Star Wars Prequel Trilogy

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On Shelf At: Malletts Creek Branch

Title from container.
Originally produced as motion pictures in 2000, 2002, and 2005.
Special features include: Commentaries for each film by George Lucas and crew; documentaries, deleted scenes.
Credits from container insert.
Star wars, episode I, the phantom menace / a Lucasfilm Ltd. Production ; written and directed by George Lucas ; produced by Rick McCallum -- Star wars. episode II, Attack of the clones / 20th Century Fox ; Lucasfilm Ltd. ; directed by George Lucas ; screenplay by George Lucas and Jonathan Hales ; story by George Lucas ; produced by Rick McCallum ; executive producer, George Lucas ; director of photography, David Tattersall -- Star wars, episode III, Revenge of the Sith / Lucasfilm Ltd. ; produced by Rick McCallum ; written by George Lucas ; directed by George Lucas.
Episode I: Liam Neeson, Ewan McGregor, Natalie Portman, Jake Lloyd, Ian McDiarmid, Pernilla August, Hugh Quarshie, Anthony Daniels, Kenny Baker, Samuel L. Jackson. Episode II: Ewan McGregor, Natalie Portman, Hayden Christensen, Frank Oz, Ian McDiarmid, Pernilla August, Ahmed Best, Oliver Ford Davies, Temuera Morrison, Anthony Daniels, Silas Carson, Kenny Baker, Samuel L. Jackson, Christopher Lee. Episode III: Ewan McGregor, Natalie Portman, Hayden Christensen, Ian McDiarmid, Samuel L. Jackson, Christopher Lee, Anthony Daniels, Kenny Baker, Frank Oz.
Episode I: In this first episode of the "Star Wars" saga young Anakin Skywalker, a slave with a gift for pod-racing, gains his freedom with help from Queen Amidala's Jedi Knights and then, in turn, helps the Queen defend her planet Naboo from the evil Sith Lords.
Episode II: "Anakin Skywalker has grown into an accomplished Jedi apprentice, and he faces his most difficult challenge yet as he must choose between his Jedi duty and forbidden love."--Container.
Episode III: "Torn between his loyalty to his mentor, Obi-Wan Kenobi, and the seductive powers of the Sith, Anakin Skywalker ultimately turns his back on the Jedi, thus completing his journey to the dark side and his transformation into Darth Vader."--Container.
DVD; region 1; NTSC; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround EX, Dolby Digital 2.0 surround, digitally THX mastered; widescreen presentation (aspect ratio: 2.35:1).
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COMMUNITY REVIEWS

Terrible submitted by ishhewitt on July 14, 2016, 6:21pm I'm not sure there has been a trilogy of movies showcasing worse acting ever made. :(

Okay submitted by zmclaugh on August 1, 2018, 5:13pm There are good ideas here, but poor writing.

Good trilogy submitted by Xris on August 29, 2018, 10:27pm Not as good as the original trilogy, but It's good because it's Star Wars.

You know submitted by hduke on June 22, 2019, 11:41am Sometimes, you just have to relive the prequel trilogy in all of it's ridiculousness and awkwardness. Is it good? Not necessarily. Is it entertaining? Usually.

More Okay Than Not in Hindsight submitted by Meginator on August 11, 2021, 5:14pm These films certainly suffered from the vast weight of expectations, and even the most generous viewer would probably have to admit that they are, at best, a mixed bag. Hampered by utterly unrealistic dialogue and clumsy writing, whirling plots and subplots that rarely intersect, an over-reliance on CGI effects, unnecessary fan service, and (most crucially) a complete lack of editorial focus, these three movies are not by any means great cinema. Yet they do accomplish their primary purpose, offering a backstory for Anakin Skywalker and, more importantly, building on George Lucas’s excellently realized Star Wars universe. For all its sins, “The Phantom Menace” quintessentially feels like a Star Wars film, showing a glimpse of everyday life in the Republic era and culminating in an epic lightsaber battle that holds up against the best in the series. “Attack of the Clones” is drawn out and famously suffers from poor acting and “Revenge of the Sith” botches Anakin’s transformation by making it far too swift, but the action sequences are generally enjoyable and the worldbuilding is top-notch. The character arcs and Bush-era political overtones are heavy-handed, but the films aren’t as unwatchable as I feared they would be when revisiting them. Sure, it’s easy to spot all of their wasted potential, and they definitely suffer from a lack of restraint, but do have their moments and they do provide some historical context for the original Skywalker trilogy.