Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith

Theatrical Release Date: 2005 05 19 (USA)

UPC: 024543212768

Studio: 20th Century Fox

MPAA Rating: PG13   Contains:[Adult Situations, Questionable for Children, Sci-Fi Violence]

Summary: George Lucas draws the Star Wars film series to a close with this dark sci-fi adventure which sets the stage for the events of the first film and brings the saga full circle. After a fierce battle in which Obi-Wan (Ewan McGregor) and Anakin (Hayden Christensen) join Republic forces to help free Chancellor Palpatine (Ian McDiarmid) from the evil Count Dooku (Christopher Lee) and his minions, Anakin is drawn into Palpatine's confidence. Palpatine has designs on expanding his rule, and with this in mind he plants seeds of doubt in Anakin's mind about the strength and wisdom of the Jedis. Anakin is already in a quandary about how to reveal to others the news of his secret marriage to Padm? Amidala (Natalie Portman) now that she is pregnant, and visions which foretell her death in childbirth weigh heavy on his mind. As Anakin finds himself used by both the Jedis and the Republic for their own purposes -- particularly after Mace Windu (Samuel L. Jackson) expresses his distrust of the young Jedi -- he turns more and more to the Force for help, but begins to succumb to the temptations of its dark side. Many of the Star Wars series regulars returned for Star Wars: Episode III -- Revenge of the Sith, including Frank Oz as the voice of Yoda, Anthony Daniels as C-3PO, Kenny Baker as R2-D2, and Peter Mayhew as Chewbacca. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi

Category: Science Fiction

Awards: Film Presented – Cannes Film Festival Best Makeup – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Makeup – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences

Features: ccCommentary by George Lucas, Rick McCallum, Rob Coleman, John Knoll and Roger Guyett
Pan & scan (1.33:1)
Movie captured and created directly from the digital source
Sound: English Dolby 5.1 surround EX, English Dolby surround 2.0, French and Spanish Dolby surround 2.0
Subtitles: English
Six deleted scenes created for this release, with introductions by George Lucas and Rick McCallum
All-new full-length documentary "Within a Minute"
"The Chosen One" featurette
"It's All for Real" featurette
Go behind the scenes of the making of Revenge of the Sith in an unparalleled 15-part web-documentary collection
"A Hero Falls" music video featuring Joh Williams' "Battle of Heroes" track
Theatrical teaser and launch trailer and 15 TV spots
Theatrical posters and print campaign from around the world
Never-before-seen production photo gallery with special caption feature
Access a special Xbox playable demo with two entire levels fro the new Star Wars Battlefront II video game and watch trailers for Star Wars Battlefront II and Star Wars Empire at War
DVD-ROM weblink to exclusive Star Wars content

Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith

Format: DVD

Release Date: 11/01/2005

Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1 Pre-1954 Standard

Audio: THX THX-Certified Mastering, DD5.1 Dolby Digital 5.1, DDS2.0 Dolby Digital w/ 4 channels

Runtime: 140 Minutes

Sides: 2

Number of Discs: 2

Language(s) English,French,Spanish

Subtitles: English

Region: USA & territories, Canada

Chapters: Disc #1 -- Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
1. Opening Logos [:23]
2. Revenge of the Sith [1:26]
3. Battle Over Coruscant [1:26]
4. General Grievous [1:26]
5. Rescuing the Chancellor [:03]
6. Confronting Grievous [:03]
7. Happy Reunions [:03]
8. Grievous on Utapau [1:14]
9. Bad Dreams [5:20]
10. Counsel With Yoda [1:56]
11. The Chancellor's Request [:58]
12. On the Jedi Council [7:02]
13. Secret Assignment [:07]
14. Not the Chosen One? [5:06]
15. Seeds of Distrust [2:06]
16. Tragedy of Darth Plagueis [1:50]
17. Kashyyyk [1:35]
18. Brothers' Farewell [2:16]
19. A Hero Lost [1:49]
20. Arrival on Utapau [2:26]
21. Obi-Wan Vs. Grievous [1:02]
22. Jedi War Council [1:33]
23. Sidious Revealed [:57]
24. Utapau Chase [:58]
25. Mace Learns the Truth [1:01]
26. Anakin's Fatal Decision [1:22]
27. Mace Vs. Sidious [3:47]
28. Rise Lord Vader [1:32]
29. March on the Jedi Temple [2:18]
30. Order Sixty-Six [2:04]
31. Time to Leave [1:32]
32. "Wait for Me" [:15]
33. The Heroes Regroup [2:13]
34. Birth of the Empire [1:37]
35. The Terrible Truth [:47]
36. Obi-Wan Confronts Padm? [2:04]
37. Padm?'s Departure [1:00]
38. "You're Breaking My Heart" [:16]
39. Yoda Visits the Emperor [3:12]
40. Battle of the Heroes [2:14]
41. Yoda Vs. Sidious [1:26]
42. Narrow Escapes [:26]
43. Immolation [1:19]
44. The Emperor Arrives [4:25]
45. Secret Delivery [3:00]
46. Birth and Rebirth [:55]
47. Darth Vader Awakes [1:22]
48. The Future of the Twins [3:42]
49. A New Hope [1:34]
50. End Credits [2:01]

Jeremy Wheeler

Star Wars fans have been put through the ringer when it comes to the prequel trilogy, with warring factions battling over the first two installments like rabid womp rats -- thankfully, the concluding film and the bridge to the beloved films of yore should hopefully please both camps and live up to the hype surrounding it. First things first, Episode III: Revenge of the Sith is one dark, heartbreaking film. There's a reason that it's PG-13, and parents of youngsters should definitely take note. That said, those who are looking for a fitting tale of Anakin Skywalker's slide to evil will be pleased to know that George Lucas did, indeed, pull it off. Easily the most intense of the series, the third installment fulfills its hellish promises and sets the stage for the next hopeful chapter in the story. Besides the first rousing 20 minutes, one thing that this film isn't is the type of popcorn crowd-pleaser that audiences have come to expect, especially after the kiddie-friendly Phantom Menace and the action-packed lovey-dovey schmaltz that was Attack of the Clones. Thanks to a bravura performance from Ian McDiarmid, running wild here as the supremely sinister emperor of the galaxy, this episode finally has what the other prequels didn't -- a thoroughly nasty and evil villain. For all of the range that Hayden Christensen delivers in this one (and he's definitely filled into the role), the wicked Sith Lord commands the screen in a performance that virtually steals the show as he orchestrates the final coup in the prequel's complicated political plot that is at the heart of Lucas' cautionary (and eerily timely) mythos. Now, don't worry, there are still epic battles with easily the biggest and arguably the best batch of lightsaber duels here, though the most engaging moments have to be what's underneath the digital flash. As it should, the action amply serves the story, and once the proverbial Sith hits the fan, the film's downward spiral pulls you in and doesn't let go. Drawing the series together in spectacular fashion is John Williams' score, thus completing a sprawling saga of work that deftly weaves old and new themes together to create a unified piece that is unprecedented in film score narrative history. Additionally, the FX department should be given highest honors simply for the extraordinary, subtle work that went into Yoda's harrowing performance, helped out once again by Frank Oz's voice acting. Now, in all fairness, the flick still suffers from moments of overtly cutesy stuff, while the actors continue to suffer a bit from the same stilted dialogue that has plagued the last two entries. The good news is that those scenes are so few and far between that only the most cynical viewers would continually hold it against the final product. With Revenge of the Sith working as both a stylistic and emotional bridge to the original trilogy, Lucas completes his masterpiece the only way he knew how, by supplying a soul to one of the screen's most memorable villains. Everyone might not agree with how he went about doing it, but it'd be hard to say that this chapter didn't deliver the goods that audiences have been waiting for since 1977. ~ Jeremy Wheeler, Rovi

Cast and Crew: James Earl Jones  Actor 
Jimmy Smits  Actor 
Joel Edgerton  Actor 
Chris Kirby  Actor 
Sandi Finlay  Actor 
Chantal Freer  Actor 
Bodie "Tihoi" Taylor  Actor 
Steven Foy  Actor 
Oliver Ford Davies  Actor 
Trisha Noble  Actor 
Silas Carson  Actor 
David Bowers  Actor 
Sandy Thompson  Actor 
Amanda Lucas  Actor 
Michael Kingma  Actor 
Kenny Baker  Actor 
Christopher Lee  Actor 
Frank Oz  Actor 
Rena Owen  Actor 
Kristy Wright  Actor 
Kenji Oates  Actor 
Rohan Nichol  Actor 
Hayley Mooy  Actor 
James Rowland  Actor 
Jeremy Bulloch  Actor 
Ian McDiarmid  Actor 
Warren Owens  Actor 
Matthew Wood  Actor 
Jay Lagai'aia  Actor 
Matt Rowan  Actor 
Paul Davies  Actor 
Coinneach Alexander  Actor 
Robert Cope  Actor 
Samuel L. Jackson  Actor 
Wayne Pygram  Actor 
Natalie Portman  Actor 
Graeme Blundell  Actor 
Peter Mayhew  Actor 
Bai Ling  Actor 
Bonnie Piesse  Actor 
Mary Oyaya  Actor 
Genevieve O'Reilly  Actor 
Katie Lucas  Actor 
David Stiff  Actor 
Silas Carson  Actor 
Mimi Daraphet  Actor 
Marty Wetherill  Actor 
Jett Lucas  Actor 
Axel Dench  Actor 
Anthony Daniels  Actor 
Temuera Morrison  Actor 
Kee Chan  Actor 
Matt Sloan  Actor 
Tux Akindoyeni  Actor 
Orli Shoshan  Actor 
Amy Allen  Actor 
Mousy McCallum  Actor 
Claudia Karvan  Actor 
Bruce Spence  Actor 
Ahmed Best  Actor 
Keisha Castle-Hughes  Actor 
Nalini Krishan  Actor 
Rebecca Jackson Mendoza  Actor 
Keira Wingate  Actor 
Julian Khazzouh  Actor 
George Lucas  Director 
George Lucas  Executive Producer 
George Lucas  Screenwriter 
Rick McCallum  Producer 
John Williams  Composer (Music Score) 
Hayden Christensen  Actor 
Ewan McGregor  Actor 

Country: USA