SPOILERS Star Wars episode III (what do you think)

Time to geek this up a bit....

In the Star Wars legend, the spirit of Darth Sideous lived and was looking for a host to be reborn. The spirit was eventually killed by Han Solo while it was trying to take over Anakin Solo, his son by Leia.


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Sorry - geek out over !!
 
I watched ROTS on Friday night and absolutely loved it. Yes there are a lot of cliches, wooden acting and bad dialogue but these aspects have been present in all the star wars movies.
At the end of the day the movie is just pure cinema magic. I know hayden Christenson got panned by the critics for his acting but I found his struggle and torment very believable. I almost wish these films were made in the right order as we all know whats going to happen but I felt myself wishing he wouldn't turn to the dark side.
 
Yes, I caught a glimpse of this. Was a nice touch but it could well have been simply a corellian class freighter - not the millenium falcon itself!



See this post for my humble opinion!
 
Deus ex machina

(Latin, 'god from the machinery')
A device in Greek theatre in which problems were resolved at the end of a play by the intervention of a god who was apparently brought down from Olympus.

In fact he was moved by 'machinery' (a crane).

It now refers to any contrived interposition in a novel, play, or film, and in general to any external, unexpected, last-minute resolution of a difficulty.
 
[geek]
But that was in a spinoff comic so isn't canon.
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Sorry, don't really want to open that particular can of worms here but couldn't resist saying it. :)

I agree with Histeria, the prophecy was fulfilled in ROTJ.
 
Yeah, it was the correct thing to do as far as the storyline goes, because Palpatine survives and Yoda goes to Dagobah, but they should have made him have more of a reason to run away first; the fate of the entire galaxy was at stake... and he ran away after a little fall... it doesn't seem like they thought that out well enough. Kind of like how Anakin was on better terms with everybody than he had ever been like 5 minutes before he turned to the dark side... too sudden, not planned out well enough. The suddenness of his turning to the dark side was actually the only major complaint I had about the movie. I really liked it other than that.


Originally Posted by tough_ref
And why doesn't R2D2 recognise Yoda in Empire Strikes Back?

R2D2 doesn't recognize Yoda because he had his memory erased at the end of ROTS. Remember?
 
The other poster wasn't saying that Sidious was Anakins father as such. From what I could gather from watching the movie was that Sidious talked about being able to create life from nothing - hence Anakins virgin birth. Sidious had learned how to manipulate the midichlorians to create life. The hint from Sidious was that he had 'created' rather than fathered Anakin.

Hope that clears things up.

MF
 
Actually, it's just "the protocol driod" (i.e C3PO) who has his memory wiped at the end of EP III
R2 spenRAB the whole of IV V and VI knowing exactly who's who !!
 
I prefer to make my own mind up rather than en masse hysteria.



There's good CGI, and there's bad CGI, and there are films absolutely full of it - if you are going to use it, use it well, and don't pray no-one will notice.



Irreversible. cert 18. Very small use of CGI, done so realistically people complained at the death scene. (crap film by the way).



They attempt to make the fights different, so they are obviously trying. I can only imagine the squeals in the cinema when they produced the double ended mace with cute electricity. The fights looked rushed, and unimaginative. Parry, parry, turn, parry, clinch, parry, parry, drop sabre, use the force to pick it up, leap to feet, parry, parry repeat, ad infinitum.



Glad to see humour is not wasted on you. :rolleyes:



Homage, or clueless for his own ideas? When you have been cut up by a light-sabre, set on fire from molten lava, part-mechanised, told your wife/gf, and subsequently your children, are all dead, you would think he could manange more than a little moan, maybe a small rampage or two.



I will, at some point - if reallllly bored, go back through it, and list them, it really doesn't inspire me to do it though.



Ewan, for all his good roles, is no Alec Guinness. Was he playing Obi Wan? or was he playing Alec Guinness playing Obi Wan?



I didn't like the movie, no. I would have really like to as well. I love great movies, I am jealous of people's money and opportunity to produce something of that magnitude which can go down in film history (and due to it's fanbase, this will anyway). I also hate wasted opportunity. Which for me, this was.
 
Ok film, diverting entertainment, nothing more.

"Not even the younglings survived.." must surely be an even worse quote than "I've been hearing a lot about these midichlorians - what are midichlorians?" from the first film. Younglings?????

Also, question about General Grievous. Why would a robot cough? What's the point in building a robot and adding that function to it?
 
Rarely post, usually just read over..but felt the need to this time, I really enjoyed the film, felt like the old movies to some degree, Disagree with nigh on everything xElijahLoverx just said, HAVE! to take your stunning critique with a pinch of salt.."It's crap! but some of it's ok because Yoda's cute and it's got hot guys with evil red eyeballs in it" :p

You said it's cliched, it's star wars!, it IS cliched, watch the others, there all like that, there not meant to be taken as major dramatic movies, with intense dialogue and etc, he makes this for families and kiRAB, and geeks like me :) as for the acting, few dodgy bits, but I thought it was good myself, alot better than previous installments. The effects were overdone? many screamed CGI? :confused: It is CGI, and good CGI at that, the movies have always been effects heavy. Pacing and cutting was self-concious...aye? :rolleyes:...Star wars blasphemer! :p

Anyway, really liked it..*rant over*
 
Thats what is suggested. Plagius could use midichlorians to save life, and got so powerful as to be able to use them to create life.

As I saw it, Anakin was planned all along by Plagius and Sidious. Plagius manipulated the midichlorians in order to create Anakin in the slave Shmi Skywalker.

Sidious then wanted the power for himself, and killed Plagius. Keeping an eye over Anakin while he gained his Jedi training.

At no point did Sidious know these powers, as the conversation immediately following the killing of Mace Windu had suggested that Sidious and Anakin's combined powers could help them "save" Padme.

Of course, Sidious is a big flat liar, so it could've been bullcack designed to manipulate Anakin, and the force could have created him itself in order to try and achieve balance.

Oh and you should ignore xElijahLoverx as they are obviously going to be a big LOTR fan boy/girl.

Comedy "noooooooooo" from Darth Vader. He was doing the embarrasing Dad dance when he did it obviously!
 
I thought Sidious was saying /hinting it was Plagius (sp?) had "created" Anakin and Sidious had killed Plagius :confused:

But it may explain Sidious' tenderness towarRAB Anakin/Vader after the ObiWan battle.

I'll have to discuss it with Star Wars fanatic hubby tonight!!!

I loved loved loved loved the film :D

Have to admit that I cried :o

Most of the acting and dialogue was ropey but I wasn't really expecting anything else so I wasn't surprised or disappointed. The DV "nooooooooo" bit made me cringe.

Ian McDiarmid was fantastic.
 
Loved Episode III. Its a shame Lucas didnt take the first two films so seriously, as this first trilogy will be remembered for the first two films naffness rather than Ep3.
 
Bojutan, fantastic... thankyou. Reading your post I am a little happier in the whole world hasn't gone mad. Agree with you fully.



And quite funny. Younglings? No relation to HALFLINGS THERE? And the little english kid with the worst ever delivery of a line. the sad thing is you know that was the best take and his mom was standing next to the camera crying. :)
 
I didn't think anakins turn to the darkside was that quick, I just assumed him being young and full of arrogance etc, he'd dug himself in to deep, and just couldn't get out, so had no choice but to turn to the darkside, it was power etc that turned him, signs of him turning was even showing in episode 2 where he snuffed out the tuskans etc :D
 
Yeah I do remember that it was only C3P0 that had his memory wiped :p .

Just been watching Empire (Ep V) and notice that Ben says "That boy is our last hope" then Yoda says "There is another" - surely Ben is being sexist then as he knows about Leia!
 
EXCUSE ME, I happen to be an intense, mega, over the top LOTR fan. They are my favourite movies ever. Thats why when things come up I don't like I comment on them.

Same with Star Wars.I ADORE Star Wars. Perhaps thats why I feel so let down? Just because you like the saga dont think you have to like every installment. I'm not just some multiplex goer who will consume every movie and go 'meh, alright' no matter what it is.




I cannot recall using the word crap, but nevermind. The whole Anakin thing was simply scraping the barrel, trying in vain to find something positive.

And expressing my opinion is not blasphemy. As I said I love Star Wars. And I think the more you love something, the more ciritcal you are of the next parts.

Any why would you 'aye?' and 'rolleyes' at my quarms with the film editing etc.? I do happen to be a film student you know....
 
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