Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge Of The Sith [Steelbook] [Blu-ray] [2005]

Great movie

Brought for a gift

Ian McDiarmand shows why he is such a superb Shakespearian actor with a master class performance as the devilish Chancellor / Emperor . Yes it is a violent & depressing film but given the fact that Darth Vader finally turns up what else can one expect ? The suspense , drama and twists & turns keep the viewer gripped untill the powerful conclusion when the New Trilogy rejoins the continuity of the old one as filmed between 1977 & 1983 and we see it all as pattern of a story . The tale is about the rise , triumph , fall and redemption of Darth Vader . As a film the writing is not too bad - the dialogue could have been worse . It avoids being poor like Independence Day whereby special effects are relied upon while the scripting and acting is poor . But in Revenge Of The Sith the cast rise to the challenge very well and as a tragic warning about the perils of greed & fear driving a person to make mistakes it works very well . Unlike The Phantom Menace this more recent Star Wars film does manage to live up to the hype . I really enjoyed seeing it again the other day - an absolute must for sci-fi fans ! Well done George Lucas !

From the opening onslaught of the now over-familiar theme to the poignancy of the film's emotionally silent finish, Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith is a guiltlessly enjoyable sci-fi romp, encompassing the now familiar Lucas themes of Love, Regret, Responsibility and Greed. From the iconic use of original dialogue ("This is where the fun begins!") in the oddly calm opening battle, to the poetic justice of Obi-Wan's tainted victory over the corrupted Anakin, ROTS is unique, the end of a dynasty, a film saga that is truely timeless, despite all the criticisms of the new prequels ("Too many SFX", "Pathetic dialogue", "irritating characters"). Fortunately, ROTS manages to address many of these problems (except the FX, still billions of those). Yes, the dialogue is still occasionally cringe-worthy, but who cares when it looks this good? The film that Star Wars fans have always wanted to see, with all the things we wanted to see. Clone Wars. Check. How the Jedi got wiped out (and SO cunningly!). Check. How Palpatine ended up like a prune. Check. Obi-Wan V Anakin/'Vader'. Check. Yoda V Emperor Palpatine. Check. Kids being born. Check. What happened to Mum. Check. How Anakin became the asthmatic poster boy of the Empire. Check, check and check mate. ROTS is everything you could possibly want, minor quibbles aside: 'What? He had 28 YEARS to write the opening crawl, and he came up with "War!"? Oh, Bra-VO!', 'Why are the Clone Troopers all random colours like Red, Yellow and Green when they all look the same in the future?', 'That's our lot for Kashyyyk? After waiting for that for 28 years too? Utapau is better!', 'What? He turned to the Dark Side just like THAT? Jeez...', and the best one, 'DARTH VADER DOESN'T TALK LIKE THAT!!!' But it dies away. While the opening space battle isn't quite as billed, it is intriguingly shot, showing the calm serenity that the Jedi can exude in the most turbulent atmosphere, further exemplifying the cruel sadness of their unbeknown fate. Also, Lucas moves the action along at a cracking pace, with some terrificly boys-own set-pieces, as well as freneticly gruesome lightsaber duels, the standout obviously being the duel between the two Jedi on the delectably designed Mustafar, with a quite ghastly coup de gras, fully deserving of the 12A certificate bestowed upon the film (the common Star Wars mythos still doesn't quite prepare you for Anakin's horrifying destruction). To further complement it, Ian McDiarmid is outstanding, compensating somewhat for the slightly wooden Ewan McGregor (who almosts seems disbelieving in some of his deliveries) and the woeful Natalie Portman, whose transformation from strong individual to pathetic floozy is startling over three films. The scenes between McDiarmid and Hayden Christensen (a real star turn this time), especially in the the Opera sequence, are among the best in all six (!) Star Wars films, although, as noted, Anakin's final capitulation to his dark inklings is woefully underplayed, but that should be contributed to Lucas, not his cast. All without mentioning John Williams' masterful score, fully embellished in the tragic segment following the murders of the Jedi Order across a far-flung array of war-torn planets. To call it a minor triumph is like saying how relieved fans were to see that Jar Jar Binks only managed a single line, "Excuse me", which is, incidentally, unnoticeable. Tying up loose ends, being loud, and proud with it, ROTS is popcorn fun all the way, just as Star Wars always has been, even in the much-maligned prequels (I saw The Phantom Menace no less than 3 times at the cinema and enjoyed it every time. Hell, I even liked Jar Jar.) And I challenge you not to get AT LEAST a lump in your throat when Yoda chokes on his words: "Failed, I have". Only when I stop watching. Only then.

Great film!

I first saw this film in the cinema on it's first release night. I came out quite disappointed, it did not seem to reach my standards. However I had to get it on dvd, the first day it came out - I needed to complete the trilogy. When I watched it in the comfort of my own home - without the busy cinema surroundings - I loved this film. It felt like quite a long film when I originally at the cinema however with the bonus of the pause botton for the DVD for toilet breaks and drinks etc it seems to fly by. In the first week of owning this dvd i found time to watch it 3 times within a very busy time schedule. I just had to rewatch, noticing more and more everytime I watch it. The DVD quality is great. It is a fantastic salute to the success of the original films. After watching the film on DVD I want them to redo the old films. The use of special effects is great, especially the use of light and dark. The fight scenes are thrilling and Padame's last scene rings in your ears for the next week. Darth vader's physical change is quite unexpectedly gruesome but when you watch the great array of special features on the two discs you understand why this ending is like it is. Oh and I have read that somewhere on the dvd is a hidden special feature of Yoda dancing and rapping. Such perfection to detail!! Definately get this DVD and book the whole day for the whole saga, you wont be disappointed!!

Maybe more 3.5 actually. Bought simply as I wanted to re-watch 1-6 in the cheapest combo possible and this was one of the parts. Bizarrely Phantom Menace was the most expensive (haha!). This is quite a good film although obviously somewhat hindered first time round by the fact we all knew what would happen in the end. It needed to be sold through emotion, character and decent dialogue really to make us care in spite of knowing where it was going - a bit like a tragedy we know is coming but can't stop and this still doesn't do that for me. Possibly because I don't really buy the romance, the ages seem off to me still and I don't really think there's enough reasons for the turn to the dark side to be really sold for me. Very good end though. Glad I re-watched them all and enjoyed picked up on discrepancies and googling for the "explanations" too! Cheap enough to add to permanent DVD collection.

This is great

Zuerst mal vorweg, ich finde auch EP I und II so wie die OT ( EP IV, V und VI) super. Ich habe eigentlich nie zwichen alter und neuen Trilogie unterschieden, denn es ist EINE SAGA. Und nachdem man Die Rache der Sith gesehen hat merkt man es auch da der übergang zu Eine neue Hoffnung sehr gut gelungen ist. Episode III ist einfach ein Meisterwerk, in den knappen 2 1/2 Stunden kommt kein einziges mal langeweile auf. Zudem haben die Schauspieler ihre ohnehin schon gute Leistung aus den Vorgänger Episoden noch einmal deutlich gesteigert. Allen voran Hayden und Natalie. Ähnliches gilt auch für die CGI Effekte, was ILM hier gezaubert hat gilt wohl als neue Refferenz. Einfach Top. (Mein Tip, seht euch den Film auf einem HD Fähigen TV an) Eigentlich sollte ich jetzt noch was zu Story schreiben, aber ich möchte auch nicht zuviel verraten. Man sieht wie Anakin Skywalker der dunklen Seite der Macht verfällt und zu Darth Vader wird. Das dürfte glaube ich fast jedem bekannt sein, aber in Episode III erfährt man endlich auch den Grund, und der ist so etwas von dramatisch das es einen einfach nur packt und mitfiebern lässt, ja man kann es sogar nachvollziehen und fragt sich ob man nicht selbst so handeln würde. Auch wird vieles aus Episode I und II durch Die Rache der Sith deutlicher und gewinnt an tiefe. Vor allem die Szene aus Angriff der Klonkrieger, in der Ani`s Mutter stirbt, bekommt viel mehr Bedeutung. Und an alle die nur die originale Trilogie mögen, wenn man sich Episode IV direkt nach Episode III ansieht wird die Episode IV noch besser. Die Figuren aus der alten Trilogie bekommen noch mehr tiefe, vor allem Darth Vader, aber auch die Gespräche zwichen Luke und Obi Wan haben durch Episode III viel gewonnen. Das gleiche gitl natürlich auch für Episode V und VI. Also für mich ist Epiosde III ein Meisterwerk, es gibt eine Menge Leute die es vieleicht nicht so sehen, es ist warscheinlich Geschmacksache, aber wer mit Episode I und II was anfangen kann, der wird bei Episode III hundert pro NICHT entäuscht. Viel Spass mit Star Wars Die Rache der Sith.

lo compré para tener la edición 4K no editada en mi país.

For those of you who are new to the Star Wars universe(What planet are you from?!) here is a brief story on the films. Originally conceived as one film (supposedly) by George Lucas, Star Wars was thought by the studio to be too big for one movie, so George divided his story into episodes and decided to do Episode IV - A New Hope in 1977 because it worked as a single movie. He then named it Star Wars, but kept the episode's title on the beginning scroll. He figured if it doesn't work, it will be just one movie, but if the public liked it and it made money he'd do the rest of the episodes. Well, the people liked it alright. It became the top grossing movie of all time, until E.T. came along, but then after the re-release in `97 it regained the top spot again with $460.9 million. That is until Titanic came along with $600.8 million. But anyway, its still # 2 and if adjusted because of inflation, it's the 2nd highest grossing film ever at $1026.7 million, after Gone With The Wind $1187.7 million. Anyway, even though it was his creation and it made tons of money, George didn't have a pleasant time directing that movie due to the limitations at the time. So he passed the directorial reigns to other directors for Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back and Episode VI - Return Of The Jedi both of which continued the success of the original. Many fans consider The Empire Strikes Back (which at the time was considered dark and didn't quite match the originals box office) to be the best of the trilogy and even the whole saga. This is because here we learn who Luke Skywalker's father is and the story line gets elaborate and we have a few twists and turns that are later resolved in The Return of the Jedi. Anyway after Return of the Jedi he decided to call it quits, since the trilogy ends in a happy note. One thought remained in George's brain, originally the movie's story line revolved around Darth Vader, his childhood and his seduction to the Dark Side. In these three movies, you only get to see his redemption and also Luke Skywalker comes off as the main character. So George put off making any sequels and actually decided to scrap his idea to make it into 9 episodes. He thought that if he did all episodes, he'd be well into his 80's and too tired to take on such projects. So 6 episodes was his final decision. He felt he needed to tell the beginning of the story and luckily for us started making Episodes I, II & III which show us Anakin Skywalker before he became Darth Vader. So in 1999, after decades of waiting, Star Wars Episode I - The Phantom Menace was released and then in 2002 Episode II - Attack Of The Clones. He directed both of them and that is probably the weakness of these movies. Now don't get me wrong I love all these movies, 5 stars to all, but George is a storyteller and a special effects director, he is not good in the Drama department or the screenplay dialogue. Some fans felt a bit disappointed with the last two movies, even though they still flocked to see them. I wasn't disappointed, it is all one big movie and even though some of the dialogue was boring and some of the love story seems childlike (mostly in Attack of the Clones), I have a good imagination and go with the flow. Had I been the director I would have eased on the quick editing and elaborate more on some of the feelings and characters scenes, I always feel that he cuts away right when there could be some more emotion showed. In my opinion when I view each movie individually my favorite is still 1.) The Empire Strikes Back, then my second believe it or not is 2.) The Phantom Menace, it's the beginning of the story and I love the setting, everything seems light and pure, before the Dark Side starts messing things up. I was not bothered by the dialogue, it explains all the politics at the time, I liked it. I liked the Qui Gon character played by Liam Neeson and of course Darth Maul, the best Sith warrior in the movies in my opinion. And everybody's favorite Jar Jar, the most hated character ever, who just happened to be digital, did not bother me at all. I thought Boss Nass was more annoying, but it's a small price to pay for such an awesome movie. Many disagree with me and consider this one to be the worst of the bunch, oh well. My 3rd favorite is now 3.) Revenge of the Sith (see below) then 4.) Return of the Jedi and finally I'm tied for 5.) & 6.) with Star Wars A New Hope and Attack of the Clones. Some days my least favorite is the original and some days Attack of the Clones, this is because I find the beginning of A New Hope a bit boring, only picking up when Han Solo is introduced. But I still love them both. Now we are BELOW. Ok I loved Revenge of the Sith. I can't review a lot of it because I don't want to spoil it for you. Here's what I thought. It is awesome, mind blowing and dizzying at some points, maybe cause I was close to the screen or maybe because its jammed packed. I did feel it was a bit rushed for me, hence my comment above of adding some of this story line to Attack of the Clones. Also I hated the childlike tone in some scenes and the stupid little noises the droids make, it's supposed to be funny. Anyway most of my demands were met. Not entirely to my liking but they were explained or hinted at, specially the whole father issue with Anakin (watch the Phantom Menace). I thought the love story was better handled here and Natalie Portman did a great job in all her scenes (she was given very little) This movie makes the original 3 more poignant, you feel sad when you start seeing the repercussions of Anakin turning to the Dark side and you see what a jerk he becomes, you feel the betrayal. I thought some parts were very well acted by all, some were ok, like Samuel L. Jackson's screaming, a bit overdone. Yoda is cool, you get to see Chewie again and the movie just moves along quickly. SEE IT. The Force is with you!

Se for consumidor brasileiro não compre. O Blue-ray é „region locked“ e o código para resgate só está disponível se estiver nos EUA. Joguei dinheiro fora.

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