Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith - Movie Review

Chris Stuckmann reviews Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith, starring Hayden Christensen, Natalie Portman, Ewan McGregor, Ian McDiarmid, Samuel L. Jackson, Jimmy Smits, Frank Oz, Anthony Daniels, Christopher Lee. Directed by George Lucas.

[coltkrieger]

My favorite scene is when Mace gets thrown out the windu.

[jakobrogers]

I think we can all agree that Ewan McGregor is the best part of the prequels.

[mesadrums]

I feel bad for Hayden. He did everything George wanted him to do, and still gets shit on.

[thegalacticgalaxy]

The reason why obi wan said “don’t try it” is because he knew anakin was going to use the same maneuver he did against Maul, and he knew how to counter it unlike anakin

[TzokoliT]

You've gotta admit, good or bad, the lines from this movie were ICONIC and a MEME TREASURE TROVE lol

[billo]

The choreographing in the final battle gives me the impression of master and pupil who know each other’s strategy’s inside and out

[totterdell]

Ian McDiarmid kills it as Sidious/Palpatine in ROTS as well as Ewan as Obi Wan

[ED-lepr]

I remember some kid yelling "the millennium falcon!" then somebody else "oh shit!". Everyone cheered afterwards. The benefits of watching the midnight showing for these movies. That kid was the man of the hour lol

[devandevan]

Hayden isn’t a bad actor. He was given bad lines, and the way he executed them was the way Lucas had him do it.
And palpatine used the force to kill padme in order to complete anakin’s path to the dark side

[thevoldy]

I want to make a band called Anakin and the Younglings.

[Alrexy]

I disagree with the ending. I thought the ANAKIN vs. Obi-wan was the best/most emotional scene in star wars

[il]

I disagree with your opinion on the Mustafar fight. The fight was heavily choreographed yes but the entire time I felt both of their lives were at stake. I didn't see two men just whipping around lightsabers like assholes. I saw two jedi in their prime fighting the best fight of their lives.

[CitizenDuarte]

Anakin: You're so beautiful
Padme: It's only because I'm so in love
Me: What?

[lucadappo]

I agree on most points, however:

- Anakins turn to the dark side makes sense to me. Windus line "He is too dangerous to be kept alive" shows Anakin that the Jedi are not that different from the Sith. Palpatine said the exact same thing to Anakin after the death of Dooku ("He was too dangerous to be kept alive). Where is the line between good and evil? If there is no clear distinction between the two, why not choose the side that allows you to save your loved one? I mean, Yoda response to Anakins dream was "Train yourself to let go... of everything you fear to lose".

- The battle at the end was perfect for me. It showed how powerful the Jedi were in their prime. They are supernatural beings...I had no problem with the hole choreography. Luke and Vader had more emotional impact. That for sure.

- I think you missed a really cool moment during the opera scene: Palpatines smile while he delivers the line "How ironic...". He says that line as if he was talking to himself. Just to show how egoistic and narcissist he is. Especially because he was the one who killed Darth Plagueis. It was not just some old Sith legend. He was talking about something that he did.

- Another cool element: The rank of master allowed the Jedi to enter the forbidden part of the library, where all old Sith-artifacts were. Anakin hoped to enter that part of the temple to get some information on how to save Padme. So his anger and disappointment becomes even more clear, when the rank of masters was denied.

[gnc]

Hayden Christensen's reaction to Padme being pregnant was actually phenomenal acting, I thought. Very few words, but he conveyed how joyous and how much of a concern it was at the same time.

[davidspring]

there's actually a theory that Padme died because Palpatine used the life-saving technique to siphon her life into Anakin's.

[alexbernal]

Ah...The Episode III opening. I love it so much, and is my favorite Star Wars opening.

[DM-hqgs]

I would LOVE to see revenge of the Sith 4 hour cut

[edgm.]

The prequels have likely meme potential. Star Wars as a whole but the prequels is probably highest

[xisumavoid]

you sound effects noises are hilarious XD