Revenge of the Nerds/Sith

1. Is it better than Episode I and II? Yes!

2. Is it good? Yes!

3. Alright so it's good, but it can't be up to the quality of the original Star Wars Trilogy, right? Riight? Yes, it can!

I'd heard and read in reviews that Revenge of the Sith was the best of the new trilogy, but to what extent? I had no idea. I walked into the theater expecting an ok film at best, but this movie totally blew away my expectations! Not only did it succeed in doing everything right that the last two Star Wars movies did wrong, but it contained the best battle scenes I've ever seen in both series! I didn't feel that much intensity and adrenaline-pumping action since the end of Return of the Jedi. When the Republic started to fall, you could really feel it.

(Ok, so there was that cheesy Portman/Hayden scene, it was *just* a scene.)

Great movie. Truly great. I dare say George Lucas finally got it right. This may sound a little extreme, but I'm actually currently wrestling with the idea that this may actually be my favorite Star Wars movie. Yoda kicks ass! I wouldn't mind seeing it again (since I was sick when I saw it too.) You need to see it on the big screen to get the full experience.

"And God created the universe... and it was good. And God created man and woman... and things got complicated."

1. Is it better than Episode I and II? Yes!

2. Is it good? Yes!

3. Alright so it's good, but it can't be up to the quality of the original Star Wars Trilogy, right? Riight? Yes, it can!

I'd heard and read in reviews that Revenge of the Sith was the best of the new trilogy, but to what extent? I had no idea. I walked into the theater expecting an ok film at best, but this movie totally blew away my expectations! Not only did it succeed in doing everything right that the last two Star Wars movies did wrong, but it contained the best battle scenes I've ever seen in both series! I didn't feel that much intensity and adrenaline-pumping action since the end of Return of the Jedi. When the Republic started to fall, you could really feel it.

(Ok, so there was that cheesy Portman/Hayden scene, it was *just* a scene.)

Great movie. Truly great. I dare say George Lucas finally got it right. This may sound a little extreme, but I'm actually currently wrestling with the idea that this may actually be my favorite Star Wars movie. Yoda kicks ass! I wouldn't mind seeing it again (since I was sick when I saw it too.) You need to see it on the big screen to get the full experience.

"And God created the universe... and it was good. And God created man and woman... and things got complicated."

Murdering children in a movie targetting a child audience always gets my approval.

Murdering children in a movie targetting a child audience always gets my approval.

People were saying Attack of the Clones was good when it was new. I suggest you guys take some serious stock in your comments and remember them a month from now.

People were saying Attack of the Clones was good when it was new. I suggest you guys take some serious stock in your comments and remember them a month from now.

All I have to say is...

Darth Vader wrote:
NOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!

All I have to say is...

Darth Vader wrote:
NOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!

Dart Zaidyer wrote:People were saying Attack of the Clones was good when it was new. I suggest you guys take some serious stock in your comments and remember them a month from now.

I said AotC was the best of the existing movies the day I saw it. I have not retracted nor regretted that statement, neither has it changed. I'm not sure if RotS will be my new favorite, but I can say that I am a huge fan of the saga as a whole. Every moment, from the pan down to the Republic cruiser in Episode I to the iris out on the celebrating rebels in Episode 6 is part of a grand saga, and I love it all.

Dart Zaidyer wrote:People were saying Attack of the Clones was good when it was new. I suggest you guys take some serious stock in your comments and remember them a month from now.

I said AotC was the best of the existing movies the day I saw it. I have not retracted nor regretted that statement, neither has it changed. I'm not sure if RotS will be my new favorite, but I can say that I am a huge fan of the saga as a whole. Every moment, from the pan down to the Republic cruiser in Episode I to the iris out on the celebrating rebels in Episode 6 is part of a grand saga, and I love it all.

Starkist wrote:I said AotC was the best of the existing movies the day I saw it. I have not retracted nor regretted that statement, neither has it changed. I'm not sure if RotS will be my new favorite, but I can say that I am a huge fan of the saga as a whole. Every moment, from the pan down to the Republic cruiser in Episode I to the iris out on the celebrating rebels in Episode 6 is part of a grand saga, and I love it all.

AMEN brother Starkist. Amen.

Starkist wrote:I said AotC was the best of the existing movies the day I saw it. I have not retracted nor regretted that statement, neither has it changed. I'm not sure if RotS will be my new favorite, but I can say that I am a huge fan of the saga as a whole. Every moment, from the pan down to the Republic cruiser in Episode I to the iris out on the celebrating rebels in Episode 6 is part of a grand saga, and I love it all.

AMEN brother Starkist. Amen.

It occurs to me, strangely enough, that I think like this:

VI / V > IV / III > II > I

With VI and V being a bit like LTTP and LA to me- one's the more favorite, but I really love them almost equally; it's just a few certain factors tipping one to be my favorite. In all fairness, V comes off as being more serious at some points (the ewoks, while sort of cute in a weird way, are also horribly silly), but the big climax of VI- Luke/Vader/Palpatine's scenes, and the rest of the ending from there- were really wonderful, and render it my favorite.

IV is a wonderful movie, beautifully assembled for the circumstances in which it was made and the time it was made. It gets the most originality points, of course; but it seems a little less deep in retrospect, because less is going on. It's more about something good starting, "A New Hope" for the ruin left behind by III.

III, on the other hand, is a damn good movie, made as well as possible for the present, far exceeding I and II. Pretty powerful acting, a deep and emotional story; they don't go into overdetail on things, and the plot is pretty clear-cut (as well as being something we could all pretty much figure out after having seen the other five), but that's not really a bad thing. II's politics can be a little hard to follow if you can't pay really, really good attention to everything and really get a grasp on it. I can find no real bothersome faults in III, and do not care to invent any to complain about; it was well-made and tied the series together quite well.

II was reasonably good, but not really awe-inspiring; but it was definately an improvement over episode I. The action seemed overboard, and the plot seemed a little choppy-paced, but overall it was a pretty good movie. Like a four-star movie but not quite a five star, so to speak.

I... bleh. It had good traits, and for coming out so much later it did a decent job of picking up on some of the same traits, but the movie feels silly and mediocre. Senseless podracing hijinks and a horrible race (and main character) spouting dialogue in voices offensive to human ears throughout. Liam Neeson was cool here, though; I found myself mostly paying attention to Qui Gon and Obi Wan in this movie. *shrugs* Really kinda on the three star end...

All in all... Episode III was by far the best of the prequels. Worthy of the original trilogy. But not at all a kids movie, people below the age of 12 will probably have nightmares from it and might start bawling during the movie when "the hero" starts chopping up children or his skin burns off or something. I wouldn't call I or II really revolutionary, but this movie is very good indeed.

It occurs to me, strangely enough, that I think like this:

VI / V > IV / III > II > I

With VI and V being a bit like LTTP and LA to me- one's the more favorite, but I really love them almost equally; it's just a few certain factors tipping one to be my favorite. In all fairness, V comes off as being more serious at some points (the ewoks, while sort of cute in a weird way, are also horribly silly), but the big climax of VI- Luke/Vader/Palpatine's scenes, and the rest of the ending from there- were really wonderful, and render it my favorite.

IV is a wonderful movie, beautifully assembled for the circumstances in which it was made and the time it was made. It gets the most originality points, of course; but it seems a little less deep in retrospect, because less is going on. It's more about something good starting, "A New Hope" for the ruin left behind by III.

III, on the other hand, is a damn good movie, made as well as possible for the present, far exceeding I and II. Pretty powerful acting, a deep and emotional story; they don't go into overdetail on things, and the plot is pretty clear-cut (as well as being something we could all pretty much figure out after having seen the other five), but that's not really a bad thing. II's politics can be a little hard to follow if you can't pay really, really good attention to everything and really get a grasp on it. I can find no real bothersome faults in III, and do not care to invent any to complain about; it was well-made and tied the series together quite well.

II was reasonably good, but not really awe-inspiring; but it was definately an improvement over episode I. The action seemed overboard, and the plot seemed a little choppy-paced, but overall it was a pretty good movie. Like a four-star movie but not quite a five star, so to speak.

I... bleh. It had good traits, and for coming out so much later it did a decent job of picking up on some of the same traits, but the movie feels silly and mediocre. Senseless podracing hijinks and a horrible race (and main character) spouting dialogue in voices offensive to human ears throughout. Liam Neeson was cool here, though; I found myself mostly paying attention to Qui Gon and Obi Wan in this movie. *shrugs* Really kinda on the three star end...

All in all... Episode III was by far the best of the prequels. Worthy of the original trilogy. But not at all a kids movie, people below the age of 12 will probably have nightmares from it and might start bawling during the movie when "the hero" starts chopping up children or his skin burns off or something. I wouldn't call I or II really revolutionary, but this movie is very good indeed.

I watched the origional trilogy the other day, and I realized that not only the new movies were terrible, the old movies didn't hold up past fond childhood memories.

Plus the amount of exposure Episode 3 has been getting in the media is just sickening. I do not need to fucking hear about it every tenth commercial, every special on TV, it was even on NPR this morning. Good grief, just let the festering corpse rot in peace already.

I watched the origional trilogy the other day, and I realized that not only the new movies were terrible, the old movies didn't hold up past fond childhood memories.

Plus the amount of exposure Episode 3 has been getting in the media is just sickening. I do not need to fucking hear about it every tenth commercial, every special on TV, it was even on NPR this morning. Good grief, just let the festering corpse rot in peace already.

I cannot express in words how much I freakin' loved it. It was incredible! And for the record, I really wasn't a fan of Attack of the Clones when it came out. However, in retrospect, I actually find myself loving the other prequels even more because they set the stage for Episode 2.

To put things in perspective, it's now my favorite Star Wars movie ever, excepting of course for Empire Strikes Back. By the way, I can't wait for it to come out on DVD so my friends and I can finally do a complete Star Wars marathon (all six episodes and Clone Wars). We've already done five of them in a row, so it's doable. Woo!

I cannot express in words how much I freakin' loved it. It was incredible! And for the record, I really wasn't a fan of Attack of the Clones when it came out. However, in retrospect, I actually find myself loving the other prequels even more because they set the stage for Episode 2.

To put things in perspective, it's now my favorite Star Wars movie ever, excepting of course for Empire Strikes Back. By the way, I can't wait for it to come out on DVD so my friends and I can finally do a complete Star Wars marathon (all six episodes and Clone Wars). We've already done five of them in a row, so it's doable. Woo!

Kill me if you must, for I will speak my honesty...

I loved the prequals just as much as the original trilogy.
Episode I was a great start to a saga, in my opinion. Ok, so it was different, but it did the job. I also thought Jar Jar was a riot. Sue me.

Episode II was better. It also served its purpose, serving the storyline the would it should've. It also fixed up some of Episode I's flaws, which is a big plus.

Episode III, on the other hand... Kicked both of their asses. And dare I say, it shoved so much in the original trilogy's face. Not only my favorite in the new trilogy, but one of my favorites in the entire saga (number VI being my favorite still). And, there is no denying it... I loved it when Anakin got fried.

The ending to one trilogy, but merely the begininng to another. Hot damn.

Kill me if you must, for I will speak my honesty...

I loved the prequals just as much as the original trilogy.
Episode I was a great start to a saga, in my opinion. Ok, so it was different, but it did the job. I also thought Jar Jar was a riot. Sue me.

Episode II was better. It also served its purpose, serving the storyline the would it should've. It also fixed up some of Episode I's flaws, which is a big plus.

Episode III, on the other hand... Kicked both of their asses. And dare I say, it shoved so much in the original trilogy's face. Not only my favorite in the new trilogy, but one of my favorites in the entire saga (number VI being my favorite still). And, there is no denying it... I loved it when Anakin got fried.

The ending to one trilogy, but merely the begininng to another. Hot damn.

Episode I was pretty good, and the final sequence was excellent. The only parts that annoyed me were young Anakin and Jar Jar.

Episode II, perhaps not as good. The story progression seemed exceedingly sloppy, and the relationship forming between Anakin and Padme was without substance.

Episode III, I'm probably going to forever hate, because of its contemporary association with this rotten period in my life.

Episode I was pretty good, and the final sequence was excellent. The only parts that annoyed me were young Anakin and Jar Jar.

Episode II, perhaps not as good. The story progression seemed exceedingly sloppy, and the relationship forming between Anakin and Padme was without substance.

Episode III, I'm probably going to forever hate, because of its contemporary association with this rotten period in my life.

Wait, so Hayden Christensen gets melted and Natalie Portman gets strangled? Okay, definately seeing this one 😊

Wait, so Hayden Christensen gets melted and Natalie Portman gets strangled? Okay, definately seeing this one 😊

As long as the stupid fucker Jar Jar Binks doesn't have a re-occuring role in this one I'm sure I'll like it. He fucking ruined Attack of the Clones.

As long as the stupid fucker Jar Jar Binks doesn't have a re-occuring role in this one I'm sure I'll like it. He fucking ruined Attack of the Clones.

Jar Jar Binks is virtually nonexistent in this film. He appears briefly in two or three scenes (about 5-7 seconds of screentime). And the only thing he says is an understated "Excuse me" that's so quiet you barely hear it.

Jar Jar Binks is virtually nonexistent in this film. He appears briefly in two or three scenes (about 5-7 seconds of screentime). And the only thing he says is an understated "Excuse me" that's so quiet you barely hear it.

God bless Natalie Portman. Hair or no hair. Confused? She recently cut it all off whie making her latest flick, V is for Vendetta, or something like that. Its from the Matrix guys, and supposed to kick.....

Too bad she shaved her hair off... she looked hotter with it, in my opinion.