Rate Revenge of the Sith *SPOILERS*

[Truth Seeker]

10...

I will see it again.

There is nothing more to say...

 

[Jdvn1]

10...

I will see it again.

There is nothing more to say...

I saw it twice on opening day.

 

[Turanil]

I voted a 5. I was midly disappointed by this movie. Too much fast-paced action over and over again without pause, and few story. It looked to me more like a video-clip rather than a film.

Some people complained that the "Nooooooo!!" scene was the worst ever. I disagree. However, there are two things I do find really lame and unjustified:

1) When leaving Kashyyk (or whatever the spelling), Yoda says good-bye to Chewbacca. What does this bring to the story that one of the wookie there is chewbacca? Absolutely NOTHING. One wookie seen a total of 5 seconds is Chewbacca... So what?!

2) When Yoda tells Obi-Wan that he will have to train to become immortal, and that Qi-Kong Jim (or whatever the spelling) is immortal in the Force because of such practices. What does this 10 second scene out of nothing brings to the film and to the SW mythology? Absolutely NOTHING. There is no need to tell that one has to go through special practices to become immortal in the Force upon his death. And where Anakin would have learned these techniques when he comes back as a ghost in the Force at the end of episode 6??

 

[Krug]

After 204 votes, average of 7.613. Median of 8.

 

[demiurge1138]

I couldn't stand Anakin in Episode I, and I really got annoyed with the angsty teen in episode II. Damn you Lucas for making me finally like the guy, right before you kill him off! (well, close enough)

I agree. This is the most likeable Anakin in the movies, which makes his fall a bit more dramatic. And I wanted more of the Anakin / Obi-Wain camaraderie stuff. Which is why we have Clone Wars, I guess.

Demiurge out.

 

[Flyspeck23]

I'd say that the Emperor is lying about the immortality thing since he knows that is THE hook he needs to get Anakin to turn.

IIRC Palpatine is talking about granting live, not immortality (and by that gives a hint that he might be Anakin's father, or something like that). He even pointed out that for all his might, Darth Plagus wasn't able to save himself.
I don't think Palpatine is lying.

 

[Mouseferatu]

I don't think Palpatine is lying.

Nor do I. Or rather, he might be lying about the ability to save people from death, but I don't believe he was lying one bit about the ability to influence the midichlorians to create life. AFAIAC, Sideous learned that ability from his master, and it was Sideous who created Anakin. (I realize there are other ways to interpret that scene, but this is what I got from it, and what--even after considering the other possibilities--makes far and away the most sense to me.)

Keep in mind the history of the Sith characters as we know them. They don't lie when the truth will serve just as well.

 

[Klaus]

The least said about Dark Empire I and II, the best.

But here's an EU scene I liked:

[sblock] In "Truce at Bakura", who begins right after RotJ, Anakin's ghost appears to Leia to apologize for what Vader did to her and Solo, and Leia basically gives him the finger. [/sblock]

 

[resistor]

Well, I sought it. My thoughts:

JUDICIOUS use of Force jumps is a good thing. In excess, they complete kill lightsaber fights. I HATED the duel with Count Dooku because all he seemed to do was quadrupled backflip in place. BORING!

Since when is R2 so mobile??? Aside from the rocket boosters, he seems to zip about with a speed and alacrity he never had in the other movies (even the other prequels).

I wish some of the scenes had been given some more time. For instance, while I liked the transformation into Vader scene, I wish it had been a minute or two longer. It just felt rushed when it should have been the greatest moment of the film.

An inconsistency: The medical droid says that they're going to have to operate on Padme quickly to save the children. But then in the next scene, she appears to give natural birth. What gives?

Finally, why the whole Qui-Gon Jin coming back thing? It seems to serve no point whatsoever.

 

[Welverin]

- The rushed transition of Anakin to the Dark Side. Though we see the temptation building, his transition from "No, don't kill Palpatine" to committing mass murder -- in a matter of minutes -- was a bit rushed.

It does seem that way, but I think it can be explain thus: once he rescues Palpatine by attacking Mace he realizes he's crossed the line and throws himself into and does as Palpatine says because it's now his sole way of saving Padme.

- Continuity issues:
-- Obiwan's age
-- Fighting styles (nothing to be done about that, in retrospect, but why was the original Vader/Kenobi fight so stilted? Obiwan wouldn't be old enough, per the timeline)

He'd have to be at least fifty by that point, depends how old he is in Ep1. I figure at the bare minimum he's 18 in Ep1, which would make him fifty years old in SW. Ultimately I think we just have to chalk it up to real world issues and limitations of the time (though in the DVD commentaries GL did mention he wanted to show a progression from old stiffs to a younger more agile Luke).

Actually, quite a few Jedi wear something other than traditional Jedi robes. It's just that most of them aren't blatantly different. Ki-Adi-Mundi, Shaak-Ti, Plo Kloon - all of them are wearing something other than the robes of Windu or Obi-Wan. Heck, Anakin's not even the only Jedi in all black; I don't remember their names, but the two Jedi women who are always together, the master and student - they're decked out in black.

Luminara Unduli and Barriss Offee.

I think perhaps development of the planet destroying superlaser might be the factor that accounts for the differences. In A New Hope, Han clearly believes that the Empire can't possibly destroy an entire world, even with their entire fleet of Star Destroyers. It's possible then engineering behind such a weapon was difficult enough to delay the construction of the first Death star nearly 18 years. It also connects better to the background material about the Death Star in the the Jedi Academy trilogy (even if KJA's writing isn't the greatest). By RotJ, they've already built one before so they know how they work, and so a fully functional Death Star is partially completed after only a year or so.

There's actually four years between the battle of Yavin and RotJ.

For a more complete timeline:
-32 tPM
-22 AotC
-19 RotS
0 ANH
+3 ESB
+4 RotJ
+25-30 NJO

As he screams "Nooooooooooo" as Sideous tells him Padme is dead, the last of Anakin Skywalker dies except for a tiny part hidden deep inside him, a tiny flicker that is nearly invisible. Only Luke can see it and bring it out.

Nice to see there's someone else who doesn't think that part sucks, I like how you can see Sidious' smile as he tells Vader Padme is dead (one last manipulation).

1) When leaving Kashyyk (or whatever the spelling), Yoda says good-bye to Chewbacca. What does this bring to the story that one of the wookie there is chewbacca? Absolutely NOTHING. One wookie seen a total of 5 seconds is Chewbacca... So what?!

He was around more than that; he was one of the wookiees up in the command post with Yoda the whole time.

And what does it hurt having one of the numerous wookiees shown be Chewbacca? They have long lives, so it's hardly a stretch he would be there.

IIRC Palpatine is talking about granting live, not immortality (and by that gives a hint that he might be Anakin's father, or something like that). He even pointed out that for all his might, Darth Plagus wasn't able to save himself.
I don't think Palpatine is lying.

Palpy does say it’s possible to keep other people alive, that’s what made pointing out his inability too keep himself alive significant.

I don't think Palpatine is lying.

Nor do I.

He may not be lying outright, but it would be a mistake to think he's being completely straight with Anakin. After all if it's something the Sith do and the Jedi don't it's probably not something you want done to you.

It's really a pretty awful movie, if it didn't have "Star Wars" in the title I think many people would be less forgiving.

Yes, but what you aren't taking into account is that there are likely just as many people who dislike the prequels, or SW in general, who will rag on it regardless of it's own merits, or lack there of.

Because a 7 is what I rate a good, fun movie that's not really outstanding in any way. I'm harsh on everything; Fellowship of the Ring and The Two Towers are the only sci-fi/fantasy films I've seen that I'd even consider giving a 10.

FotR I can see, but tTT?