Movies: Revenge of the Sith
Spoilers Warning! You have been warned. Just now. Over there. To the left.
Saw Episode 3 Friday night. My expectations were higher than for Episode 2 since the trailers looked quite good. Happily, I wasn't disappointed.
Now, granted, this is a Star Wars movie, so we're not talking about great cinema. But it is a good addition to the series. In fact, I think I may like this one the best of the six. What really surprised me was the last 30-45 minutes or so; the rest of the movie was good for Star Wars but the end was actually a plain good movie. I was surprised since I didn't think Lucas was capable of that. But the action was good - Anakin versus Obi-Wan, Yoda versus the Emperor; the dialog was limited (which is good - Lucas can't do dialog and he can't do romance); and the story elements tied nicely into the original trilogy, including the scene showing the beginning construction of the Death Star. Seeing Anakin/Vader first walking in the new suit was a little humorous (my friend Josh uttered the obligatory Frankenstein reference), but only because of what we're used to from the "mature" Darth Vader in episodes 4-6. Further comments:
Mustaffah, or whatever the Lava Planet was Called: While this was a great place for a dramatic battle, I would think the heat and the poisonous fumes from the magma would make it a tad difficult to survive there, much less have a lightsaber battle. Of course, the laws of geology may work differently on that planet.
Yoda and Chewbacca: The prequels are all about tying things in from the past into the original trilogy, but the idea that Yoda and Chewbacca is a stretching it a bit. You'd have thought that Chewbacca would have mentioned something to Han at some point, who then would have told Luke about it.
Yoda versus Darth Sidious: Seeing the Emperor actually wielding a lightsaber and fighting someone was cool, particularly since he was fighting Yoda. An iconic battle, I guess. Whatever, I liked it.
General Grievous: If you're a cyborg, why wouldn't you encase what's left of your internal organs in something that's, oh, solid? A few metal bands aren't much protection for your heart and other remaining tissues. A cool character, but a little hard to believe.
In any case, my complaints overall are fairly trivial. I enjoyed the movie.
Saw Episode 3 Friday night. My expectations were higher than for Episode 2 since the trailers looked quite good. Happily, I wasn't disappointed.
Now, granted, this is a Star Wars movie, so we're not talking about great cinema. But it is a good addition to the series. In fact, I think I may like this one the best of the six. What really surprised me was the last 30-45 minutes or so; the rest of the movie was good for Star Wars but the end was actually a plain good movie. I was surprised since I didn't think Lucas was capable of that. But the action was good - Anakin versus Obi-Wan, Yoda versus the Emperor; the dialog was limited (which is good - Lucas can't do dialog and he can't do romance); and the story elements tied nicely into the original trilogy, including the scene showing the beginning construction of the Death Star. Seeing Anakin/Vader first walking in the new suit was a little humorous (my friend Josh uttered the obligatory Frankenstein reference), but only because of what we're used to from the "mature" Darth Vader in episodes 4-6. Further comments:
Mustaffah, or whatever the Lava Planet was Called: While this was a great place for a dramatic battle, I would think the heat and the poisonous fumes from the magma would make it a tad difficult to survive there, much less have a lightsaber battle. Of course, the laws of geology may work differently on that planet.
Yoda and Chewbacca: The prequels are all about tying things in from the past into the original trilogy, but the idea that Yoda and Chewbacca is a stretching it a bit. You'd have thought that Chewbacca would have mentioned something to Han at some point, who then would have told Luke about it.
Yoda versus Darth Sidious: Seeing the Emperor actually wielding a lightsaber and fighting someone was cool, particularly since he was fighting Yoda. An iconic battle, I guess. Whatever, I liked it.
General Grievous: If you're a cyborg, why wouldn't you encase what's left of your internal organs in something that's, oh, solid? A few metal bands aren't much protection for your heart and other remaining tissues. A cool character, but a little hard to believe.
In any case, my complaints overall are fairly trivial. I enjoyed the movie.
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