I'm a little surprised that it didn't beat Spiderman.
I really think, other than Star Wars, Batman Begins, and War of the Worlds, this batch of summer movies are total crap. Lots of remakes.
I'm sure I'll be thinking about it long after I've forgotten about Star Wars.
I just saw it today and thought it was awesome. This film definately saved the franchise after the lackluster Episodes I & II. A dark film that manages to be fun as well. This is as much the Emperor's story as it is Vader's.
Popular the film is.
Decades old questions it answers.
The Sith has hit the Fans.
Actually if you take the first three days, Thurs-Sat. 'Sith' beat 'Spideys' three day record handily.
The weekend box office total includes Sunday showings, yet comes out before Sunday showings are started?
Damn, I want them to start picking my lottery numbers!
Any good divx versions online yet?
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http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1408119/posts
I really thought it was one of the best movies I had ever seen and definitely the best of all 6 movies...
Christiansen blew my mind... his acting improved so much I hardly knew it was the same kid from dismal Episode 2.... he should get an Oscar nod...
Lucas has earned his money on this one...
I stood up in the theater, my wife soon followed and saluted with me the flag of the United States of America during the final climatic scene at the end of the movie. It was almost impossible to swallow the lump the size of a basketball in my throat when I saw that flag waving with "Spidey" near by. Maybe I was a bit too emotional, but that scene was given a standing ovation at the movie theater. It was probably just the times.
I still get a lump in my throat when I see that scene.
The PT is not the 'history' I imagined for the OT characters. I didn't like the characterizations.
That being said, I do give Lucas full credit for completing a story over a period of 28 years. I don't know if that has been done before.
I also would agree that the PT films are visually/technologically stunning. As they should be with unlimited time and money- however.
A movie, for me, is the story/script. The words matter more than the spfx. I don't know what possessed me, but I read the ROTS script online.
To call it pedestrian and amateur would be a kindness.
Shallow- that's the word.
And why? Why couldn't we have had a great script too?
I saw the movie last night and thoroughly enjoyed it.
Yoda is ace !