Ending the most popular film epic in history, Star Wars: Episode III, Revenge of the Sith is an exciting, uneven, but ultimately satisfying journey. Picking up the action from Episode II, Attack of the Clones as well as the animated Clone Wars series, Jedi Master Obi-Wan Kenobi (Ewan McGregor) and his apprentice, Anakin Skywalker (Hayden Christensen), pursue General Grievous into space after the droid kidnapped Supreme Chancellor Palpatine (Ian McDiarmid). itap1trowd taflags0 trgaph108trleft-108 trbrdrtbrdrnil trbrdrlbrdrnil trbrdrtbrdrnil trbrdrrbrdrnil tapadt120 tapadb120 clvertalc clshdrawnil clwWidth6000clftsWidth3 clbrdrtbrdrnil clbrdrlbrdrnil clbrdrbbrdrnil clbrdrrbrdrnil clpadl120 clpadr120 gaphcellx8640 pardintblitap1pardeftab720qc cf0 The Star Wars Family Tree (click for larger image)cell lastrowrow pardpardeftab720qlqnatural cf0 It's just the latest maneuver in the ongoing Clone Wars between the Republic and the Separatist forces led by former Jedi turned Sith Lord Count Dooku (Christopher Lee). On another front, Master Yoda (voiced by Frank Oz) leads the Republic's clone troops against a droid attack on the Wookiee homeworld of Kashyyyk. All this is in the first half of Episode III , which feels a lot like Episodes I and II . That means spectacular scenery, dazzling dogfights in space, a new fearsome villain (the CGI-created Grievous can't match up to either Darth Maul or the original Darth Vader, though), lightsaber duels, groan-worthy romantic dialogue, goofy humor (but at least it's left to the droids instead of Jar-Jar Binks), and hordes of faceless clone troopers fighting hordes of faceless battle droids. But then it all changes. itap1trowd taflags0 trgaph108trleft-108 trbrdrtbrdrnil trbrdrlbrdrnil trbrdrtbrdrnil trbrdrrbrdrnil tapadt120 tapadb120 clvertalc clshdrawnil clwWidth4220clftsWidth3 clbrdrtbrdrnil clbrdrlbrdrnil clbrdrbbrdrnil clbrdrrbrdrnil clpadl120 clpadr120 gaphcellx8640 pardintblitap1pardeftab720qc cf0 pardintblitap1pardeftab720qc cf0 Star Wars Time Line (click for larger image)cell lastrowrow pardpardeftab720sa240qlqnatural cf0 After setting up characters and situations for the first two and a half movies, Episode III finally comes to life. The Sith Lord in hiding unleashes his long-simmering plot to take over the Republic, and an integral part of that plan is to turn Anakin away from the Jedi and toward the Dark Side of the Force. Unless you've been living under a rock the last 10 years, you know that Anakin will transform into the dreaded Darth Vader and face an ultimate showdown with his mentor, but that doesn't matter. In fact, a great part of the fun is knowing where things will wind up but finding out how they'll get there. The end of this prequel trilogy also should inspire fans to want to see the original movies again, but this time not out of frustration at the new ones. Rather, because Episode III is a beginning as well as an end, it will trigger fond memories as it ties up threads to the originals in tidy little ways. But best of all, it seems like for the first time we actually care about what happens and who it happens to. pardpardeftab720sa240qlqnatural cf0 Episode III is easily the best of the new trilogy--OK, so that's not saying much, but it might even jockey for third place among the six Star Wars films. It's also the first one to be rated PG-13 for the intense battles and darker plot. It was probably impossible to live up to the decades' worth of pent-up hype George Lucas faced for the Star Wars prequel trilogy (and he tried to lower it with the first two movies), but Episode III makes us once again glad to be "a long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away." --David Horiuchi pardpardeftab720sa240qlqnatural f2b cf0 The Complete f3i Star Wars f2i0 Saga f0b0 itap1trowd taflags0 trgaph108trleft-108 trwWidth15380trftsWidth3 trbrdrtbrdrnil trbrdrlbrdrnil trbrdrrbrdrnil tapadt80 tapadb80 clvertalt clshdrawnil clwWidth4860clftsWidth3 clmart40 clmarl40 clmarb40 clmarr40 clbrdrtbrdrnil clbrdrlbrdrnil clbrdrbbrdrnil clbrdrrbrdrnil clpadl80 clpadr80 gaphcellx2880 clvertalt clshdrawnil clwWidth4860clftsWidth3 clmart40 clmarl40 clmarb40 clmarr40 clbrdrtbrdrnil clbrdrlbrdrnil clbrdrbbrdrnil clbrdrrbrdrnil clpadl80 clpadr80 gaphcellx5760 clvertalt clshdrawnil clwWidth4860clftsWidth3 clmart40 clmarl40 clmarb40 clmarr40 clbrdrtbrdrnil clbrdrlbrdrnil clbrdrbbrdrnil clbrdrrbrdrnil clpadl80 clpadr80 gaphcellx8640 pardintblitap1pardeftab720qc cf0 Episodes 4-6 Trilogy (widescreen)cell pardintblitap1pardeftab720qc cf0 pardintblitap1pardeftab720qc cf0 Episode I: The Phantom Menace cell pardintblitap1pardeftab720qc cf0 pardintblitap1pardeftab720qc cf0 Episde II: Attack of the Clones cell row itap1trowd taflags0 trgaph108trleft-108 trwWidth15380trftsWidth3 trbrdrlbrdrnil trbrdrtbrdrnil trbrdrrbrdrnil tapadt80 tapadb80 clvertalt clshdrawnil clwWidth4860clftsWidth3 clmart40 clmarl40 clmarb40 clmarr40 clbrdrtbrdrnil clbrdrlbrdrnil clbrdrbbrdrnil clbrdrrbrdrnil clpadl80 clpadr80 gaphcellx2880 clvertalt clshdrawnil clwWidth4860clftsWidth3 clmart40 clmarl40 clmarb40 clmarr40 clbrdrtbrdrnil clbrdrlbrdrnil clbrdrbbrdrnil clbrdrrbrdrnil clpadl80 clpadr80 gaphcellx5760 clvertalt clshdrawnil clwWidth4860clftsWidth3 clmart40 clmarl40 clmarb40 clmarr40 clbrdrtbrdrnil clbrdrlbrdrnil clbrdrbbrdrnil clbrdrrbrdrnil clpadl80 clpadr80 gaphcellx8640 pardintblitap1pardeftab720qc cf0 pardintblitap1pardeftab720qc cf0 Star Wars: Clone Wars Vol. 1 cell pardintblitap1pardeftab720qc cf0 pardintblitap1pardeftab720qc cf0 Star Wars: Clone Wars Vol. 2 cell pardintblitap1pardeftab720qc cf0 The Star Wars Storecell lastrowrow pardpardeftab720sa240qlqnatural f2b cf0 Stills from f3i Episode III: Revenge of the Sith f2i0 (click for larger images) f0b0 itap1trowd taflags0 trgaph108trleft-108 trwWidth15380trftsWidth3 trbrdrtbrdrnil trbrdrlbrdrnil trbrdrrbrdrnil tapadt80 tapadb80 clvertalt clshdrawnil clwWidth7400clftsWidth3 clmart40 clmarl40 clmarb40 clmarr40 clbrdrtbrdrnil clbrdrlbrdrnil clbrdrbbrdrnil clbrdrrbrdrnil clpadl80 clpadr80 gaphcellx4320 clvertalt clshdrawnil clwWidth7420clftsWidth3 clmart40 clmarl40 clmarb40 clmarr40 clbrdrtbrdrnil clbrdrlbrdrnil clbrdrbbrdrnil clbrdrrbrdrnil clpadl80 clpadr80 gaphcellx8640 pardintblitap1pardeftab720qc cf0 Anakin turning to the dark sidecell pardintblitap1pardeftab720qc cf0 When Wookiees attackcell row itap1trowd taflags0 trgaph108trleft-108 trwWidth15380trftsWidth3 trbrdrlbrdrnil trbrdrrbrdrnil tapadt80 tapadb80 clvertalt clshdrawnil clwWidth7400clftsWidth3 clmart40 clmarl40 clmarb40 clmarr40 clbrdrtbrdrnil clbrdrlbrdrnil clbrdrbbrdrnil clbrdrrbrdrnil clpadl80 clpadr80 gaphcellx4320 clvertalt clshdrawnil clwWidth7420clftsWidth3 clmart40 clmarl40 clmarb40 clmarr40 clbrdrtbrdrnil clbrdrlbrdrnil clbrdrbbrdrnil clbrdrrbrdrnil clpadl80 clpadr80 gaphcellx8640 pardintblitap1pardeftab720qc cf0 Yoda, Jedi mastercell pardintblitap1pardeftab720qc cf0 Mr. and Mrs. Vadercell row itap1trowd taflags0 trgaph108trleft-108 trwWidth15380trftsWidth3 trbrdrlbrdrnil trbrdrtbrdrnil trbrdrrbrdrnil tapadt80 tapadb80 clvertalt clshdrawnil clwWidth7400clftsWidth3 clmart40 clmarl40 clmarb40 clmarr40 clbrdrtbrdrnil clbrdrlbrdrnil clbrdrbbrdrnil clbrdrrbrdrnil clpadl80 clpadr80 gaphcellx4320 clvertalt clshdrawnil clwWidth7420clftsWidth3 clmart40 clmarl40 clmarb40 clmarr40 clbrdrtbrdrnil clbrdrlbrdrnil clbrdrbbrdrnil clbrdrrbrdrnil clpadl80 clpadr80 gaphcellx8640 pardintblitap1pardeftab720qc cf0 Saber training with Ewan McGregor and Hayden Christensencell pardintblitap1pardeftab720qc cf0 The castcell lastrowrow pardpardeftab720sa240qlqnatural cf0
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