Star Wars: Episode III: Revenge Of The Sith [Widescreen, Special Edition]

This will sure be a movie that will be long remembered the cover looks great and i am ready to see what features this dvd will offer. The digital picture should be the biggest achievment i am gonna reserve my copy as soon as i can

Nice cover art

Cant wait to own this one, will be preordering. Great Cover art and I bet the picture and sound will be great. I saw this in the theater with my son and I know he will be ready to see it again my the holidays. :D

This movie really went far beyond my expectations

Cover needs more red :P It was better than I thought it would be as well. It will be a good addition to my collection :D

I am a hige Star Wars nut, and being able to finally complete the saga on DVD November 1st will be a great day.

Just cant wait to see Palpatine kick some jedi ass. As for Anakin the last few chapters will be my favorite

The first 3 films are already good enough in my opinion.

The prequels add nothing to the Star Wars lore. The special effects are pretty, but very bad acting and absymal scriptwriting and Connect-the-Dots type screenplay make them hard for me to watch. Finding out little bits of information about the Force and the origins of the story likewise does not excite me because of the shortcomings aforementioned.

Also, I find the new-style cover art for the Star Wars movies cheap. It lacks character...I guess that befits the new trilogy.

I'm not sure why they didn't use Drew Struzan's artwork:
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Well yea i will admit the cover art for these star wars releases look cheap but it is what george wants isnt it?

Yup, George's word is law...I guess he earned it.

Yea but i mean i am not mad my older brother tell this day told he would not buy the original dvd trilogy becuase of the ending of Jedi. Which i can live with i mean the movies still rock. After seeing episode III i mean it sort of in a messed up way make sense but then it wierd seeing him old in the suit. OH well anyways i am looking forward to much to this dvd i have a copy reserved at my local video store.

I have no idea what was just said above me.

I think Neo05 was saying that his brother (and many others) hated it when Lucas edited the end of Episode 6 to replace actor Sebastian Shaw with Hayden Christensen in the scene where the force ghost images of Yoda, Obi-Wan and Anakin appear during the Endor celebrations; nevertheless Neo05 still seems to find the original trilogy, even with the edits Lucas has made over the years to "rock."

To me, having Hayden in the scene makes sense to a degree - in a way perhaps Lucas is suggesting (and it is a belief Obi-Wan passed onto Luke at first) that the real Anakin died when Vader was born - as such, to come full circle, for Anakin to be one with the force and good again - he must appear to be young again, as he was before he was Vader.

But then, you could also argue that Anakin came back at the end, when he killed the Emperor, thereby bringing balance back to the force. Therefore, when he died, he died as an old Anakin and as such it should still be Sebastian Shaw that Luke and the audience sees as a ghost image at the Endor celebrations.

On another note, I think the artwork is fine, it is in line with the artwork for all the other DVD releases in terms of style. The theatrical movie posters were designed to be different. In the end, everyone still makes $$$ and I know I'm looking forward to Lucas doing a commentary on this film - I've gained more respect for the guy after hearing the commentaries he's done on all his films to date.

Yes, eventhough I don't agree with a lot of the decisions made on the SW prequels, I still enjoy commentaries made by The Flanneled One.

"On another note, I think the artwork is fine, it is in line with the artwork for all the other DVD releases in terms of style. The theatrical movie posters were designed to be different."

Yes it is in line with the other DVD releases but the Struzan paintings would've made better covers from the start. That's what I think anyway.

"Yes it is in line with the other DVD releases but the Struzan paintings would've made better covers from the start. That's what I think anyway."

I can live with that. =)

Remember, when they settle on a HD-DVD format, I'm sure we'll get a new SW release.

I swear I heard / read Peter Jackson was considering editing the 3 LOTRs together for a special HD-DVD when that format is more mainstream. Directors will probably have a lot of fun with the new format.

Yes i do and i dont agree with the ghost change in episode 6 but i think that once the final films comes out on dvd george needs to leave all the damn movies alone. i mean come on if he changes anakin young again he mine as well put JAr and MAce in as ghost lol i am joking but that would surprise me in the future lol all talk aside Episode III rocked whether you like the new trilogy or not it was what it should be.

I'm with YCH. I completed my Star Wars collection last year with the release of the original trilogy.

I would like to see this film again, but it is a rental at best for me when it comes out. If I like it more after that, perhaps a purchase is in order, but this is the only potential buy from the prequels for me.

Now, if Anakin had been a true tragic hero rather than the simp Lucas made him to be, then we'd be talkin' a whole different story. I mean, the baddest MoFo in the galaxy simply got duped into becoming evil? Come on...

"Luke, I am your father, though you'll probably want to deny that once you hear that I'm a bad guy only because I'm an idiot..."

Sean ("just leave a forwarding address so we can exchange cards on holidays...") :o

I have to buy it. Not just because I found the movie enjoyable but Lucas films just own my surround sound system.

I agree the Epsiode II astroid chase rules in surround and so does Empire

As with the Original trilogy, will we be seeing a slipcover for the prequel trilogy? any word on that?


nASH

I know that would be nice!! Lucas I think is going to do some ultimate edition for all the films

This movie is very sad but very, very entertaining. This movie is worth watching I think.

Yes the film is very emotional and should be

I kept laughing at how bad the acting was. Anakin's change to the Dark Side was so awkward and fast that the movie felt like a connect-the-dots exercise rather than a competently- and believably-motivated story about a man's decline. Ugh.

Anakin: No, you can't kill Palpatine. That's not the Jedi way. Ahhh!

(Accidentally kills Mace Windu.)

Palpatine stands up.

Palpatine: Now you are my pupil.

Anakin: OK.

Palatine: To prove your loyalty, I want you to go and slaughter all the younglings in the training complex.

Anakin: Okey-doke.

Palpatine: Do not refuse me, young Jedi... Wait, what did you say?

Anakin: No problem. I'll dash on over and kill them on my way back home.

Palpatine: Really?

Anakin: Yep.

Palpatine: You're not even going to resist me? Two minutes ago, you were yelling about how it wasn't the Jedi way to kill even a total wad like me, and now you don't mind killing a bunch of children?

Anakin: I was a good guy two minutes ago. Now I'm a bad guy. I have to do bad guy things.

Palpatine: I thought I'd at least have to slap you around a little, shoot some lightning up your ass. I mean, killing kids... heck, even I've never done that.

Anakin: I'm moody that way. Didn't you see the first two movies? Oh yeah, uh, please save Amidala. I love her so... yadda yadda. Later, boss.

(Goes off to kill the kids.)

Palpatine: Damn, that dude is cold. I'm gonna have to keep an eye on him.

I dunno, Eddie. Look at how fast you can turn to the Dark Side.

But I had to chuckle when the Evil Emperor-to-be re-named Anakin "Darth Vader." It seemed right out of the "Animal House" initiation ceremony.

John

The one thing I liked in "Episode II" was when Palpatine said in his quavering voice, "I love democracy." There was nothing redeeming about "Episode III". So much happened so quickly that there was no sense and no emotion whatsoever. Even the Wookies sucked.

Chris that was the funniest spoof I've ever read

yea that was funny. The acting was horrible i will admit but the film is such a spectucle that i hounestly put up with it being that it is from George Lucas and all the STAR WARS films have terrible acting

Now come on, the acting in Episodes 4,5,6 wasn't THAT bad. There's some natural chemistry between Ford-Hamill-Fisher. Not so with Christensen-McGregor-Portman.

Oh and and more thing bugs me. I just listened to Lucas' commentary on the original trilogy, and it struck me how he kept referring to the films as "kids movies." No wonder he kept dumbing down the films the more control he got over the films. Lucas seems to have forgotten that a kids movie can also appeal to adults if written intelligently. I mean, that's how 'kids movies' like Toy Story and The Incredibles were instant classics upon release.

Lucas's comments are very revealing of how little he himself has grown up. :)

Note to self: Don't read Chris's parodies in cyber cafes... people look at me weird when I'm giggling...

VERY funny.

yea the chemistry in the original trilogy trilogy was alot better and i felt for there characters but for the first time in the new trilogy i felt for these characters and i felt that Anakin and Palpatine and Obi Wan were the ones who had chemistry and they were the ones Lucas needed to have chemistry.

You can make the argument all you want about Anakin's turn being so quick, however you haven't asked yourself what else he could have done. Keep in mind that he just aided in the murder of one of the most famous and beloved jedi in the galaxy, so if he went to the jedi saying, "I've made a huge mistake," he'd catch a lightsaber to the face. And even if the jedi didn't kill him, which they surely would have, he would have been branded an enemy of the Republic by Palpatine with all of the other jedi, and Palpatine would have likely claimed that Anakin was involved in the attempted assassination. So when you actually THINK about Anakin's dilemma, he has literally crossed the bridge and burnt it down in the blink of an eye and there is no going back. And you do see remorse in him throughout when he has turned (ie the tears in his eyes when he confronts the younglings and the crying on Mustafar), and it is only when he has lost his wife that he becomes the cold, inhuman Darth Vader that we know and love (or love to hate) from the Original Trilogy.

John,
Spot on once again. What lacked in this film was what lacked in all three of the prequels: Characterization and motivation.

MichaelBluth122,
I would say your answer is valid only in that Lucas wrote himself into a corner. While the process you went through to explain this is accurate, it's bad writing and lack of reasoning that led to this quick and unduly hasty decision.

Here's an idea: Make a character so compelling that even though you know he's ultimately going to be evil, you still want to root for him. Show us real passion, not just cardboard forwarding of the narrative. Here, as even you have stated, his decision is based not on passion within his characer, but necessity due to bad decision-making.

While rational, it's not very compelling, which is what a movie should be in all aspects. Bad writing's bad writing, no matter how rational it is.

Sean (though I'm mostly irrational, myself...) :)

I don't understand how it is necessarily a bad decision. Anakin was faced with a choice between saving his wife or letting her die and he did what he thought was necessary to save her. When I was watching the movie I was particularly moved by his motivations as I felt that, if under similar circumstances, I might do the same thing.

Michael,

In the space of 20 seconds, he went from trying to save the life of a man he considered a criminal (Palpatine) to being perfectly willing to slaughter a room full of children. It's pretty ridiculous, but I guess Lucas can just tell us it had something to do with his midichlorian cycle - y'know, that time of month.

What. Else. Could. He. Have. Done?
He wasn't even close to the power of the Emperor, so if he says "No, I don't like where this is heading," he'll get fried, and if he somehow escaped to tell the jedi, they'd kill him for aiding in Mace's death. All he could do was move forward (and not without regret). Right before he kills the children he has tears in his eyes, so I don't really know where you got the idea that he just instantly becomes evil.

Michael,

C'mon, I think you know how badly you are stretching this argument. I'm not sure if you're even serious.

You don't slaughter a bunch of kids because "you have no choice" for crying out loud. Steal a car, maybe. File a false insurance claim, sure. Murder children? And having a tear in your eye (if there was one, I'm sure it was digitally enhanced) doesn't exactly make up for it. It's probably the most evil act a person can commit. I can imagine plenty of hardline dictators and all-time historical bad-asses who wouldn't be able to do such a thing. You're talking pure evil - you're talking Pol Pot or Michael Bay kind of evil.

So if he goes against killing the kids, then what can he do, exactly? He can try to get away with Padme, but the two would be hunted down and murdered. After making his choice to save his wife and unborn children, he unwittingly committed himself to the murder of the younglings and had no choice but to carry it out.

Michael,

As Chris said, I think you're stretching the argument. From what I gather, you already seem to have your mind made up about what happened, or could have happened for that matter, yet you keep asking the same question as if we???re on a game of Jeopardy waiting for Mr. High IQ to give the ultimate answer in the form of yet another question. It???s kind of getting pointless don???t you think? Perhaps we can all agree to disagree and just drop the argument, eh?

Tim ;)

possible spoilers here.

That is exactly where lucas screwed up imo. killing the younglings is something i could see the emperor doing, not anikin or even darth vader. take a look at how darth vader turns back in rotj. the emperor is killing his son in front of his eyes til he can't take it anymore. he saves his son and kills the emperor therby fulfilling his prophecy.

on another note. I wanted to see anikin killing off the jedi one by one like obi wan said. i was anticipating each and every encounter anikin was going to have with every other jedi and face obi wan last. the way it happened was heart wrenching, but still a dissapointment

Would any of you who are revealing significant plot details preface them with a "Spoiler" warning. Thanks.

John

Well, I don't really understand how you can tell me I'm the one who has made up my mind already when I actually looked at alternative possibilities. Every person I've posed the question to simply ignores it, but oh well.

SPOILER AHEAD

Michael, I for one appreciate your alternative possibility. I believe it's the one that Lucas would have us believe as well. The problem is accepting it. Then, again, none of us, including Lucas, knows the real motivations of a fictional character, so anything is possible.

My own feeling is that Anakin's decision to follow the dark side was too abrupt and too out of character for him. When Anakin is faced with the choice to allow Windu to kill Palpatine or to stop him, Anakin chooses the latter; that's actually a reasonable decision, to let Palpatine stand trial. But then when he sees Palpatine take advantage of the situation and kill Windu, Anakin decides suddenly to go along with it, a decision I don't think would be reasonable for a peace-loving person brought up by Jedi knights. He was raised to do the right thing, not cover for a mistake. Then, for Anakin immediately to start doing Palpatine's most-horrid bidding, like killing the children with only a single tear of regret, seems to me preposterous, given everything we've learned about Anakin's upbringing. The sudden change in Anakin's character seems too much like a convenient plot device and a serious breach of the ways of human nature. But, as I say, anything is possible.

John

I read at thedigitalbits.com that, if you buy this at Wal-Mart that there will be an exclusive bonus disc entitled: "The Story of Star Wars" which includes the hour-long documentary "R2-D2 and C-3PO's Chronicles of Luke and Anakin Skywalker." I have NO IDEA what this is. Is this an old vintage doc. which includes deleted scenes from the original trilogy or something brand new? I just want to know if it would be worth me going to Wal-Mart or not, I'm not trying to spam. Does anyone know any details about this bonus disc?

At the "Star Wars III" press junket I attended, the movie's producer mentioned that various chain stores would be offering their own special DVD promotions, like the extra disc you mention at Wal-Mart. He did not say anything more about the subject, though. Maybe you should check Best Buy and other such outlets and see what they're offering, too.

John

The problem with Michael Bluth's supposition is that there is no way that he knows if the other Jedi would execute Anakin for accidentally killing Mace Windu. Nothing in the movie indicates that Anakin would be executed, especially since the Jedi still believe at this point that Anakin is "The Chosen One".

As Sean, Chris, John, and I have already noted, Lucas not only forgot how to make a movie, he never learned how to write one in the first place.

John,

I didn't see anything in your review, but I know Lucas tinkered with both Ep 1 and Ep 2 on their DVD release. There aren't any deviations from the teatrical cut on this, are there?

Sean (perhaps like cutting a new movie entirely?...)

Sean,

That was a question somebody asked of the film's producer, Rick McCallum, at the press junket. He said no, we were getting the theatrical release, but he added with a smile that he wouldn't be surprised if George tinkered with all three films in the future (which was met by a round of uneasy laughter).

However, with so much going on in the film, so many little things happening on screen every moment, even after watching the movie twice in a theater, I couldn't tell if anything had been changed in the DVD release.

John

John,

Thanks for your response. He could hide anything in all that minutiae and nobody'd be the wiser.

Now about that laughter: Are you sure it was uneasy laughter from the crowd and not the maniacal tittering of Lucas himself?

Sean ('cause control and tittering laughter go hand in hand, y'know...)

You know, it's really funny how nobody on this site liked the movie, yet they're wasting their time and bandwidth with "Chapter Clips". :(

Friend of mine was waiting on buying ep 1-2 until they released a trilogy of eps 1-3, any word on one?

Depression,
I have not heard of any trilogy release for the first three movies, but with this industry's track record, he will definitely have a trilogy in place in the near future... then comes the HD versions, then the "special editions"... the list goes on. ;)

I wouldn't be surprised to see a boxed set come out of the first three movies, though I doubt it would be anything more than a repackaging of the existing sets, which mediocre video quality aside, are excellent.

I can't wait to test this film out on the HT, should be a blast.

In case anybody had any doubt... George Lucas indeed has plans of re-releasing all 6 films in DVD in the near future, probally in HD-DVD format.

You get a glimse of this in the docummentary "The Chosen One" included in Disc 2 of the present Star Wars DVD release, where a scene of Episode I was reshot with a CGI Yoda (the same model of Episode II and III) during the dialogue "Fear is the path to the dark side..."

This confirms the rumors that new editions of all 6 films are in the making as you read this, with improvements that will please fans around the world, as George Lucas creates a definitive version of the Star Wars Saga.

One final note... the replacemente of Yoda in Episode I for a CGI model (for the beneplacid of fans who hated the pupett??s look) doesn't mean that the previous Yoda in Episode V and VI will be replaced also, rest assure this will not happen.

I'm going to wait until he releases all six movies in one obscenely-obese box set, b4 I buy anything. And if that never happens, well, then I'll just forego the SW home theatre experience.

Anyone take a spin on the Walmart bonus disc of "The story of star wars" included with Episode III? I hear it is pretty cheesy....

I almost bought the one with the bonus disc, but the movie attached to it was fullscreen, and they didnt have it packaged with the widescreen version of the film.

LOVE IT!!!

I watheed it 2 times today (once with the audiocommentary).

The movie was great on theaters and waht's even more exciting is that this is a movie that on the comfort of your house gives you the exact same feeling.

Although of course, the atmosphere is so dark; environments range from sunset to just night/space, that sometimes it feels too moody.

I must admit that I hate Chewbaca, but their battle scene is very cool.

And I get shivers down my spine with the Yoda vs Darth Sidious scene.... IT IS GREAT!!!!!!!

I think much more interesting than Obi Wans vs Anakin :

-most of the time the action goes so fast, and forever that I don't know where they are

- to actually had put them right above the lava gave the scene so much red that again is hard to make out

-plus how Obi Wan cut both feet and arm of Anakin is beyond me. I mean I can understand he could cut either feet or arm.... but the 3 of them at the same time?


but again... what a GREAT movie.

After my third time watching this episode (twice in the theatre), I'd have to say it is growing on me. I'm still not over hyped about it and I still don't think it holds up to episodes 4, 5 and 6. Nevertheless, I can say I've liked it a little better after each time I've seen it.

I don't understand why so many find this episode has non-stop action. Granted, it does have plenty of action but it still has plenty of good ol' Lucas dialog drama and wooden acting. I know the film begins with a climactic battle and saber fight, but once that is over, there is at least 25 minutes of pure wooden dialog from hell. The action really deosn't pick up again until Obi Wan goes to that planet to kick the generals butt. Maybe I'm the only one brave enough to say the film does have its dragging moments but there you have it. ;)

Tim :D

Well i have watched it about 5 times since i had it and it still is good if not better than it was when i saw it in theaters and i picture quality is great.

I just saw this film last night and I loved it! and I'm not even a "Star Wars geek."

I don't think that the scenes with long dialogue were dragging. I saw them as opportunities to get information and to get to know the characters better.

When I watch a Star Wars film, I don't think of it as a "Star Wars" film. I think of it as any other film. I think that's why Episodes II & III were my favourites. To me, both films were the only SW movies that contained scenes of genuine drama and tragedy which were mostly brought on by the actors.

But don't get me wrong, I also loved the original Star Wars trilogy.

Roger,

I can't say I've ever heard of someone thinking that "[Episodes II & III] were the only [Star Wars] movies that contained scenes of genuine drama and tragedy." But hey, that's your opinion. I for one, see Episodes I, II, and III as very light popcorn flicks that provide good entertainment with decent drama and poor characterization. Yes, Episode III is the best of the three; however, it will never come near to approaching the brilliance, ingenuity, or originality of Episodes IV and V. And Luke's realization of Darth Vadar as his father is the epitome of tragedy.

Kurtis

There were actors in Episode 3? They must have added them in for the DVD. :)

Amazing what you can do with CGI.

John

Rented and viewed this again, and something occurred to me:

John, so often when talking about the Star Wars prequels, we refer to the "dense" or "busy" visuals. Sometimes even going so far as to call them "muddled." It dawned on me that this is part of what puts these films in the "lacking" category for me.

When looking at the visuals, though busy and technically proficient, there is so much going on that the environments lose any epic or grandiose quality for me. Everything is packed so solid that the grandeur is lost. Rather than a sprawling city-planet, I get a Coruscant obscured by all of the activity going on; Mustafar is hidden by the extensive interiors and busyness on screen; Utapau is no more than a tiny hole/crater with the rest of the landscape not even visible.

In A New Hope, we saw the great expanses of Tatooine and the lush landscape of Yavin, while The Empire Strikes Back (in my opinion the best Star Wars film visually and otherwise) awed us with vast glacial fields of Hoth, murky swamps of Dagobah, and the aerial solitude of Bespin. Return of the Jedi went on to emphasize the scale of both Tatooine and Endor.

The prequels pack so much on the screen that the potential of planets such as Naboo and the other environments shrink to almost nil. Even space, the most sprawling canvas of all, ends up seeming small and crowded. Maybe I'm off my rocker, but I think that writing aside, even the cluttered style of filmmaking employed rob this specific trilogy of the grand, epic scale the original trilogy set forth.

I don't think this would have saved the films, but could have perhaps expanded the visual scope to add some heft to the already thin storyline. Ideas?

Sean (...now if I could only have as thin a waistline...)

Looking at some of these newer "Star Wars" movies is like looking an old "Mad" magazine cartoon, every inch of frame saturated with mad goings on. It can be fun but ultimately taxing, and as you say, Sean, it doesn't exactly inspire awe so much as "Gee whiz!"

John

Great review. Unfortunatelly Polish fans have to wait to 01.12.05 :( I can't wait to watch this movie in my room with a bottle of cold beer in hand...

Sean,

I think you have hit the nail on the head. Lucas seems completely unaware of the concept of "negative space" in art. He views every empty millimeter of space in the frame as some kind of mistake that must be filled in.

This is the major reason, far more so than the lame acting and writing, that I find the prequels so uninteresting. I can accept "eye candy" as entertainment. If I thought the prequels were visually appealing, I'd go softer on them. But I think they look terrible. In more than two decades, Lucas took many steps back in his use of special effects. The original films (in their original versions, not the sp.ed) simply look better.

You know, thinking about Lucas's comments over the years, I wonder if he has always been unaware of things rather than gone into a decline. He complains that he was always dissatisfied with Episodes IV, V, and VI, that they were made when technology failed him. This is also evident in the way that he handled "THX-1138"--he felt miserable about his sci-fi movies because they weren't as fussy as he wanted them to be. So, had today's CGI been available to Lucas decades ago, I would imagine that Episodes IV, V, and VI and "THX-1138" would look as crowded as Episodes I, II, and III (maybe even more since the 1960s and 1970s were so filled with excesses).

True on all counts, fellas. Eddie, I especially agree with your notion that if Lucas had had money, his earlier films would have likely been as lacking as these. That lack of funds probably forced Lucas to rely on such peripheral aspects of filmmaking as story and characterization!

Similar to Mallrats with Kevin Smith, the additional funds seem to have sullied the product rather than bolstered the creativity. When Smith pulled back from the studio system and it's big bucks, he went back to basics adn broke back through with the fantastic "Chasing Amy." I look back on THX-1138 and recall how the antiseptic environments added to the effect of the film. Without those sterile backdrops, the loss of individuality might have been lost amongst the scenery. The very restrictions Lucas carps about today were the very things that made his earlier films as good as they were.

So, now I have to face it: Lucas is a hack and always has been. He just didn't have the money to bring it to fruition early on!

Sean (...so, George, if you want to go back to making good movies, just send me the excess funds you won't be needing!...) ;)

If lucas spent half the time on dialogue and story as he did filling the screen with mess, the movies would have been 10x better and loved not only by non fans, but fans too. I say it that way cause it seems people that aren't really big star wars fans like the movie fine. Whereas the big fans hate the way he presented the movie. one example out of many: Story was dropped with the scene of anikan joining the dark side. That scene just did not work and was not believable at all. But even with the same darn story. If he had just gotten more out of the actors. Made them shoot scenes over and over until they were believable. That too would have made a big difference. I love the movies he made. But somebody else could have done a far better job than that. but that's a waste of thought.

Well i have had this movie for over a month now and i love the film just as much as the originals take away the first two films u alomost have a classic trilogy. The dvd sound and picture quality is awsome and i still watch the last 20min of the film over and over and still have its intense moments.

I am brand new to this site and read the review and comments. I read other reviews and found them to be helpful and accurate. This may have already been discussed, but I have a question regarding SW III. I seem to recall from Episodes 4-6 that Vader and Luke could sense each other from remote locations. In III, Yoda felt the deaths of other Jedi's as they were being murdered. Why then could the Jedi Masters not sense the Force around Palpatine for what were probably several years? Neither Obi-Wan nor Anakin had a clue about Palpatine at the beginning of III. This seems like a pretty big flaw in the story.

"Neither Obi-Wan nor Anakin had a clue about Palpatine at the beginning of III." --cpageek

True. Apparently, Jedis only have certain powers when it's convenient for the script. Obi-Wan and Anakin have no clue because Lucas says so. I guess we're not supposed to need any further explanation; it just is.

John

Actually, Yoda does make mention a few times that the dark-side is clouded and hard to see. I'm not sure the exact episode and place he says this, but I do remember him making mention of it.

**Actually, Yoda does make mention a few times that the dark-side is clouded and hard to see. I'm not sure the exact episode and place he says this, but I do remember him making mention of it.**


I think I remember that quote:

"Ass-lame, this story is, yes."

yes he makes the comment in EII when they are with Palpatine and if you look closely Yoda gives Palpatine and sneaky look in II But yea that is a flaw but can deal with it

Christopher, you crack me up!

Neo05 wrote: "yes he makes the comment in EII when they are with Palpatine and if you look closely Yoda gives Palpatine and sneaky look in II But yea that is a flaw but can deal with it"

Lucas case in point: The guy talks and talks about things that he should show, and integral motivation is alluded to with the briefest of visuals but not expounded upon. Yoda gave so many "sneaky" looks in the prequels that I think he even gave me one...

If he had just left it at the original 3, he might have gone down in history as a master of pop culture if nothing else. But as it stands today... HACK!

Sean (...and, no, that wasn't me coughing... HACK!... that was, though...) ;)

I have huge problems watching the first disc on my player which has so far read every single DVD. I went back to the store and changed the DVD, took home a new copy and now it either reads "no disc" or it simply stops right after the menu, when I hit "play"
Not to mention I can't access the easter egg with Yoda rapping on my region 2 DVD - it stops and freezes after pressing 10+ and enter.
Is there a major problem concerning the region 2 DVDs, do I require a different player or should I set it somehow? Has anyone else experiencend a similar situation?
Thing is, I don't want to keep going back to the store and get a new DVD, on and on. I got the first one on the very first day it came out, going straight to the store from the hospital after an operation. Now I just sit at home and can't watch one of my favorite movies. It's quite frustrating to take a trip by taxi to the store every day, hoping the replaced copy will work.
Please help. Thanks a lot.

madinromania,
Sounds more like an issue with your DVD player. There are a couple of possibilities:

1. Your DVD or laser lens might need cleaning. If you've cleaned them and still have the same issues then...
2. Your laser lens might be out of alignment which would cause reading issues. The only solution for this is to have a technician fix it.
3. Your DVD player just might not play this DVD. If it is an older, more inexpensive brand, or both, then it could likely have issues playing newer DVDs as technology has progressed. I had a Philips/Magnavox DVD player that I got back in '99 that worked great for quite a while. Wonderful player, but technology overtook it so that it would refuse to play some more recent discs.

Just a couple of possibilities. Anyone else have suggestions?

Sean (...like about why this sean guy acts like he knows stuff?...) ;)