Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith (2005)

Summary: Movie Stats Directed By: George Lucas Produced By: Rick McCallum Written By: George Lucas Starring: Ewan McGregor, Natalie Portman, Hayden Christensen, Ian McDiarmid, Samuel L. Jackson, Christopher Lee, Anthony Daniels, Kenny Baker, and Frank Oz Studio: Lucasfilm Rating: PG-13 Run Time: 140 Minutes Budget: $113 Million Box Office: $848,754,768 Plot: It is three years after the Clone Wars. The leader of the droid army, General Grievous, has captured Chancellor Palpatine on board his ship, the Invisible Hand. Jedi Master Obi-Wan Kenobi and Jedi Knight Anakin Skywalker must fly through Coruscant safely, and enter the Invisible Hand so that they can rescue the captive Chancellor. Just when Palpatine is about to be released, Count Dooku shows up. Obi-Wan and Anakin both battle it out with him, but Obi-Wan ends up unconscious. Anakin slices off his head and kills him. Anakin carries Obi-Wan, and Palpatine follows him. They meet General Grievous face to face, and Anakin tries to fly the last half of the ship so that they can safely land on Coruscant. Later, Palpatine starts acting strange, constantly manipulating Anakin into believing that the Jedi Council is against him. Eventually, it is found out that he is the Dark Lord of the Sith. Jedi Master Mace Windu fights him, along with three other Jedi that accompany Windu. They all fail. Anakin becomes Darth Vader, believing that he can save Padme from death by becoming evil. After a fierce battle between Obi-Wan and Anakin, Anakin gets fried by the lava at Mustafar. Palpatine takes him to a medical facility, where he gets fake legs and a fake arm attached to him, along with a breath mask, and a helmet. And thus, Darth Vader was born...the Death Star is shown under construction, a weapon of mass destruction that is sure to be used in the future. The description and information in this episode is taken from IMDB.com and Wikipedia.org. What’s in the Episode? Episode Summary: Finally Eye Open Podcast reviews it’s Retro Rewind with George Lucas‘ “Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace” starring Ewan McGregor, Natalie Portman, Hayden Christensen, Ian McDiarmid, Samuel L. Jackson, Christopher Lee, Anthony Daniels, Kenny Baker, and Frank Oz. What happens when the hosts come together to review the final episode in the "new" trilogy? Does Lucas go to a darker side of the story with themes from real world politics? Or does his experimental film style destroy the series? Or does this fall under the greatest transitional movie of all time? What do the hosts think about General Grievous? Is the final battle scene everything that every fanboy wanted to see? The hosts talk about their original viewing of the film and what they hold it so close. Tune in to find out. Popcorn Rating The Sock: Large / Husky: Bucket / Red: Bucket / Vito: Large Episode: S4E31 Episode Run Time: 73 Minutes DISCUSS THIS EPISODE IN THE FORUM HERE