Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith Review

Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith

Release Date: 19th May 2005 - Australia


Production Companies

Lucasfilm Ltd.

Distribution
20th Century Fox Australia


Genre: Sci-Fi

Rating: M

Runtime: 140 minutes


Budget: $113,000,000

Box Office Gross: $868,390,560 (Worldwide)


Plot Summary
The Clone Wars have been ongoing for three years as the Jedi Knights lead the clone army in a massive struggle against the Separatists. An ancient plot unfolds, which may threaten to destroy the Jedi Order and turn the Republic into the evil Galactic Empire. The Emperor has turned Anakin Skywalker to the dark side of the Force. He is now his apprentice.

The Jedi were all but extinct. Obi-Wan and Yoda were among the few survivors from the Sith onslaught. All that remains is a spark of hope, which came into the existence of Anakin's two secret children, Luke and Leia.

Cast
Ewan McGregor - Obi-Wan Kenobi

Natalie Portman - Padmé Amidala

Hayden Christensen - Anakin Skywalker

Ian McDiarmid - Supreme
Chancellor Palpatine/Darth Sidious
Samuel L. Jackson - Mace Windu

Jimmy Smits - Senator Bail Organa

Frank Oz - Yoda (Voice)
Anthony Daniels - C-3PO/

Dannl Faytonni
Kenny Baker - R2-D2
Christopher Lee - Count Dooku

Silas Carson - Ki-Adi-Mundi/Nute Gunray

Temuera Morrison - Commander Cody

Peter Mayhew - Chewbacca
Matthew Wood - General Grievous (Voice)

Joel Edgerton - Owen Lars

Bonnie Piesse - Beru Lars

Jay Laga'aia - Captain Typho
Oliver Ford Davies - Sio Bibble
Keisha Castle-Hughes - Queen of Naboo

Rohan Nicol - Captain Raymus Antilles
Bruce Spence - Tion Medon
Wayne Pygram - Grand Moff Tarkin
Rebecca Jackson Mendoza -
Queen of Alderaan
Jett Lucas - Zett Jukassa

(Cameo)
Tux Akindoyeni - Agen Kolar
Matt Rowan - Senator Orn Free Taa
Kenji Oates - Saesee Tin
Amy Allen - Aayla Secura
Graeme Blundell - Ruwee Naberrie

Trisha Noble - Jobal Naberrie
Claudia Karvan - Sola Naberrie
Keira Wingate - Ryoo Naberrie
Hayley Mooy - Pooj Naberrie
Katie Lucas - Chi Eekway (Cameo)

Amanda Lucas - Terr Taneel
Warren Owens - Fang Zar

Genevieve O'Reilly - Mon Mothma
Kee Chan - Male-Dee
Rena Owen - Nee Alavar
Christopher Kirby - Giddean Danu
Kristy Wright - Motee
Coinneach Alexander - Whie

Michael Kingma - Wookie General Tarfful
Olivia McCallum - Bene

David Bowers - Mas Amedda
Jerome St. John Blake - Mas Amedda

(Uncredited)
Ben Cooke - Kit Fisto (Uncredited)
Nina Fallon - Stass Allie (Cameo) (Uncredited)

Nick Jamison - Aito Laff (Uncredited)

Ross Beadman - Sors Bandeam (Uncredited)

James Earl Jones - Darth Vader (Voice)

(Uncredited)

Jeremy Bulloch - Captain Colton (Cameo)
David Acord - GH-7 Medical Droid (Voice)

(Cameo) (Uncredited)

Paul Davies - Meena Tills, Mon Calamari

Senator (Uncredited)

Danny Steele - Tundra Dowmeia (Uncredited)

George Lucas - Baron Papanodia (Cameo)

(Uncredited)

Nick Gillard - Cin Drallig (Cameo)

(Uncredited)

Pablo Hildago - Janu Godalhi (Cameo)

(Uncredited)

Jill Brooks - Opera House Patron (Cameo)

(Uncredited)

Rob Coleman - Opera House Patron (Cameo)

(Uncredited)

Roger Guyett - Opera House Patron (Cameo)

(Uncredited)

Janet Lewin - Opera House Patron (Cameo)

(Uncredited)

Denise Ream - Opera House Patron (Cameo)

(Uncredited)

John Knoll - Fire Ship Pilot (Cameo)

(Uncredited)

Crew
Writer/Executive Producer/Director -

George Lucas

Character Creators: Aayla Secura -

John Ostrander and Jan Duursema (Uncredited)

Producer - Rick McCallum

Script Supervisor - Jayne-Ann Tenggren
Casting Director - Christine King

Production Designer - Gavin Bocquet

Concept Design Supervisors - Erik Tiemens

and Ryan Church

Supervising Art Director - Peter Russell

Art Directors - Ian Gracie and Phil Harvey

Art Director: Additional Shooting Crew,

UK - David Lee

Assistant Art Directors - Jacinta Leong,

Damien Drew, Karen Murphy and Clive Memmott

Construction Manager - Greg Hajdu

Set Decorator - Richard Roberts

Assistant Set Decorator - Beverley Dunn
Property Master - Ty Teiger
Costume Designer - Trisha Biggar

Assistant Costume Designer - Michael Mooney

Costume Supervisor - Nicole Young

Costume Administrator - Gillian Libbert

Costume Props Supervisor - Ivo Coveney
Makeup Supervisor - Nikki Gooley

Creatures Supervisor - Dave Elsey

Fabrication Supervisor - Lou Elsey

Director of Photography - David Tattersall

Director of Photography: China Shoot - David Franco

Director of Photography: Sicily and Thailand

Shoot - Ron Fricke

Director of Photography: Additional Shooting Crew,

UK/Switzerland - Giles Nuttgens

High Definition Supervisor - Fred Meyers

Camera Operator - Calum McFarlane

Camera/Steadicam Operator - Simon Harding

Focus Pullers - Matt Toll and Tov Belling

Camera Assistants - Simon Williams

and Lee Mariano

Production Supervisor - Stephen Jones

Production Coordinator - Virginia Whitwell 

Production Coordinators: UK - Helen Gregory

and Siobhan Lyons

First Assistant Director - Colin Fletcher

Second Assistant Director - Deborah Antoniou

Second Second Assistant Director - Paul Sullivan

Third Assistant Director - Samantha Smith McGrady

Sword Master/Stunt Coordinator/

Stunts (Uncredited) - Nick Gillard

Special Effects Supervisor - David Young

Special Effects Coordinator - Rodney Burke

Droid Unit Supervisor/R2-D2 Operator -

Don Bies

Visual Effects Supervisors - John Knoll
and Roger Guyett

Visual Effects Coordinators: ILM - Nina Fallon,

David Gray, Jessica Teach, Leigh Ann Fan,

Kathleen Lynch and William Tlusty

Visual Effects & Animation Producer: ILM -

Janet Lewin

Visual Effects Producer: ILM - Jill Brooks

Visual Effects Executive Producer: ILM -

Denise Ream

Visual Effects Art Directors: ILM - Alex Jaeger

and Aaron McBride

Effects Directors of Photography: ILM -

Carl Miller and Pat Sweeney

Additional Photography: ILM - Kim Marks

and Martin Rosenberg

Creature Supervisor: ILM - Aaron Ferguson

Creature Technical Director - Eric Wong

Animation Director - Rob Coleman

Technical Animation Supervisor: ILM - James Tooley

Lead Animators: ILM - Scott Benza,

Virginie Michel d'Annoville, Tim Harrington,

Paul Kavanagh, Virgil Manning,

Glen McIntosh and Jamy Wheless

Computer Graphics Supervisors: ILM -

Russell Earl, Craig Hammack, Hilmar Koch,

David Meny, Patrick T. Myers and John Helms

Pre-Production Computer Graphics Supervisor:

ILM - Samir Hoon

Sequence Supervisors and Development Leads:

ILM - Michael Balog, Thomas Fejes,

Erik Krumrey, Khatsho Orfali, Jeff Sutherland,

Stella Bogh, Willi Geiger, Francois Lambert,

Russell Paul, Douglas Sutton, Patrick Brenman,

Neil Herzinger, Marcel Martinez, Bruce Powell,

David Weitzberg, Patrick Conran, Shawn Hiller,

Tory Mercer, Jason Rosson, Ronnie Williams Jr.,

Michael Conte, David Hisanaga, Timothy Naylor,

Anthony Shafer and Dean Yurke

Pre-Visualisation/Effects Supervisor - Daniel D. Gregoire

Digital Modelling Supervisor: ILM - Pamela Choy

Digital Creature Model Supervisors: ILM -

Paul Giacoppo and Li-Hsien Wei

Simulation Supervisor: ILM - Juan-Luis Sanchez

Viewpaint Supervisors: ILM - Ron Woodall

and Elbert Yen

Rotoscope Supervisors: ILM - Beth D'Amato

and Jack Mongovan

Layout Supervisor: ILM - Brian Cantwell

Digital Matte Supervisor: ILM - Jonathan Harb

Digital Compositing Supervisors: ILM -

Eddie Pasquarello and Patrick Tubach

3D Matchmove Supervisor: ILM - Jason H. Snell

Practical Model Supervisor: ILM - Brian Gernand

Lead Model Makers: ILM - Nick D'Abo and

Michael Lynch
Editor/Sound Design/Supervising

Sound Editor - Ben Burtt

Editor - Roger Barton

Additional Editor - Joseph Jett Sally

Assistant Editor - Cheryl Nardi

Location Assistant Editor - Jason Ballantine

Technical Supervisor - Michael Blanchard

Supervising Sound Editor/ADR Supervisor

(Uncredited) - Matthew Wood

Assistant Sound Editor - David Acord

Sound Effects Editor - Teresa Eckton

Sound Recordist - Paul 'Salty' Brincat

Sound Editor/Re-Recording Mixer - Tom Myers

Dialogue Editor/Re-Recording Mixer -

Christopher Scarabosio

Foley Mixer - Frank Rinella

Foley Artists - Ellen Heuer,

Dennie Thorpe and Jana Vance

Music - John Williams

Supervising Music Editor - Kenneth Wannberg

Scoring Engineer - Shawn Murphy


Awards

2006 Academy Awards
Best Makeup - Dave Elsey and Nikki Gooley (Nominated)


Review
REVENGE OF THE SITH is likely darker than The Empire Strikes Back. It's a tragic movie from the Star Wars prequel trilogy. In REVENGE, however, we finally see Anakin Skywalker turn into Darth Vader and the return of Chewbacca, whom we hadn't seen since the original films. I liked the character of General Grievous and enjoyed the tremendous acting performances of Hayden Christensen (say what you will about him, but his acting has improved since we last saw him in Attack of the Clones), Ewan McGregor, Natalie Portman and Ian McDiarmid. Who could forget the incredible space battle between the Jedi, the Republic and the Separatist droids? Or the final two lightsaber duels of Obi-Wan vs. Anakin and Yoda vs. Palpatine?

REVENGE is not only better than the other two prequels, but it's a must-see for all, including die-hard fans. It is my third favourite Star Wars film and is underrated.

Star rating: (5/5) Best Movie Ever

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