Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith *warning, may contain spoilers*

K...I'm gonna be truthful...

I saw part of it (about 40 minutes of it) during a Press Screening yesterday afternoon at the local movie theater because a) my dad is good friends with the guy that runs the place and b) I'm getting me a job there.

However, I walked 8 blocks there and 8 blocks back just to catch the full thing this morning from 11:40 till 2:05 (around that), and this is what I got out of it:

-I want the $6.50 I paid for the ticket back.
-I want the $5 I paid for a small popcorn and a bottle of water
-I want X amount of joules/killajoules (one or the other...it's been a bit since I've taken physics) back for actually getting up early, walking over to the theater, sitting down, constantly lifting the popcorn and water bottle, getting up for other people in the row, etc.
-I want George Lucas to die of Collara

At best, I'd give it a 4. The acting was terrible. The lightsaber battles were too fast. Like the last two, Chritensen and Portman ruined the damn thing (and I like Portman. She kicked ass in Garden State!).

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They killed Kit Fisto way too fast.

Also like the other two, they added all these different vehicles, making it a big ass special effects show, and also a way to produce more action figures, vehicles and new charachters.

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General Grevious has too small a part.

But damn, that Chronicles of Narnia trailer looked promising.

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When the Palpatine tells Vader that he killed Padme, and Vader flails up his arms screaming, "NO!", I lauged really, really hard because of the terrible acting. Some kid a few years younger behind be jabbed me with a lightsaber really hard, and I threw it to the side (I was in a seat about two feet from the wall, with empty seats next to me), chucked it against the wall next to me) and broke it (the handle thingy split). I laughed.

-Scott

*prepares to be attacked by rabid Star Wars fanboys, yet could care less*

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Originally posted by GAT-X105 My God... Dear holy mother of God that was AWESOME. I am consumed by the need to watch the old movies. In order. RIGHT NOW. But I'll probably fall asleep. Just...wow. Impressions: spoiler (highlight to read): "Join me, and together we can rule the galaxy!" I was expecting "as husband and wife!"

Anakin was barely a Sith for a day and already he was ploting to overthrow his new master.

Well that's what the Sith do. A Sith apprentice's ultimate goal is to overthrow his master even as he serves him.

Yarg. I had to go to crowded, overheated theater with jedi's and a jar jar guy on stilts, try to not ruin my retinas from all the lightsaber flashes, and then go to sleep at roughly 3:00 in the f***ing morning! I got up at six, went to school, and was glad I had spanish to sleep in.


Movie Impression:

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Pros 1.It was very stylized 2. There was plenty of humor to start with( R2-D2 is one badazz mofo....) 3. More Yoda fighting (Gotta love it) 4. Jar Jar didnt speak. 5. Wookies! Cons. 1.The plot is somewhat odd. 2. The most ironic scene in the whole movie is with Anakin and Padme on the balcony...when he says how beautiful she is. C'mon people. No one bought that line. 3.In reference to what Cerpin Taxt said...Grevious was way to undershown. He is seriously badass when he fights but he spends most of his time coughing and running away. Not kewl. 4. The romance was weird. 5.Tooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo many lightsaber flashes for 2 in the morning.

Whatever peeps! At least I saw it! And I dont regret it!

((I saw it. It ruled. IT RULED. *freaks out*



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*freaks out some more*))



GO SEE IT! NOW!

Here are some pics of the place where I saw it:

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There is alot of good stuff to talk about, but I'll talk mostly about the bad stuff. Tons of cheesyness everywhere, I mean I should have expected it but wow. Corny lines, and especially every freaking droid in this movie was annoying and lame. Most of the Padme / Anikan scenes were boring. Chewbacca's cameo was extremely pointless. Also I have a huge problem with the fact that Obi Wan allowed Anakin (Somone he claimed to love as a brother a minute before) to slowly burn to death all alone.... without finishing him off. What kind of cruel bastard is obi wan? I hope he feels better about himself when he survives and goes to help the emperor kill thousands of people. And Vader's "NOOOOOOO" was so unbelievably dumb. I mean why not just a generic yell of anger or smashing something..... Plus yoda and obi wan's running away was lame indeed, just a weak attempt to tie this one into the OT. Otherwise there were just a whole lost "cool" shots of different worlds and battles, and lightsabre duels, which I know from experience will wear off over time, and the film won't be as cool anymore. The one scene I did think was great was anikans legs being chopped off and how he is engulfed in flames. Essentially it was better than the last two, had promise, but could have been done a whole lot better.

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Originally posted by Zopwx2 Here are some pics of the place where I saw it:

Oh...my...God...

I would die.

HOLY CRAP!

Those guys have Master Replica lightsabers...I want one...but they're so expensive.

A friend of mine skipped school to see it! He said was seated next to a Guy dressed as a Stormtrooper! ^.^

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Originally posted by Almasy Oh...my...God... I would die.

Die from what, pray tell?

In regards to Darth Vader questioning Lord Sidious about Padme.

IMHO...

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It would've been wiser and more beneficial for Sidious to say that "Obi-Wan took her". Such a statement would've accomplished several things. 1. Vader would hunt down all the exiled Jedi in his attempt to "find her." 2. It would feed the fire of hate Vader now has for Obi-Wan, as he thinks his former master wants Padme for himself. 3. It establishes loyalty to Sidious, as Vader needs the Empire's resources to "find her." It also pushes back Vader's desire to overthrow Sidious. Vader will also be more cooperative in any further Sith training. Sidious will teach him everything accept how to "become immortal" Every time Vader demands this, a Jedi sighting will be reported and Vader boards his Star Destroyer for another Jedi hunt. I just thought it was implausible for Vader not to attack the man who had convinced him to betray everything just for his wife, only to be told that "You killed her."

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Originally posted by Lt. Sanji quote: Originally posted by Almasy Oh...my...God... I would die. Die from what, pray tell?

Don't worry about it!

Well, I just got back from seeing it for the first time. To quote the friend I went with "I liked the everything!"

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Originally posted by Cerpin Taxt spoiler (highlight to read): When the Palpatine tells Vader that he killed Padme, and Vader flails up his arms screaming, "NO!", I lauged really, really hard because of the terrible acting. Some kid a few years younger behind be jabbed me with a lightsaber really hard, and I threw it to the side (I was in a seat about two feet from the wall, with empty seats next to me), chucked it against the wall next to me) and broke it (the handle thingy split). I laughed. -Scott *prepares to be attacked by rabid Star Wars fanboys, yet could care less*

dude, the script/dialogue was so unbelievably bad, it was funny. the entire audience bursted out laughing several times in teh movie when it was supposed to be "dramatic" or "romantic".

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Those guys have Master Replica lightsabers...I want one...but they're so expensive.

They're hard to find too, GAT. I picked up two from the local Borders bookstore when they came out a couple months ago. I have the Darth Vader one, and the Luke Skywalker saber from Empire Strikes Back. Still trying to track down Luke's Return of the Jedi saber, which is rumored to be no longer available (bastards!).

I have yet to see the movie, am seeing it tomorrow, but Ive seen enough trailers and heard enough spoilers to know about the Vader reaction to the news Sidious gives him about his wife. And yeah...its going to annoy me too. Vader (from the OT) is so unemotional that to see him react like that is going to kill me. Granted, Anakin is sooo emotionally immature and reacts over the top most of the time during his Padawan and Jedi Knight days that it can kind of be understood, being that thats his first reaction to hearing about Padme. However...at that point, with him being so immersed in the dark side, you'd think he wouldve spurned his emotional immaturity...Realized his hatred and burning rage and just let it swallow him up. I guess thats the first sign that the dark side hasnt totally taken control...as he's still able to mourn and feel sad. In the OT, he's so "mechanical" (pardon the pun) with his responses, he doesnt care how he affects other people and whether he puts them in pain.

I am going to see it today at 3:30 PST. My friends are bringing their lightsabers. I don't have any. I only collected the figures.

All I have to do is get through school. Then it is off to the dark side!

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Originally posted by StevieV019 I have yet to see the movie, am seeing it tomorrow, but Ive seen enough trailers and heard enough spoilers to know about the Vader reaction to the news Sidious gives him about his wife. And yeah...its going to annoy me too. Vader (from the OT) is so unemotional that to see him react like that is going to kill me. Granted, Anakin is sooo emotionally immature and reacts over the top most of the time during his Padawan and Jedi Knight days that it can kind of be understood, being that thats his first reaction to hearing about Padme. However...at that point, with him being so immersed in the dark side, you'd think he wouldve spurned his emotional immaturity...Realized his hatred and burning rage and just let it swallow him up. I guess thats the first sign that the dark side hasnt totally taken control...as he's still able to mourn and feel sad. In the OT, he's so "mechanical" (pardon the pun) with his responses, he doesnt care how he affects other people and whether he puts them in pain.

Well, Sith tend to get their power from their passion, their emotions, while Jedi are aloof: they're cool, they're quiet, they kick A's. Seeing Anakin PMS-ing everyday was probably a bad sign to the Jedi, jeez, can anybody there pick up a clue?

I think that after that initial NOOOOOOO!!!, Vader was massively depressed/pissed off and went on pretty much emptionless. Until he discovered that his son was still alive, 20 or so years later.

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Originally posted by GAT-X105 I think that after that initial NOOOOOOO!!!, Vader was massively depressed/pissed off and went on pretty much emptionless. Until he discovered that his son was still alive, 20 or so years later.

Well after that what is there to be overly emotional about?