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Star Wars: Episode III
Revenge of the Sith
Movie Stats & Links |
| Starring: |
Ewan McGregor, Natalie Portman,
Hayden Christensen, Ian McDiarmid, Samuel L. Jackson, Jimmy
Smits, Frank Oz, Anthony Daniels |
| MPAA Rated: |
PG-13 |
| Released By: |
20th Century Fox |
| Web Site: |
www.starwars.com |
| Kiddie Movie: |
This is a tough
call. Lots of death and killing. You have to know
your kid. |
| Date Movie: |
Only if she liked
any of the other films. |
| Gratuitous Sex: |
We don't see
Anakin getting any. |
| Gratuitous
Violence: |
Lots of light
sabers slash bodies. |
| Action: |
Lots and lots. |
| Laughs: |
A couple of
chuckle points. |
| Memorable
Scene: |
The action scenes
were great, but for my money, when Yoda walks into the
Chancellor's office, this totally made the movie. |
| Memorable
Quote: |
Nothing really. |
| Directed By: |
George Lucas |
| Produced By: |
Rick McCallum |
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Star Wars: Episode III
Revenge of the Sith
A Movie Review |
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I’ve come to realize that sometimes you can’t win when
writing a review, especially when it comes to a franchise
like "Star Wars." See, I’ve loved every one of those damn
films, yes, even Episode I and II, and as much as heard
griping about how Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the
Sith, would be PG-13, I thought to myself, "Self, wouldn’t
it be pretty much impossible to change a young lad whose
only dream in life was to become a Jedi and then somehow he
finds himself in allegiance with the bad Emperor dude from
"Return of the Jedi" without ruffling a few more feathers?
Enough of a boring intro, let’s get to the movie.
In "Revenge of the Sith" our characters have grown a
little bit, and Chancellor Palpatine is still planting seeds
in Anakin’s head to get him to switch sides. Count Dooku is
still leading a group of bad dudes, even capturing the good
Chancellor, and our heroes, Anakin and Obi-Wan are off to
the rescue. It is at this rescue, with Obi-Wan knocked out,
that we start to see the extent of the Chancellor’s
influence on Anakin. As the movie goes along, Palpatine
shows that he is one of the best manipulators of human
instinct ever, as he ever so quickly plants into the head of
Anakin that maybe the Sith aren’t so bad, and that maybe the
Sith are the only solution to a future event Anakin doesn’t
want to see happen.
Look, all you really need to know is that "Revenge of the
Sith" sets up everything for the "Star Wars" a lot of us
started this crazy journey on. We find out how Anakin
becomes Darth Vader, how Luke and Leia came to start their
lives in their separate ways, why Obi-Wan and Yoda end up in
exile, and how evil Darth Sidious (Palpatine) really is.
So what did I like about "Sith?" The action scenes were
unbelievable. I’ll say it again, the action scenes were
unbelievable. I also liked a lot of the nods to the original
series of movies, with a quote taken here and there, Padme
setting up Luke’s pleading to Darth that there is still good
in him, and damn, the demise of Mace Windu (Samuel L.
Jackson) was fantastic. What I didn’t like? As much as I
understood Anakin’s switch to the Dark Side, it seemed too
easy. There wasn’t a real betrayal, just a dude too big for
his britches and blinded by love. Sure, I know he needed to
wrap this transformation up in one film, in a little over a
couple of hours, but maybe Lucas and his writing folks could
have come up with a better flip than Anakin hoping to be
able to stop a vision from coming true if he switched sides,
because for me, that’s what it came down to. And, once
again, it's all a woman's fault.
Okay, I’m ranting in a way, because I know, it doesn’t
really matter, because if you liked any of the "Star Wars"
films, you’ll be there to see how this one wraps up. Even
not accepting the way Anakin flipped to the Dark Side, I’m
still giving "Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith"
4 stars out of 5. You’ll have your opinion, I’ve got mine,
and in the end I feel the six films in the series show that
patience in filmmaking can build a franchise maybe
insurmountable for many lifetimes.
That’s it for this one! I’m The Dude on the Right!!
L8R!!! |
