After episode ii got so bogged down in politics that it played like the republic covered by cspan, episode iii is a return to the classic space opera style that launched the series. Jackson, christopher lee, anthony daniels, kenny baker and frank oz. Phantom menace and revenge of the sith are better as far as entertainment. Arguably the torrent of abuse levelled at lloyd was even more. Ejecting silly preconceptions and cultural definitions of what a man is. Star wars episode iii revenge of the sith 2005 2160p hdr bluray wmanlord.
The company was formed by stoklasa in 2004 while living in scottsdale, arizona, but is based in milwaukee, wisconsin as of 2011. He was way overemphasized in these films for some reason. Red letter media, llc, stylized as redlettermedia on youtube, is an american film and video. Its so iconic and engrained in my memories of childhood that i am loath to say anything bad about it. Home trending history get youtube premium get youtube tv best of youtube music sports gaming. Lucas considers himself a great filmmaker, and he has made some absolutely undeniably great movies. A new hope commentary track this is a commentary track to play along with star wars episode 4 a new hope. Episode iii revenge of the sith, which is the sixth and allegedly but not necessarily the last of the star wars movies. Preeminent star wars critic mr plinkett returns with his. Revenge on revenge of the sith roger ebert january 01, 2011.
Revenge of the sith is the movie he ought to have made right from the beginning. He also states that he and his mother escaped, but his father was lost during the sinking. With rich evans, mike stoklasa, jocelyn ridgely, chike johnson. I am working on a personal project to recut the mr. You could say the same thing in regards to revenge of the sith, but with this movie you kinda. Citizen kane vs revenge of the sith was never going to be a fair fight but plinkett s eye for revealing cinematic cliche with a split screen is dead on. This has been up on the red letter media website for some time now, but at long last, its made. The biggest problem with revenge of the sith and all the star wars prequels in general was ironically darth vader himself. The animated series is an australian animated web series created by shaun mckinnon. May 29, 2015 today i am very happy to present to you a guest post by bradley weatherholt, the director of theupcoming the prequels strike back, a documentary about the star wars prequels which will feature fan interviews and radical new theories. Plinkett character, the series premiered september 4, 2011 on the 789 films youtube channel and was added to the redlettermedia catalog on august 19, 2012. These three segments condensed into one were not included in the final release of doc of the dead but now thanks to exhibit a pictures and epix, we bring to you this special treat for. In short, i hate red letter media and its avatar harry s. Mgtow men going their own way is a statement of selfownership, where the modern man preserves and protects his own sovereignty above all else.
Start the commentary with the 20th century fox fanfare, on the countdown. The entire star wars series features the constant and everchanging battle between the forces of good the jedi and evil the sith. Well be adding a separate video in the near future that compiles. The evil darth sidious enacts his final plan for unlimited power and the heroic jedi anakin skywalker must choose a side. Truly the best of the bad star wars movies, revenge of the sith doesnt make a whole lot of sense, both when viewed. Revisiting revenge of the sith, the most tragically underrated episode as star wars movies go, episode iii is probably only the third or fourth. All orders are custom made and most ship worldwide within 24 hours. Episode i the phantom menace is a 1999 scifi action film directed by george lucas and distributed by 20th century fox. In a 110minute takedown of the revenge of the sith, the. Star wars revenge of the sith torrents yourbittorrent. Hes back to breakdown what went so terribly wrong with ghostbusters 2016 and why it sucks so hard. With mike stoklasa, jocelyn ridgely, rich evans, tim higgins. The prequels didnt deter this, as insulting to the pt as it was, i dont think george was deliberately insulting the ot. While he certainly wasnt the first to criticize the star wars prequels, red letter medias mr.
Plinkett claims to have come to america on the titanics maiden voyage in april of 1912, which as of 2020, would make him 114 years old. Plinkett concludes his examination of the star wars prequels. Roger ebert note that ebert gave the film threeandahalf stars out of four in its original release, and was accused by plinkett of taking payola. Everything in the original 4 hour cut of revenge of the sith. In revenge of the sith, this clash not only occurs between the two sides but within anakin skywalker himself. Plinketts popular film deconstructions are featurelength affairs which mix sharp critical analysis with lowbrow humor, and episode iii is no. Plinkett examines star wars episode 8 the last jedi. Plinkett was originally played by rich evens in the red letter media short film the cleaning lady, in which evans played dual roles as plinkett and a deranged escaped mental patient who thinks hes a janitor. Red letter media, llc, stylized as redlettermedia on youtube, is an american film and video production company operated by independent filmmakers mike stoklasa formerly of gmp pictures and jay bauman formerly of blanc screen cinema. Episode iii revenge of the sith is a 2005 american epic spaceopera film written and directed by george lucas. Dec 16, 2015 spare us your 90minute video takedown of the force awakens. Emperor palpatine mike stoklasa is a sith lord turned disney stooge, who also wants to kidnap plinkett. For example, in response to plinketts question if the sith have been.
They broke out in a massive way a few years back with their deconstructions of the star wars prequels, offering insightful commentary about the trilogys perceived shortcomings with bits of dark comedy laced in for good measure. An aquatic rabbit bumbles thru the entire movie and wins a robot battle. And look, its got nothing to do with hayden christensen. Matthew stover is a greater talent than charles dickens, henry james and proust all rolled into one. Imagine the memes we could generate from 4 hours of revenge of the sith. Plinkett is a senile old man and serial killer who kidnaps hookers and enjoys eating pizza. Mike stoklasa made filmmakers 25 new faces list in 2010 with his brilliant featurelength critical vivisections of george lucass star wars prequel series. Most films have little inconsistencies like this, even the original star wars. Plinkett, the comically churlish critic whos made a name for himself by dissecting the star wars prequels, saved his best for last. The jedi council stops at nothing sends one jedi and his apprentice to uncover the rising sith menace.
The interesting thing about star warsand i didnt ever really push this very. First there was the phantom menace, and then attack of the clones, and now stoklasa, in his mr. Plinketts popular film deconstructions are featurelength affairs which mix sharp critical analysis with lowbrow humor, and episode iii is no exception. Though it is done in a very comedic style, it has been shown that plinkett is mentally. Bertie is a young boy who owns plinkett memorabilia. Revenge of the sith george lucas draws the star wars film series to a close with this dark scifi adventure which sets the stage for the events of the first film and brings the saga full circle. Spare us your 90minute video takedown of the force awakens. Plinkett treats revenge of the sith like freezing tauntaun. Revenge of the sith may not be quite as good as a tale of two cities but it surely takes some kind of genius to take a lucas prequel screenplay and turn it into a 5star worthy novel. I knew i didnt like the films, but he was the first person to verbalize them.
You could say the same thing in regards to revenge of the sith, but with this movie you kinda meant it in like a. Ever since then star wars 1977 has been a big part of my life. Plinkett s popular film deconstructions are featurelength affairs which mix sharp critical analysis with lowbrow humor, and episode iii is no exception. Plinkett turned it into an art form with his videos that broke down the major issues with the phantom menace, attack of the clones, and revenge of the sith. Space cop is the story of a cop from the future of space who travels back in time to the present and is teamed up with a cop from the past who is unfrozen in the present. I was wondering if someone could reupload the mr plinkett commentary version of phantom menace. Mike stoklasa net worth, wife, age, height, red letter media. It stars ewan mcgregor, natalie portman, hayden christensen, ian mcdiarmid, samuel l. Imdb the only change in this episode is at the very end when the bluray contains an effect from the theatrical version instead of the one from the dvd. Revenge on revenge of the sith features roger ebert. Revenge of the sith chops with one of shmoop s free quizzes. Plinketts work, in that he basically said, well, its not like i can stop you, and i contributed to his legal defense fund.
Plinkett is an old man claiming to be born in 1906 suffering from polio and bordering on senility and psychosis. Episode 3 is the most disappointing thing since star wars. Oct 27, 2005 i t really does seem a long time ago since we became familiar with what might be called if someone else hadnt nicked the title the neverending story. Even though his character is like being a stupid idiot which i guess is the schtick because like even a stupid idiot can get the ways in which the prequels are bad, mister plinkett finds extremely evocative ways to express many valid opinions, punctuated by his apparently extremely effective working knowledge of film as an art. He is chased by a scarecrow creature and later falls off the roof while trying to see santas reindeer. Jan 12, 2016 directed by jay bauman, mike stoklasa. High quality revenge of the sith inspired tshirts by independent artists and designers from around the world. Chances are, star wars fans are familiar with red letter media, the youtube channel behind the popular mr. This is particularly disappointing because the usually reliable mr bernardin. Redlettermedia ot is this ot replacing the other ot. May 19, 2005 george lucas comes full circle in more ways than one in star wars. Mr plinkett discusses his views and personal feelings on the force awakens and the current state of.
Lucas movie, revenge of the sith is, afterall a laughable mockery of what. Plinkett has weighed in on gareth edwardss rogue one. Well be adding a separate video in the near future that compiles all the storyline elements. Well, im one of those idiotic millennials and i think the hes missed a big point. Roger ebert was the film critic of the chicago suntimes from 1967 until his death in 20. This should play along the 2004 dvd release special edition version. The film stars liam neeson, ewan mcgregor, natalie portman, jake lloyd, ian mcdiarmid, anthony daniels, kenny baker, pernilla august, and frank oz. Why the mainstream media keeps getting toxic fandom wrong. Over the course of four hours, red letter medias mr. Btw comparing disney owning star wars to white trash winning the lottery might. That jives with lukes own views of the jeditsith and legends of his own. Johnny is a neglected boy whom plinkett abducts with good intentions.
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