Shannon Nutt

I read Chris Tribbey's DVD review of Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith at http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/read.php?ID=18160 and...

Thanks Chris for a GREAT review, but more importantly for being HONEST about the quality of the actual movie and giving the film the rating it deserved even though the DVD package itself is exceptional.

Terrell

Of course, that's also a highly subjective thing. There is no one honest, definitive opinion about any film, including Star Wars. Opinions are opinions are opinions. The film deserves whatever praise or criticism one seeks to give it. That said, I don't think anyone would say this film is flawless, or is without some faults. Then again, I've never seen a flawless film. I have no problem with Chris' review of the film, or anyone else's. It's only the vitriolic, unreasonable, and unfair reviews that grate on me.

Again, great review.

Scott Weinberg

A VERY excellent review!

matome

nodeerforamonth

How does a movie get a DVDTalk "Collectors" recommendation if the reviewer only give the movie 3 and a half stars?!?!?

Good review otherwise. But the movie should've had at least 4 stars. 4 and a half or 5 stars to be worthy of a DVDTalk "Collectors Recommendation".

matome

True. Maybe it was meant from a perspective of a Star Wars collector who would need it to complete the saga?

Shannon Nutt

I would think quite simply because the overall DVD package is top-notch in every aspect. The quality of the film is always going to be subjective, the quality of the A/V and the amount of bonus material is less subjective.

I would think it could get a "Collector's" rating for that reason for the same reason some really GREAT films have gotten "Collector's" ratings here in the past, even though their A/V quality and/or bonus materials haven't been top-notch.

It's like The Ultimate Matrix Collection and The Alien Quadrilogy - I'd consider those "Collector's Recommendations" even though the two Matrix sequels and Alien 3 & 4 are all pretty much "Two Star" flicks.

Randy Miller III

I agree. I'm reminded of our own Holly Ordway's review of Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers; even though the DVD only received a "Recommended" rating, it gave an honest opinion of a very popular film.

Chris Tribbey

Seriously, 95 percent of the time, I'd agree. The movie itself is only Recommended/borderline Highly Recommended (and that's just my non-fanboy opinion; great replay value, but I'm to the point I'll skip two or three chapters in the middle; that'll happen when you watch it half a dozen times).

But with the quality of the DVD, and being the last, long-awaited piece in an outstanding movie franchise, it earns the DVDTalk must-own rating. I'm sure we'll see another two or three reviews of this DVD here, and the opinions will vary (except in audio/video/extras, I hope ... fantastic stuff).

CADVD1000

nice

Lou Sytsma

Disagree. She spent far too much time comparing the book to the movie and not reviewing the film on its own terms. Something that did not happen with her review of ROTK that should be noted.

Back to ROTS, a pretty balanced review, too lenient from my perspective, but overall a wellstated and comprehensive job. Congrats!

Randy Miller III

Book or not, I agree with her perspective that it's the weakest film of the three. Though I might've been more forgiving myself, I'm glad that she didn't give it a higher rating based solely on its visual merits or a blind following as a fan of the series. The fact is---and getting a little more on-topic---someone could've given The Two Towers and Sith 4.5 or 5 stars just because...hey, it's LOTR and Star Wars.

Lou Sytsma

True, but its not the rating I quibble with.

My issue is the basis for the determination of the rating that was used ie judging a movie against a book. Review the movie.

toddly6666

DVD TALK gives "DVDTALK Collectors recommendation" grades to their porno reviews. So, that grade has nothing to do with the quality of the film itself...

Randy Miller III

Come on, guy! At least dig up the Golden Girls review first! That's just cheap!

Terrell

It took you guys this long to bring up LOTR and porno in a Star Wars thread? C'mon people, you're slacking off.

Egon's Ghost

At the risk of being incredibly unpopular, am I the only here that thinks the review of Sith is way too lenient? To me, it may have been better than the previous 2, but really, what is that saying? Compared to other movies, its shoddy, amateurish story-telling. Well, these are just opinions, so there you go.

Terrell

Who the hell cares one way or the other! It's his opinion. Is anyone interested in talking about the actual DVD, or just carrying on the same tired, idiotic crap that happens in every Star Wars thread?

xXBlackCrossXx

I always come to dvdtalk ever since I found the site. They do a great job of reviewing discs. This doesn't have to be said for the 100th time, but movies are subjective. If you don't agree, rent it! Between this and the digital bits, you don't need any other site. Good job!

Chris Tribbey

When I saw it back in May with a bunch of friends, there was a SW die-hard that went with our group. On the way out of the theater, he kept muttering "Lucas must die. He must die. Lucas must pay." Other than being very funny, I took it as a good example of how opinions vary wildly, because I enjoyed most of what I saw, I left satisfied. Not everyone else did, and that's neither wrong nor surprising.

In my humble, "I mostly review anime, so I'm a sucker for those cool visuals" opinion, Sith earns every part of those 3.5 stars as a movie, and there's enough wrong with it to not get those remaining 1.5 stars. But it also earns every bit of the 5 stars as a great replay DVD.

Once again, DVDTalk is great about featuring more than one review of the same DVD, so I'm sure we'll get more opinions from reviewers who found other things to complain about ... like the giant gecco ... damnit, I forgot to bitch about the giant gecco ...

matrixrok9

Here's a crapload of reaction from fanboys after ign reviewed it.

http://dvd.ign.com/articles/658/658641p1.html

You just want to knock out these nerds for being so obnoxious.

Houstondon

That's not fair. Each review is in relation to the genre itself (for the most part). Porn gets compared to porn while mainstream gets compared to mainstream; the cream rises to the top (pun intended) and gets higher ratings based on all the usual factors, regardless of genre though. Out of nearly 4000 porn reviews, there are ~20 Collector Series ratings; Out of 13,500 mainstream reviews, there are ~500 Collector Series ratings (statistics gurus can dwell on the specifics but you do the math...).

The discussion of specific criteria for specific ratings has been a frequent topic and isn't taken lightly by most reviewers; feel free to search for it (when the function is working).

Oh, and I liked Chris' review even if I could spend endless hours debating specific points with him. Good job!

Calum Waddell

I enjoyed reading this review too - cannot wait to get this DVD!