And the title of Episode III is...

[mojo1701]

I actually like "Rise of the Empire" as well. That one has been around forever, tho. A buddy of mine and I was naming the trilogy back before Episode One came out and we thought that II would be "The Clone Wars" & III would be either "Revegne of the Sith" or "Rise of the Empire." But both of those are a bit obvious and not the style that Lucas has chosen for the prequels so far.

"The Creeping Fear" works, too.

My money's on "Fall of the Republic," since they're not officially, nor is the Emperor, IIRC, ever referred to as "sith." It probably won't be "Rise of the Empire," since that's what the prequel era is called, but maybe...

"The Creeping Fear"... I don't know what to say. On the one hand, it sounds like the name of a SW book, and not the movie, but "A New Hope" sounds like it too...

I didn't mind "The Phantom Menace" or "Attack of the Clones," since the menace in TPM was hidden (i.e. Phantom) and the Clone Wars started in AotC.

Episode III: The quest for more money.

Yeah, just like Spaceballs II: The search for more money, right?

 

[John Crichton]

My money's on "Fall of the Republic," since they're not officially, nor is the Emperor, IIRC, ever referred to as "sith." It probably won't be "Rise of the Empire," since that's what the prequel era is called, but maybe...

"The Creeping Fear"... I don't know what to say. On the one hand, it sounds like the name of a SW book, and not the movie, but "A New Hope" sounds like it too...

I didn't mind "The Phantom Menace" or "Attack of the Clones," since the menace in TPM was hidden (i.e. Phantom) and the Clone Wars started in AotC.

"Fall of the Republic" could work but the same problem with "Rise of the Empire" is there. Both of those actually happen off-camera in "A New Hope." I should have mentioned before that the names we came up with were things that we thought they would be called not necessarily the titles we liked.

I don't like The Creeping Fear because this film will presumably be about Vader (or at least Anakin becoming Vader), and Vader doesn't creep. "Creeping" isn't a good word to associate with a villian like Vader.

I don't believe the title is referring solely to Anakin nor should it. The title should encompass the theme of the film and reference many characters. If this truly is the title (which I doubt, but this is fun) then I would think it refers to the emotions that the main characters will go through leading to things like betrayal, bad decisions and rash actions.

Each of the prequel titles so far have been misleading as to the actual events of the film but still representing an overall theme. The Creeping Fear follows that to a point. The OT titles don't do it as much but I suspect the titles for the prequels were harder to come up with as we already know the outcome of events.

The Phantom Menace - Is it referring to the Emporer? Anakin? Qui-Gon? Trade Federation?

Attack of the Clones - This is the most obvious but we have no idea based on the title who the clones are attacking, who they are working for, why they are there, who created them and for what purpose. Nothing in previous films gives us any indication.

A New Hope (doesn't really count as it was added after release) - Sure, the Rebellion has a new hope in Luke. But it also refers to Han's new life and his new friends. Luke's hope is renewed as well as he finally gets on with his life. This one is a bit harder because it is the first.

The Empire Strikes Back - Yeah, again kinda obvious but it means more than just the Empire actually striking back. We've got the rebels on the run. Luke is battered by Vader (the Empire). Han is betrayed and captured. Basically, anyone who had a good moment in the previous film is struck back by the Empire or someone associated with them.

Return of the Jedi - Referring to Luke. But also to Anakin and to a lesser extend, Leia. This is the weakest of the titles but not a weak title (if you get mah drift).

 

[barsoomcore]

I thought the Jedi charge was a Star Wars moment. It gave me chills. Maybe that was just me.
If the reports are to be believed,

Spoiler

the Anakin/Obi-wan duel will outdo anything previously put to film for duels

. The whole prequel trilogy has been leading to that fight. I can't wait.

I sure WANTED it to be. But it didn't. I think that by that point I was too worn out trying to compensate for everything else. Plus it was pretty much a bunch of total strangers charging a bunch of total strangers. There wasn't much emotional investment on my part.

If Anakin vs. Obi-wan doesn't ROCK, there's no excuse. Seriously.

But I am jaded and cynical in all matters that do not revolve around Mary Poppins. Or Winnie-The-Pooh.

 

[John Crichton]

I sure WANTED it to be. But it didn't. I think that by that point I was too worn out trying to compensate for everything else. Plus it was pretty much a bunch of total strangers charging a bunch of total strangers. There wasn't much emotional investment on my part.

Fair enough on the emotional investment. I just thought it was damn cool. To me, there is a difference.

If Anakin vs. Obi-wan doesn't ROCK, there's no excuse. Seriously.

Agreed. However, there is no doubt in my mind that it will rock. I don't see how it could not. Lucas does fight scenes very well. The dialogue will blow but the fights will be great.

But I am jaded and cynical in all matters that do not revolve around Mary Poppins. Or Winnie-The-Pooh.

I know.

 

[Tonguez]

I think it should either be called

The Last Chance

or

The Lost Cause

- think about it

 

[John Crichton]

I think it should either be called

The Last Chance

or

The Lost Cause

- think about it

Let's try and keep the Star Wars bashing out of this thread, please...

 

[Kai Lord]

Let's try and keep the Star Wars bashing out of this thread, please...

Yeah, there'll be plenty of time for that after Episode III is released. Seriously though, I'd be absolutely thrilled if Lucas knocked this last one out of the park. I haven't lost hope. He *did* give us almost zero Jar Jar in AOTC, and Jango/Boba were obvious nods to the fans. A lot of big characters are either going to bite the dust or get severely mangled in this next one, so there's definitely the potential for it to be appropriately dramatic.

Sure diminished expectations play a part, but I'm definitely looking forward to it.

 

[CrusaderX]

I still contend that Ep 1 had the best lightsaber fights and Ep 2 had the best ... the best ... the best ...

The best performance by a former muppet?

I've been disappointed by the prequels, but I have to admit that I marked out like a true fanboy during the Yoda fight scenes. So far, that's the one scene in the prequels that gave me a rush and made me feel like a kid again.

 

[Taelorn76]

I had such high hopes for TPM, and those were crushed horribly. The only thing I like was Darth Maul and the lightsaber scene. Most of my friends were in thrilled with the pod racing and thought that was a high point, I almost fell asleep during that, it just dragged on way to long. For AotC my expectations were alot lower and I thought it was a decent film, a little to much of a love story, but a good movie overall.

I still say Fall of the Jedi is a fitting title for episode III.


Here is a what if.

Say one of the many suggested title posts here accually ends up being the title for episode III. Could that person seek out compensation or do you think Lucas's camp would try to claim it as theirs all along?

 

[RangerWickett]

Defend the prequels if you like, but I doubt anyone can say they were good movies. There was too much bad about them to make them good. It'd be like taking half of Die Hard, and half of Gigli, and sticking them together. It just doesn't work.

What we need are more people with good visions setting out to produce their own stories. We do not need people clinging to a hope that, "Maybe this next one won't suck."

I'm not bashing Star Wars. Those movies were good. These new ones that came out in the past 5 years, bearing their name, have not been good. They have had moments of quality, but have not been consistent enough for me to support them.

Face it, the only things good about the prequels have been the action sequences. And if all you want are lightsaber fights, go to the various indy movie sites and download some fan-made ones.