Revenge of the Sith - A Review/Opinion

[The Master™]

I do worry about missing things, just not them!!!

 

[Animaiden]

I saw it and I liked it. I'm not a Star Wars fanatic, but I did find many holes in the story. Lucas could have done a better job on Anakin's transfer from light to dark( I think it was just a little too quick and for too superficial reasons). despite the holes I enjoyed it.

 

[Calis]

RoTS is my 2nd favourite Star Wars. I loved it.

 

[kaneda]

you for real caloodle??? you liked it that much??? whats your order of the 6?

 

[Calis]

hmm tough.

1. Empire Strikes Back
2. Revenge of the Sith
3. Return of the Jedi
4. A New Hope
4. Attack of the Clones
5. Phantom Menace.

That being said I liked Phantom Menace.

 

[kaneda]

That being said I liked Phantom Menace.

 

[Calis]

I go in and watch a movie, I dont analysese acting or small plot holes.

I go in and enjoy it, I dont care about the rest.

 

[orionsixwings]

WOAH! Okay, my opinion...dun-dun-dun-duuuunnnnnn!

I watched that film as a fan - I was greatly disappointed with Phantom, a bit okay with Attack of the Clones, but this one was really a bummer. The Jedi Purge was quite moving, but the transition of Anakin into the Dark Side seemed a bit "forced" if you ask me. There's got to be more drama...more intrigue. But no, they pump it in like a 'quickie'--you get there but it's too fast to enjoy it.

I've always known Lucas to be crappy about dialogues--here he uses too many cliche to make the lines work a bit better. Mace's death was not as spectacular as I'd hoped it'll be---and when Darth Vader finally did his signature breathing, I wanted to gasp---'he's baaack!' --- but couldn't cause the previous scenes were too crammed in that the climax I expected to be breathtaking turned out to be a flat dud -- kaploosh!--

 

[longplay]

My thoughts on Ep III: http://www.ascreennearyou.co.uk/2005/06/01/episode-iii-2/

 

[nemogbr]

The "Order66" Killing all Jedi did strike me as tragic.

Understandable when these guys have died saving their own Jedi, but programming destroyed this loyalty

"Et tu Brute" squared or a whole army of Manchurian Candidates?

Anakin betraying the Jedi was forced, although we do have episodes when he allowed his passion to rule him: massacre of the sand people and kiling Count Dooku.
Not all the Jedi would have succumbed to the Clone Troopers so hunting the other Jedi is another story between Revenge of the Sith and a New Hope.

I'll have to give him some benefit of doubt.

I did think that Padme ends up in Alderaan with Senator Organa. Dying from a broken heart after naming her children?..sheeesh

 

[Brian G Turner]

It's hard not to see a generation gap at work here, with the younger audience being more forgiving, whilst the older generation seemed to have a greater sense of expectation with regards to the original works.

 

[Monty Scott]

I enjoyed the film, but I also agree with the many criticisms stated in this thread. I felt Annakins descent into the dark side was mishandled and happened too quick. He is supposed to be angry and powermad, but I saw a weak minded, confused man, not the intelligent, yet impatient and impulsive Annakin becoming Lord Vader.
The end of the Jedi was also mishandled as I too felt their end would have been much more difficult and time consuming.
Too many loose ends and inconsistancies.
Overall, I enjoyed it with the fight between Obi-Wan and Annakin being one of the highlights.

 

[steve12553]

Sorry to dredge up old wounds but I ran across this thread and have to disagree with a lot of these criticisms. I don't think Revenge of the Sith should have been made better, I think it should not have been made. A lot of the strength of the first three movies was that it had a wonderful backstory that was revealed a little at a time. "Darth Vader was once a Jedi who was seduced by the Dark Side". That's plenty of detail and motivation. I don't think that they could have made a film that would have told the back story well enough. Sometimes less is more and this was one of those times. Prequels that might have been OK would have been tales of the republic that dealt with previously unknown characters during the times of Parts 1-3.