The movie was well done. I liked the fact that Lucas had Anakin become Darth Vader long before he was forced (pun intended) to wear the famous black breathing armor suit. That way, it created a sense of suspense. Compare to episodes 1 and 2, this is by far the best one in the prequel trilogy. The acting was much better than in the previous two prequels, even Christensen's performance was an improvement, although the dialogue was still cheesy, but not as much in episodes 1 and 2. Speaking of the previous prequels, episode 1 sucked big time and while episode 2 was fairly decent, episode 3 puts them both to shame. Everything was tied up neatly and I salute Lucas and his people on a damn great job. The only gripes I have about the movie was that it dragged a little bit in the middle part of the story, and the fact that Leia was just a newborn baby and was able to remember her mother Padme, who died just seconds after giving birth to her and Luke. Which brings me to an important question: How come Leia was able to remember her mother and not Luke? Plus, I didn't like the way how Anakin's injuries was executed either. Let's face it, for all intents and purposes, he should have died on that black hot steaming sand when he erupted into flames, and yet miraculously the flames were put out in time for Emperior Palpatine to rescue him. Therefore, I think Anakin's injuries should be seen as a metaphor for his ascent into evil. What does everybody else thinks?


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I sorta liked it. I mean, it was much better than the first two...but it just didn't cut it for me. Again, the acting was terrible, the script was lame. I did enjoy when Anakin took his first breaths through the Darth Vader mask..but it seemed like the ending was just thrown together and wasn't really planned out.

I'm not going to pay 8.00 for this movie. I will however wait until it comes out for rent in 6 months and get a few friends over to watch it. I have not liked most of the series except the very first one which was a very well done movie for its time. The rest have sucked IMO.

was an awsome movie that is for sure.

you have to realize that a bad script lends itself to bad acting. the actors are given unworkable corny dialogue and forced to make do, i cant fault the actors. you will notice that a lot of normally good actors show up pretty bad in these prequels ?

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For me, the movie was everything (plot-wise) that i wanted out of the prequels. throw away the first two because the 3rd is where everything is.
i like how a lot of parallels were made between the lightside and the darkside. in a fashion that was seemlying meant to make the sides interchangeable and help the audience understand anakin's position. For example: Mace windu and Palpatine say pretty much IDENTICAL lines. "he is too dangerous to be kept alive" a Blurr between good and evil is never even approached in any other star wars movie, so i thought it brought something good to the movie.

Plus, I didn't like the way how Anakin's injuries was executed either. Let's face it, for all intents and purposes, he should have died on that black hot steaming sand when he erupted into flames, and yet miraculously the flames were put out in time for Emperior Palpatine to rescue him. Therefore, I think Anakin's injuries should be seen as a metaphor for his ascent into evil.

Anakin Skywalker was a very powerful Jedi and could have kept himself alive merely with his knowledge of the force. He could have put out the flames this way. Remember the way the room shook when he was told that HE had killed Padme (Which was true, in a way.)

The most surprising revelation in the movie for me was the idea that Mace Windu was actually the most powerful Jedi Master on the council, even more powerful than Yoda himself. His battle with the Emperor spoke volumes about the actual pecking order on the Jedi council and the neat way which he nearly disposed of the Emperor also gave lie to the idea that the "Dark" side is stronger. If not for the treachery of Anakin, Mace would have killed Palpatine and we would not have Episodes IV, V and VI. :D

Anakin Skywalker was a very powerful Jedi and could have kept himself alive merely with his knowledge of the force. He could have put out the flames this way. Remember the way the room shook when he was told that HE had killed Padme (Which was true, in a way.)

The most surprising revelation in the movie for me was the idea that Mace Windu was actually the most powerful Jedi Master on the council, even more powerful than Yoda himself. His battle with the Emperor spoke volumes about the actual pecking order on the Jedi council and the neat way which he nearly disposed of the Emperor also gave lie to the idea that the "Dark" side is stronger. If not for the treachery of Anakin, Mace would have killed Palpatine and we would not have Episodes IV, V and VI. :D

or you could look at it this way if mace would have just arrested palpatine insted of planing to kill them then anikan would not have turned to the dark side.

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also it never shows padma dieing it could be explained as her passing out she just did give birth and was still affected by anikans turning and the force choke.

The heads will start to roll if people do not start marking spoilers.

he should have died on that black hot steaming sand when he erupted into flames, and yet miraculously the flames were put out in time for Emperior Palpatine to rescue him

His body was so charred that there was nothing left to burn to keep the fire going. It wasn't napalm so poof it went.

[qoute]I'm not going to pay 8.00 for this movie. I will however wait until it comes out for rent in 6 months and get a few friends over to watch it. I have not liked most of the series except the very first one which was a very well done movie for its time. The rest have sucked IMO.[/quote]

Heck, you outta go see it. It's my favorite of all the Star Wars movies (yep, including 4, 5, 6). Practically non-stop action and treachery. It bests, or at least, rivals any action movie I can think of.

- N

I always say never hold high expectations before seeing a hyped movie...I ignored my own advice, but luckily Episode 3 met my preconceptions.
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The giant space battle seemed less exciting than the light saber versus-matches throughout the movie (odd), the soap-opera-ish loss of his Padme causing Anakin to turn to the Dark Side was predictable (ever since they started doin the horizontal mambo in Episode 2), and as for the dialog I would agree to some extent that it was stilted however remember Jedi (both goodies and badies) are rather idealistic, probably everything they say would sound stilted.
The movie all in all was an edge-of-the-seat action filled one, a must see even if for closure. By the way I would advise that the cartoon Clone Wars series be caught too, it fills in the blanks between 2 and 3, and brings out Windu's and General Grievous' power (even the question of a cyborg coughing as if sick is answered there). I wished Grievous was used more in the movie...ah well.
Fans, go see it...it's worth the 8 bucks, but take a few friends, make a day of it lol

Episode 3 was a crappy movie overall. The original trilogy were some of the best movies ever made if you can stand the horrendous visuals. If the original trilogy traded visuals with the prequal trilogy, I think it would beyond amazing.

the neat way which he nearly disposed of the Emperor also gave lie to the idea that the "Dark" side is stronger

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I disagree. The Emperor clearly 'lost' the battle on purpose, so that when Anakin arrived, he would believe that a Jedi was about execute a helpless prisoner. If the Emperor killed Mace, then Anakin would arrive at a scene where 4 Jedi had been slaughtered by Palpatine... hence he would have attacked Palpatine in retribution.

The fact that the Emperor was able to hold Mace's lightsabre at bay with just force lightning speaks volumes about how powerful the Emperor is. Also how he kicked three jedis' asses in 10 seconds flat.

Anyway, the dialogue in SW 3 was bad bad BAD. And the plot wasn't great either. Anakin turned to the dark side to abruptly, and Padme dying of a 'broken heart' was pure BS. Why couldn't there have been complications due to Anakin force choking her??? Come on, at least that would have been more believable.

If you want to read an excellent review (with spoilers): http://www.thebestpageintheuniverse.net/c.cgi?u=episode3

I liked the plot and the fights, but some of the acting was bad.

overall I like the movie.

the neat way which he nearly disposed of the Emperor also gave lie to the idea that the "Dark" side is stronger

Mace Windu is one of the most powerful Jedi, and he focusses on using his lightsaber all the time, so that is why he was able to beat the emperor with his lightsaber. Should Anakin have not been there, Mace would have killed the emperor.

I also liked how Obi Wan destroyed Anakin. I expected Anakin to win, another proof that the dark side isn't stronger than the light side.

Yoda couldn't kill the emperor while Mace Windu could. What does that mean?

Well, maybe it was the conditions in which they were fighting.

Sorry about my earlier post not warning of spoilers... it was, obviously, my first. :rolleyes:

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I disagree. The Emperor clearly 'lost' the battle on purpose, so that when Anakin arrived, he would believe that a Jedi was about execute a helpless prisoner. If the Emperor killed Mace, then Anakin would arrive at a scene where 4 Jedi had been slaughtered by Palpatine... hence he would have attacked Palpatine in retribution.

So Palpatine allowed Mace to disfigure his face on purpose? (Another revelation.) Just so he could get Anakin to make that final decision? Yes, he killed three Jedi but none of them were Masters, were they?

I disagree that he was holding Mace's lightsabre at bay. I looked at it as Mace using his lightsabre to reverse the force lightning back against the Emperor, thus disfiguring him. Remember, this is basically the same way that Anakin eventually killed Palpatine some 30 years later, in part by using his own force against him. Perhaps he remembered this battle and thought it may be the only way to dispose of Palpatine.

I also liked how Obi Wan destroyed Anakin. I expected Anakin to win...

We were told in one of the earlier episodes (4, 5 or 6... can't remember which one) that it was Obi Wan who nearly killed Anakin in a battle.

Anakin turned to the dark side to abruptly, and Padme dying of a 'broken heart' was pure BS. Why couldn't there have been complications due to Anakin force choking her??? Come on, at least that would have been more believable.

I also was unhappy with the abrupt about face by Anakin. One moment he was telling Mace that Palpatine was a Sith (After he himself had held a lightsabre against him and threatened to kill him) and the next he was betraying all the Jedi, even killing the children! Just seemed unbelieveable. I mentioned this at home after we had all watched the movie and my mother (Of all people) pointed out to me that the Dark side had been working on Anakin since Episode 1. Hmmm... perhaps, but it still left me feeling unsatisfied.

And finally, yes, I agree that the *supposed* death of Padme was a mighty wimp-out.

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So Palpatine allowed Mace to disfigure his face on purpose? (Another revelation.)

I don't think Mace disfigured his face. It was already disfigured from Palpatine continuously messing with the Dark Side (anyone who has played KotOR knows what I mean!). It was merely appropriate to let the illusion fall, so that he had 'proof' that the Jedi attacked and disfigured him.

For someone who just had his face 'disfigured', the Emperor didn't seem to be in much pain afterwards. He just stands up and says to Anakin "So ole chap, gonna join me now, wot wot?"


Yes, he killed three Jedi but none of them were Masters, were they?

I'm not sure whether they were masters or not, but Palpatine cleaved through them like butter.


Remember, this is basically the same way that Anakin eventually killed Palpatine some 30 years later, in part by using his own force against him.

Why didn't Palpatine use 'Force Push' to keep Mace's lightsabre away?

If Mace is so powerful, why does he need a lightsabre to block Palpatine's lightning, whereas Yoda does not? Yet even Yoda does not beat Palpatine.

Whatever this means... it sure dispels the myth touted by Yoda that the Dark Side is not stronger.


unbelieveable. I mentioned this at home after we had all watched the movie and my mother (Of all people) pointed out to me that the Dark side had been working on Anakin since Episode 1. Hmmm... perhaps, but it still left me feeling unsatisfied.

No, I agree with you here. The change was FAR too abrupt, and the reason for the change was RIDICULOUS. If anything, Anakin has become more humble and controlled since Episode 2. And yet he believes in the promise of a Sith Lord (known for lying, known for slaughtering Jedi) over those of his mentors?

Why, after cutting off Mace's arm, does he swear allegiance to Palpatine? Just because you cut off some guy's arm, who WAS breaking the Jedi Code (killing an unarmed prisoner), doesn't mean you have to join the Sith.

Anakin's fall can be traced to the disobedience of the Jedi cultic custom which he should have kept sacred, in accordance with his belief system and natural law. He arrogantly ignored the Jedi custom of celebacy and secretly married. He was a slave, perhaps to lust, definitely to divided commitments, to ambition and hence pride. These things brought about his fall. However, I fail to see why the Jedi should blame him, after all, he was only following what they said, his feelings. The Jedi, in their false wisdom and tyrrany, taught their knights to follow their feelings but also prohibited them from carnal love.

I'm not sure whether they were masters or not, but Palpatine cleaved through them like butter.

Actually, all of the Jedi who accompanied Mace were Jedi Masters and mebers of the Jedi Council. (Kit Fisto, etc.) They were so unprepared for something like Palpatine (since there really was no Sith action for the last 1000 years) which kind of explains how they were caught off guard so easily.

I really liked it! I said to myself, don't bother going to see it, but I did. It's because I wasn't expecting an amazing movie that I really got into it, and it did own the other two episodes. I felt quite sad as I saw Anakin make the wrong decisions by letting his mind get influenced by the Counciler. Did anyone get the feeling that the Counciller had alot riding on Anakin joining him? He really risked alot.