Comments on: The Last Kid in America to See “Sith”

By: Deana Nall

Deana Nall — Fri, 20 May 2005 00:31:00 +0000

I still have my 1977 Star Wars figures in their very own Darth Vader carrying case. my kindergartener keeps asking if she can have them one day. She is the oldest grandchild, so naturally she’s already been promised her great-grandmother’s amethyst brooch, her grandmother’s china and my demitasse set. So the action figures? Stay away, Julia, they’re MINE!!!

By: Larry

Larry — Thu, 19 May 2005 22:42:00 +0000

zzzzzz…

I didn’t even make it thru the end of the Mavericks game.

By: Steven J Bruce

Steven J Bruce — Thu, 19 May 2005 20:20:00 +0000

I went to the midnight premier..haven’t missed one yet! It’s quite an experience. The movie was great. You won’t be disappointed!

By: Beaner

Beaner — Thu, 19 May 2005 20:05:00 +0000

Thurman8er - that was TOTALLY ET!!! I thought so immediately! There were other sci-fi homages in there as well.

I also liked the tie-ins w/music & scenery to the people & events in A New Hope (even if it tied things up TOO neatly) I enjoyed the brief look at a very young Tarkin. Never did find the George Lucas cameo, but I wasn’t really looking once the movie started.

By: Mark Lavender

Mark Lavender — Thu, 19 May 2005 19:21:00 +0000

I’ve yet to see any of the Star Wars movies so please don’t give away any of the plots. Maybe I’ll see them when….no never mind. I’ve gone this long; I figure I can make it the rest of my life without seeing them.

By: Thurman8er

Thurman8er — Thu, 19 May 2005 19:11:00 +0000

Am I the only one who thought when Yoda was leaving Kashyyk that his right index finger was going to light up and he was going to say, “Right here, I’ll be?”

The movie was intense, fast, as dark as expected. What I really liked about it was how it put “evil” in perspective. People don’t make choices to do “evil” things for the simple fact that they are evil. Sometimes not even because of pride or self-interest. There are times, probably lots of times, when people do “evil” because they think it is the right thing to do! “Sith” showed me how it’s possible for a good person to step up to the brink and make the life-changing decision to jump over the edge.

By: SG

SG — Thu, 19 May 2005 17:38:00 +0000

We saw it at 12:01 and I blogged about it. Without reading the other comments, I would say you will like it, but warn Chris because it is very, very, very dark. Luckily the worst parts are left to the imagination and not shown. But there is alot of blood and guts. To answer your questions it was great but very dark and grusome. Yoda does kick butt! No she doesn’t, and yes they do. Must go take a nap now.

By: Jared Cramer

Jared Cramer — Thu, 19 May 2005 16:48:00 +0000

12:20 showing here, I agree, the critics won’t like it but fans will love it. The cheese factor in the mentioned spots made me groan and I STRONGLY dislike Hayden Christiansen as Anakin, but even given all that I would say it was a VERY good movie.

By: Ron Barbee

Ron Barbee — Thu, 19 May 2005 16:15:00 +0000

If you thought Yoda fighting Dooku was worth the price of admission to the last one, then you are in for a treat.

Look for all of the tie in’s to A New Hope. The costumes (and some hairstyles!), the ships, both externally and internally.

Definitely too strong for young ones. The sequence when creating Darth Vader will grab you.

Wookies rock! - I could have used a little more dialog from them, but there weren’t a lot of people around to translate for them. So I understand.

By: Corey

Corey — Thu, 19 May 2005 15:57:00 +0000

Being the young 34 year old that I am, I pulled myself up by my bootstraps and hit the 12:10 show with Matt Ritchie. They actually opened the theatre about 9:45. So I got there and struggled to stay awake for 2 hours…maybe I am not so young and this was a bad idea.

Movie starts. Anything good enough to keep me awake, alert and involved from 12:10 until 2:45 would have to be a good movie. Sure enough…I was awake, alert and involved until 2:45.

Dialogue (amazingly) wasn’t as canned as the last two movies and the action is unreal. It did confirm, however, that Cayce and Kyle (8 and 6 respectively) will wait until they are older to find out how Anakin Skywalker falls.

It’s very, very dark…but it met expectations. Critics will hate it. Fans will love it. There you go, my 28 second review.

By: Kyle

Kyle — Thu, 19 May 2005 15:43:00 +0000

I was definitely tempted to see the late showing, especially since it was my birthday yesterday, and with no kids I can do that sort of thing. But, I was so tired yesterday I went to bed at 10. To me that’s like, super-early. So it was a good desicion. Plus, my wife would have never been up for a midnight show. But, I am disappointed that I’m going to be the last kid on the block to see it. I’ve already got tickets for the Friday night showing. I’m hoping no one will spoil anything for me before then.

By: Ed Harrell

Ed Harrell — Thu, 19 May 2005 15:38:00 +0000

I am a great Dad! We were there at 12:01. Yesterday was the last day of school in Montgomery so it was cool. Yoda kicks all forms of butt, Chewie speaks the standard Wookie language, and Samuel L. Jackson (Mace Windu) dies well.

By: Serena Voss

Serena Voss — Thu, 19 May 2005 15:11:00 +0000

My grandkids are too young to see it, but my kids really loved the original three (as did their mom and dad). I have not heard one student in our middle school talking about this movie — guys or girls — and frankly, it puzzled me. The teachers told me the same thing. I have to wonder: Are kids just different in Post, TX?

By: Chad Nall

Chad Nall — Thu, 19 May 2005 14:52:00 +0000

For those who know the Star Wars story line (which is most everyone on the planet) it’s kind of like watching The Titanic (with the exception of the romance and nudity I’m guessing). We know the ending- very dark. But at least it’s not as depressing since it’s not historical fiction.

By: Matt

Matt — Thu, 19 May 2005 14:31:00 +0000

I took my oldest (14) with me last night for the 12:10. (Homeschool has its downsides, trust me, but one of the cool perks is that you can allow for a couple of hours’ sleep if you have a late night out with dad [G]).

Best of the prequels. No doubt about it. It is very entertaining, but dark. I wouldn’t take kids younger than 7-8 to see this one.

The thing that I really loved about this one is the complex ecology that led to Anakin’s demise. Anakin is repeatedly lectured on not having “attachments,” but most of his Jedi mentors seem to have attachments of their own. Worse yet, Anakin’s “friends” abandon their principles and start using Anakin for political games, playing right into the Sith’s hands.

Before the movie ends, it becomes apparent that Obi Wan and Padme have been enablers for Anakin’s behavior. To borrow from the video last night, somebody needed to tell Anakin the truth about his relationship with Padme a long, long time ago. Maybe, then, his secret would not have consumed him like it did.