Star Wars - Episode III, Revenge of the Sith (Full Screen Edition) |  | Actors: Ahmed Best, David Bowers (II), Silas Carson, Keisha Castle-Hughes, Hayden Christensen
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Category: DVD
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Format: Surround Sound, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD, NTSC
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Unknown), English (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), Spanish (Dubbed)
Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Number Of Discs: 2
Running Time: 140 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.4 x 0.7
MPN: 2231280
UPC: 024543212768
EAN: 0024543212768
ASIN: B000ANNM4S
Theatrical Release Date: May 19, 2005
Release Date: November 1, 2005
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TORN BETWEEN HIS LOYALTY TO HIS MENTOR, OBI-WAN KENOBI, & THE SEDUCTIVE POWERS OF THE SITH, ANAKIN SKYWALKER ULTIMATELY TURNS HIS BACK ON THE JEDI, THUS COMPLETING HIS JOURNEY TO THE DARKSIDE & HIS TRANSFORMATION INTO DARTH VADER.
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Ending the most popular film epic in history, Star Wars: Episode III, Revenge of the Sith is an exciting, uneven, but ultimately satisfying journey. Picking up the action from Episode II, Attack of the Clones as well as the animated Clone Wars series, Jedi Master Obi-Wan Kenobi (Ewan McGregor) and his apprentice, Anakin Skywalker (Hayden Christensen), pursue General Grievous into space after the droid kidnapped Supreme Chancellor Palpatine (Ian McDiarmid). 
The Star Wars Family Tree (click for larger image) | It's just the latest maneuver in the ongoing Clone Wars between the Republic and the Separatist forces led by former Jedi turned Sith Lord Count Dooku (Christopher Lee). On another front, Master Yoda (voiced by Frank Oz) leads the Republic's clone troops against a droid attack on the Wookiee homeworld of Kashyyyk. All this is in the first half of Episode III, which feels a lot like Episodes I and II. That means spectacular scenery, dazzling dogfights in space, a new fearsome villain (the CGI-created Grievous can't match up to either Darth Maul or the original Darth Vader, though), lightsaber duels, groan-worthy romantic dialogue, goofy humor (but at least it's left to the droids instead of Jar-Jar Binks), and hordes of faceless clone troopers fighting hordes of faceless battle droids. But then it all changes. 
Star Wars Time Line (click for larger image) | After setting up characters and situations for the first two and a half movies, Episode III finally comes to life. The Sith Lord in hiding unleashes his long-simmering plot to take over the Republic, and an integral part of that plan is to turn Anakin away from the Jedi and toward the Dark Side of the Force. Unless you've been living under a rock the last 10 years, you know that Anakin will transform into the dreaded Darth Vader and face an ultimate showdown with his mentor, but that doesn't matter. In fact, a great part of the fun is knowing where things will wind up but finding out how they'll get there. The end of this prequel trilogy also should inspire fans to want to see the original movies again, but this time not out of frustration at the new ones. Rather, because Episode III is a beginning as well as an end, it will trigger fond memories as it ties up threads to the originals in tidy little ways. But best of all, it seems like for the first time we actually care about what happens and who it happens to. Episode III is easily the best of the new trilogy--OK, so that's not saying much, but it might even jockey for third place among the six Star Wars films. It's also the first one to be rated PG-13 for the intense battles and darker plot. It was probably impossible to live up to the decades' worth of pent-up hype George Lucas faced for the Star Wars prequel trilogy (and he tried to lower it with the first two movies), but Episode III makes us once again glad to be "a long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away." --David Horiuchi DVD features
Say what you will about the new Star Wars films--and plenty has been said already--but the DVDs continue to set the standard for technical excellence. From the opening of the first scene, the Dolby 5.1 EX sound is thrilling, and the picture, transferred directly from the digital source, is fantastic. A commentary track is again provided by a combination of people, including George Lucas, producer Rick McCallum, animation director Rob Coleman, and ILM visual effects supervisors John Knoll and Roger Guyett. Lucas admits that the film is political and that he was influenced by Vietnam, but makes no mention of the Bush administration, as is widely speculated. The main documentary on the second disc is probably the most granular DVD feature ever. "Within a Minute: The Making of Episode III" takes 67 minutes to deconstruct one minute of the film, an excerpt of the duel on Mustafar. The idea is to cover all the aspects that go into creating that minute, from writing to set construction to accounting. Fortunately, many of the concepts such as costumes apply to the movie as a whole, but having producer Rick McCallum tell us the importance of food seems a bit overkill. Two other featurettes are "It's All for Real: The Stunts of Episode III," an 11-minute discussion focusing mainly on the lightsaber duels, and "The Chosen One," a 14-minute examination of Darth Vader's evolution over the six films. The six deleted scenes were no great loss from the film but are all worth watching. Natalie Portman in particular gets some much-needed screen time as one of the co-plotters of an anti-Palpatine movement, and an early action scene ties in to the Clone Wars animated series. There's also a 15-part series of 5 to 7 minute Web documentaries on topics such as the creation of General Grievous and Ewan McGregor, and an Xbox sampler of Battlefront II (if you're lucky, you can play as Obi-Wan Kenobi cutting through an army of droids) among other supplements. --David Horiuchi The Complete Star Wars Saga 
Episodes 4-6 Trilogy (widescreen) | 
Episode I: The Phantom Menace | 
Episde II: Attack of the Clones | 
Star Wars: Clone Wars Vol. 1 | 
Star Wars: Clone Wars Vol. 2 | 
The Star Wars Store | Stills from Episode III: Revenge of the Sith (click for larger images) 
Anakin | 
When Wookiees attack | 
Yoda, Jedi master | 
Mr. and Mrs. Vader | 
Saber training with Ewan McGregor and Hayden Christensen | 
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 Is that it? January 21, 2010
H. Jin (Melbourne, Australia)
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
Most of the problems with this movie have been discussed by others: the stiff dialogue, the wooden acting, the over-use of CGI, the ham-fisted attempts at making a political statement, the inconsistencies between this and the original trilogy. But ultimately, this could have all been forgiven if the movie had done a good job of charting Anakin's descent to the Dark Side. Unfortunately, Lucas couldn't even get THAT part right, ruining not only this movie, but casting a shadow over the whole Star Wars franchise.
Firstly, Episode III's biggest flaw is that it does not build on the character development of Episode II. Although clumsily handled, parts of Episode II did hint strongly at Anakin's Dark Side, which showed itself on several occasions. You'd think in the years between II and III, this would have become even stronger, but instead the beginning of this movie shows he's still a Good Jedi; cracking cheesy one-liners with Obi-Wan and uttering cringe-worthy expressions of love to Padme. So rather than showing a gradual decline, the transition between Nice Guy and Ultimate Evil has to take place in the space of one movie.
Secondly, this movie is poorly paced. Far too much time is spent going down side-stories and blind alleys that have little to do with the main plot. The subplot involving General Grevious, for example, doesn't really go anywhere and could have been either trimmed or cut altogether (why not just say Dooku kidnapped Palpatine on his own?). And while it's nice to see Chewbacca again, the reality is that there was no need for a story involving the Wookiees.
The combination of these two factors means that Anakin's descent into Darth Vader feels forced, rushed, and very unconvincing. Keep in mind; this plot point is supposed to be the crushing centrepiece of the entire six-movie saga, the very reason for Episodes I-III to exist. Lucas treats it almost like an afterthought, making the whole thing a huge let-down.....was that really "It"? It doesn't help that once again Hayden Christensen is badly let down by a script that gives him nothing. Anakin still comes across as a whiny little brat, even as Darth Vader ("NOOOOOOOOO!"). Is Darth really stamping his feet and bawling his eyes out under that body armour?
Sure, there are some good things about this movie. The CGI and battle scenes are well done, Ewan McGregor really nails it as Obi-Wan, Palpatine livens up every scene he's in, and Yoda gets another energetic light-saber battle. But `Revenge Of The Sith' stands or falls on its portrayal of Anakin, and unfortunately it bungles this terribly.
 Best of the Prequels January 19, 2010
D. J. Nardi (Washington, DC)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
There are a ton of things I could gripe about with Episode III. I'll discuss a few below. But by and large, this is the best of the prequels and, in my eyes, ranks pretty highly as a sci-fi film.
First, the bad. This should have been more than one film. Rather than a whole film for the events in The Phantom Menace, the Clone Wars could easily have consumed a whole extra movies. Unfortunately, squeezing all of this into Revenge of the Sith means that a lot of important footage was cut. Fortunately, it's all in the deleted scenes section of the Bonus disc.
I'm also not crazy about the way Palpatine's character is used in the film. I love Ian McDiarmid, but the whole introduction with kidnapping Chancellor Palpatine seems a bit silly. I also don't think the whole "aging" process after the battle with Mace Windu worked.
However, these are minor quibbles. Overall, the story works. Hayden Christiansen is a believable Anakin/Vader. Moreover, his reasons for turning to the Dark Side are more compelling and realistic than the motivations of most movie villains (I won't spoil it, but it makes sense). It explains the final fall of Vader in a dramatic and compelling way, with great special effects to boot.
With Revenge of the Sith, it seems like Lucas and the case of the prequels finally got their act together for this grand finale. The death of the Jedi is simply haunting - a perfect combination of camera angles, soundtrack, and acting. Let's be honest - 30 years ago, when we all wondered about Darth Vader's background, nobody ever thought it would be this exciting. I just wish this much thought and passion had gone into the rest of the prequels.
Wars in Stars January 9, 2010
Frederick L. Marfell
Fast service, quality dvd of episode III. Enjoyable viewing as characters continued forming to become those we first came to know in original Star wars film.
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith January 3, 2010
Arnita D. Brown (USA)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
The galaxy is weary after three long years of war. Anakin Skywalker and Obi-Wan Kenobi have become legendary heroes in their campaigns against the droid forces of the evil General Grievous. Anakin and his secret wife, Padme Amidala, have been separated for months, and he finally reunites with her to learn that she is pregnant. It is amazing. From the compelling opening to the emotional ending, this movie is simply amazing. George Lucas has given us another installment in the saga that is worthy of the Star Wars name.
Enter Vader November 26, 2009
David A. Smith (Webberville, Mi, USA)
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
This is by far the best star wars movie made. this is the best. this movie rocks
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