Star Wars - Prequel Trilogy [DVD] [1999]

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• Star Wars - The Original Trilogy [DVD] [1977] DVD ~ Harrison Ford

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Contains EPISODE 1, EPISODE 2, and EPISODE 3 of George Lucas's STAR WARS series. The films are otherwise known as THE PHANTOM MENACE, ATTACK OF THE CLONES, and REVENGE OF THE SITH and serve as a prequel to STAR WARS - A NEW HOPE (EPISODE 4), THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK (EPISODE 5), and RETURN OF THE JEDI (EPISODE 6).
The first of three prequels to George Lucas's celebrated STAR WARS films, EPISODE I - THE PHANTOM MENACE is set some 30 years before the original STAR WARS EPISODE 4 - A NEW HOPE in the era of the Republic. Naboo, a peaceful planet governed by the young but wise Queen Amidala (Natalie Portman), is being threatened by the corrupt Trade Federation, puppets of an evil Sith lord and his terrifying apprentice, Darth Maul (Ray Park). Jedi knights Qui-Gon Jinn (Liam Neeson) and Obi-Wan Kenobi (Ewan McGregor, performing an amazing vocal imitation of Alec Guinness, the older Obi-Wan) are called on to intervene in the trade disputes. Along the way, they acquire an apprentice of their own in the form of young prodigy Anakin Skywalker (Jake Lloyd), or as STAR WARS fans know him, the future Darth Vader. They also encounter Jar Jar Binks (Ahmed Best), a goofy, lizardlike creature who has been banished from his underwater world for clumsiness. When the Trade Federation launches an attack on Naboo, the queen and her allies must battle hordes of robot troopers while Qui-Gon and Obi-Wan face off against the sinister Darth Maul.
In the second installment of the STAR WARS series, EPISODE 2 - ATTACK OF THE CLONES, Anakin Skywalker (Hayden Christensen) is now a teenage Jedi apprentice to Obi-Wan Kenobi (Ewan McGregor). Together they must protect Senator Padme Amidala (Natalie Portman) from a militant group of political activists who are trying to assassinate her. This group is led by the evil Count Dooku (Christopher Lee). But aside from other troubles, Anakin faces some hard choices as he begins to fall in love with Padme, a love that is forbidden by the Jedi knights' creed. In addition, Anakin begins to show his rebellious attraction to the dark side--which will eventually conquer him, when he becomes the future Darth Vader.
In EPISODE 3 - REVENGE OF THE SITH, Anakin Skywalker remains the Jedi apprentice of master Obi-Wan Kenobi. Battling dark forces that threaten the Republic, the duo quickly eliminates enemy Count Dooku, and Anakin proves as he states more than once that his powers have doubled. An intimidating warrior with superior knowledge of the Force, Anakin becomes the pet of Chancellor Palpatine, who is connected to the dark side. Meanwhile, Padme--the senator and former queen who is secretly married to Anakin--is pregnant, and Anakin is tortured by dreams of her dying in childbirth. With Obi-Wan on Utapau battling cyborg General Grievous, and Yoda joining the Wookiees of Kashyyyk, the sage warnings of the Jedi council go unheard by Anakin. His moodiness and glowering are a clear precursor to his inevitable, terrifying metamorphosis into Darth Vader, the dark leader of the evil Empire who haunts the remainder of the series.

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Most Helpful Customer Reviews   37 of 47 people found the following review helpful: 4.0 out of 5 stars Hit and miss but ultimately essential viewing!!, 14 Oct 2008 By  S. Evans "BigBlue" (UK) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)    Would I buy this box set on the strength of the films alone? I would say yes, but in the first two episodes George Lucas has bought everything to the screen except real characters that you want to follow. Seeing as this is a story of one, maybe two pivotal characters then that really is its undoing. The first two films are a mixed bag of spectacular effects full of cannon fodder robots, dull moments and awful voice overs. The third, is simply excellent, Revenge of the Sith recaptures the spirit of the original trilogy and gives it depth and tragedy, it really pulls all the parts together to give you a satisfying, yet expected conclusion. The Phantom Menace :- Skip to the Pod Race and the final light sabre battle and you basically have the best of a mixed bag. With the introduction of Jar Jar Binks you find yourself shouting No No No at the screen. What was George thinking. A fully realised CGI maybe? But to approve an embarrasing cartoon vocal is unforgivable. The underwater city is uninvolving and the land battle is an unconvincing CGI mish mash. Don't get me wrong there are moments of beauty in the film, such as a short battle with Darth Maul before the Naboo Royal Starship takes off against a grim Tatooine backdrop and another with Darth Maul scouring the Tatooine desert through hi-tech binoculars before descending into the town on his Sith speeder. Also the final battle with Darth Mau...l. You get the message, the Darth Maul sequences really make this film. The Anakin storyline is weak and 'forced'...no pun intended. 7/10 Attack of Clones :- The pace of the trilogy is notched up a level and everything just got a lot bigger, technology-wise. But with the introduction of dialogue spouting from a grown up Anakin we are left squirming all over again. Poor script or poor delivery. I think both. The same for Obi Wan, basically he sounds posh and it just doesn't work for me as he delivers the same tone regardless of any danger he finds himself in. The opening car chase sequence is too loose, there is no real sense of peril and is just an excuse to deliver a fully realised CGI world, which it does succeed, but at the expense of everything else. On the plus side the Bounty Hunter, Jango Fett vs Obi Wan fight sequence set against the Slave I spacecraft and torrid weather conditions are great. The assembly of the Jedi fighting as one also excites but is under used. The effects are fantastic compared to anything else of this genre but are over used and generate no real scale. Basically we are taken into a war which has no storyline. How fantastic if they could of combined the 'Full Metal Jacket' approach of travelling on foot through a broken landscape with the high tech world of Star Wars encapsulating. So much more personal and meaningful. Everything is bigger and to some degree better. But I can't help feeling it is only setting up the final conflict. I know thats obvious but a more enjoyable journey getting there would of been appreciated. This not a film you will return to unless watching the trilogy in its entirety. 7/10 Revenge of the Sith :- A simply stunning, dramatic and rewarding yet dark conclusion. This episode opens magnificently with Obi Wan and Anakin fighting through a full scale space epic encounter to rescue Chancellor Palpatine from the grip of General Grevious, who is one of the series best characters, multi-limbed and represents a true threat. For me, the Emperor steals the show and his delivery is devious yet menacing, preying on Anakin's frailties which are the backbone to this story. The transition from Anakin to Darth Vader is mesmerising, in the end you feel Anakin's pain. From the Wookie battles, again not a scene much more a fly-by, to the lava ladened Mustafar light sabre battle on the Outer Rim this movie becomes a visceral experience but is backed up with depth and real emotion. As the movie ends and all the loose ends tie up you cannot help to feel caught up in what is 'just' a sci-fi movie. But it has been a long journey and it is still the original trilogy that gives this final episode its poignancy. 10/10 This final film is what the Star Wars franchise deserves and maybe you should just buy it stand alone. But that would simply be an injustice. Comment Comments (2) | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? Yes No (Report this)   9 of 13 people found the following review helpful: 2.0 out of 5 stars The result of too much time, too much money, too many 'yes men', 27 Dec 2008 By  Mark J. L. Mariassy "BFG" (Bristol, England) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)    For me, what these films show is that although George Lucas is an imaginative 'ideas man', left to his own devices he ultimately doesn't cut the mustard as a writer or a director. None of the actors in these films are slouches, but if you did not know so already, you'd be hard pressed to know it on this evidence and that can only be the fault of the director! You don't have to look too hard at the original films to see reasons for their clear superiority, Star Wars - No budget, massive pressure and challenges from the Studio, pressure on set as director finds difficulty in communicating ideas to cast and crew. George creates something he's ultimately not happy with in what he quotes as one of the most traumatic an unhappy experiences of his life and yet the film itself turns out to great! Empire Strikes Back - Best film of the entire saga is a result of George handing over direction and control to someone else. Natch! Return of the Jedi - Underated episode of the original trilogy. Someone else directs again to great effect (for a PROPER example of the Emperor using subversive tactics to tempt a Jedi to the 'Dark Side' look no further), with the only real weak point being the much maligned inclusion of the accursed Ewoks, which was actually on insistance by George as Producer, when it was originally going to be the Wookies on THEIR home world (the first example of the negative impact of a George with too much power and belief in his own greatness. He did the same in Indy 4. Surprise surprise, the aleins idea was George's and he would not greenlight any other script!). So what of this prequel trilogy? Phantom Menace - Okay if you have not watched any of the originals too recently as it did not and does not stand up to the hype. Age gap between Anakin and Padme is too great, home planet being Tatooine is just rediculous and the end is basically an inferior replay of Return of the Jedi with the Gungans replacing the Ewoks. Attack of the Clones - asside from the utterly rubbish title, this appeared on release to be superior to Phantom Menace due to there being much more action and it being more visually entertaining, but the writing/script make it almost unwatchable for large chunks of the movie, bringing it back down to Phantom's level. The entire Padme Anakin thing is completely unbelievable, regardless of the age thing and as for the scene just before they enter the arena, words just fail me. Revenge of the Sith. The best of the 3, but still not 'up there' with the originals. The second half of the movie (post Anakin's turning) is better than the first (asside from the Nooooo! incident), principally because the lead up to and the 'turning' itself are utterly preposterous! Anakin actually get's more grounded in what is right as a Jedi as the film goes on! When it comes to the actual 'turning sequence itself' he's actually in the right as far as what he is calling for to happen, it is Mace Windu who is the one justifying murder. In the end he only dissarms Windu (literally), it is the emperor who kills him and then afterwards he pledges his allegiance to the ultimate antithesis of what he and the Jedi stand for? Please.... Looking at the arc of the story over the entire 3 films it's amazing that the same single writer can allow himself (or indeed BE allowed) to be the creator of so many of his own problems! With an entire universe to choose from he seems almost determined to right himself into a corner by creating multiple connections between characters and places from both trilogies that just don't need to be there and just create greater inplausability, C3PO created by the boy whow would become Vader, R2 Being HIS droid? Okay so 3PO's memory was wiped, but what about Vader's? Funny how, even though they bump into eachother in the original trilogy Vader does not seem to be any the wiser. Not to mention the fact that R2's memory is not wiped at all, so how come he never brings it up? Hiding the son and the arch enemy on Vader's home planet? How on earth would that EVER be a good or even plausable idea? I could go on, but I won't. For these to have been the films that they could and should have been, what needed to happen was for George to write the broad plot, for someone else to then flesh it out with details and a decent script and for someone other than George to direct it. Comment Comments (3) | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? Yes No (Report this)   1 of 1 people found the following review helpful: 3.0 out of 5 stars These films are a "must see" but episode III is very disappointing, 7 Jan 2009 By  M. Williams (England) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)    Despite the access to better special effects in episodes I-III these films lack the interest of the older episodes. I would still recommend that you watch these films, just to know what everyone is moaning about ;-) Episode III is particularly dissappointing as the conversion of Anakin to the dark side was utterly unconvincing, even allowing for the normal "suspension of disbelief" watching sci-fi films! Comment Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? Yes No (Report this) Share your thoughts with other customers: Create your own review › See all 21 customer reviews...		Ad feedback   Most Recent Customer Reviews 1.0 out of 5 stars the force (of DRM) is strong in this one we all already know about star wars so i wont start explaining that each film has 2 disks the only problem i find with this boxset is that the truly... Read more Published 18 days ago by P. sims 5.0 out of 5 stars These films will be coming out on Blu-ray next year!!! I am a huge Star Wars/Si-Fi fan and I really enjoyed the prequel trilogy. I thought Darth Maul was under used and I know not many people did but, I liked Jar Jar Blinks because he... Read more Published 1 month ago by Dragonlord 5.0 out of 5 stars Star Wars - Prequel Trilogy [DVD] [1999] I bought this for my son who *loved* the movies... for me, I was happy to recieve the DVDs on time and in perfect condition from the seller. Published 1 month ago by E. J. Horan 4.0 out of 5 stars Some dodgy moments, but generally great viewing. I recently watched the original trilogy and remembered just how good it was, so I decided that I wanted to watch the prequel trilogy to complete the whole saga that is Star Wars... Read more Published 1 month ago by Mr. S. Lewis 5.0 out of 5 stars Great Value and Great Film Great films with excellent quality extras and at a fantastic price compared with everywhere else. Can't stop the kids watching them over and over again now. Very pleased. Published 1 month ago by A. Lucas 4.0 out of 5 stars Star Wars If you like science fiction comedy/drama and enjoy series like Star Trek, this is for you. It is good, plain and simple science fiction fun. Read more Published 2 months ago by JHvW 4.0 out of 5 stars Strange, but all ok Basically, all the dvd's tried to install some program while playing on the laptop, and are all labeled with strange names, but nevertheless, quality is great, everything is ok. Published 3 months ago by Joao Tiago Pincho 5.0 out of 5 stars Star Wars Box This box can't be bought in Denmark. A good price for these old classics. A must for everyone Published 4 months ago by C. H. Hansen 5.0 out of 5 stars brilliant It was in excellent condition even though it was a used item, would certainly buy from this seller again, many thanks. Published 4 months ago by Mrs. C. I. Duncan 5.0 out of 5 stars Good but not good enough This is a good set if you don't already own the films on DVD or you want to make a bit of space in your collection as all six discs are housed in three slime line DVD cases that... Read more Published 5 months ago by Lee J. Ridgard Search Customer Reviews Only search this product's reviews › See all 21 customer reviews...

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