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Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith

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It has been three years since the Clone Wars began. Jedi Master Obi-Wan Kenobi (Ewan McGregor) and Jedi Knight Anakin Skywalker (Hayden Christensen) rescue Chancellor Palpatine (Ian McDiarmid) from General Grievous, the commander of the droid armies, but Grievous escapes. Suspicions are raised within the Jedi Council concerning Chancellor Palpatine, with whom Anakin has formed a bond. Asked to spy on the chancellor, and full of bitterness toward the Jedi Council, Anakin embraces the Dark Side.

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Critics Consensus

With Episode III: Revenge of the Sith, George Lucas brings his second Star Wars trilogy to a suitably thrilling and often poignant -- if still a bit uneven -- conclusion.

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BkdPotato

Best Star Wars film ever made

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

09/20/23

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Yeal ツ

The best movie of all time

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

04/30/24

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Alexander A

best one of the trilogy

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

04/29/24

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Jordan R

Directed by George Lucas, Star Wars III is about the comeback of the sith in the galaxy because of the betrayal of a jedi knight. The plot seems to be superb. The special effects were good at the time but now there are very mediocre, same thing for the photography. Nothing to say for the acting, all the actor look natural and play very good. For me, the script is one of the best in the Stars Wars saga, he is moving and gripping. I recommend this film to anyone who loves the Stars Wars universe, but if you search visual quality, there are a lot of better films now.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

04/28/24

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Kennen N

One of the best star wars movies ever made and my all time favorite.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

04/28/24

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Vinnie G

The best star wars movie

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

04/27/24

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Namrata Joshi

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The technical wizardry, the special effects, the ear-buzzing sound, the mind-numbing action and those magnificent light-sabres are all there.

Rated: 3/4

Jan 8, 2019

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Evan Williams

The Australian

The special effects, of course, are incomparably good and the digital photography achieves a dazzling clarity.

Rated: 4/5

Dec 15, 2015

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Philippa Hawker

The Age (Australia)

It soon becomes obvious that there is no avoiding the burden of predictability: there is nothing, essentially, in the film's story that we don't know already.

Rated: 2.5/5

Nov 16, 2015

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Christian Eulinberg

InSession Film

This might come as a shock to most fans out there, but this is my favorite Star Wars story of all time.

Sep 26, 2023

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Rob Gonsalves

Rob's Movie Vault

Given a hundred years of cinema language with which to make us feel Anakin’s turn, to make us experience his dread and suffering, Lucas decides instead to play in the sandbox of the future.

Rated: C-

Sep 19, 2022

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Keith Garlington

Keith & the Movies

It’s a fantastic conclusion to the prequels and a satisfying segue to the classic original films.

Rated: 4.5/5

Aug 25, 2022

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Synopsis

It has been three years since the Clone Wars began. Jedi Master Obi-Wan Kenobi (Ewan McGregor) and Jedi Knight Anakin Skywalker (Hayden Christensen) rescue Chancellor Palpatine (Ian McDiarmid) from General Grievous, the commander of the droid armies, but Grievous escapes. Suspicions are raised within the Jedi Council concerning Chancellor Palpatine, with whom Anakin has formed a bond. Asked to spy on the chancellor, and full of bitterness toward the Jedi Council, Anakin embraces the Dark Side.

Director: George Lucas
Screenwriter: George Lucas
Distributor: 20th Century Fox
Production Co: Lucasfilm Ltd.
Rating: PG-13 (Some Intense Images|Sci-Fi Violence)
Genre: Sci-Fi, Adventure, Action, Fantasy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): May 19, 2005, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 10, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA): $380.3M
Runtime: 2h 20m
Sound Mix: Surround, Dolby SRD, DTS, SDDS
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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