Lazy Film Critic Road to Episode VII
Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith
Continuing with my Star Wars week, leading up to the release of Episode VII: The Force Awakens, I'm going to review the third and final film in the infamous Prequel trilogy, "Revenge of the Sith". This film follows the plotline that the prequel trilogy was kind of always supposed to follow, but got sidetracked along the way. That plot being the from of Anakin Skywalker from Jedi Knight to Darth Vader, and how his turn to the dark side affects the people around him.
Now, of the Star Wars prequels, Revenge of the Sith is by far my favorite, and for a few reasons. The first major one being - unlike Phantom Menace and Attack of the Clones - the acting in this movie is pretty good overall. Hayden Christensen is better here than in any of the other films, and has some pretty memorable moments acting wise. Ewan Mcgregor kills it again as Obi-Wan, and Ian McDairmid is finally allowed to have fun with his role as The Emperor.
Revenge of the Sith also seems to do exactly what Attack of the Clones should've done but didn't which is to include more action than boring political stuff. Like the other two, the action is the best part of this movie, and it's better here than anywhere in the trilogy (dare I say the series) (until Force Awakens comes out). Unlike the other two, this movie starts out with a pretty long action sequence, and manages to maintain a consistent tone throughout the film. Also, it's worth mentioning that this movie has one of the coolest villain designs since... Well, since Darth Vader.
Honestly, I take very little issue with this movie. The only real issue is the same one that plagued both the other prequels - the writing. The dialogue in this movie (especially most of the dialogue between Padme and Anakin) is pretty awful, and while it doesn't have all the same problems as the first two prequels, it's still worth mentioning. Not enough to ruin the movie though. The other problems I have with this movie are mostly minor gripes, stuff in the story that really isn't worth bringing up because it's very minor.
Final Rating
Is it as good as the originals? No, absolutely not. However, Revenge of the Sith is by far the best Star Wars prequel, I don't have a lot against this movie aside from the writing (which is still a big issue). I like the acting, I like the action, I absolutely love the art design in this movie. Of the prequels, this is the only one that I can honestly say I could watch on a whim, or if it's on tv or something. Honestly, if you haven't seen the prequels, you wouldn't be missing much by skipping straight to this one. It's the best of the prequels, even if it has some flaws as well.
Is it as good as the originals? No, absolutely not. However, Revenge of the Sith is by far the best Star Wars prequel, I don't have a lot against this movie aside from the writing (which is still a big issue). I like the acting, I like the action, I absolutely love the art design in this movie. Of the prequels, this is the only one that I can honestly say I could watch on a whim, or if it's on tv or something. Honestly, if you haven't seen the prequels, you wouldn't be missing much by skipping straight to this one. It's the best of the prequels, even if it has some flaws as well.
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