Star Wars III: Revenge Of The Sith

Production year: 2005

Science Fiction PG-13   Running time: 2:20 

IMDB rating:   7.6     Aspect: Wide;  Languages: English, French, Spanish;  Subtitles: English, French, Spanish;  Audio: DD 5.1

I have a bad feeling about this, says the young Obi-Wan Kenobi (played by Ewan McGregor) in Star Wars: Episode I, The Phantom Menace as he steps off a spaceship and into the most anticipated cinematic event... well, ever. He might as well be speaking for the legions of fans of the original episodes in the Star Wars saga who can't help but secretly ask themselves: Sure, this is Star Wars, but is it my Star Wars? The original elevated moviegoers' expectations so high that it would have been impossible for any subsequent film to meet them. And as with all the Star Wars movies, The Phantom Menace features inexplicable plot twists, a fistful of loose threads, and some cheek-chewing dialogue. Han Solo's swagger is sorely missed, as is the pervading menace of heavy-breather Darth Vader. There is still way too much quasi-mystical mumbo jumbo, and some of what was fresh about Star Wars 22 years earlier feels formulaic. Yet there's much to admire. The special effects are stupendous; three worlds are populated with a mZlange of creatures, flora, and horizons rendered in absolute detail. The action and battle scenes are breathtaking in their complexity. And one particular sequence of the film--the adrenaline-infused pod race through the Tatooine desert--makes the chariot race in Ben-Hur look like a Sunday stroll through the park.

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Features

Audio commentary
Deleted/extended scenes
DVD-ROM content
Photo gallery
Trailers/TV spots

Special features

Commentary by: writer-director George Lucas, producer Rick McCallum, animation director Rob Coleman, and ILM visual effects supervisors John Knoll and Roger Guyett
Exclusive deleted scenes with introductions by George Lucas and Rick McCallum
"Within a Minute" documentary film about the making of the Mustafar battle
"The Chosen One" featurette: George Lucas traces the myth of Darth Vader through episodes 1-6
"It's All for Real: The Stunts of Episode III"
A 15-part collection of Lucasfilm's Web documentaries
Star Wars Battlefront II trailer and Xbox game demo
Star Wars Empire at War PC game trailer
"A Hero Falls" music video
Poster and print campaign
Never-before-seen production photo gallery
Star Wars III: Revenge Of The Sith