"They sent her to go be a princess. They took him to go be poor." LMAO I never thought of it that way and that sent me cackling. Thank you J. This is my favourite Star Wars film and your reaction did not disappoint.
Bro for real, your summary at the end was spot on... You nailed it. From the Jedi's arrogance being their downfall, to Anakin's reasons for latching onto Palpatine. It's been a pleasure watching these movies with you ✊🏽
In the books about the old republic... it was Jedi inaction that caused a few to revoke their status and join the war at hand that lead to the Sith. Interesting how the pendulum has swung back as the jedi now are soldiers/generals and the sith...
"Why's the General coughing? What happened to him?" Windu happened to him. In the 2D-animated clone wars movie (by guys that did Samurai Jack, not the cgi one) Grievous catches all sorts of bodies, but Mace Windu force-chokes his chest, fucking up his lungs. Grievous was originally some alien warlord who got decimated, and kept alive in a cyborg body; basically a beta-test for what they'd use to make Vader.
Those early Clone Wars (2003) cartoons are AWESOME!! Fills in a ton of gaps in roughly 3.5 hours total.Threepio also gets his full gold makeover revealed in one episode. But Grievous is really terrifying because they hadn't portrayed him at all on film as yet.They went straight up assassin with no soul. Like in Honest Trailers, one part Michael Myers, one part DustBuster.
@@richardrobbins387 General Grievous: (scampers parallel to their elevator at full speed, like a centipede) Clone Trooper: (responds to this with reasonable force--with a Rocket Launcher)
My favorite fan theory is that Palpatine did learn the life creation technique from his master, Darth Plaegus. He used the skill to siphon off Padme's life force and give it to Vader to keep him alive. That's why "she was alive... I felt it..." He was actually feeling her life. Palpatine smiles right as Vader is going "Nooooo!!!". Palpatine knows what he did. And he knows Vader will exist in pain thinking it was his own doing.
OH thats a new one that I havent heard. Most people agree on the immaculate conception with Anakin but I like to think thats why he ends up with Palpatine like a Magnetic force pulling back to what helped make him.
My personal theory is Count Dooku lost on purpose; since Jedi arent supposed to execute people he would be jailed but could expose Sideous... He straight wrecks Anakin and Obi Wan multiple times, including the start of this fight, yet never shows Sith eyes nor does he act out of emotions or hate. He is actually trying to help all the planets the Republic basically dumped on, Sideous just out played his move.
@@HellNaught I feel like it was the movie novel that said this (not 100% sure though), but dooku was told he would be captured and then he and palpatine would be able to negotiate the end of the war, with him emerging as a political leader. But as soon as palpy dropped the infamous "do it", he knew he'd been betrayed and was just a pawn
yea its sad people dont really see or understand how powerful both of them are... Sidious cutting masters like butter and most people think they sucked.@@aadil1998
Same. People misunderstand. It's not "hate" for the Disney movies, it's the betrayal of the story and characters by filmmakers who don't love the Star Wars universe that breaks the heart of Star Wars fans like me.
You CAN die from a broken heart, I’ve seen it in person. Years ago when I was a cop, we got a medical call to assist an ambulance. The patient was an older, heavy man who had a heart attack on his front yard. As the medics were performing CPR, his wife came out of the house and saw the stare of him. She ended up passing out, what we thought. She died right there in the front yard knowing she was losing her husband. None of the medical personnel could explain it. I’ll never forget it for the rest of my days
I’m so sorry you had to witness that and thank you for your service in protecting communities. It’s something called broken heart syndrome, it’s when a very strong string in your heart just snaps if i’m correct, i am not a doctor.
@@belbibolbo Takotsubo cardiomyopathy or "Broken Heart Syndrome" is when the heart muscle becomes suddenly stunned or weakened. It mostly occurs following severe emotional or physical stress. The condition is temporary and most people recover within two months.
It's one thing to feel like you have nothing to live for, but Padme now has 2 babies who needed protection from their shtty dad, but no~ that's not good enough reason for her to stick around.
39:09 The reason it took so long for Yoda to make his move on the Emperor was intentional, he was giving Obi-Wan enough time to have found and confronted Vader, so they could be attacking both Sith simultaneously, so they could not come to each other’s aid and be killed separately. They needed to take them out with stealth, separately, and a bit of surprise.
This was a fantastic close to a trilogy that I appreciate even more these days than I did when they all were released. Oh George, you should have never sold Lucasfilm to Disney 😭
If you think about it, each of Palpatine’s prior apprentices had/represented an aspect of Vader. Grievous was cybernetic, part living, part machine. Dooku was a fallen Jedi. Maul was a vicious, ruthless hitman and blind loyal to his master. Put them all together, you have Vader.
I absolutely love the prequel trilogy. I’m glad you enjoyed it too. My favorite aspect is all the political intrigue, helps solidify the motives behind the war in Star Wars. Beautifully done in my opinion. I also love Rogue One. It ties in to the original trilogy. I think you’ll really enjoy that movie as well 😊
been waiting for him to experience R2D2 and C3P0 in their prime. so many important reveals and events. excited for his reaction to Luke & Leia origins and Vader’s full mystique.
I was 4 when this movie came out, and it's the first movie I can remember my dad taking me to see. I have him to thank for my love for movies, and my dream of being a reviewer. Parents are the best for all the moments like that.
@@3r1kofficial I am a single dad and i too my daughter to our best small town showing when she was 6. She was so candy eyed at everything b/c i was also taking her to LOTR and Harry Potter in theatres. Such a good time to be a kid sharing popcorn w/ dad.
So to answer your question on General Grievous, he's actually a cyborg with a mostly robotic body but he still has a few of his internal organs. Once when he was battling Mace Windu, Windu used the force to crush Grievous' chest which resulted in significant damage to his lungs and a permanent cough. I don't wanna say too much more in case you ever get around to watching the animated series, but I will say that he gets a lot more screen time and you get to see just why he has such a reputation for being very dangerous Great video, excited to see you react to Rogue One
Revenge Of The Sith is my absolute favorite out of the prequels. The double climactic lightsaber duel that takes place toward the end of the movie, Anakin Skywalker/Darth Vader VS Obi-Wan Kenobi on Mustafar and Yoda VS Emperor Palpatine on Coruscant in the Senate chamber are top notch across the board. Musical score, fight choreography, visual effects, audio effects and emotional impact. I give them all an A+.
Yep and they replay "duel of the fates" during yodas fight, which originally played in mauls fight. Duel of the fates referring to Anakins fate. They talk about in behind the scenes of mando of all places for some reason.
Noooooooooooooo. Ruined everything before it. Jar jar ruined everything before and after The plot and the dialogue ensured its place as garbage in video form
@@ActionHank_ hey, if you didn't enjoy them, that's fine dude. You've got integrity unlike fixerx2159. If you were young when you watched them, give them another watch now 20 years have passed. I guarantee your experienced self will connect unlike your younger self did. But if not, that's fine!
I was 12 when I walked out of this movie opening day. It’s probably the most closure I’ll ever had in my life. 1-6 are perfect. People brought beach balls that were flying threw a packed theater for the previews. And when that music hit booooy everyone cheered. We all walked out crying, perfect fucking movies.
First thing that Ani asked about was if Padme was okay... not even about how deformed he was already. Then that pos Sidious had to kick things off by triggering dfq out of him... Hearing how "his anger killed her" is the moment when I think Anakin really died tbh. The moment when Darth Vader was born
I’ve been watching a couple Star Wars reactions because I’m on a bit of a binge there, and I have to say that, in my opinion, yours are the best by a mile. The fact that J really gets invested into the characters and their relationships and is always enthusiastic about piecing things together is a blast to be a part of! Can’t wait for y’all to continue with the Star Wars saga 😊
Great reaction! Star Wars Epsiode 3 Revenge of the Sith is my personal favorite out of all the trilogies! I remember when this came out in 2005 in theaters, it blew my mind! I saw it 5 times that year. The epic battle between Anakin Skywaker aka Darth Vader Vs. Obi-Wan Kenobi on a volcano planet was a Masterpiece of cinema. That scene is one of the greatest fight scenes ever put on screen!
Great Reaction. So General Grievous was an alien warrior general who was grievously wounded in battle. Sidious used Grievous as a prototype model of the Darth Vader suit. A living organism in a cybernetic body. That's why it was so easy to build Vader. He already had the technology ready.
Just to mention, the droids appear to be trash... against Jedi. But, EVERYONE is trash against a Jedi. Jedi are "super weapons". Droids are good soldiers, but only against their intended targets, regular human soldiers. If you remember, they were a fair match when fighting clones, apples-to-apples, and in Episode 1, when Queen Amidala’s forces were trying to get back into the palace, they were stalled out at points, because droids are effective when/where intended. Jedi just make it look too easy.
In regards to the fight between palpatine and the Jedi masters the fight was slowed down bc he was using sith rage & speed and for them he was moving 2x normal speed and his sith scream disorientated them by blinding their force receptors
At the end during your review, you mentioned that the Jedi council was aware of what was going on in the force, but couldn't sense what Sidious was doing... think back to Ep 1, yoda says Anakins future is cloudy. Ep 2, at the beginning, Yoda says the dark side clouds everything, impossible to see the future is... then at the end says that the shroud of the dark side has fallen... essentially meaning that through dark side manipulation, Sidious was able to cloud their vision and keep them busy focused on the war.
Fun facts: The reason Anakin wanted to be a Master so badly was because he believed there was information inside the Jedi Archives that could save Padme from death, however the section he believed the information to be was locked off to anyone who wasn't a Master. Palpatine was the one giving Anakin the visions of Padme's death, yet another manipulation tactic to groom Anakin to be desperate and stand at his side. The reason Anakin decided to jump behind Obi Wan at the end of their duel (before getting his legs and arm cut off), was because he wanted to humiliate Obi Wan by defeating him with the same move Obi Wan defeated Maul with years earlier in Phantom Menace when he jumped behind Maul and cut him in half. Palpatine was angry with Anakin/Vader for losing to Obi Wan and almost left him on Mustafar to die. He also purposefully made Vader's suit very outdated and weak, so it would continuously cause Vader pain, that he would dwell on and use, thus making Vader's connection to the dark side stronger. He also made the suit much more susceptible to force lightning, so he'd never have to *really* worry about Vader betraying him.
I loved watching you experience these. I love the prequels as well. Always have. And I grew up watching the original trilogy as they came out in the theatre. George Lucas is amazing. And that's also why the rest of these post-Lucas movies just aren't for me. They don't have that magic a maverick genius like him brings to the art. BUT I hope you enjoy checking them out!! Nothing but love, man! I'm looking forward to more horror movies with you!! 😅 MAY THE FORCE BE WITH YOU!
One of the worst most saddest things about order 66 that i remember hearing about is that in the lore the Jedi Master Plo Koon actually personally trained with the clones and he even formed friendships with alot of them
The Clone Wars animated series shows that a lot of Jedi formed close friendships with the clone troopers. The troopers were bioengineered to obey Order 66, and they didn't know what the order meant until it was given. Like a form of hypnosis with a trigger phrase (aided by some implant technology).
Old Grievous is pretty much a cyborg if ever there was one. Just like Robocop. A few squishy important organs and the rest replaced with robot bits. Given all the amputation these movies have - I would expect more of them. Could also consider him a Darth Vader test run. . .
11:08 J raises his hand...and the professor in me answers everytime," Yes J, you have a question?" J then lowers his hand and says," Thank you" as if he heard me and then proceeds to ask his question. I can't tell you how many times this happens and has made me giggle!😂😂 Thank you J!!😂😂😂
General Greivous, the coughing Droid, is a cyborg. He used to have a body and a mind of his own, he was a fierce warrior on his home planet. A capable leader and general, he became filled with hate and anger after his lover was killed in battle. The chancellor Palpatine and count dooku learned of his prowess and skill as a fierce warrior and general of his people, and believed they could use him as a pawn for the dark side. Count Dooku came to his world and set up a bombing of the ship that Greivous was on. He was nearly killed in the blast, losing most of his body. The little that remained of Greivous was taken by Dooku and he was transformed into the cyborg you see here. The only thing that is left of the living breathing warrior general he once was is his crappy ass lungs, heart and brain. Dooku tortured and brainwashed him, making him the general of the largest droid army in the the galaxy, and turned all his hate toward the Jedi and republic making him into a terrible weapon against any jedi master... except obi wan. His extensive collection of lightsabers was a testament to his skill and prowess in his ability to kill jedi, and he did that ruthlessly. But obi wan wasn't just your average jedi. I can't remember the Lightsaber forms, but the one that obi wan mastered was a defensive style, and when I say he mastered that defensive form, I mean MASTERED, to the point that he was able to hold his own and even defeat not only Greivous, but the chosen one Anakin, who was much stronger with the force than obi wan at this point, and more skilled offensively with a lightsaber. In the clone wars cartoon in the early 2000s, greivous is shown as the jedi terminator he was meant to be, his only objective to kill them and add to his lightsaber collection. He is also much more focused on as a main villain in the Clone Wars animated series that came after the cartoon version. Loved your reaction, greetings from Idaho!
I'd like to bring some balance if possible...I see so many people bickering over the 3 trilogies. I for one really love aspects of all of them. Instead of fighting with each other, we should just all be on the same page of loving Star Wars, regardless of which generation you are.
I'm not a Star Wars purist, but I have been around since the beginning and I have found something to love about all of them. While there are reasons to criticize some of them, they aren't perfect, there is absolutely no reason for the hate. Don't go in expecting your childhood, go in just expecting a good, fun time because they do deliver on that.
Qui Gonn spirit, in that solitute in Tatooine for many years,taught Obi Wan to become a force ghost after die. That´s why he told Vader in episode IV: "if you strike me down, I´ll become more powerful that you can possibly imagine".
Lord Sidious or Palpatine still used Anakin. Remember HE needed a new apprentice and went as far as to kill his old apprentice to make room for Anakin to be the new apprentice. That's a bold statement!
Time Code: 45:25 - greeting eom, padmé did not die from child birth or a broken heart. force drain - the darkside ability to suck the lifeforce form others to stay alive. this can be done, even millions of away from their victims, but it has to be someone a force user have a strong connection with. darth vader unknowingly did this, with the "knowing" guidance of darth sidious, to padmé when she was giving birth to the twins & that is why she died... but it was not from a broken heart. This was the secret of darth plageus, "who had the ablilty to "keep others from dying". force heal: luke skywalker does the opposite to his knights, if they are gravely injured or sick, on other planets, he can them force energy, to stay alive, until that person can be treated. luke skywalker, of the new jedi order, is only force user who can do this, because he's most powerful force user, ever recorded in 10,000 yr history of the jedi. this can be verified in the star wars novels & comics... before the Disney takeover.
@@tdeo2141You're welcome tdeo 2141! the most powerful & wicked force user, is Abeloth, who might appear in s.w. ahsoka! th-cam.com/video/mzOyL0yPZfw/w-d-xo.html Abeloth is a being, who is pure negative force energy, and the last villain luke faced & caused him to retire, due the stress, she had put him through. This was the last war luke faced, before the diseny takeaover.
I'm biased myself. This one is the best of franchise but this is my favorite of the Prequel Trilogy and ESB is my favorite of the Original Trilogy. As for the Sequel Trilogy, The Force Awakens will be my favorite.
The suit Vader got when he was fixed was basically a torture device to punish him for losing to obi Wan he could have been fix like general grievous but the empower wanted to keep him in pain so he wouldn't be able to let his good side come through which I have roughly understood from all the stuff I have read and seen.
There's a 2003 cartoon series called, Star Wars clone wars (by Genndy Tartakovsky)...In that show, you can see what happened to General Grievous and why he is coughing now...even though this is one of the best Star wars series, Disney decided to make it non-canon.
WE ARE HAPPY TO HAVE YOU! You consistently and outstandingly NAIL this R+R game but with Star Wars series you've truly blown me away. Or whatever is beyond "away." Detroit, I guess. Me and R2, chillin'. That Gatorade comment took me OUT. I hope they put it on my tombstone because that was a perfect kill and deserves to be remembered. General Grievous was a cyborg, basically. His species was Khaleesh (I might be misspelling). He had a terminal illness and essentially had to replace nearly all his organic bits with cybernetic ones. He was sort of ... Vader, but without the Force-sensitivity. His eyes, heart, lungs, and brain, I believe, were all that was left of his organic body. You're SO RIGHT regarding Padme's shock about Anakin murdering kids. The thing is, the three of them, Obi-Wan, Anakin, and Padme had their own brands of dysfunction and toxicity but they brought it out a trillion-fold in each other. Especially Anakin and Obi-Wan, and for many reasons. People never hate someone that hard unless they love or used to love them. And literally ALL this drama and eff-ery was to the Force's plan. Even the Emperors own plan and actions were part of the Force's plan. Anakin brings balance to the Force by not just extinguishing the Jedi, but by destroying the last of the Sith, too (the Emperor and himself). He COULD have fought to live at the end of Ep. 6 but he finally understood how he was meant to fulfill his existence by finally destroying the Sith. When Yoda said "misread, the prophecy might have been," he wasn't BS-ing. Even Jedi Masters sometimes see only what they want to see. "Destroy the Sith! WHOOOT!" But then ignore the parts that hint that for the Force to be balanced, the Jedi also must end because essentially, the Jedi had begun trying to manipulate fate/the Force in their own favor, just as Sith do. What Star Wars, as a concept and series, does better than anything out there is the self-fulfilling prophecies. The more folks try to run from the fate the Force has in store, the harder they run toward that fate. Even Yoda is guilty of that, hence him going into exile for "failing." Thankfully, he took the L and stopped trying to perpetuate the Jedi Order and put the last of his life into listening to and helping to balance the Force according to the Force's will. Obi-Wan was, in the sense that he listened closely to the Force, a better Jedi than Yoda. So, for that matter, was Qui Gon Jinn. Twenty years after the fact, I've really begun--age and experience, I suppose--to appreciate the themes and character arcs and truths of the prequels. There plenty of patches of crappy dialogue, etc. But the machinations of all the players in the galaxy? SPOT ON. And them self-fulfilling prophecies, tho! Literally EVERYONE in this is their own worse enemy, with few exceptions (Obi-Wan and R2 come to mind). That's what makes the series so relatable. The self-sabotages and self-owns are truly EPIC. I didn't fully appreciate that angle as a teens and twenty-something but I sure as hell do now! WELCOME to STAR WARS-HELL! You have a lot of company and we're all glad to have you!
General Grievous is basically a sack of organs and a head suspended inside an exoskeleton that keeps him, somewhat, alive. I can't remember the lore for him, but I seem to recall something about him being an honourable warrior once before Palpatine got involved and now he's just a psychopathic mass murderer.
Had to pause just cause I had to say, the moment J called Palp a pimp... I was like, "OH, he's going to do the 'pimp' bit!" Sure enough, 17:01 arrives and I am in fits of laughter. Anyhoooooo. On with the show.
I hope you watch Rogue One :A Star Wars Story.. It is the mission where the Death Star plans are stolen and it connects the third movie to the fourth movie
You are so right. I was 13 years old when Star Wars came out and I loved it so much. To see Darth Vader as we know him was like the greatest thing ever.
43:20 Anakin was certain that his move would surprise Obt-Wan, and he would win. Biut Anakin didn´t know that the move he was going to make was the very same move Obi-Wan himself used to kill Darth Maul in Episode I. Therefore Obi-Wan was ready to counter this otherwise surprising move.
Looking back I think the hate for the precuels is the execution not the story itself. George needed more people around him telling him the stuff that needed to be corrected like in the original trilogy.
True. And what makes the prequels less significant to the original trilogy is the OT was a plot-driven story supported by great characters. The PT was a character-driven story supported by a mediocre plot. Prequels are inherently inferrior, all of them, because the tension is abated by the fact we know who doesn't die. I mean, Jay's a great example, saying it out loud several times, "I'm not even nervous, I know he won't die". We all "think" we want to see prequels to stuff we liked, and we're "given" them by studios eager for another "trip to the well", but they just can't be as good by their very nature.
There is a fan theorie that I like. Palpatine use the force to take Padme's life and heal Anakin. A Jedi/Sith can use the Force to siphon lifeforce from one person to another. But there needs to be a strong emotional connection between the too people. That is how you can use the Force to stop someone from dying! It comes at a great cost to the person that you are saving, the life of someone the person is strongly emotional attached to. It is a terrible power to use, and there for considered part of the Dark Force. And it could also be why the Jedi is encouraged not to have strong emotional attachments to other people.
45:24 Palpatine is draining the life out of Padme to sustain Anakin. This was the secret that he withheld from Anakin. A powerful Force user can prevent someone from dying but only by taking it from someone else.
I have been waiting for this upload. And you did not disappoint, as always ❤ I agree with you, I don't understand all the hate these movies get. This one especially is so good! I definitely recommend you watch Rogue One, which is set immediately before episode 4.
All of Sidious' pawns represent different aspects of Vader. A. Darth Maul was an angry, young apprentice B. Dooku was a wise, older duelist C. Grievous was a bitter, half-machine, war veteran C is why Grievous coughs. He used to be just a great warrior until most of his body was damaged and replaced with machinery (like Vader). That's why he looks like a robot. The reason he coughs is because he tried to fight a black Jedi with a purple lightsaber and got his whole chest force choked by a true pimp. His coughing is supposed to foreshadow Vader's breathing problems.
TH-camrs and new viewers have the benefit of watching these movies as close as you want with limited waiting. A big thing is also that you’re taking it all in mostly once and at the same age and mindset for all of them.
Grevious coughs because when he went down to the planet to capture Palpatine, Mace Windu tried to stop him and used the force to crush his chest a bit. So his organic lungs were damaged. This is only talked about in the book just before the events of this movie unfortunately. Grevious is a member of the species called Kaleesh but was severely hurt and made into what he was by the Genosians.
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"They sent her to go be a princess. They took him to go be poor." LMAO I never thought of it that way and that sent me cackling. Thank you J. This is my favourite Star Wars film and your reaction did not disappoint.
Lol Luke got a raw deal. Thank you and I’m glad you enjoyed it.
@@EOMReactsThey wanted Leia to grow up and be a Noble Princess and Luke to be a streetwise G
“He ain’t gone but he’s a little shorter.” Best quote ever, I’m dying 😂
😝 Yes, and the dead-pan delivery.
He said he's charcoal 😂😂😂
dude this one and the "C3PO can't be a hero cause he can't bend his knees" that shit had me on the floor
This is ironic because when he gets his suit, he is actually taller than before, lol
His commentary is the best!!! I find myself repeating his statements. He needs a trademark for each one of them 😂
"Oh Anakin, you emotional bitch....." has gotta be one of the best lines I've ever heard
They all are realistically they just feared Anakin's strength an what he was projected to become
"Man cant believe they killed all them wookies, well they did go to war with a stick."
Lol omg I love this channel. 😂
Bro for real, your summary at the end was spot on... You nailed it. From the Jedi's arrogance being their downfall, to Anakin's reasons for latching onto Palpatine. It's been a pleasure watching these movies with you ✊🏽
In the books about the old republic... it was Jedi inaction that caused a few to revoke their status and join the war at hand that lead to the Sith. Interesting how the pendulum has swung back as the jedi now are soldiers/generals and the sith...
"Why's the robot coughing? Does he have a computer virus?"
J, you slay me, man! Great reaction as always!
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I was waiting for that part when Jay would literally say, "STFU, he killing babies!?!"
"They have a Gatorade after this fight, I bet it taste amazin." I felt that.
"Why's the General coughing? What happened to him?"
Windu happened to him.
In the 2D-animated clone wars movie (by guys that did Samurai Jack, not the cgi one) Grievous catches all sorts of bodies, but Mace Windu force-chokes his chest, fucking up his lungs.
Grievous was originally some alien warlord who got decimated, and kept alive in a cyborg body; basically a beta-test for what they'd use to make Vader.
One of the best pieces of Star Wars content! 👍 Would have loved to see that General Grievous in live action.
If im not mistaken didn't they try to make him force sensitive using jedi blood?
Thank god you being up the 2D shorts. They’re far better than anything else second hand Lucas in almost 20 years
Those early Clone Wars (2003)
cartoons are AWESOME!!
Fills in a ton of gaps in roughly 3.5 hours total.Threepio also gets his full gold makeover revealed in one episode.
But Grievous is really terrifying because they hadn't portrayed him at all on film as yet.They went straight up assassin with no soul. Like in Honest Trailers, one part Michael Myers, one part DustBuster.
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General Grievous: (scampers parallel to their elevator at full speed, like a centipede)
Clone Trooper: (responds to this with reasonable force--with a Rocket Launcher)
“It’s over Anakin, I have the high ground” -Space Jesus
You’re underestimating my power!
If only Anakin jumped to the bank and charged up, he might have stood a chance... whatever possessed him to try a half-gainer with a twist 😅
@Average_SociopathAnakin wanted to beat Obi Wan not just kill him.
Master Jay! There are too many of them! What are we going to do?
Darth Jay: Thanks for playin! 😈
My favorite fan theory is that Palpatine did learn the life creation technique from his master, Darth Plaegus. He used the skill to siphon off Padme's life force and give it to Vader to keep him alive. That's why "she was alive... I felt it..." He was actually feeling her life. Palpatine smiles right as Vader is going "Nooooo!!!". Palpatine knows what he did. And he knows Vader will exist in pain thinking it was his own doing.
OH thats a new one that I havent heard. Most people agree on the immaculate conception with Anakin but I like to think thats why he ends up with Palpatine like a Magnetic force pulling back to what helped make him.
My personal theory is Count Dooku lost on purpose; since Jedi arent supposed to execute people he would be jailed but could expose Sideous... He straight wrecks Anakin and Obi Wan multiple times, including the start of this fight, yet never shows Sith eyes nor does he act out of emotions or hate. He is actually trying to help all the planets the Republic basically dumped on, Sideous just out played his move.
@@HellNaught I feel like it was the movie novel that said this (not 100% sure though), but dooku was told he would be captured and then he and palpatine would be able to negotiate the end of the war, with him emerging as a political leader. But as soon as palpy dropped the infamous "do it", he knew he'd been betrayed and was just a pawn
yea its sad people dont really see or understand how powerful both of them are... Sidious cutting masters like butter and most people think they sucked.@@aadil1998
If he knew the life creation technique maybe he used it on Anakins mom because, there was “no father”🤫
"He ain't gone. He's just a little shorter." I fall of my chair laughing.
I never knew how much I appreciated the prequels until the sequels came out
Saaaame. The first of the prequels is still bad but they get better
@@aaronburdon221 oh I'd watch phantom 100 times before I watch any of the sequels
@@Beardo2517 yea the sequels are horrible.i love J but I don't know if I can watch them with him.
Same. People misunderstand. It's not "hate" for the Disney movies, it's the betrayal of the story and characters by filmmakers who don't love the Star Wars universe that breaks the heart of Star Wars fans like me.
Episode 3 yes, and a lot of episode 2. Episode 1 is dog water IMO. I’d take any sequel over that.
You CAN die from a broken heart, I’ve seen it in person. Years ago when I was a cop, we got a medical call to assist an ambulance. The patient was an older, heavy man who had a heart attack on his front yard. As the medics were performing CPR, his wife came out of the house and saw the stare of him. She ended up passing out, what we thought. She died right there in the front yard knowing she was losing her husband. None of the medical personnel could explain it. I’ll never forget it for the rest of my days
I’m so sorry you had to witness that and thank you for your service in protecting communities. It’s something called broken heart syndrome, it’s when a very strong string in your heart just snaps if i’m correct, i am not a doctor.
@@belbibolbo Takotsubo cardiomyopathy or "Broken Heart Syndrome" is when the heart muscle becomes suddenly stunned or weakened. It mostly occurs following severe emotional or physical stress. The condition is temporary and most people recover within two months.
It's one thing to feel like you have nothing to live for, but Padme now has 2 babies who needed protection from their shtty dad, but no~ that's not good enough reason for her to stick around.
Carrie Fisher AKA Leia Organa died and her mother died the next day, I don't doubt it for a second
Here’s where the fun begins!
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I knew you were going to love R2’s cold and calculated homicidal spree.
39:09 The reason it took so long for Yoda to make his move on the Emperor was intentional, he was giving Obi-Wan enough time to have found and confronted Vader, so they could be attacking both Sith simultaneously, so they could not come to each other’s aid and be killed separately. They needed to take them out with stealth, separately, and a bit of surprise.
Yes. Exactly. It was planned
I never thought about it like that, but it does make perfect sense
"That's 'cause you're not a critical thinker." ROFLMAO!! So succinct, so true! 🤣🤣🤣
This was a fantastic close to a trilogy that I appreciate even more these days than I did when they all were released.
Oh George, you should have never sold Lucasfilm to Disney 😭
“ damn he already talking about overthrowing him” 🤣🤣🤣🤣
"Don't he look like a turtle?"
Bruh, I'm dead. 💀
If you think about it, each of Palpatine’s prior apprentices had/represented an aspect of Vader.
Grievous was cybernetic, part living, part machine.
Dooku was a fallen Jedi.
Maul was a vicious, ruthless hitman and blind loyal to his master.
Put them all together, you have Vader.
Maul was the scariest one, to me, out of the three.
His psychopathic smile whenever he killed was creepy!
Papa Palpatine be pimpin’ the entire galaxy 😂
I absolutely love the prequel trilogy. I’m glad you enjoyed it too. My favorite aspect is all the political intrigue, helps solidify the motives behind the war in Star Wars. Beautifully done in my opinion.
I also love Rogue One. It ties in to the original trilogy. I think you’ll really enjoy that movie as well 😊
Every time J says 'great value robots" I'm 🤣
"Hey that's f*cked up...they took her to go be a Princess, they took him to go be poor" 😂🤣🤣
been waiting for him to experience R2D2 and C3P0 in their prime. so many important reveals and events. excited for his reaction to Luke & Leia origins and Vader’s full mystique.
Hey jay one of the two Wookie with Yoda is Chewbacca 👍😎
This movie holds a special place in my heart 💝🍿 I took my mom to see this in theaters she was a huge Star Wars fan
I was 4 when this movie came out, and it's the first movie I can remember my dad taking me to see. I have him to thank for my love for movies, and my dream of being a reviewer. Parents are the best for all the moments like that.
@@3r1kofficial I am a single dad and i too my daughter to our best small town showing when she was 6. She was so candy eyed at everything b/c i was also taking her to LOTR and Harry Potter in theatres. Such a good time to be a kid sharing popcorn w/ dad.
@@THEvagabond29That's Great Dad energy right there.
Keep up the good work
So to answer your question on General Grievous, he's actually a cyborg with a mostly robotic body but he still has a few of his internal organs. Once when he was battling Mace Windu, Windu used the force to crush Grievous' chest which resulted in significant damage to his lungs and a permanent cough. I don't wanna say too much more in case you ever get around to watching the animated series, but I will say that he gets a lot more screen time and you get to see just why he has such a reputation for being very dangerous
Great video, excited to see you react to Rogue One
Someone said it was Palpatine causing Padme to die. That actually makes a ton of sense.
Revenge Of The Sith is my absolute favorite out of the prequels. The double climactic lightsaber duel that takes place toward the end of the movie, Anakin Skywalker/Darth Vader VS Obi-Wan Kenobi on Mustafar and Yoda VS Emperor Palpatine on Coruscant in the Senate chamber are top notch across the board. Musical score, fight choreography, visual effects, audio effects and emotional impact. I give them all an A+.
E3 is my fav of the entire franchise... come at me Boomers!!! :P
Yep and they replay "duel of the fates" during yodas fight, which originally played in mauls fight. Duel of the fates referring to Anakins fate. They talk about in behind the scenes of mando of all places for some reason.
Normally the third installment on any trilogy is traditionally not good but this one was a banger!
*cough* Return of the King *cough*
Noooooooooooooo. Ruined everything before it. Jar jar ruined everything before and after
The plot and the dialogue ensured its place as garbage in video form
@@fiverx2159 waaah, waaah, 2 moments in nearly 8 hours of movies RUINED EVERYTHING!! Grow the fuck up.
@@Sif3r I enjoyed those movies when they first came out but only saw them once each. I'll take your word for it
@@ActionHank_ hey, if you didn't enjoy them, that's fine dude. You've got integrity unlike fixerx2159.
If you were young when you watched them, give them another watch now 20 years have passed. I guarantee your experienced self will connect unlike your younger self did. But if not, that's fine!
I was 12 when I walked out of this movie opening day. It’s probably the most closure I’ll ever had in my life. 1-6 are perfect. People brought beach balls that were flying threw a packed theater for the previews. And when that music hit booooy everyone cheered. We all walked out crying, perfect fucking movies.
The funniest part was when R2 shocked the robots hand when he went to grab him.
I’ve been saying the same thing about Leia going to royalty and Luke going to a poor farm! 😂😂
First thing that Ani asked about was if Padme was okay... not even about how deformed he was already. Then that pos Sidious had to kick things off by triggering dfq out of him...
Hearing how "his anger killed her" is the moment when I think Anakin really died tbh. The moment when Darth Vader was born
Yep
I’ve been watching a couple Star Wars reactions because I’m on a bit of a binge there, and I have to say that, in my opinion, yours are the best by a mile. The fact that J really gets invested into the characters and their relationships and is always enthusiastic about piecing things together is a blast to be a part of!
Can’t wait for y’all to continue with the Star Wars saga 😊
Great reaction! Star Wars Epsiode 3 Revenge of the Sith is my personal favorite out of all the trilogies! I remember when this came out in 2005 in theaters, it blew my mind! I saw it 5 times that year. The epic battle between Anakin Skywaker aka Darth Vader Vs. Obi-Wan Kenobi on a volcano planet was a Masterpiece of cinema. That scene is one of the greatest fight scenes ever put on screen!
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Great Reaction. So General Grievous was an alien warrior general who was grievously wounded in battle. Sidious used Grievous as a prototype model of the Darth Vader suit. A living organism in a cybernetic body. That's why it was so easy to build Vader. He already had the technology ready.
Just to mention, the droids appear to be trash... against Jedi. But, EVERYONE is trash against a Jedi.
Jedi are "super weapons". Droids are good soldiers, but only against their intended targets, regular human soldiers. If you remember, they were a fair match when fighting clones, apples-to-apples, and in Episode 1, when Queen Amidala’s forces were trying to get back into the palace, they were stalled out at points, because droids are effective when/where intended.
Jedi just make it look too easy.
"This heifer had two babies, died anyway!!" 🤣
In regards to the fight between palpatine and the Jedi masters the fight was slowed down bc he was using sith rage & speed and for them he was moving 2x normal speed and his sith scream disorientated them by blinding their force receptors
At the end during your review, you mentioned that the Jedi council was aware of what was going on in the force, but couldn't sense what Sidious was doing... think back to Ep 1, yoda says Anakins future is cloudy. Ep 2, at the beginning, Yoda says the dark side clouds everything, impossible to see the future is... then at the end says that the shroud of the dark side has fallen... essentially meaning that through dark side manipulation, Sidious was able to cloud their vision and keep them busy focused on the war.
So excited for this!! Henceforth, you shall be known as Darth Vader…. 😈
Fun facts:
The reason Anakin wanted to be a Master so badly was because he believed there was information inside the Jedi Archives that could save Padme from death, however the section he believed the information to be was locked off to anyone who wasn't a Master.
Palpatine was the one giving Anakin the visions of Padme's death, yet another manipulation tactic to groom Anakin to be desperate and stand at his side.
The reason Anakin decided to jump behind Obi Wan at the end of their duel (before getting his legs and arm cut off), was because he wanted to humiliate Obi Wan by defeating him with the same move Obi Wan defeated Maul with years earlier in Phantom Menace when he jumped behind Maul and cut him in half.
Palpatine was angry with Anakin/Vader for losing to Obi Wan and almost left him on Mustafar to die. He also purposefully made Vader's suit very outdated and weak, so it would continuously cause Vader pain, that he would dwell on and use, thus making Vader's connection to the dark side stronger. He also made the suit much more susceptible to force lightning, so he'd never have to *really* worry about Vader betraying him.
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I loved watching you experience these. I love the prequels as well. Always have. And I grew up watching the original trilogy as they came out in the theatre. George Lucas is amazing. And that's also why the rest of these post-Lucas movies just aren't for me. They don't have that magic a maverick genius like him brings to the art. BUT I hope you enjoy checking them out!! Nothing but love, man! I'm looking forward to more horror movies with you!! 😅
MAY THE FORCE BE WITH YOU!
“Oh Anakin you emotional b*tch!” Just woke up the wife and dogs laughing!
One of the worst most saddest things about order 66 that i remember hearing about is that in the lore the Jedi Master Plo Koon actually personally trained with the clones and he even formed friendships with alot of them
The Clone Wars animated series shows that a lot of Jedi formed close friendships with the clone troopers. The troopers were bioengineered to obey Order 66, and they didn't know what the order meant until it was given. Like a form of hypnosis with a trigger phrase (aided by some implant technology).
“You can’t be a hero if you can’t bend your knees” 🤣
Yoda used a Force Shield to reflect Force Lightning.
Old Grievous is pretty much a cyborg if ever there was one. Just like Robocop. A few squishy important organs and the rest replaced with robot bits. Given all the amputation these movies have - I would expect more of them. Could also consider him a Darth Vader test run. . .
I never made a connection between Darth Plagueis being able to create life and Anakin’s virgin birth, but that would be really cool actually
11:08 J raises his hand...and the professor in me answers everytime," Yes J, you have a question?"
J then lowers his hand and says," Thank you" as if he heard me and then proceeds to ask his question.
I can't tell you how many times this happens and has made me giggle!😂😂 Thank you J!!😂😂😂
This and when JL gets "child-like giddy" hyped are my favourite moments.
General Greivous, the coughing Droid, is a cyborg. He used to have a body and a mind of his own, he was a fierce warrior on his home planet. A capable leader and general, he became filled with hate and anger after his lover was killed in battle. The chancellor Palpatine and count dooku learned of his prowess and skill as a fierce warrior and general of his people, and believed they could use him as a pawn for the dark side. Count Dooku came to his world and set up a bombing of the ship that Greivous was on. He was nearly killed in the blast, losing most of his body. The little that remained of Greivous was taken by Dooku and he was transformed into the cyborg you see here. The only thing that is left of the living breathing warrior general he once was is his crappy ass lungs, heart and brain. Dooku tortured and brainwashed him, making him the general of the largest droid army in the the galaxy, and turned all his hate toward the Jedi and republic making him into a terrible weapon against any jedi master... except obi wan. His extensive collection of lightsabers was a testament to his skill and prowess in his ability to kill jedi, and he did that ruthlessly. But obi wan wasn't just your average jedi. I can't remember the Lightsaber forms, but the one that obi wan mastered was a defensive style, and when I say he mastered that defensive form, I mean MASTERED, to the point that he was able to hold his own and even defeat not only Greivous, but the chosen one Anakin, who was much stronger with the force than obi wan at this point, and more skilled offensively with a lightsaber.
In the clone wars cartoon in the early 2000s, greivous is shown as the jedi terminator he was meant to be, his only objective to kill them and add to his lightsaber collection. He is also much more focused on as a main villain in the Clone Wars animated series that came after the cartoon version. Loved your reaction, greetings from Idaho!
I do love how you catch the failings in the script within like 5 seconds 😂
Great reaction like always!
I love this movie, it ties everything together nicely so you understand how Darth Vader became who he is
I'd like to bring some balance if possible...I see so many people bickering over the 3 trilogies. I for one really love aspects of all of them. Instead of fighting with each other, we should just all be on the same page of loving Star Wars, regardless of which generation you are.
I'm not a Star Wars purist, but I have been around since the beginning and I have found something to love about all of them.
While there are reasons to criticize some of them, they aren't perfect, there is absolutely no reason for the hate.
Don't go in expecting your childhood, go in just expecting a good, fun time because they do deliver on that.
General Grievous was an organism until he got upgraded with implants. Now he is considered a cyborg, a cybernetic organism.
Qui Gonn spirit, in that solitute in Tatooine for many years,taught Obi Wan to become a force ghost after die. That´s why he told Vader in episode IV: "if you strike me down, I´ll become more powerful that you can possibly imagine".
Lord Sidious or Palpatine still used Anakin. Remember HE needed a new apprentice and went as far as to kill his old apprentice to make room for Anakin to be the new apprentice. That's a bold statement!
Makes a lot of sense.
General Grievous had an injury that damaged his lungs, hence the cough. He's a cyborg, like Vader.
Time Code: 45:25 - greeting eom, padmé did not die from child birth or a broken heart.
force drain - the darkside ability to suck the lifeforce form others to stay alive.
this can be done, even millions of away from their victims, but it has to be someone a force user have a strong connection with.
darth vader unknowingly did this, with the "knowing" guidance of darth sidious, to padmé when she was giving birth to the twins & that is why she died... but it was not from a broken heart.
This was the secret of darth plageus, "who had the ablilty to "keep others from dying".
force heal: luke skywalker does the opposite to his knights, if they are gravely injured or sick, on other planets, he can them force energy, to stay alive, until that person can be treated.
luke skywalker, of the new jedi order, is only force user who can do this, because he's most powerful force user, ever recorded in 10,000 yr history of the jedi.
this can be verified in the star wars novels & comics... before the Disney takeover.
I never knew this! Thanks for sharing. I thought she had died of a broken heart.
@@tdeo2141You're welcome tdeo 2141!
the most powerful & wicked force user, is Abeloth, who might appear in s.w. ahsoka!
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Abeloth is a being, who is pure negative force energy, and the last villain luke faced & caused him to retire, due the stress, she had put him through.
This was the last war luke faced, before the diseny takeaover.
I like to think that they were tied together in the force and Anakin’s last act of survival drew on her life force.
Been waiting for this one!
U mean...
"I've been looking forward to this."
Revenge of the Sith is legit one of the best of the franchise. I remember going to see it on opening day.
Your statement isn't saying much.
"It's because I'm so in love with you."
@@charlesswitzer8378 What are you going on about?
I'm biased myself. This one is the best of franchise but this is my favorite of the Prequel Trilogy and ESB is my favorite of the Original Trilogy. As for the Sequel Trilogy, The Force Awakens will be my favorite.
Grevious is actually a cyborg, has some human parts, and in the cartoon that happens right before teh money Mace Windu kinda messed him up.
Well, "living" parts, not exactly human.
Yes. Rogue One takes place between Episodes III & IV.
Probably the realest reaction ive ever seen for this movie.
The suit Vader got when he was fixed was basically a torture device to punish him for losing to obi Wan he could have been fix like general grievous but the empower wanted to keep him in pain so he wouldn't be able to let his good side come through which I have roughly understood from all the stuff I have read and seen.
There's a 2003 cartoon series called, Star Wars clone wars (by Genndy Tartakovsky)...In that show, you can see what happened to General Grievous and why he is coughing now...even though this is one of the best Star wars series, Disney decided to make it non-canon.
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You consistently and outstandingly NAIL this R+R game but with Star Wars series you've truly blown me away. Or whatever is beyond "away." Detroit, I guess. Me and R2, chillin'.
That Gatorade comment took me OUT. I hope they put it on my tombstone because that was a perfect kill and deserves to be remembered.
General Grievous was a cyborg, basically. His species was Khaleesh (I might be misspelling). He had a terminal illness and essentially had to replace nearly all his organic bits with cybernetic ones. He was sort of ... Vader, but without the Force-sensitivity. His eyes, heart, lungs, and brain, I believe, were all that was left of his organic body.
You're SO RIGHT regarding Padme's shock about Anakin murdering kids. The thing is, the three of them, Obi-Wan, Anakin, and Padme had their own brands of dysfunction and toxicity but they brought it out a trillion-fold in each other. Especially Anakin and Obi-Wan, and for many reasons. People never hate someone that hard unless they love or used to love them.
And literally ALL this drama and eff-ery was to the Force's plan. Even the Emperors own plan and actions were part of the Force's plan. Anakin brings balance to the Force by not just extinguishing the Jedi, but by destroying the last of the Sith, too (the Emperor and himself). He COULD have fought to live at the end of Ep. 6 but he finally understood how he was meant to fulfill his existence by finally destroying the Sith. When Yoda said "misread, the prophecy might have been," he wasn't BS-ing. Even Jedi Masters sometimes see only what they want to see. "Destroy the Sith! WHOOOT!" But then ignore the parts that hint that for the Force to be balanced, the Jedi also must end because essentially, the Jedi had begun trying to manipulate fate/the Force in their own favor, just as Sith do.
What Star Wars, as a concept and series, does better than anything out there is the self-fulfilling prophecies. The more folks try to run from the fate the Force has in store, the harder they run toward that fate. Even Yoda is guilty of that, hence him going into exile for "failing." Thankfully, he took the L and stopped trying to perpetuate the Jedi Order and put the last of his life into listening to and helping to balance the Force according to the Force's will. Obi-Wan was, in the sense that he listened closely to the Force, a better Jedi than Yoda. So, for that matter, was Qui Gon Jinn.
Twenty years after the fact, I've really begun--age and experience, I suppose--to appreciate the themes and character arcs and truths of the prequels. There plenty of patches of crappy dialogue, etc. But the machinations of all the players in the galaxy? SPOT ON. And them self-fulfilling prophecies, tho! Literally EVERYONE in this is their own worse enemy, with few exceptions (Obi-Wan and R2 come to mind). That's what makes the series so relatable. The self-sabotages and self-owns are truly EPIC. I didn't fully appreciate that angle as a teens and twenty-something but I sure as hell do now!
WELCOME to STAR WARS-HELL! You have a lot of company and we're all glad to have you!
Palpatine knew how powerful yoda was but didn't double tap him knowing he playing possum
"Where the f**k was she(Padame) in the first trilogy?"
Me: *sips tea
General Grievous is basically a sack of organs and a head suspended inside an exoskeleton that keeps him, somewhat, alive.
I can't remember the lore for him, but I seem to recall something about him being an honourable warrior once before Palpatine got involved and now he's just a psychopathic mass murderer.
Had to pause just cause I had to say, the moment J called Palp a pimp... I was like, "OH, he's going to do the 'pimp' bit!"
Sure enough, 17:01 arrives and I am in fits of laughter. Anyhoooooo. On with the show.
“They going to war with STICKS?!!” 😂😂😂
In 2 hours.. damn i gotta work early tomorrow. Ill watch it tomorrow
4:05 “great value” 🤣🤣🤣 I spit out all my water
I hope you watch Rogue One :A Star Wars Story.. It is the mission where the Death Star plans are stolen and it connects the third movie to the fourth movie
It’ll be here next Monday. 😁
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You are so right. I was 13 years old when Star Wars came out and I loved it so much. To see Darth Vader as we know him was like the greatest thing ever.
43:20 Anakin was certain that his move would surprise Obt-Wan, and he would win. Biut Anakin didn´t know that the move he was going to make was the very same move Obi-Wan himself used to kill Darth Maul in Episode I. Therefore Obi-Wan was ready to counter this otherwise surprising move.
Looking back I think the hate for the precuels is the execution not the story itself. George needed more people around him telling him the stuff that needed to be corrected like in the original trilogy.
True. And what makes the prequels less significant to the original trilogy is the OT was a plot-driven story supported by great characters. The PT was a character-driven story supported by a mediocre plot. Prequels are inherently inferrior, all of them, because the tension is abated by the fact we know who doesn't die. I mean, Jay's a great example, saying it out loud several times, "I'm not even nervous, I know he won't die". We all "think" we want to see prequels to stuff we liked, and we're "given" them by studios eager for another "trip to the well", but they just can't be as good by their very nature.
You don't want Obi Wan/ Anakin beef. You want "Grumpy Old Men" beef
Hope you are having an great and awesome day ❤
There is a fan theorie that I like. Palpatine use the force to take Padme's life and heal Anakin. A Jedi/Sith can use the Force to siphon lifeforce from one person to another. But there needs to be a strong emotional connection between the too people. That is how you can use the Force to stop someone from dying! It comes at a great cost to the person that you are saving, the life of someone the person is strongly emotional attached to. It is a terrible power to use, and there for considered part of the Dark Force. And it could also be why the Jedi is encouraged not to have strong emotional attachments to other people.
“Don’t continue to be a Pawn”
Be a King. A strong and good one.
45:24 Palpatine is draining the life out of Padme to sustain Anakin. This was the secret that he withheld from Anakin. A powerful Force user can prevent someone from dying but only by taking it from someone else.
LIVING for the being utterly perplexed by General Cougher the entire time lol
in episode 5 Obi Wan tells Luke that Vader is more machine than man, now you can see what he was describing
You mean episode 6: return of the Jedi.
You had that Emperor smile too during Vader's montage..😂
I have been waiting for this upload. And you did not disappoint, as always ❤ I agree with you, I don't understand all the hate these movies get. This one especially is so good! I definitely recommend you watch Rogue One, which is set immediately before episode 4.
Omg, General Grievous totally made the hamster fall off his wheel. Hilarious, J.
One of the darkest STAR WARS movies ever made.
It's also the first to receive a PG 13 rating
That’s right.
“DONATELLO” LOL! Well his lightsaber was purple!!! 😂 Great show man !
All of Sidious' pawns represent different aspects of Vader.
A. Darth Maul was an angry, young apprentice
B. Dooku was a wise, older duelist
C. Grievous was a bitter, half-machine, war veteran
C is why Grievous coughs. He used to be just a great warrior until most of his body was damaged and replaced with machinery (like Vader). That's why he looks like a robot.
The reason he coughs is because he tried to fight a black Jedi with a purple lightsaber and got his whole chest force choked by a true pimp. His coughing is supposed to foreshadow Vader's breathing problems.
Lucas confirmed that Palpatine WAS the apprentice of Darth Plagueis.
TH-camrs and new viewers have the benefit of watching these movies as close as you want with limited waiting. A big thing is also that you’re taking it all in mostly once and at the same age and mindset for all of them.
Grevious coughs because when he went down to the planet to capture Palpatine, Mace Windu tried to stop him and used the force to crush his chest a bit. So his organic lungs were damaged. This is only talked about in the book just before the events of this movie unfortunately. Grevious is a member of the species called Kaleesh but was severely hurt and made into what he was by the Genosians.