Star Wars Episode III

Revenge of the Sith

Published on November 4, 2004 By BlueDev In Movies & TV & Books

First off let it be known I am unabashedly a geek. I don't try to hide it and I won't beat around the bush about it. So there it is.

I am not a paying member of starwars.com. In fact I haven't visited the site since the hype sessions for Episode I. But I do know they released the teaser trailer for members today, and are going to release it for general viewing next week I believe. However, I also knew that they were going to be showing it tonight during Access Hollywood, so I punished myself by watching that (okay, so I just turned it on, muted it, went about my business until I saw it coming up) so I could catch the trailer.

It looks freaking awesome.

Of course the teaser trailers for Episodes I and II looked awesome as well, and we saw how those turned out. But this one looks cool. Dark, tense, with some very good action in it. While I am not nearly as excited as I was for The Phantom Menace, I admit to still looking forward to Revenge of the Sith. I want to see what becomes of Anakin, Padme, how Palpatine declares himself and takes power, what happens to Dooku (since there can only be two--my guess is Anakin kills him), and the extinction of the Jedi (well, most of them at least).

I sincerely hope that Lucas doesn't try to "kiddiefy" the movie too much. It needs to be dark, and I fear him toning that down so it is kid friendly. But we can only wait and see. I realize a lot of folks have very, very bitter feelings regarding Episodes I and II. I never really understood that. Yes, Lucas made some really bad choices (midichlorians?!?! and Hayden Christensen, well, enough said), but overall I think they are still decent movies. I mean, there is bad dialog and bad acting in the original three as well. Lots of it. I often think the nostalgia factor weighs a little too heavily when it comes to the original three (and yes, I am old enough to have seen The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi in theaters--might have seen the first, just don't remember that!).

One other thing I see getting tossed about is the poor choice in title. Revenge of the Sith. Am I the only one who sees the parallel there? It makes perfect sense to me. Episode VI is Return of the Jedi, which was originally supposed to be Revenge of the Jedi. Lucas decided that Revenge wasn't a very "Jedi-like" thing, so he changes the name. So now we have Revenge of the Sith finishing one trilogy, to be balanced by Return of the Jedi to finish the other. I actually think it is a great title. So while I am not planning on hitting it opening day, or waiting in long lines, I am looking forward to seeing it.

But then again, I am a geek.

Comments (Page 2)

chiprj

on Nov 05, 2004

Suddenly there it was, the ball was in my hand I my eyes shot open. I was a little freaked out.

Then I heard my mom giggling. She had crept into the room and rolled the ball into my hands. Crushed my hopes forever

That's funny! My mom played on my Star Wars addiction when I was a kid. I don't remember the actual dish (some kind of ground beef and cream of mushroom soup mixture), but I do remember hating it. So, my mom turned the tables on me and told me that she got the recipe from the Star Wars cookbook and that the secret ingredient was Jawa Meat. After that, I always ate two helpings! I was a complete Star Wars geek (and I still am today)!

BlueDev

on Nov 05, 2004

the secret ingredient was Jawa Meat. After that, I always ate two helpings!

Thank you for making me spit on my monitor. That was hilarious. Jawa meat. And you actually wanted to eat those cute little, glowing eyed people? Yer sick, ya know? Just sick.

chiprj

on Nov 05, 2004

Thank you for making me spit on my monitor. That was hilarious. Jawa meat. And you actually wanted to eat those cute little, glowing eyed people? Yer sick, ya know? Just sick.

Yeah, I really have no idea what was going on with me... I was a weird kid...

pseudosoldier

on Nov 05, 2004

I was a weird kid.

Was?

I don't know whether I'm relieved or scared that others have the same idea about the "Episode" tags at the beginning of the films. If they weren't there, it makes 1-3 feel even more like a money grab, and the gaffes in them less forgivable (in my eyes). I wish he could leave my childhood mythology alone.

chiprj

on Nov 05, 2004

I was a weird kid.Was?

Well, I'm not a kid anymore... now, I'm a weird guy.

I don't know whether I'm relieved or scared that others have the same idea about the "Episode" tags at the beginning of the films. If they weren't there, it makes 1-3 feel even more like a money grab, and the gaffes in them less forgivable (in my eyes). I wish he could leave my childhood mythology alone.

I know the feeling. I'm still enjoying I-III, but I do wish no matter what the motivation/plan is/was, that George would put more care into making these movies seem more congruous with IV-VI. There was an ebb and flow to the original three movies, but I never felt like they were kiddy-fied. I mean, he had a built in audience for the second set of movies, why not trust them to get their kids into them.

Ewoks were forgivable (barely), but Jar-Jar was just plain out of line.

BlueDev

on Nov 05, 2004

Ewoks were forgivable (barely), but Jar-Jar was just plain out of line.

I kept waiting for Lucas to allow Jar-Jar to redeem himself. In the final battle, when Jar-Jar was given some power and a chance to actually make a difference, I really, really think Lucas should have at least let Jar-Jar show a little backbone. It wouldn't have fixed much, but would have done at least a little for me.

pseudosoldier

on Nov 05, 2004

I do wish no matter what the motivation/plan is/was, that George would put more care into making these movies seem more congruous with IV-VI.

It also felt (to me) that he betrayed a whole segment of the hardcore fanbase when he ignored what had been done with the storylines since the first trilogy: the novels and the West End Games roleplaying game. These guys worked hand-in-hand in order to put a comprehensive, complete, and unified backstory together that was not self-contradicting. And then Lucas came along and said, "I don't care what kind of a deal you had with my company, whatever you wrote is what you wrote, and won't have any influence on what I write (unless I want to steal a cool idea)."
I understand that he felt that the story was his; it *was* his. But if he felt that way, why would he allow others to add to it, and make it theirs as well? (I think the answer is, again, "money grab." >sigh<) [/bitter disillusioned fan]

Myrrander

on Nov 07, 2004

I have a teaser trailer that calls Ep 3 "Rise of the Empire" not "Revenge of the Sith" -- which is correct, do you know?

The West End games RPG was pretty horrid, though -- the new D20 version is much better.

BlueDev

on Nov 07, 2004

I know there was a fan made trailer that called it Rise of the Empire. The one I saw the other night called it Revenge of the Sith, so I am pretty sure that is the official title.

pseudosoldier

on Nov 07, 2004

The West End games RPG was pretty horrid, though -- the new D20 version is much better.

I can't really speak to the system. I only tried to play it once, and that was under a kid who didn't understand the rules for character creation. Not such a good game session. Mostly, I was speaking of how they had fleshed out the game world, working hand in hand with the series editors for the novels that were being pumped out at an alarming rate.
How much additional back story is given in the D20 supplements? Just the stuff taken from the movies (i.e. Lucas canon)?

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