Star Wars - Episode III, Revenge of the Sith (Widescreen Edition)
Starring: Ahmed Best, David Bowers (II), Silas Carson, Keisha Castle-Hughes, Hayden ChristensenStudio: 20th Century Fox
MPAA Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Format: AC-3, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD-Video, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
Running Time: 140 minutes
DVD Release: November 1st 2005
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DVD Review
The Star Wars saga is now complete on DVD with Episode III REVENGE OF THE SITH. Torn between loyalty to his mentor, Obi-Wan Kenobi, and the seductive powers of the Sith, Anakin Skywalker ultimately turns his back on the Jedi, thus completing his journey to the dark side and his transformation into Darth Vader. Experience the breathtaking scope of the final chapter in spectacular clarity and relive all the epic battles including the final climactic lightsaber duel between Anakin and Obi-Wan.
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Starring: Ewan McGregor, Natalie Portman, Hayden Christensen, Ian McDiarmid, Samuel L. Jackson, Christopher Lee
Directed By: George Lucas
Running Time: 140 Min.
Format: DVD MOVIE
User Reviews
If you like Star Wars... - Rating: 4/5
...desipite all its ridiculousness (sound, heat in space!?)...I believe that this is one of the best of two (perhaps the best) in the sequence. Here Darth Maul is introduced as the new Sith to battle, and he's a formidable foe with plenty of action. Personally, I love so many movie genres that I can really enjoy Star Wars movies when in such a mood...my son likes them a lot too, when he's in the mood (as do many women I know). A very good buy...unless you want to wait for Blu-Ray. See my suggestions on Blu-Ray or TV electronics. -Dr. MAL
Great movie! - Rating: 5/5
I liked this the best of Star Wars episodes I-III. I was, honestly, disappiointed in Episode I, but they got better, and I believe this Episode is consistent with IV-VI.
Great way to end the film series and it really makes the series flow now. - Rating: 5/5
For the people who think episodes I-III are pointless, they would be wrong. I mean I don't comprehend why just because they are using more CGI then they are model kits does it make the series bad. True, I-III doesn't have the meat and bones that IV-VI have but I just think of it is a book. How many books have you read where the first three chapters are better then the later chapters. Episode III really deals with Anakin's problems that began in the first two films. The ideas of him not wanting to let go of people in his life. I.e. his mother and Padme. But also coupling with other things as well. Distrust between himself and the Jedi, the idea that he feels guilty that he wants to be more powerful, even though he knows it's wrong. All these things show that evil, comes from human desires. Things that we all have to overcome. Anakin's struggles make it far more simpler for Darth Sidious (Ian Mcdarmid) to convert him into Darth Vader. This film you really Darth Sidious acting chomps as "the puppet master." Ian does such a wonderful jobs at the seduction scenes in the film. Ewan Mcgergor does such a great homage to Alec Guinness in this film. My favorite scene with him in the film is at the end of the film with his monologue about "the chosen one". Call me mad, but I like the scenes with Hayden Christen as Darth Vader pre-suit. My favorite scene with him, is the balcony scene where you see the "tear" in his eye. Which really does show that there is some good in him and that he really does realize what he is doing is wrong. But I believe it just needed someone that didn't know his past to show him that all this anger and evil is wrong. That's why I think it is kind of poetic that his son teaches him in episode VI that he made the wrong choice and he needs to fulfill his destiny. All and all a great film and some wonderful extras. It's worth every penny.
Chilling end to this trilogy - Rating: 4/5
I watched the first trilogy as a kid and these films are good for many reasons. You realize the complexity of the storyline and the special effects are just beyond imagination.
The plot is worthy of Star Wars and it is important to see Darth Vader's fall from grace to the dark side. This is darker and the open portrayal of Darth Vader as an assassin and child murderer show how far his character has fallen. This film definately earned its rating because of subject matter and the graphic way Vader's injuries are shown.
The only reason I have subtracted a star is the acting. The first trilogy had better actors. This trilogy either had mediocre actors in big roles or good actorsin scenes that were underwritten, especially relationship scenes, in some instances the computer generated characters are better actors than the human beings.
The most frustrating performance is Hayden Christensen's. I wanted to like him and to be fair his performance got better toward the end. I really believed him more in this the final film of the first trilogy.
What finally convinced me that his acting was off was that the most chilling moment in this film was hearing James Earl Jones say Vader's final line in the film. He caused more of an emotional chill in one line using only his voice than Hayden Christensen caused using his voice, facial expressions and body language in two films.
While this is a mild distraction it does not detract too much from the film and it is still a great ending to the trilogy.
Lucas' affinity with the Japanese samurai film genre - Rating: 3/5
Those who appreciate the influence of Kurosawa's The Hidden Fortress on A New Hope owe it to themselves to see Kihachi Okamoto's The Sword of Doom.
