Revenge of the Sith Review
May 19, 12:05 a.m. The lights go down. The crowd goes silent. And we were off. Like a roller coaster, careening out of control, you know how it's going to end up and you have a pretty good idea what it's going to be like getting there. Let me start by saying the movie was awesome. In ranking the six movies, I would put it at number two, behind Empire Strikes Back. But let me also say that this part of the story almost didn't need to be told. We all know the legendary story about the fall of Anakin Skywalker. But like a good Alfred Hitchcock movie, the scariest parts are better left to the imagination. It's like when someone tells you about some guy who has done some really bad things. You say like what kind of things? And then he tells you what kind of things. And then you wish he hadn't told you. We all know Darth Vader had issues, but after seeing this movie, you know, in graphic detail, what those issues were.
To be honest, the beginning of the movie had me very scared. Scared in terms of the poorly written dialogue and cardboard acting. But rest assured, the dialogue hits its stride partway through the movie. This movie has some of the best battle scenes ever put on film. (Yes, Return of the King had the best, but you can't compare the two.) Yoda kicks even more major booty this time around. The wookiees make an appearance, but left me wanting to see more of their battle. One scene of note is during the purge of the Jedi, I couldn't help but be reminded of the christening scene in the Godfather (another movie about one man's turn to the dark side). R2-D2 shows off his awesome computer hacking skills (and fighting skills!).
I left the movie theather with a depressed feeling, not because of the movie, but because of what had happened to Anakin. The great thing about the movie, however, is that it does a great job at bridging the trilogies together and you know that everything gets resolved in the end.
My rating: ***1/2
By the way, there was a sweet trailer for Lion, Witch, and the Wardrobe before the movie!
To be honest, the beginning of the movie had me very scared. Scared in terms of the poorly written dialogue and cardboard acting. But rest assured, the dialogue hits its stride partway through the movie. This movie has some of the best battle scenes ever put on film. (Yes, Return of the King had the best, but you can't compare the two.) Yoda kicks even more major booty this time around. The wookiees make an appearance, but left me wanting to see more of their battle. One scene of note is during the purge of the Jedi, I couldn't help but be reminded of the christening scene in the Godfather (another movie about one man's turn to the dark side). R2-D2 shows off his awesome computer hacking skills (and fighting skills!).
I left the movie theather with a depressed feeling, not because of the movie, but because of what had happened to Anakin. The great thing about the movie, however, is that it does a great job at bridging the trilogies together and you know that everything gets resolved in the end.
My rating: ***1/2
By the way, there was a sweet trailer for Lion, Witch, and the Wardrobe before the movie!
posted by Mr. Mitchell at 10:06 AM
0 Comments:
Post a Comment
<< Home