The galaxy is weary after three long years of war. Anakin Skywalker and Obi-Wan Kenobi have become legendary heroes in their campaigns against the droid forces of the evil General Grievous. Anakin and his secret wife, Padme Amidala, have been separated for months, and he finally reunites with her to learn that she is pregnant. He is plagued by visions of her dying in childbirth, haunting images of a possible future. Anakin is determined to stop her from dying--no matter the cost. This leads Anakin down a dark path to commit terrible deeds. Obi-Wan Kenobi must face his former apprentice in a ferocious lightsaber duel on the fiery world of Mustafar.
Also Known As:Revenge of the Sith Star Wars Episode 3
Production Status:Released
Genres:Action/Adventure, Science Fiction/Fantasy and Sequel
Running Time:2 hrs. 22 min.
Release Date:May 19th, 2005
MPAA Rating:PG-13 for sci-fi violence and some intense images.
Distributors:20th Century Fox
Production Co.:JAK Productions, Lucasfilm, Ltd.
U.S. Box Office:$380,262,555
Filming Locations:Sydney, Australia Guilin, China Mt Etna, Italy Grindelwald, Switzerland Phuket, Thailand Tozeur, Tunisia England
Produced in:United States

Thursday, February 1, 2007

Honestly, was lucas trying?

Please, someone tell me that Episode III is a joke. From the opening scroll (War!...There are heroes on both sides...) to the final shot, the movie never stopped dissappointing. I will try to address some of the most outstanding problems. (some minor spoilage below - read with caution) 1. Poor Dialogue Lines like "Love can't save you, but my new Jedi Powers can!" and "It's time for me to use my ejector pod!" just kill me. I know I didn't copy them right on, but you get the gist of things. 2. Way Too Much CGI Everything looked fake. Not even a cool kind of fake. Just fake. Sure the graphics were amazing, and people put a lot of effort in them but they didn't make the movie any better...they made it worse. 3. Lightsaber Battles Remember when lightsaber battles were realistic, high tension battle sequences? 4. Short Scenes I wonder how many scenes in this film were actually longer than thirty seconds. George Lucas was really trying to cater to the ADD crowd, this film moved way too fast to be enjoyable. 5. Anakin's Turn to the Dark Side Way to easy. I won't even bother going into details. 6. Hardly a Plot There is hardly any plot at all. Just some meaningless battle scenes intermingled with horrible dialogue between Anakin and Palpatine or Anakin and Padme. My hat goes off to old George Lucas for a poor rip off of Othello (remember what he does to Padme at the end :-). Paplatine = Iago Anakin = Othello Kenobi = Cassio Padme = Desdemona Think about it! The similarities are amazing!

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