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Initial ROTS Reviews Hit the Internet
Trunks writes "The first reviews of Episode III: Revenge of the Sith have started to trickle onto the Net. Reviews are posted at ComingSoon.net, Ain't It Cool News, Variety, and there are three separate reviews at TheForce.net. The current issue of Time magazine has a review as well. The reviews have all been positive so far, and the consensus appears to be that this is the best film of the prequels and it should satisfy fans who were unhappy with the first two."
I didn't really mind the first two movies. You could tell that they were leading up to some sort of finale with the details surrounding Anakin's turn to the dark side. They were not instant gratification movies and I don't think they were meant to be either.
True, some parts/characters could have been left out of the final production but it/they didn't take so much away from the movies that it rendered the movies horrible.I think it's important to keep a couple of things in mind:
1. The action scenes and special effects will be cool. The storyline will be OK, the fall of the senate and rise of emperor and empire will be interesting. It will be nice to see the "straw that breaks the camel's back" and see Anakin finally snap.
2. The acting and the dialogue will be incredibly stiff. It's Lucas after all. I can imagine that exchanges between Padme and Anakin will be just as meaningless as before. (Padme looked pretty convincing though, crying on one of the trailers.)
If you keep those 2 in mind as you go see the movie, it should be a cool and a welcome conclusion to what started out as a kickass story, turned into a disappointment.
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What was wrong with the first two prequels? People complain about Star Wars episodes not being highbrow enough, or adult enough, or complex enough, etc. Star Wars is supposed to be popcorn, not trout almondine. If you can follow the symbolism to see the film at another level, so much the better, but it's a mistake to look so hard for the deep meaning that you miss the fun at the surface.
I have seen all of the Star Wars episodes as they have been released, and each time I make it a point not to expect anything. I watch and enjoy. The cliche "it is what it is" fits here.
These movies are aimed at multiple audiences: pre-teens, teenagers, adult sci-fi nerds, moms, dads, etc. That's why there's always a Jar-Jar, a tragic love affair, a love triangle, a classic struggle between good and evil affecting the future of a civilization, or whatever.
If you go in thinking you want the plot to go a certain way or for there to be a final explanation of any particular story line, you'll usually be disappointed.
Just keep your eyes open, sit back, and enjoy the popcorn.
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He more or less said that this is the prequel all you whiners and complainers have been waiting for.
He's a big Star Wars fan himself, and he flat out said that it's a damn good movie... darker than Empire Strikes Back... so you know it's good.
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Reminds me of the time I went to see Bad Santa, I was carded for the movie, all my friends were carded for the movie. There were big signs saying that it was not a childrens movie and it was not appropriate for kids in the slightest. We go in and there were at least 10-12 little kids in the 3-6 age group. Whats bad is that some of them ended staying through the whole movie while bawling their eyes out. Thats when I realized that some people should not be allowed to have kids.
Which, as far as the prequels have indicated, is true. C-3PO was Anakin's creation, and R2-D2 was assigned to Padme's ship.
He was also attempting to lead Luke on the trail to become a jedi. Ben told Luke certain things at certain times to give him "a certain point of view." If he just came out and said, "Vadar is your father, Owen is your step brother, your sister was adopted by members of the royal court of alderan, and I've been bidding my time here waiting to undo 'bringing balance to the force.' So come with me becasue the entire galaxy depends on you and your daddy meeting and coming to terms," Luke might have ended up seeking out Vader to overthrow palpatine and take his place at his side.
Of course, one might wonder if Vader should've recognized the duo, but then again, there's probably a ton of similar looking droids running around.
Do you think Vader cared about a toy he built as a child and an astromech droid. Those droids, like the name anikan, no longer held any meaning for him. He didnt react to seeing them becasue destroying would mean acknowledging the droids and his "former self" held any signifigance.
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