling about it. Oh well, que sera sera). Now, with "Revenge of the Sith" I am looking forward to the darkness that so overwhelmed me in "Empire Strikes Back"; the thrill and heart-wrenching shock I received when Darth Vader said, "I am your father!" (waaay before pop-culture turned it into a joke, I assure you.) I am looking forward to this installment of the series, but Mr. Lucas... shees, this better be the last. Damn, that travesty with the Christmas Special... I sure HOPE you learned from that one.
100 Anticipation grows strong
I don't want to review a movie that hasn't come out yet BUT let me tell you that THIS IS THE MOVIE for 2005. So we have a LOT of expectations going strong. Hope is better than Episodes I and II which weren't that bad, but not as good as Episodes IV-VI. Lucas will be strong on the FORCE this time.
