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Title: Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
Post by: Malevolent on May 20, 2005, 06:25:33 AM
Well, by now, I'm sure most of you have seen it (blasphemy if not). Anyway what did you all think of it?

I thought it was  much better that the two prequels, and I thought it did a pretty good job living up to the older ones. There were some awesome sequences in it.

I also think people need to not look at the other movies as much. Everyone wants the new Star Wars movies to be as good as them. I think that if they didn't even see them, this movie (and possibly the others) would have a ton more praise. It also has to do a lot with nostalgia, and the fact that everyone is older now and not impressed as easy.

Anyway, it was definitely a fun movie to me, and I was happy with it (especially at the near end with Vader).

Delayed EDIT: Missed a word.
Title: Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
Post by: duherman on May 20, 2005, 10:10:12 AM
I watched House of Wax yesterday. My friends were in Star Wars so I caught the ending of it.
Title: Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
Post by: Evangelion_2 on May 20, 2005, 01:08:37 PM
I went to the midnight showing and I loved it. There was this group of people going around and having lightsaber fights which looked cool at the bottom of the theater in the blackness. I enoyed the movie and one of my fav parts is when kenobi and anakin are on the lake of lava and anakin is on the lava droid and he is just face to face with kenobi :D also our movie broke down 5 min till the end and they finally fixed it and gave us free movie tickets again as well :)
Title: Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
Post by: rad4Christ on May 20, 2005, 01:43:46 PM
I really enjoyed it. My 4 year old waned after 1.5 hours, until he saw vader's mask. Overall, it's the best of the prequels IMO, and pretty doggone good for all they had to cram into one film.
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Post by: confused! on May 20, 2005, 02:27:46 PM
worth the lack of sleep at work this morning :)
Title: Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
Post by: ziggot on May 20, 2005, 02:47:52 PM
I went to the midnight showing as well. My friend rented a great vader costume and people took pictures of him all night long. he was a bigger attraction than the movie it seemed.
Title: Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
Post by: Anarki3x6 on May 20, 2005, 11:47:24 PM
I thought it was really good, lots of flashy lasers to keep me satisfied :)

btw, the damn scenes when everything turned REALLY REALLY BRIGHT AND MADE YOUR EYES EXPLODE were mean :(
Title: Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
Post by: SuicidaL MonkeY on May 21, 2005, 02:28:09 AM
Just came back actually, thought it was a great movie, they covered alot of area's not explained or understood properly in the older movies, and the senate room, WHOA, that was an excellent choice!!!!...(those who have seen the movie know what i mean)...But my fav of the series is still The Empire Strikes Back.
Title: Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
Post by: CryForMe on May 21, 2005, 03:42:42 AM
i caught the midnight showing as well. i thought it was an excellent movie, but i did have a problem with a couple parts (which i wont discuss because theyre spoilers), but overall it was very well done. one thing i didnt really like though (that i can talk about anyway) was the fact that when there were 2 fights going on simultaneously (anyone whos seen it knows what im talking about), they kept switching back and forth between them and every time a switch was made, the people fighting were in COMPLETELY different locations (i.e. platforms, walkways, etc.). Ive always been a fan of the big epic duel that goes on for 5 mins, like the ones in ESB and RotJ.


By the way, has anyone heard anything about Eps. 7,8,9? George Lucas said he was pretty much done with star wars after this, but there have been rumors about leaked storyboards from episode 7, and many of the castmembers from episode 3 have said that there were other starwars projects in the works.
Title: Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
Post by: Legionnaired on May 21, 2005, 11:52:54 AM
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By the way, has anyone heard anything about Eps. 7,8,9? George Lucas said he was pretty much done with star wars after this, but there have been rumors about leaked storyboards from episode 7, and many of the castmembers from episode 3 have said that there were other starwars projects in the works.
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I hadn't heard anything about that, but I'd love to see someone do the Thrawn series.
Title: Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
Post by: LowCrawler on May 21, 2005, 12:35:22 PM
would anyone else be surpried if halo movies came out soon?

i sure wouldnt... id really friggin like to see metal gear solid done in a movie or 8 movies.


damnit i love metal gear
Title: Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
Post by: Jefe on May 21, 2005, 01:20:24 PM
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would anyone else be surpried if halo movies came out soon?

i sure wouldnt... id really friggin like to see metal gear solid done in a movie or 8 movies.


damnit i love metal gear
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Title: Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
Post by: Magmatron on May 21, 2005, 02:56:07 PM
Everytime I talk to anyone about the movie, we end up bringing up the end Vader sequence at the same time and talking about how we couldn't help but laugh. I'm sorry, but him stumbling off the operating table like Frankenstein then shouting "NOOOOOOOOOOO" was poorly delivered and ended up hilarious. I loved everything else in the movie, especially R2D2 comedy relief scenes.
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Post by: LowCrawler on May 21, 2005, 03:01:44 PM
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Everytime I talk to anyone about the movie, we end up bringing up the end Vader sequence at the same time and talking about how we couldn't help but laugh. I'm sorry, but him stumbling off the operating table like Frankenstein then shouting "NOOOOOOOOOOO" was poorly delivered and ended up hilarious. I loved everything else in the movie, especially R2D2 comedy relief scenes.
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youre right that was lame
Title: Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
Post by: Goldy on May 21, 2005, 07:45:41 PM
It definitely had its ups and downs, but overall it was very exciting and really sad/disturbing to see the hero thus far become totally evil. I thought it would be cool to see him morph into Vader, but it wasn't. Quite the accomplishment if someone can make ME not relish in the evilness.
Title: Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
Post by: Wolfwood on May 22, 2005, 08:53:37 AM
The movie was good, exceeded all expectations (none at all). Great use of CG, the storyline was delivered, but the one thing that erked me a bit. The acting was rather poor, in my opinion. Now, I know that they're acting on green screens and all that jazz, but they lacked emotion and reaction.

Not sure if Anakin's character was supposed to be portrayed like that, but he lacks emotion, period. He is the embodiment of apathy. "But Padme... I love you. </monotone voice>". Yeah, anyways. Good movie, kicks rear when put up against Eps 1 and 2, but doesn't quite exceed the original movies.

I need to sit down at watch all six movies straight. After those movies, I have this whole new perspective on the Vader character. ::sniff:: Poor Anakin.... little droid robot fixer boy.

K, I'm done now  <_<
Title: Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
Post by: Manta on May 22, 2005, 04:05:56 PM
Yeah, I think the boy Anakin had more character than the grown-up one, though he didn't undergo as much of a change.

And yes, the Vader scene was HILARIOUS. I thought the clenching-fist rage thing was kind of cool, but "NOOOOOO!" just ruined it for me.

I also chuckled at the part where the camera focused on Jar-Jar for a second.
Title: Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
Post by: Malevolent on May 22, 2005, 10:43:09 PM
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I also chuckled at the part where the camera focused on Jar-Jar for a second.
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Heh, ya, a lot of people laughed a bit in the theater I was in. You really can't say it was bad though. You would expect him to go to the funeral, and he didn't say anything.
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Post by: CorvusX on May 22, 2005, 10:48:27 PM
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And yes, the Vader scene was HILARIOUS. I thought the clenching-fist rage thing was kind of cool, but "NOOOOOO!" just ruined it for me.
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Chuckle.

Anywho, I went to see it twice already... pretty good movie, overall. :)
Title: Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
Post by: Manta on May 23, 2005, 02:54:26 PM
Actually, I wouldn't mind watching it again, myself. It was a good movie.

Oh, and something can really be said for Anakin's toughness. Seriously, all of his limbs being cut off (except the one he already lost)? And then he catches fire? No wonder he was pissed. And on that note, Obi-Wan is a badass for slicing off three limbs in one go.
Title: Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
Post by: Cheez on May 26, 2005, 09:16:09 PM
I laughed at him when he was crawling around with no legs and one arm on fire...does that make me a bad person?
Title: Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
Post by: Goldy on May 27, 2005, 10:04:36 AM
Actually, I think it does.
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Post by: Bryan on May 27, 2005, 11:22:31 AM
im found my slf chanting. Kill Him JUst KILL HIM!!!. kill for pitty kill for the better ness of all JUST KILL Him!  but, at last noooo.


Bryan
Title: Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
Post by: aeroripper on May 29, 2005, 09:17:17 PM
haha yea the vader "NOOOO" sequence was hilarious.  It was quiet in the theater at that part but i was laughing very loudly is what so funny.  Just the "NOOOOOOOOOOO" in the mechanical vader voice was great and how he got up all frakenstein and stuff.

Also the part where he was being burned alive was awesome and when he was wrything (sp?) on the table was a nice touch.

I was never a huge fan of star wars and only remember bits and pieces of EP1 and 2 (i had no idea what was going on and wanted to shoot jar jar) but this one was actually pretty good, CG has really come a long way those battles looked great.  Also that lightsaber battle on that sinking thing of metal on the lava planet was awesome looking!

Pretty good all in all, but i still think they ruined that "NOOOOOOO" part... just totally out of character.  And then it was like gee, their already building the death star?  Suddenly everybody on deck is dressed in 70s like clothing and look exactly like they did in the original?  Whatever... interesting social commenentary (but cheesy and crappy acting) when anakin's girl said "Liberty dies when theirs a standing ovation".  But whatever, overall pretty good

Title: Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
Post by: Scuzball on June 06, 2005, 11:21:47 PM
Saw it tonight, a bit late... but pretty good! A big improvement over the first two. Jarjar didn't say a word! I was tickled.

Notice as we progress to the future episodes, the suckage goes down proportionatley. I mean, the second half (or even last third) of this movie was actually GOOD! See how that works?
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Post by: Zero7 on June 07, 2005, 06:01:57 AM
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Pretty good all in all, but i still think they ruined that "NOOOOOOO" part... just totally out of character.  And then it was like gee, their already building the death star?  Suddenly everybody on deck is dressed in 70s like clothing and look exactly like they did in the original?  Whatever... interesting social commenentary (but cheesy and crappy acting) when anakin's girl said "Liberty dies when theirs a standing ovation".  But whatever, overall pretty good
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Yeah, the noo part kinda sucked. However, though, the building of the death star at the end of ep 3 was rather intentional, for continuity purposes (as the death star is complete at the beginning of ep 4... and 20 years seems to be a pretty good stretch of time it takes to build one). The reason for the clothing, is again, continuity purposes. Palpatine managed to create his empire, and puts in uniform regulations (or something, whatever. Continuity, wouldn't make sense if they had flashy new clothing that didn't match Ep 4-6).

I like how they included a lot of tiny details in Ep 3. Things such as Obi-Wan picking up Anakin's blue lightsaber, and him learning how to communicate when he's dead (blue glowie thingy). What really interested me though, was seeing the evolution of the ships. You see the beginnings of the classic wedge shaped imperial ships (star destroyers? I can't remember *shrug*) and the shuttles too.

One of the "big" scenes to me was when Anakin attacked the jedi academy. Mainly when the children were hiding in the council room and Anakin walks in. "Master Anakin? What will we do?" (or something like that) and he turns on his lightsaber.
Title: Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
Post by: SgtFury on June 07, 2005, 08:55:54 AM
See I kinda understood where he was coming with the frankenstein bit. If you had your legs replaced with bionic limbs they might be a bit stiff at first  :D

Did anyone else notice the man in the corvette at the end who Organa talked to was called Antilles?

Was that Wedge with an even worse haircut or his father?

Also was that Moff Tarkin with the slightly less skull face stood next to Vader and the Emperor at the end?

Also liked the fact after having all the clones turn on his enemies for him the Emperor doesn't keep them around in case they do the same to him.

Love looking for details like that.


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Post by: Scuzball on June 07, 2005, 11:33:09 AM
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Also was that Moff Tarkin with the slightly less skull face stood next to Vader and the Emperor at the end?

Yea it was. Did you notice he was CGI from the neck up (at least)? Either that actor passed away, or there simply isn't makeup technology to make an old man from 20 years ago appear 20 years younger than that now. Essentially, it'd have to be a convincing 40 year make over! Hope you're following me here...

And I was under the impression that every storm trooper is a clone. Someone with more info correct me if need be!
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Post by: Niteowl on June 07, 2005, 04:33:00 PM
I think I read somewhere that after a while they started recruiting ppl for the stormtroopers? I have no idea where I read that though. Perhaps  true SW geek can speak up!
Title: Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
Post by: SgtFury on June 08, 2005, 01:57:28 AM
Stormtroppers are brainwashed normal people, I think, theres a central training planet for them called Carida or something.

Like I said would you really trust clones after using code 66 yourself?  :D
Title: Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
Post by: Vinegar Ninja on June 08, 2005, 09:59:29 AM
beware, spoilers here (http://www.vgcats.com/comics/?strip_id=150)
you know its true.
Title: Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
Post by: Niteowl on June 08, 2005, 10:40:25 AM
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Also liked the fact after having all the clones turn on his enemies for him the Emperor doesn't keep them around in case they do the same to him.
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I thought he turned off the DROIDS.. no? From the evil menacing droid army?
Title: Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
Post by: SgtFury on June 09, 2005, 01:26:40 AM
He did that as well but since the only way to defeat a jedi is through trickery, he had a codeword installed into all the clones (code 66) that made them turn on their allies. Meant the majority of them got shot in the back by people they thought they could trust.

I must admit the part about being on high ground was a bit lame. How many times were the heroes on low ground and still won?
Title: Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
Post by: Niteowl on June 09, 2005, 11:08:07 AM
I dunno, no where can I remember a jedi being at lower ground and jumping OVER another jedi. That's what kenobi was telling him not to do. However, it does seem pretty lame, I never knew they had that much of a limit to their ubar force jump. I mean, yoda can lift a fricking X-Wing fighter out of the swamp, but anakin can't get a few extra feet to his jump!?
Title: Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
Post by: SgtFury on June 09, 2005, 12:18:58 PM
and kenobi was down a pit in part 1 managed to jump over his head. Plus Luke jumped out of a pit in empire strikes back rather than gettting frozen!!

Sounds to me like he didn't know how to end the fight sequence and let kenobi win since anankin was the bad ass.
Title: Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
Post by: Manta on June 09, 2005, 01:19:58 PM
Well, I'd say you're partially right on the second part. Clearly, Anakin is stronger and faster, not to mention younger. He couldn't have Obi-Wan just use the Force to kill Anakin; that wouldn't be very Jedi-like. I think the only way he could have had Obi-Wan win was to make use of his expertise or something. It could have been done better, but it wasn't too bad. You know, maybe he could have just had Anakin attack him in wild rage and make a mistake or something.