Star Wars III...a success or dissapointment to the Star Wars series

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Ultimate-Venom
state ure mind...Star Wars III...a success or dissapointment to the Star Wars series? And why..

Ast
I think it is a sucess since it is a clear improvement over the last 2(last 3 for me).

palpy_666
ROTS was deffinately the best of the SW saga. Following close is ESB... *btw, this isn't an opinion, tis a fact*

The reason? Five lightsaber duels. Huge, action packed opening. Less Jar Jar. Lots of Palpatine.

Speaking of Palpatine, Ian McDiarmid deffinately was one of the major reasons why ROTS was the best of the six. He was incredible, amazing. His character is so menacing, so sinister... it's lovely.

JKozzy
It was a success. It portrayed the Anakin to Vader conversion very well, imo, and was much improved, as Ast said, over the last 2 or 3, depending on your view.Originally posted by palpy_666
ROTS was deffinately the best of the SW saga. Following close is ESB... *btw, this isn't an opinion, tis a fact*
It is fact, in your opinion.

palpy_666
Originally posted by JKozzy
It was a success. It portrayed the Anakin to Vader conversion very well, imo, and was much improved, as Ast said, over the last 2 or 3, depending on your view. It is fact, in your opinion.

Of course it is a fact that it is a fact.

laughing out loud

darthmaul1
It is a huge success 3 is the best of the lot. 5 close behind then 2 4 1 and 6

ALL of them are a blast to watch
1 was fun if you just look past jar jar and view him as comic relief and looking at 2 now he had to be that stupid inorder to suggest to give palps his power.

the rest speak for themselves

Dr.Gumby
though i liked it i thought i could have been so much better.i thought the emotional side of it could have been so much stronger and that anakins fall should have been alot more tragic than it was.yes it was a good movie but it just quite meet my expectations.

Wolfie
Eh. ROTS was mediocre. The dialogue was terrible, the acting was terrible, they tried to cram too much into one movie.

Padme did not look like she was carrying twins.

Yoda needs to put the lightsaber away and stop the gymnastics. The ending of the second movie was ridiculous. But, it turned out to be the highlight of the whole movie. Lucas took that as a good thing. He though audiences felt that was a good scene when in actuality, the rest of the movie just sucked.

Everyone I know (myself included) laughed when Darth Vader went, "Noooooooooooo!" It destroyed the tough image Vader had in the original trilogy.

It did have its moments. I particularly liked the whole volcano scene. I thought it would've ended better with Vader looking at the construction of the Death Star.
Originally posted by palpy_666
ROTS was deffinately the best of the SW saga. Following close is ESB... *btw, this isn't an opinion, tis a fact*

The reason? Five lightsaber duels. Huge, action packed opening. Less Jar Jar. Lots of Palpatine.

Speaking of Palpatine, Ian McDiarmid deffinately was one of the major reasons why ROTS was the best of the six. He was incredible, amazing. His character is so menacing, so sinister... it's lovely.
Episode 3 is hardly the best of the saga. I wouldn't even call it the best of the prequel trilogy.

Five lightsaber duels. - So it's all about the action and the pretty effects, eh?

Huge, action packed opening. - R2D2 cutting open a droid and starting up rockets to make it catch fire is your idea of good action? And since when did Jedi become starfighters? Those things that were dropped on the ships that tore 'em apart were pretty cool, but where did that technology go in the original trilogy?

Less Jar Jar. - You know what had even less Jar Jar? The original trilogy.

Lots of Palpatine. - Well, that's a matter of opinion, I guess. The whole movie could have been just him and I wouldn't like it any more.

DeVi| D0do
Originally posted by palpy_666
ROTS was deffinately the best of the SW saga. Following close is ESB... *btw, this isn't an opinion, tis a fact* No. Just no.

Originally posted by palpy_666
... Ian McDiarmid was incredible, amazing. His character is so menacing, so sinister... it's lovely. Now that I can agree with... One of the only reasons the PT is watchable.

Originally posted by Wolfie
Eh. ROTS was mediocre. The dialogue was terrible, the acting was terrible, they tried to cram too much into one movie. Agreed on all accounts. This movie had the second-wrost writing of the lot. Ditto the acting. (Second only to Episode II, of course)

Originally posted by Wolfie
Yoda needs to put the lightsaber away and stop the gymnastics. The ending of the second movie was ridiculous. But, it turned out to be the highlight of the whole movie. Lucas took that as a good thing. He though audiences felt that was a good scene when in actuality, the rest of the movie just sucked. The frog-bouncing acrobatics of Yoda is pathetic. The fact that it was the highlight of Episode II just added to the fact that that film is pretty much useless in every sense of the word. It's just plain embarassing. Thank God that was toned down for III... I much prefered the "wizard" battle between Palpatine and Yoda than the lightsaber battle. In my opinion, neither of them should have EVER gotten their sabers out.

Originally posted by Wolfie
Everyone I know (myself included) laughed when Darth Vader went, "Noooooooooooo!" It destroyed the tough image Vader had in the original trilogy. I laughed too. But I like it... I think it fits. After all, Vader is a pathetic character. Perhaps that's the reason some people don't like the PT... because it turns Vader into a sissy.

Originally posted by Wolfie
Five lightsaber duels. - So it's all about the action and the pretty effects, eh? The thing is, sure there are five lightsaber battles, but they are some of the worst ones in the saga... They are messy, emotionless, and usually just silly. Sure they're fun to look at, but they don't compare to the brilliance of the duels in ESB and ROTJ.

Originally posted by Wolfie
And since when did Jedi become starfighters? Obi-Wan Kenobi (A New Hope - about Anakin): "He was the best starfighter in the galaxy..." They've always been starfighters...

JKozzy
Amen.

Darth Subjekt
eeehhhh...well, its a good thing we all have opinions and can actually listen to each others without getting too pissy like the days of KMC old(i.e. a few months back, the main reason i took a break from here), while i agree with SOME of what was said, i think some of the things said were over analyzed...allow me to explain:


The acting which was a little dry, and wasnt the best of the saga, but it was definitly a few steps up form ep1 and 2. Anakin and Padme actually seemed "in love" or like they at least "liked" each other. But NP's acting was kinda cheesey, "anakin, yore breaking my heart!" But i do feel that Hayden did a great job with the exception of "what have i done?!" I could feel how he felt before he verbally conveyed his feelings.

The lighsaber deuls, i thought were good except Mace vs Palps. The best part of that one was the way they broke the window...other than that it was WAY to slow for two of the best swordsmen in the galaxy. The best was Ani vs OB1. I thiought the music really added something to it ( the only duel i can except music being in, as they didnt do that in the OT...mostly). I do wish that the yoda fight would have been better fought with the force rather than sabers....ya know to REALLy show the nature of both sides of the force. I would of liked something more than lightning.

There was alot of action, but then again its an action type of movie...its happening during thr Clone WARS....so yea there would tend to be fighting in this chapter. BUT i agree that there was "too much" in the movie. The first thing i said after the movie was i thought it was rushed a little.

Its not the best of the saga, but def the best of the prequels.

the vader line, "NOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!" was EXTREMELY cheesey and uncalled for and should be erased from all our memories...shitty way to end the movies diolauge. And it should have ended in that star destroyer rather than on tatooine. Overall i think....I think..that ep3 was prolly the second best of the saga, ESB being number one in all ways.

Wolfie
Originally posted by DeVi| D0do
The thing is, sure there are five lightsaber battles, but they are some of the worst ones in the saga... They are messy, emotionless, and usually just silly. Sure they're fun to look at, but they don't compare to the brilliance of the duels in ESB and ROTJ.
Yeah, a whopping five. The only two that were worth anything were Mace Windu vs. Palpatine and Obi-Wan vs. Anakin. ESB still has the best, 'cause it had the emotion of Luke finding out that Vader is his father. Hell, the lightsaber battle at the end of Episode 1 beats any of the ones in Episode 3, IMO.

Originally posted by DeVi| D0do
Obi-Wan Kenobi (A New Hope - about Anakin): "He was the best starfighter in the galaxy..." They've always been starfighters...
They could've left it when he was a kid in #1 and figured out how to use a ship and did all that destruction. Jedi using starships just doesn't fit well with me.

And another point, that whole 66 thing, the clones turning against them, everyone had to see that coming since Episode 2. I was surprised it took them so long, I thought "Attack of the Clones" implied that they were evil.

The top three of the saga are the original trilogy.
1. Either ANH or ESB
3. ROTJ
4. TPM
5. ROTS, I guess
6. AOTC

overlord
A succes! The first half of the movie that is.

DeVi| D0do
Originally posted by Darth Subjekt
The lighsaber deuls, i thought were good except Mace vs Palps. The best part of that one was the way they broke the window...other than that it was WAY to slow for two of the best swordsmen in the galaxy. The best was Ani vs OB1. I thiought the music really added something to it ( the only duel i can except music being in, as they didnt do that in the OT...mostly). I do wish that the yoda fight would have been better fought with the force rather than sabers....ya know to REALLy show the nature of both sides of the force. I would of liked something more than lightning. Throwing senate pods at each other not enough for you? stick out tongue
I don't really know what else they could do with the Force without making it silly... Force Thumb-Wrestling?

The best was Ani vs OB1. I thiought the music really added something to it - Absolutely... but to me, the music was the only emotional aspect of the whole fight... I was jsut expecting so much more in terms of emotion, and it just didn't deliver.

Originally posted by Darth Subjekt
the vader line, "NOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!" was EXTREMELY cheesey and uncalled for and should be erased from all our memories... I think people forget that this is a cheesy movie... The whole saga story is cheesy.

Originally posted by Wolfie
Yeah, a whopping five. The only two that were worth anything were Mace Windu vs. Palpatine and Obi-Wan vs. Anakin. ESB still has the best, 'cause it had the emotion of Luke finding out that Vader is his father. Hell, the lightsaber battle at the end of Episode 1 beats any of the ones in Episode 3, IMO. Absolutely. The Episode I duel was the best of the prequels, hands down in my opinion...

Originally posted by Wolfie
The top three of the saga are the original trilogy.
1. Either ANH or ESB
3. ROTJ
4. TPM
5. ROTS, I guess
6. AOTC
My list is:
1. The Empire Strikes Back
2. A New Hope
3. Return of the Jedi
4. Revenge of the Sith
5. The Phantom Menace
6. Attack of the Clones

Sir J
i like every bit of the whole saga i think it was a success i respect others opinions so im leaving it at that

Stun
Originally posted by palpy_666
ROTS was deffinately the best of the SW saga. Following close is ESB... *btw, this isn't an opinion, tis a fact*


tis a fact that ESB and ANH are both betterwink

Adamwankenobi
Originally posted by Darth Subjekt
eeehhhh...well, its a good thing we all have opinions and can actually listen to each others without getting too pissy like the days of KMC old(i.e. a few months back, the main reason i took a break from here), while i agree with SOME of what was said, i think some of the things said were over analyzed...allow me to explain:


The acting which was a little dry, and wasnt the best of the saga, but it was definitly a few steps up form ep1 and 2. Anakin and Padme actually seemed "in love" or like they at least "liked" each other. But NP's acting was kinda cheesey, "anakin, yore breaking my heart!" But i do feel that Hayden did a great job with the exception of "what have i done?!" I could feel how he felt before he verbally conveyed his feelings.

The lighsaber deuls, i thought were good except Mace vs Palps. The best part of that one was the way they broke the window...other than that it was WAY to slow for two of the best swordsmen in the galaxy. The best was Ani vs OB1. I thiought the music really added something to it ( the only duel i can except music being in, as they didnt do that in the OT...mostly). I do wish that the yoda fight would have been better fought with the force rather than sabers....ya know to REALLy show the nature of both sides of the force. I would of liked something more than lightning.

There was alot of action, but then again its an action type of movie...its happening during thr Clone WARS....so yea there would tend to be fighting in this chapter. BUT i agree that there was "too much" in the movie. The first thing i said after the movie was i thought it was rushed a little.

Its not the best of the saga, but def the best of the prequels.

the vader line, "NOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!" was EXTREMELY cheesey and uncalled for and should be erased from all our memories...shitty way to end the movies diolauge. And it should have ended in that star destroyer rather than on tatooine. Overall i think....I think..that ep3 was prolly the second best of the saga, ESB being number one in all ways.

You know something, ALL ACTING IN STAR WARS ISN'T THAT GREAT. Now I know you nastalgics have sucha hard time letting go, but you mustadmit, the acting was never any better in the OT than it is in the PT. Plus, you mnusn't forget that Luke's "NOOOOO!!!!!!" in ESB is just as cheasy as Vader's in EOTS.

overlord
Pff.. I only see every kid here rebelling to the OT, I really don't think the acting was as cheesy in the OT as in the PT.

Ultimate-Venom
Originally posted by darthmaul1
It is a huge success 3 is the best of the lot. 5 close behind then 2 4 1 and 6

ALL of them are a blast to watch
1 was fun if you just look past jar jar and view him as comic relief and looking at 2 now he had to be that stupid inorder to suggest to give palps his power.

the rest speak for themselves
The second one sucked, IMO

Tangible God
Originally posted by palpy_666
ROTS was deffinately the best of the SW saga. Following close is ESB... *btw, this isn't an opinion, tis a fact*

The reason? Five lightsaber duels. Huge, action packed opening. Less Jar Jar. Lots of Palpatine. How the f*ck does this make it better? You could have all the action in the world and it could still be the lousiest movie ever.

It's pure opinion, not fact you jackass.

Sith Master X
I thought it was a success. It's my favorite out of the 6 but then again that's just me. I'm not really picky, I just want something that's enjoyable and to me, each of these movies is something that you can just sit back and enjoy. I don't care if some things are cheesy. It's Star Wars.

ESB- 1138
Anakin was cooler
Yoda was more bad @$$
More lightsaber fights (plus one with IG-100s)
Huge action scenes
Success all the way

darthmaul1
Holy crap, are there ever a difference of opinion here.
I think the OT has just had so long to get imbeded in our heads. that we think it is sooooo good. To me all the movies are the same with same acting and same principles of action and story telling.
They all have action at the start, story, action in the middle, story and action at the end.
I would just like to know if the people that hated the PT did you go out and buy EP 1 2 3 on DVD?
If you don't like them just do what I did with Kill Bill 2 (which sucked) I just treat Kill bill 1 as that is where it ended.

Alkaselzer
Originally posted by DeVi| D0do
No. Just no.

Now that I can agree with... One of the only reasons the PT is watchable.

Agreed on all accounts. This movie had the second-wrost writing of the lot. Ditto the acting. (Second only to Episode II, of course)

The frog-bouncing acrobatics of Yoda is pathetic. The fact that it was the highlight of Episode II just added to the fact that that film is pretty much useless in every sense of the word. It's just plain embarassing. Thank God that was toned down for III... I much prefered the "wizard" battle between Palpatine and Yoda than the lightsaber battle. In my opinion, neither of them should have EVER gotten their sabers out.

I laughed too. But I like it... I think it fits. After all, Vader is a pathetic character. Perhaps that's the reason some people don't like the PT... because it turns Vader into a sissy.

The thing is, sure there are five lightsaber battles, but they are some of the worst ones in the saga... They are messy, emotionless, and usually just silly. Sure they're fun to look at, but they don't compare to the brilliance of the duels in ESB and ROTJ.

Obi-Wan Kenobi (A New Hope - about Anakin): "He was the best starfighter in the galaxy..." They've always been starfighters...

Dodo gets a cookie on all counts, IMO.

The opinions being put as facts annoys the hell out of me, just to put that out there. That's a fact. no expression

If you really think about it, TPM was more like the OT than any of the other movies, and had the best acting.

Tangible God
Originally posted by DeVi| D0do
No. Just no.

Now that I can agree with... One of the only reasons the PT is watchable.

Agreed on all accounts. This movie had the second-wrost writing of the lot. Ditto the acting. (Second only to Episode II, of course)

The frog-bouncing acrobatics of Yoda is pathetic. The fact that it was the highlight of Episode II just added to the fact that that film is pretty much useless in every sense of the word. It's just plain embarassing. Thank God that was toned down for III... I much prefered the "wizard" battle between Palpatine and Yoda than the lightsaber battle. In my opinion, neither of them should have EVER gotten their sabers out.

I laughed too. But I like it... I think it fits. After all, Vader is a pathetic character. Perhaps that's the reason some people don't like the PT... because it turns Vader into a sissy.

The thing is, sure there are five lightsaber battles, but they are some of the worst ones in the saga... They are messy, emotionless, and usually just silly. Sure they're fun to look at, but they don't compare to the brilliance of the duels in ESB and ROTJ.

Obi-Wan Kenobi (A New Hope - about Anakin): "He was the best starfighter in the galaxy..." They've always been starfighters... Oh Yeah, totally agree. thumb up

JKozzy
Originally posted by Alkaselzer
Dodo gets a cookie on all counts, IMO.

The opinions being put as facts annoys the hell out of me, just to put that out there. That's a fact. no expression

If you really think about it, TPM was more like the OT than any of the other movies, and had the best acting. The more I think about it, the more I think you're right. blink

I've had a much higher respect for TPM now that the saga's complete. Gonna haveta do a "saga day" soon.

darthvader_fan
how can you even say ROTS and dissapointment in the same sentence

JKozzy
I'm not entirely sure myself, unless the word 'not' is in there between them.

starwarsrules14
Originally posted by Adamwankenobi
You know something, ALL ACTING IN STAR WARS ISN'T THAT GREAT. Now I know you nastalgics have sucha hard time letting go, but you mustadmit, the acting was never any better in the OT than it is in the PT. Plus, you mnusn't forget that Luke's "NOOOOO!!!!!!" in ESB is just as cheasy as Vader's in EOTS.

Amen to that yes

I think that it was a success. It filled in a lot for me. I had a lot of questions before I watched the PT that were answered.

((didn't I already make a thread on this?))

overlord
Why would you say amen to that? Do you think Harrison Ford did a bad job for example, he didn't. I only noticed very bad acting in AotC and ROTS.
Doesn't mean I think ROTS is terrible what you all would despise, it's just.. true!

aj_vader
Revenge Of The Sith is a great movie, but i dont really like saying it, because its a whole now, all 6 are finished? maybe not? and wots wrong with that? so what if Mr.Lucas wants to go and twinker with his movies, if u dont like it, watch the versions you do like and don't complain. Lucas isnt making you watch it, you choose to. Im sorry if i seem a bit angry, but it bugs me when people moan about new versions of star wars.

well erm... my order of movies if i had to choose would be :

1. Revenge Of The Sith (Fall To The Darkside)
2. The Empire Strikes Back (Family Re-united)
3. Attack Of The Clones (Anakin Loves Padme)
4. A New Hope (The Princess Is Captured)
5. Return Of The Jedi (Attack Of The Ewoks)
6. The Phantom Menace (The Adventures Of Jar Jar)

The Brackets are my quick some of the movies smile

overlord
Originally posted by aj_vader
and wots wrong with that? so what if Mr.Lucas wants to go and twinker with his movies, if u dont like it, watch the versions you do like and don't complain. Lucas isnt making you watch it, you choose to. Im sorry if i seem a bit angry, but it bugs me when people moan about new versions of star wars.
So you suddenly want to pick up that old fight again, huh? Let's face it, the latest updates were more stupid than ever, now I can't buy the complete 6 episodes DVD boxset because of those horrible alterations, and that is why I have the right to complain.

Stun
i totally agree with what somone said to me the other day. Movie critics go to the movies for all the wrong reasons, and they seem to forget that they're SUPPOSED to have fun at the movies - that's why im not critical in any way towards the entire saga. It's a complete waste of timing complaining imho

Sir J
i admit i like the lightsaber duels in ROTS but im not trying to get everyone else to like what i like and what the **** does he mean its a fact if it wernt for the OT the PT would not exist i like the prequels better but thats my opinion people can like what they want but it isnt a ****ing fact

overlord
Originally posted by Stun
i totally agree with what somone said to me the other day. Movie critics go to the movies for all the wrong reasons, and they seem to forget that they're SUPPOSED to have fun at the movies - that's why im not critical in any way towards the entire saga. It's a complete waste of timing complaining imho

Just speak to me directly instead of these off topic low blows. miffed
That way you can even respond to arguments.

aj_vader
hey, id just like to say am sorry if i offended anyone, but its just the way i feel about it, i dont mean to upset people. "thats the last thing mesa want" (GOD I HATE THAT GUY! JAR JAR GO TO HELL!!!)

sorry but i hate jar jar, if there are any jar jar fans then plz come forward, if u like him then you have a gift! lol

once again, sorry if i offended any one, i like to keep the peace smile

vader519
It was definitely a success. It is the third highest gorssing star wars film, and my favorite out of all six.

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