Oh God what I geek I am, Goobye all..

[mamabot]

Originally Posted by Moonliner

And now for my comments on the movie. Respect the use of the spoiler tag. However parents with young ones planning to attend the show might want to continue.

My husband and I have already made the decision to not let the kids see the new SW movie until after we have seen it. I am tempted to read the spoiler you posted, but I would like to be surprised. Thank you for the heads up though.

And as an aside, if you quote a post that includes a spoiler tag, the spoiler tag does not hide the text when you are responding to the post. (Just in case some of you want to stay away from spoiler.)

[DisneyDaniel]

Some thoughts and reactions to "Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith" that will NOT spoil anything for anyone, after watching it last night:

--The film serves its purpose very well as the bridge and final prequel leading up to Episode IV, the original "Star Wars." When you re-watch either Episodes I and II again or the original trilogy after seeing Episode III, a lot more plotlines and characters will make more sense in the big picture as a six-part series.

--The movie's title "Revenge of the Sith" says it all, hinting at what to expect.

--The flow of the story, special effects, character development and acting are much stronger in Episode III when compared to Episodes I and II--not that there was anything wrong with the previous two films, which I loved.

--If you have kids, then you may want to watch this PG-13 film first to see if you want to take your kids. If you do take your kids, I hope good parenting means will you discuss good vs. evil, right vs. wrong, and reality vs. fantasy with them after watching it together. This is not necessarily a bad film for kids, it's just that Episode III is much darker than the other "Star Wars" films and some kids might be disturbed by both what is seen or inferred at certain parts. Plotwise, however, the darkness of some scenes does serve a purpose for the entire fim series.

--As always, the special effects, battle scenes and light-saber fights are top notch.

--I would and will see this film over and over at the theater--where it's meant to be watched on the big screen.

[cstephens]

Re: Moonliner's comments about the film's appropriateness for kids:

Spoiler:

I completely understand your point about not having wanted to know anything about this film, but it was been discussed fairly widely in the press that this film is intended to be much darker, and the fact that it's the first time a Star Wars film has been given a higher rating than PG-13. If you know the story, though, you have to know that it has to go there. This is the pivotal film, this is the one that has to show you how a sweet little kid like Anakin can become someone like Darth Vader. And yeah, it's pretty brutal. But I think it has to be that way. It would have been too trite and totally against Anakin's character for him to just go to the dark side for a trivial reason. And the film definitely shows the transition that Anakin goes through. I don't have kids, so I don't know what I would do in this case. I have a co-worker who has gotten his 6 year old into Star Wars, and I was a bit taken aback when he mentioned that his son really wants to see this movie. He's going to end up waiting for the DVD since his son would have too many questions (he's not seen episodes 1 and 2 yet). Someone on another board was concerned about her 9 year old son, but after some discussion, her son seems to be ok with this kind of stuff, so she's going to let him see it. It really depends on your kid - not that you need me to say that. I do know a number of parents who won't let their children see *any* film until they've pre-screened it first because in any film, they may find something that they don't think their child is ready for yet.

So taking off your dad hat for the moment, what did you think about the film?

[Moonliner]

Originally Posted by cstephens

So taking off your dad hat for the moment, what did you think about the film?

OK, I think I can keep this reply free of major spoilers. I really did avoid almost ALL press on this, no reviews, interviews etc.. All I had seen were the unavoidable "This one is darker" headlines. The Empire Strikes Back was also labeled "Darker" and I guess that's more what I was thinking. My bad.

My issue with this is that Lucas made the first two episodes overtly kid friendly only to turn around and change all that for the third. It leaves parents in a bit of a sticky wicket. In my case, my wife and I took the time to discuss the movie and decide together what we are going to do. We decided to take them but I'm talking to them before hand about what they are going to see. So to summarize what am I really saying is that if you plan to take a kid be sure you know what you are getting into before you go.

As for your question, I am finding it surprisingly difficulty to "take off my dad hat" and I know that has adversely effected my view of the film. However, as I said (in the spoiler bit) before I had movie aged kids I think I would have liked it much better.

[dsnylndmom]

Thanks for your heads up. I know I"m not taking Shawn after reading your spoiler but I feel okay taking Kyler. Can't wait!!