Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005)

Posted : 2 months, 1 week ago at Sep 14 22:48

by Dane Youssef It's all over. The saga is complete. Lucas has come full-circle and so has the universe and it's inhabitants. After "The Phantom Menace" and "Attack of the Clones," Lucas had been accused to selling out on his creation and one of the greatest serial-movies of all time. He had lost the way. Lost his voice. He had become the worst thing an artist can be... a businessman. With all the technology and control in the world... he had become lazy. Unmotivated. Even unimaginative. Being branded just another "businessman" is the worst thing that can happen to an artist. At times, the movie feels unnatural and at times, I would call this one of the best thing Lucas has ever done. But this is truly a movie not to be missed. Ever since I was a littl...Read more

Rating : 7/10

Posted : 1 year, 3 months ago at Jul 26 18:41

Episode 3 wasn't as bad as 1 or 2. But it was in no way as good as Empire. No matter what some reviews said. After thirty-odd years, you would think that he could at least come up for a worthy end for his series, but apparently he just couldn't. There are some good bits to this film, but mostly, it's just more of the same, and quite painful to watch. The Tie-fighter-like ships at the beginning bugged me, but the scenes on the ship were good until Duku appeared. I really expected more from that sequence, but it was so flat. I did like the end of the fight, with Palpatine egging Ani to kill Duku, and Duku's shocked look. You could almost see him saying "but master..." Very Luke/Vader in Jedi, really. I liked the ship plunging towards the planet, and the fact that General Grievo...Read more

Rating : 4/10

Posted : 1 year, 6 months ago at Apr 27 1:47

"Learn the power of the Dark Side, Anakin. The power to save Padmé." The final of George Lucas' appalling trilogy of Star Wars prequels was such a disappointment. I thought this looked like an awesome movie, but it ended up being disappointing and dull. This final movie has brought shame to the entire saga and the logo that one could recognise anywhere. First off, the script is another shameful addition to Lucas' list of writing credits. His career as a writer ended long ago. Christopher Lee was the only actor who made the script sound half decent (because of his status as a veteran actor), so it's a shame he leaves the movie so quickly. The movie opens as the words 'Star Wars' appear on the screen. When I first saw it I was very excited that I was seeing this movie in the cine...Read more

Rating : 4/10

Posted : 2 years, 9 months ago at Feb 11 10:51

Arguably the best of the new trilogy. At first I thought it was so-so but seeing it a few times more made me think that it did what it needed to finish what had been started. Revenge of the Sith was a bit rushed. Anakin’s fall to the dark side was at first instantaneous but after review its all justified. We see the friendships of the main characters at their strongest and at their worst in this film. Probably one of the most emotional scenes in all of Star Wars was the Order 66 massacre, certainly made me feel more than excitement for once. Also, evil triumphs again but they are the first steps to its demise. The film had loads of inconsistencies too. Losing the will to live was so cheesey, I couldn’t believe it! What was the point of Chewbacca's cameo except being a transport for ...Read more

Rating : 7/10