Revenge Of The Sith - Movies

petertard · 09-11-2009, 23:19

saw it on tv, very good movie, one of the best Star Wars films; explained how and showed how Annakin Skywalker was turned to the Dark Side and became Darth Vader.

silentNate · 09-11-2009, 23:21

Almost enough to wipe out the memory of 'Phantom Menace' but sadly too little too late...

Awesome ending btw

revolver44 · 09-11-2009, 23:32

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Originally Posted by petertard

saw it on tv, very good movie, one of the best of the prequel Star Wars films; explained how and showed how Annakin Skywalker was turned to the Dark Side and became Darth Vader.

FYP.....

richie4eva · 09-11-2009, 23:32

Definitely the best of the 3 prequels IMO

The way Palpatine pulled the wool over everyone's eyes and just effectively took over was the real story for me in the prequels

He just soaked up the power, built his army with a secret order 66, brainwashed Anakin and wiped out the Jedi in one foul swoop

_nomad_ · 09-11-2009, 23:33

I liked Revenge of the Sith when I first saw it but it seems to get worse with every repeat viewing. The Phantom Menace is a stronger film in my humble opinion

BigBHM · 09-11-2009, 23:39

I like the prequels. Amazingly, some of the effects leave something to be desired, as well as the acting, but the stories are good - epIII is probably my favourite.
For the many many fans of Darth Vader it probably was very exciting seeing Anni become Vader the first time they watched the movie.
I could not help actually thinking how sad that that sweet little boy in epI would go on to become this overlord - I would say monster, but of course there are many reminders that Anni/Vader was not ALL bad and actually regretted his dark side.
Whatever the naysayers may say (nay of course LOL) show me a better 6 part movie/story franchise that is actually ONE big story split up.
Genius stuff really.

revolver44 · 10-11-2009, 00:08

Eternally ruined by the "NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO" moment.

JonJonB · 10-11-2009, 01:07

Best of the prequels? Maybe. Still an outright terrible piece of film-making? Definitely.

mark01942 · 10-11-2009, 01:32

slightly OT here.
I bought the original trilogy (6 discs) including cinema versions for 12 quid in asda yesterday.
Can anyone beat THAT price?

Virgil Tracy · 10-11-2009, 11:46

I think it's an enjoyable film , but the key moment - why Anakin became Vader - is so moronic I still can't believe they went wth it :

Palpatine tells anakin he has the power to save Padme ,ok , but then straight after Palpy kills Mace (Sam Jackson) he admts that he doen't actually have the power to save Padme , at which point you'd have expected a huuge "WHAAAT ?!?" from anakin , but no the doofus simply trots off to murder a bunch of kids .

saadali · 10-11-2009, 14:36

this is really nice movie.

Aneechik · 10-11-2009, 15:09

It's really good except for:

1. The dreadful script.
2. Hayden Christensen
3. Ewan MacGregor being horribly wooden (could be the script).
4. Padme going from strong female heroine in the first two movies to wussy female archetype overnight.
5. Younglings, what a stupid word.
6. Ewan and Yoda referring to the Emperor before he's proclaimed the empire (could be a force thing, that's how we usually explain these things).
7. Noooooooo! And the wonky walk as he takes his first steps.
8. Putting Luke with Uncle Owen and Aunt Beru that apparently Anakin doesn't know exist, but taking Leia off to to Royal Family of Alderaan, who incidentally I'm fairly sure could afford to look after them both.
9 Padme dying as a result of, well, nothing - especially as it would have been so easy for her to die as a result of her argument with Anakin, and the fact the lives long enough to have the cleanest birth in movie history and name the children before a dramatic splat that couldn't have been any more cliched if she'd squeaked "so cold!" as she drifted off.

EmmaActual · 10-11-2009, 15:14

Aneechik - I take it you are not a fan then?

Agree with a lot of other posters it was better than I remembered it, can't agree with one of the posters who thought Phantom was a better film tho! Oh dear..........

BlitZace · 10-11-2009, 15:20

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Originally Posted by Aneechik

It's really good except for:

1. The dreadful script.
2. Hayden Christensen
3. Ewan MacGregor being horribly wooden (could be the script).
4. Padme going from strong female heroine in the first two movies to wussy female archetype overnight.
5. Younglings, what a stupid word.
6. Ewan and Yoda referring to the Emperor before he's proclaimed the empire (could be a force thing, that's how we usually explain these things).
7. Noooooooo! And the wonky walk as he takes his first steps.
8. Putting Luke with Uncle Owen and Aunt Beru that apparently Anakin doesn't know exist, but taking Leia off to to Royal Family of Alderaan, who incidentally I'm fairly sure could afford to look after them both.
9 Padme dying as a result of, well, nothing - especially as it would have been so easy for her to die as a result of her argument with Anakin, and the fact the lives long enough to have the cleanest birth in movie history and name the children before a dramatic splat that couldn't have been any more cliched if she'd squeaked "so cold!" as she drifted off.

I like what you did there

CremeDeLaCreme · 10-11-2009, 15:32

Part 3 was too corny. When Windoo goes to arrest Palpatine with another 2? Jedi's
How easy did Palpatine cut them down.

The moment they had discovered he was a Sith lord, everybody would've been made aware

And Obi 1, why did you not finish Anakin off, you weak Jedi. Arghhhhhh

kingjeremy · 10-11-2009, 15:42

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Originally Posted by EmmaActual

Agree with a lot of other posters it was better than I remembered it, can't agree with one of the posters who thought Phantom was a better film tho! Oh dear..........

Might not be a popular held opinion but I also think Phantom Menace is the best (i'm not saying it's a great movie or anything because it's not), it's got all the faults of the others but to me it still seems to hold some of the charm of the originals, charm that's nowhere to be seen in Clones and Sith. It also has the duel light sabre battle with Maul, easily the best scene from any of the prequels.

I can't even sit through Clones or Sith now.

ruddiger · 10-11-2009, 15:49

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Originally Posted by petertard

saw it on tv, very good movie, one of the best Star Wars films; explained how and showed how Annakin Skywalker was turned to the Dark Side and became Darth Vader.

You have gone 4 years without seeing or knowing what the film is about

EmmaActual · 10-11-2009, 15:57

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Originally Posted by kingjeremy

Might not be a popular held opinion but I also think Phantom Menace is the best (i'm not saying it's a great movie or anything because it's not), it's got all the faults of the others but to me it still seems to hold some of the charm of the originals, charm that's nowhere to be seen in Clones and Sith. It also has the duel light sabre battle with Maul, easily the best scene from any of the prequels.

I can't even sit through Clones or Sith now.

I hear what you are saying re: dual light sabre duels (phew got that right!), and agree 100% with you, but that JarJarBinks thing just ruined the whole movie for me

if it hadn't have been it - think what a movie it would have been?

(sadly shakes her head)

sherer · 10-11-2009, 15:59

good film but I think overall with all three films Annikin went to the dark side far too quickly.

At one point he was just a bit confused so then he just killed all the Jedi's and turning to the dark side. I think they could have explored that more.

Also once he put on the suit and did that no we saw how much power he had with all the room shaking and metal bending but that never got explored further

CremeDeLaCreme · 10-11-2009, 15:59

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Originally Posted by kingjeremy

Might not be a popular held opinion but I also think Phantom Menace is the best (i'm not saying it's a great movie or anything because it's not), it's got all the faults of the others but to me it still seems to hold some of the charm of the originals, charm that's nowhere to be seen in Clones and Sith. It also has the duel light sabre battle with Maul, easily the best scene from any of the prequels.

I can't even sit through Clones or Sith now.

Totally agree

I still get excited when I see the doors open and Darth Maul standing there

The 1st time I saw it, I remember the double edged lightsaber and just said 'f****** hell'

iamtheoneneo · 10-11-2009, 16:03

i agree on ep1 being better then ep2/3. 2 was shocking imo and 3 although good on first viewing is rather cheap and crass on repeated watches. ep1 does hold its own very well and is probably the most rounded story of the prequels.

f_196 · 10-11-2009, 16:12

Here's my two penneth.

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Originally Posted by Aneechik

It's really good except for:

1. The dreadful script.

Agreed.

2. Hayden Christensen

Agreed.

3. Ewan MacGregor being horribly wooden (could be the script).

He's had no problems elsewhere - leads me to believe it was the script. The rediculous amount of blue screen doesn't help.

7. Noooooooo! And the wonky walk as he takes his first steps.

Agreed about the god awful noooo. However, bearing in mind hes just been given new metal legs - i think you'd walk like that too.

8. Putting Luke with Uncle Owen and Aunt Beru that apparently Anakin doesn't know exist, but taking Leia off to to Royal Family of Alderaan, who incidentally I'm fairly sure could afford to look after them both.

I'd have thought the logic here was obvious. If you've got two uber important objects, you're not going to put them in the same place are you. Seperating Luke and Leia would slow down any attempt to find them both.

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Originally Posted by CremeDeLaCreme

Part 3 was too corny. When Windoo goes to arrest Palpatine with another 2? Jedi's
How easy did Palpatine cut them down.

A major bugbear of mine along with the arena scene from Clones - we're told about how Jedi are supposed to be these fantastic keepers of the peace and excellent fighters - yet they get slain quite easily.

f_196 · 10-11-2009, 16:14

Can't see my post.

revolver44 · 10-11-2009, 16:45

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Originally Posted by Aneechik

Padme dying as a result of, well, nothing - especially as it would have been so easy for her to die as a result of her argument with Anakin, and the fact the lives long enough to have the cleanest birth in movie history and name the children before a dramatic splat that couldn't have been any more cliched if she'd squeaked "so cold!" as she drifted off.

This was disgraceful from Lucas. She "lost the will to live" apparently. Yes ok so just giving birth to two beautiful children wasn't enough to make her want to live? What a selfish cow

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Originally Posted by f_196

Can't see my post.

Use the force, Luke

Lunatic Dreyfus · 10-11-2009, 16:49

Apart from Kenobi's "Another happy landing" line, it's worth watching for a few reasons.

Firstly, Mace Windbag gets thoroughly owned. So satisfying. They could've added a few more minutes of the lightning business, and I wouldn't have tired of it.

Yoda runs off with his tail between his legs. This is almost as good as Mace's demise.
Palpatine. Who was probably the best character of the bunch.
"Nooooooooo!"

I mean, honestly. How bad was that cry of despair.

I was rooting for the bad guys to be honest. Soulless movie.

09-11-2009, 23:19	#1
petertard Forum Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 2,639	Revenge Of The Sith saw it on tv, very good movie, one of the best Star Wars films; explained how and showed how Annakin Skywalker was turned to the Dark Side and became Darth Vader.

09-11-2009, 23:21	#2
silentNate Forum Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Council Estate Services: Cheap DigiBox Posts: 439	Almost enough to wipe out the memory of 'Phantom Menace' but sadly too little too late... Awesome ending btw

09-11-2009, 23:32	#4
richie4eva Forum Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Gotham City Services: Proud member of the LFLF Posts: 62,183 Blog Entries: 13	Definitely the best of the 3 prequels IMO The way Palpatine pulled the wool over everyone's eyes and just effectively took over was the real story for me in the prequels He just soaked up the power, built his army with a secret order 66, brainwashed Anakin and wiped out the Jedi in one foul swoop

09-11-2009, 23:33	#5
_nomad_ Forum Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Yabbie Creek with Cnst. Avery Posts: 629	I liked Revenge of the Sith when I first saw it but it seems to get worse with every repeat viewing. The Phantom Menace is a stronger film in my humble opinion

09-11-2009, 23:39	#6
BigBHM Forum Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Brian May's Back Garden Services: Virgin L, Freeview, ps3 Posts: 1,426	I like the prequels. Amazingly, some of the effects leave something to be desired, as well as the acting, but the stories are good - epIII is probably my favourite. For the many many fans of Darth Vader it probably was very exciting seeing Anni become Vader the first time they watched the movie. I could not help actually thinking how sad that that sweet little boy in epI would go on to become this overlord - I would say monster, but of course there are many reminders that Anni/Vader was not ALL bad and actually regretted his dark side. Whatever the naysayers may say (nay of course LOL) show me a better 6 part movie/story franchise that is actually ONE big story split up. Genius stuff really.

10-11-2009, 00:08	#7
revolver44 Forum Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Down In The Park Services: Luring disco dollies to a life of vice Posts: 9,136	Eternally ruined by the "NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO" moment.

10-11-2009, 01:07	#8
JonJonB Forum Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 1,526	Best of the prequels? Maybe. Still an outright terrible piece of film-making? Definitely.

10-11-2009, 01:32	#9
mark01942 Forum Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 729	slightly OT here. I bought the original trilogy (6 discs) including cinema versions for 12 quid in asda yesterday. Can anyone beat THAT price?

10-11-2009, 11:46	#10
Virgil Tracy Forum Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 6,003	I think it's an enjoyable film , but the key moment - why Anakin became Vader - is so moronic I still can't believe they went wth it : Palpatine tells anakin he has the power to save Padme ,ok , but then straight after Palpy kills Mace (Sam Jackson) he admts that he doen't actually have the power to save Padme , at which point you'd have expected a huuge "WHAAAT ?!?" from anakin , but no the doofus simply trots off to murder a bunch of kids .

10-11-2009, 14:36	#11
saadali Forum Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 2	this is really nice movie.

10-11-2009, 15:09	#12
Aneechik Forum Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Middle England Posts: 3,605	It's really good except for: 1. The dreadful script. 2. Hayden Christensen 3. Ewan MacGregor being horribly wooden (could be the script). 4. Padme going from strong female heroine in the first two movies to wussy female archetype overnight. 5. Younglings, what a stupid word. 6. Ewan and Yoda referring to the Emperor before he's proclaimed the empire (could be a force thing, that's how we usually explain these things). 7. Noooooooo! And the wonky walk as he takes his first steps. 8. Putting Luke with Uncle Owen and Aunt Beru that apparently Anakin doesn't know exist, but taking Leia off to to Royal Family of Alderaan, who incidentally I'm fairly sure could afford to look after them both. 9 Padme dying as a result of, well, nothing - especially as it would have been so easy for her to die as a result of her argument with Anakin, and the fact the lives long enough to have the cleanest birth in movie history and name the children before a dramatic splat that couldn't have been any more cliched if she'd squeaked "so cold!" as she drifted off.

10-11-2009, 15:14	#13
EmmaActual Inactive Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: The Galactica Services: 02, BT, Freeview Posts: 334	Aneechik - I take it you are not a fan then? Agree with a lot of other posters it was better than I remembered it, can't agree with one of the posters who thought Phantom was a better film tho! Oh dear..........

10-11-2009, 15:32	#15
CremeDeLaCreme Forum Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 289	Part 3 was too corny. When Windoo goes to arrest Palpatine with another 2? Jedi's How easy did Palpatine cut them down. The moment they had discovered he was a Sith lord, everybody would've been made aware And Obi 1, why did you not finish Anakin off, you weak Jedi. Arghhhhhh

10-11-2009, 15:59	#19
sherer Forum Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 4,863	good film but I think overall with all three films Annikin went to the dark side far too quickly. At one point he was just a bit confused so then he just killed all the Jedi's and turning to the dark side. I think they could have explored that more. Also once he put on the suit and did that no we saw how much power he had with all the room shaking and metal bending but that never got explored further

10-11-2009, 16:03	#21
iamtheoneneo Forum Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Oxford Services: Sky HD, Virgin L BB Posts: 204	i agree on ep1 being better then ep2/3. 2 was shocking imo and 3 although good on first viewing is rather cheap and crass on repeated watches. ep1 does hold its own very well and is probably the most rounded story of the prequels.

10-11-2009, 16:14	#23
f_196 Forum Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: The North Services: FreesatHD, Freeview, FreesatFromSky, Wireless ADSL, PS3 Posts: 2,589	Can't see my post.

10-11-2009, 16:49	#25
Lunatic Dreyfus Forum Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Running around like Tom Cruise Posts: 1,648	Apart from Kenobi's "Another happy landing" line, it's worth watching for a few reasons. Firstly, Mace Windbag gets thoroughly owned. So satisfying. They could've added a few more minutes of the lightning business, and I wouldn't have tired of it. Yoda runs off with his tail between his legs. This is almost as good as Mace's demise. Palpatine. Who was probably the best character of the bunch. "Nooooooooo!" I mean, honestly. How bad was that cry of despair. I was rooting for the bad guys to be honest. Soulless movie.