Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith

Pros: Dazzling visuals. Incredible action sequences and lightsaber fights. Ian McDiarmid.
Cons: Clunky, stilted, and awful dialogue. Some wooden acting. Some plot holes.

“A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away….” – with those words the Star Wars saga began in 1977 with “Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope” (or simply “Star Wars” at the time) and with those same words, the final (???) entry in the amazingly popular ...

Pros: Natalie Portman, Hayden Christensen, special effects, transformation into Darth Vader
Cons: some moments felt forced, horrible dialogue, Padme's cliched death

A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away … Only five months into the year 2005 and the North American box office already finds itself in dire peril. Though a scant three films this year have managed to gross over one-hundred million ...

Pros: The dark Star Wars film you've been waiting for.
Cons: Really bad dialog.

And so it ends, at least that's what George Lucas, the creator of the Star Wars universe, says. Revenge of the Sith is his final installment in his six-part series of sci-fi mega-hits. And I feel this film to be a more than worthy addition. ...

Pros: Action, acting and Ewan McGregor.
Cons: A little too intense for the kiddies, this one.

I’m almost speechless. Really. This final installment (which is actually the middle of the saga – or final third of the first trilogy – or something) is brilliant. Bad things happen. Very, very bad things. But that’s just during ...

Pros: The actors appear to have been paid well for their humiliation.
Cons: Everything else.

Well, I guess I'll pile on and give my opinion of this movie. I waited quite a while to see it, because I wanted a theater that was as fanboy-free as possible. I simply couldn't sit through a standing ovation for the opening credits... I was very ...

Pros: Mostly amazing effects. Much better dialogue and drama. A far more plausible plotline.
Cons: Inconsistencies. Bad make-up and a cartooney CG Yoda

The word "spoiler" cannot possibly be applied to Revenge of the Sith, Episode III of George Lucas' cultural icon, Star Wars. Anyone who is older than 10 knows that Anakin Skywalker, the father of Luke and Leia, turns to the dark side of the force, is ...

Pros: -
Cons: -

If you could have asked George Lucas thirty-some years ago where he would be today, not even he could have predicted how he would become a filthy rich, insanely stubborn, and oft-reviled businessman responsible for the biggest movie franchise of all ...

Pros: special effects
Cons: George Lucas' tablescraps

A reason there is, why Episodes I, II, and III were not originally made into movies the first time around. Search your feelings, you know it to be true. The first episodes were deemed unfit for public consumption, hence the original Star Wars movie ...

Pros: Tone, action, editing, cute political subtext
Cons: Impossible expectations, romance, General Grievous, Lee wasted, some dialogue

Anakin Skywalker, plagued by nightmares of his wife Padme Amidala dying during the birth of their twins (ie. Luke and Leia, of course), and disgruntled by his fellow Jedi refusing to grant him Master status, falls into the clutches of the insidious ...

Pros: Improved story, much better CGI, Jar-Jar doesn't speak!
Cons: Dialogue is still weak, movie needed to be longer to really develop the characters.

Okay, the good news is that this was, without a doubt, better than Phantom Menace and Attack of the Clones. The bad news is that it's not nearly as good as it could have been. Now, I saw the original Star Wars when I was 6. And of course I owned every ...

Pros: It's over...so Lucas says.
Cons: Way too many...but I cover them in this review.

George Lucas drops his yellow writing tablet and Number 2 pencil. He kneels before a huge, multi-armed GCI monster with dollar bills clasped tightly in every fist. LUCAS (eyes mist up) What have I done? DARTH CGI You are fulfilling your ...

Pros: Ian McDiarmid is excellent. There is flair and imagination in the design work
Cons: Dialogue, directon, pace, acting, and editing

My advice to you is to prepare yourself before going in to see this film. Do not expect miracles, do not expect great storytelling, do not expect superb dialogue, do not expect the actors to wow you with their acting. ...

Pros: Some dark elements, opening star battle.
Cons: Everything else. The whole series is too cliched and contrived.

What can I say, I was captivated by the opening scene. I love star battles that involve huge ships. While the grandiose scene was a little too Starship Troopers for me, it had a grip on my attention. George Lucas is a marketing genius. He doesn't ...

Pros: Ewan McGregor, special effects, action, orchestration
Cons: Yoda's backward speech, Natalie Portman, Hayden Christiansen, and overall dialog

For many years now, since the very first time I experienced Star Wars in the theaters, I have maintained my position as a long standing fan. There are some moments within our lives that change us forever, Star Wars was one very shiny bright moment in a ...

Pros: Amazing special effects, surprises, and photography.
Cons: Comic book plot, dialog and acting.

STAR WARS III: REVENGE OF THE SITH completes the trio of Star War prequels and shows us how Anakin Skywalker became Darth Vader. We knew this was coming, we only wondered about the details. As with the Lord of the Rings series, this is (1) an acquired ...