Tuesday, May 31, 2005

Now I’ve seen Revenge I better give you my view on the Film.

This is the only Star Wars Movie that I have seen in the theatres and boy it took a lot of willpower to keep my butt glued on the seat; I was shaking though the whole film. Not from Fear mind you, but from the sheer excitement of seeing the film.
The film is pure eye candy (and no I’m not just talking of the Ewan and Hayden, variety), there’s just so much to take in, and it blows you away – you can’t take it all in one viewing (and I really didn’t find any of the Easter eggs for that reason).
Now I am going to admit something (which I have before, mind you) – I read the novel (Stover’s) nearly two months before I saw the film. So what caused Anakin’s Fall was no surprise, same with Padmé’s death after the twins were born.
However the novel or the comic of the film didn’t tell me everything on what to expect in the Film… The Most noteable one is that small scene just before Anakin’s Dream, which leads me into another quirk of this film – you actually ‘see’ Anakin’s visions, something that has never been seen in a SW film.

I still stand by what I said about Grievous on the OS Message Boards – That people that know nothing about Star Wars EU, will most likely be wondering who he is, and why he was there. One of the biggest flaws of the prequels was not having a strong consistent bad guy - Nute Gunray is a piss poor excuse for a bad guy, all he does is whine.
Anakin and Padmé are a good couple, and I am a A/P shipper – but Obi-Wan and Padmé seemed to have more chemistry on the screen, then Anakin and Padmé did at times.
Also there’s some scenes that should have not been cut – Like the scene in which Padmé, Bail and Mon, talk about starting a rebellion and when Obi-Wan talks to Padmé before going after Grievous.

Some people would think Anakin’s turn was quite sudden. However, the signs were there for the movie goers in Attack of the Clones, for the EU readers, like me, we saw a lot more of them.

Revenge of the Sith, is the strongest of all the prequel movies, while at times it can be disturbing (Roasted Anakin anyone?), and has a predicable storyline, it is the must see of all the prequel movies.

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