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

[Fab]

Some friends of mine and I are going to be queueing up for April Snow in September. This should be ... interesting. We're getting a room at the Roosevelt, however, so will be doing shifts. There's no way in hell I'm seeing the new BYJ film smelling like a Hollywood Boulevard Jedi.

[BarTopDancer]

Things I learned from RotS

1) Wookies took their battle cry from the Orks. Or was it the other way around.
2) Yoda kicks ass
3) The Emperors lair is Mordor
4) Jar Jar silent is a blessing
5) What happened to Bobby Simone
And most importantly...
6) How Anakin Skywalker becomes James Earl Jones.

Briefly,

Horrible acting, neat-o effects, very very dark and nice transition to EP IV

[wendybeth]

We finally got around to seeing the movie tonight, and I have mixed feelings about it. I really don't think the question with Natalie and Hayden is whether or not they can act, but rather would anyone be able to pull off such stilted dialogue? I mean, really. Maybe a seasoned soap star, but I don't know.

I liked some of the movie, disliked some of it, and appreciated the humor where I could find it. Like Yoda, going through that tunnel- thingy. I kept waiting for him to flick a lighter a'la Bruce Willis in Die Hard. Good ole Artoo provided some funny moments as well. An unintentionally funny moment was when Darth first stood in his new outfit and yelled "Nooooooo!" It just didn't fit. (The moment, not the outfit. I was worried about how little Hayden was going to fit into Darth's big shoes, but now I know. Sort of explains the James Earl Jones voice, too.). Well, maybe a big 'Noooo!' moment was appropriate, but this one was lame. I liked this one better than it's two predecessers, but not by much.

[DisneyDaniel]

Originally Posted by ubergeek42

...I was happpy with it. It completed the trilogy, connecting epII with epIV.

As for continuity glitches between the original trilogy and the second trilogy, I forgive them. Since ep 1-3 were just outlines/ideas and not completly written, if that, not everything can be connected. Some things need to be looked past a little in order to enjoy the overall tale.

I really liked this movie, and it made all of the episodes more enjoyable. The more I take it in, the more I see the big picture of the story and the underlying tale that Lucas was telling. I think he told HIS story well.

Regardless of how bitter one wants to get, it's done.

Good or bad, a reaction is a reaction. and even if it made you pick the movies apart, Lucas succeeded with what he wanted out of Star Wars: To make you think.

I agree 100%. Episode III gets BETTER with each viewing, having seen it eight times so far. Lucas has accomplished what no other filmmaker has ever accomplished in creating a film series over such a long period of time. In a slightly different comparison, the "Star Trek" film series has failed miserably. Each "Star Trek" film "stands alone" for the most part, and the last three were simply longer, bigger-budgeted TV episodes on the big screen.

I also compare Episode III to a Shakespeare tragedy--you know what will happen to the tragic hero in the end, but it's still interesting, rivoting and emotional to see how the story unfolds. Well done, George Lucas.