Grade ROTS thread

taa455 · 05-16-05, 09:25 AM

I know we have the review thread, but I don't want to be anywhere near possible spoilers. Thus, I have created a simple poll. Everybody chime in with your grade after you see it.

zutroy · 05-16-05, 09:29 AM

I really, really liked it. 4.5

Minor qualms and some awkward moments, but overall, engrossing and well done.

Ky-Fi · 05-16-05, 10:13 AM

Exactly what zutroy said.

Ky-Fi · 05-22-05, 02:43 PM

bump..

Maxflier · 05-22-05, 03:48 PM

4.5
I think it could have been better,especially the first two-thirds of the movie which i found very slow.But overall a very good movie.

SuprVgeta · 05-22-05, 03:58 PM

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Originally Posted by taa455

but I don't want to be anywhere near possible spoilers.

Then you should certainly know to stay far, far away from online message boards before seeing a movie.

As for the grade I'm going with 4.5. There was still some things that felt out of place which kept it off 5 stars for me.

JohnDoeUSA · 05-22-05, 05:08 PM

5 stars, 2 thumbs up, and a bag of chips!

Dabaomb · 05-22-05, 05:13 PM

I gave it 3.5 stars for several reasons:
1) Wooden acting and TERRIBLE dialogue
2) The middle hour dragged like no tomorrow (did we really need all that time of Obi-Wan riding that stupid CGI lizard?)

Josh H · 05-22-05, 05:26 PM

4 stars.

Great flick, but can't rate it higher for some weak dialogue and acting in places.

raven56706 · 05-23-05, 08:10 AM

the thing that pissed me off the most was padme. " Anakin, your breaking my heart " sucked

QuiGonJosh · 05-23-05, 08:13 AM

Kaffe_02 · 05-23-05, 08:16 AM

4.5 It was pretty much what I expected and surpassed my expectations in a few places.

Deadman31 · 05-23-05, 08:30 AM

2.5 I didnt hate but it didnt live up to my expectations. To me, it seemed no better or worse than the previous two movies.

rexinnih · 05-23-05, 09:02 AM

4.5! Enjoyed it. Great way to end the series. Not perfect but damn enjoyable.

B.A. · 05-23-05, 09:14 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dabaomb

I gave it 3.5 stars for several reasons:
1) Wooden acting and TERRIBLE dialogue

Agreed.

I also thought it could have been a little longer. I thought the time went by pretty quick and they could have taken their time w/ the ending.

taa455 · 05-23-05, 09:49 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SuprVgeta

Then you should certainly know to stay far, far away from online message boards before seeing a movie.

I came to the board the day before I was going to see the movie on opening night, just to get a feel from the few who had already seen it. I had already seen all the trailers and whatnot, so no big deal.

As for my grade, I gave it 4 out of 5. Huge improvement from the other prequels, but still had several flaws. Great movie though. I will definitely be buying the DVD on release day. I can't wait to watch it on my home setup.

moonraker · 05-23-05, 02:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Deadman31

2.5 I didnt hate but it didnt live up to my expectations. To me, it seemed no better or worse than the previous two movies.

I feel the same way. It was *much* closer to the other two prequels than to the orginal trilogy.

QuikSilver · 05-23-05, 02:08 PM

It was somewhat slow in the beginning and I started to yawn a lot. But near the second hour, it was great. Episode III is way better than the two previous ones.

devilshalo · 05-23-05, 02:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dabaomb

I gave it 3.5 stars for several reasons:
1) Wooden acting and TERRIBLE dialogue

Exactly, though what saved it was Ian MacDiarmid. Deliciously evil!

paulringodaman · 05-23-05, 02:18 PM

4.5 - A very very good movie. Almost a masterpiece.

MJKTool · 05-23-05, 02:20 PM

SpaceBoy · 05-23-05, 02:21 PM

4/5 - 2 thumbs up
Problems
1. Thought the acting was as bad or worse then the previous 2.
2. Thought it was to long, with the whole grievous part being unneeded, and only added as filler, the same wtih the battles with the wookies. Cut an hour out and have it just around anakin imho.
3. Grievous, just thought he was dopey esp with the coughing and him doing nothing but running away from fights.

good
To many to list.

Dabaomb · 05-23-05, 02:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by devilshalo

Exactly, though what saved it was Ian MacDiarmid. Deliciously evil!

except when he turned into the melting Wicked Witch of the West during the scene where he tried to electrocute Mace. Plus, he sorta looked like PruneFace from Dick Tracy.

Fok · 05-23-05, 02:23 PM

Liked it a lot, was the best prequel, but not as good as the OT ones.

IanH · 05-23-05, 03:52 PM

1. I enjoyed most the action scenes (Rescue of Palpatine, Obi-Wan tracking down Grievous, Purge of the Jedis, Yoda vs. Emperor, and Obi-Wan vs. Anakin)
2. I enjoyed the humour with R2D2 (I'm definately an R2 fan)
3. I actually liked General Grievous. He was a bit of a coward which was different and more real.
4. Better performances overall by everyone
5. When Padme could sense Anakin changing over to the Dark Side that really worked for me. No words, just the faces of Anakin's darkness and Padme's sense of dread intercutting. Showing what was happening was even more effective than trying to explain with words of his transformation. Too bad Lucas spoiled it with even more words.
6. Obi-Wan giving Anakin a well deserved ass kicking. Even though it came much too late from Obi-Wan to be of any use that boy needed it and it was a long time coming.

1. Besides the usual problems I had with the Prequels in general....
2. The Middle chapter of Episode III really lagged. It seemed like Lucas really took his time expaining the transformation of Anakin but couldn't really convince me.
3. Thus the dramatic impact was reduced at the end for me.
4. The final scenes (Vader's Mask/Birth of Luke and Leia/The Organas adopting Leia/The Owens adopting Luke) all looked hurried and slapped together. Yeah, it showed what I've been dying to see all these years but not very well.

View Poll Results: Grade ROTS
5 stars - Loved it	32	23.88%
4.5	33	24.63%
4 stars - Liked it a lot	36	26.87%
3.5	15	11.19%
3 - It was OK/decent/not bad	9	6.72%
2.5	5	3.73%
2 - Did not like it	2	1.49%
1.5	0	0%
1 - Hated it	1	0.75%
0 - Worst movie ever	1	0.75%
Voters: 134. You may not vote on this poll

05-16-05, 09:25 AM	#1
taa455 DVD Talk Platinum Edition Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Tennessee, USA Posts: 3,507	Grade ROTS thread I know we have the review thread, but I don't want to be anywhere near possible spoilers. Thus, I have created a simple poll. Everybody chime in with your grade after you see it.

05-16-05, 09:29 AM	#2
zutroy Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: NYC Posts: 155	I really, really liked it. 4.5 Minor qualms and some awkward moments, but overall, engrossing and well done. __________________ no alarms and no surprises, please.

05-22-05, 03:48 PM	#5
Maxflier DVD Talk Hall of Fame Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Louisiana Posts: 8,913	4.5 I think it could have been better,especially the first two-thirds of the movie which i found very slow.But overall a very good movie. __________________ My DVD / HD DVD / Blu-Ray Collection My Game Collection XBOX Live Gamertag:Maxflier PSN:Maxflier My Countdown Counting down to: The first Saturday in May. 317 days 23 hours 46 minutes Last edited by Maxflier; 05-22-05 at 05:29 PM.

05-22-05, 05:13 PM	#8
Dabaomb DVD Talk Hall of Fame Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: NYC Posts: 8,790	I gave it 3.5 stars for several reasons: 1) Wooden acting and TERRIBLE dialogue 2) The middle hour dragged like no tomorrow (did we really need all that time of Obi-Wan riding that stupid CGI lizard?) __________________ RIP DAD, you're with Jesus now!!! 3/26/42 - 6/4/05 DVDTalk Thread on My Father's Passing My DVD Profiler

05-16-05, 10:13 AM	#3
Ky-Fi DVD Talk Limited Edition Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Cape Ann, Massachusetts Posts: 6,796	Exactly what zutroy said.

05-22-05, 02:43 PM	#4
Ky-Fi DVD Talk Limited Edition Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Cape Ann, Massachusetts Posts: 6,796	bump..

05-22-05, 05:08 PM	#7
JohnDoeUSA Member Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 119	5 stars, 2 thumbs up, and a bag of chips!

05-22-05, 05:26 PM	#9
Josh H Retired Join Date: May 1999 Posts: 27,389	4 stars. Great flick, but can't rate it higher for some weak dialogue and acting in places.

05-23-05, 08:10 AM	#10
raven56706 DVD Talk Legend Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Back in the Good Ole USA Posts: 18,875	the thing that pissed me off the most was padme. " Anakin, your breaking my heart " sucked

05-23-05, 08:13 AM	#11
QuiGonJosh Banned Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 3,220	5!!

05-23-05, 08:16 AM	#12
Kaffe_02 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Posts: 491	4.5 It was pretty much what I expected and surpassed my expectations in a few places. __________________ Kaffe_02 "I move for no man" - The Black Knight

05-23-05, 08:30 AM	#13
Deadman31 DVD Talk Platinum Edition Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Deval Patrick's mansion Posts: 3,279	2.5 I didnt hate but it didnt live up to my expectations. To me, it seemed no better or worse than the previous two movies. __________________ You cant expect to wield supreme executive power just because some watery tart threw a sword at you!!

05-23-05, 09:02 AM	#14
rexinnih DVD Talk Hall of Fame Join Date: Sep 1999 Location: Relocated to Bot-Hell Posts: 8,727	4.5! Enjoyed it. Great way to end the series. Not perfect but damn enjoyable. __________________ On the outside lookin in, and it's funny.

05-23-05, 02:08 PM	#18
QuikSilver DVD Talk Special Edition Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: New York City Posts: 1,178	It was somewhat slow in the beginning and I started to yawn a lot. But near the second hour, it was great. Episode III is way better than the two previous ones.

05-23-05, 02:18 PM	#20
paulringodaman DVD Talk Gold Edition Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: The city with no sports championships...Cleveland Posts: 2,109	4.5 - A very very good movie. Almost a masterpiece. __________________ "Hey, there goes Garth and his friend Wayne... the psychopath."

05-23-05, 02:20 PM	#21
MJKTool Suspended Join Date: Jun 1999 Posts: 15,108	4.0

05-23-05, 02:21 PM	#22
SpaceBoy DVD Talk Ultimate Edition Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Beantown Posts: 4,513	4/5 - 2 thumbs up Problems 1. Thought the acting was as bad or worse then the previous 2. 2. Thought it was to long, with the whole grievous part being unneeded, and only added as filler, the same wtih the battles with the wookies. Cut an hour out and have it just around anakin imho. 3. Grievous, just thought he was dopey esp with the coughing and him doing nothing but running away from fights. good To many to list.

05-23-05, 02:23 PM	#24
Fok DVD Talk Limited Edition Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Canada, BC Posts: 6,655	Liked it a lot, was the best prequel, but not as good as the OT ones.

05-23-05, 03:52 PM	#25
IanH Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: L.A. Posts: 189	3.5 1. I enjoyed most the action scenes (Rescue of Palpatine, Obi-Wan tracking down Grievous, Purge of the Jedis, Yoda vs. Emperor, and Obi-Wan vs. Anakin) 2. I enjoyed the humour with R2D2 (I'm definately an R2 fan) 3. I actually liked General Grievous. He was a bit of a coward which was different and more real. 4. Better performances overall by everyone 5. When Padme could sense Anakin changing over to the Dark Side that really worked for me. No words, just the faces of Anakin's darkness and Padme's sense of dread intercutting. Showing what was happening was even more effective than trying to explain with words of his transformation. Too bad Lucas spoiled it with even more words. 6. Obi-Wan giving Anakin a well deserved ass kicking. Even though it came much too late from Obi-Wan to be of any use that boy needed it and it was a long time coming. 1. Besides the usual problems I had with the Prequels in general.... 2. The Middle chapter of Episode III really lagged. It seemed like Lucas really took his time expaining the transformation of Anakin but couldn't really convince me. 3. Thus the dramatic impact was reduced at the end for me. 4. The final scenes (Vader's Mask/Birth of Luke and Leia/The Organas adopting Leia/The Owens adopting Luke) all looked hurried and slapped together. Yeah, it showed what I've been dying to see all these years but not very well. Last edited by IanH; 05-23-05 at 06:09 PM.