Kevin Smith posts review of Revenge of the Sith (major spoilers)

[NewJeffCT]

This is the guy of "Clerks" fame.
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You've been warned...

- "Revenge of the Sith" is, quite simply, fucking awesome. This is the "Star Wars" prequel the haters have been bitching for since "Menace" came out, and if they don't cop to that when they finally see it, they're lying. As dark as "Empire" was, this movie goes a thousand times darker - from the triggering of Order 66 (which has all the Shock Troopers turning on the Jedi Knights they've been fighting beside throughout the Clone Wars and gunning them down), to the jaw-dropping Anakin/Obi Wan fight on Mustafar (where - after cutting his legs and arm off, Ben leaves Skywalker burning alive on the shores of a lava river, with Anakin spitting venomous sentiments at his departing mentor), this flick is so satisfyingly tragic, you'll think you're watching "Othello" or "Hamlet".

I saw a gorgeous digitally projected version of the flick, and lemme tell ya': this is a beautiful looking film. The opening space battle sequence is the best in any of the six "Star Wars" movies. Grievous and Kenobi's lightsaber duel is bad-ass, with Grievous rocking four sabers. The Clone Wars end rather early in the flick (about the halfway point), leaving the rest of the film to concentrate on Anakin's turn to the Dark Side, and the resulting slaughter of the Jedi.

Link to AICN post (Harry of AICN is a good liberal, so give his site the hits!) http://www.aint-it-cool.com/display.cgi?id=20046

Link to Kevin Smith full review:
http://viewaskew.com/news/sith/

[frylock]

1. prequel the haters have been bitching for?!

Hey Silent Dumbass, the first two sucked donkey, so don't be hatin' on the haters just cuz you're a Star Wars geek.

Everything I've read/heard about this flick has been positive, so it had better live up. I have too much time invested in watching the first two crap eps to not see this one.

[NewJeffCT]

2. I know what you mean

I'm sure I'll see this one, even though I didn't like the first two...

[ET Awful]

3. Who's more of a geek, the geek or the one who goes off the geek

end about the geekdom of others?

:evilgrin:

[Rob H.]

4. Didn't like the first two, 'cause Lucas has a tin ear for dialog.

If that makes me a hater, well...I can live with that.

[coyotespaw]

6. As does Mr. Smith himself, so go figure...

[Rob H.]

7. Now that you mention it...

Y'know, I hadn't thought of that but you're right. I re-watched Clerks recently for the first time in years and couldn't help but think that in parts the dialog didn't sound very "natural." He cast a bunch of amateur actors, so that may have had something to do with it, but still.


And by the way, welcome to DU! :hi:

[Sandpiper]

5. Is Kevin Smith an arse-sucking Fan Boy of George Lucas?

Because pretty much the only people who enjoyed Episodes I & II were Fan Boys.


"Haters" = Fan Boy term for anyone who found Episodes I & II less than stellar

[ironflange]

8. Sounds like a rip-off

. . .to the jaw-dropping Anakin/Obi Wan fight on Mustafar (where - after cutting his legs and arm off, Ben leaves Skywalker burning alive on the shores of a lava river, with Anakin spitting venomous sentiments at his departing mentor)

Monty Python and the Holy Grail! Black Knight scene: "I'll bite your head off!!"