It is hard to believe that such a malignant, malevolent, evil, demonic S.O.B. is played by such a sweet and wonderful gentleman. That is what a great actor is able to do.
Star wars is like most things is a biblical metaphor...notice george lucas says...palpatine is the "devil" and anakin is the "chosen one". Many science fictions and storys replicate biblical themes.
@@chrisnenshati7400 Most things? A far stretch! And Star Wars is much more: The force is basically buddism, and palpatine's rise is based on the third reich.
This is why I love George, watch all the behind the scenes George is so passionate about making his vision come to life. So involved in all the ideas his studio helps with. He truly loves what he does. It’s beautiful; then everyone shat on his creation that he was passionate about so he sold it to Disney.
George probably works better with shakespearian or just old theater actors cuz half the time they can act without much direction. George struggles with actors like Harrison or hayden when they need more direction when necessary. Harrison over time just gave up on george lol
+JAN2MARS Palpatine was always my favorite character in Star Wars. Even when I was a kid during the original trilogy I thought he was badass. I remember when all the kids wanted to be Luke or Han or something, I wanted to be Palpatine and the empire. ULTIMATE POWER MOAHAHAHAHA
My fav character in the whole saga. When I was a kid, everyone wanted to be Han Solo, Luke or even Vader. But not me. I wanted to throw Force lightning to everyone 😂 Seriously
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+arsenalrulez1000 I agree that Ian is a terrific actor who nailed Palpatine/Sidious character, but I think he should stay the hell away from Hollywood because Hollywood is crap! What have they done lately...in years as a matter a fact? The only thing Hollywood makes these days/years are remakes and superhero movies...it's ridicilous!
Ian was literally the only cast member who was able to make Lucas' stale dialogue sound not only convincing, but gave it a great deal of weight too. Him and McGregor are both fine Scottish actors who were the highlight of the prequels.
God Palpatine is such a glorious bastard, he's one of those villains who can pull off being nonsympathetic in EVERY SINGLE ASPECT and no one cares because he's just so charismatic and has so much fun doing what he does that it just somehow makes him believable. It's gonna be weird not having his presence around in future movies, he is really THE character I have the hardest time imagining Star Wars without.
I suppose you could say that the Star Wars movies (or at least the E1-3 arc) are a basically a tragedy. The fall of Anakin, the Republic and the Jedi and the rise of one man.
I think Palpatine is truly the most evil villain in cinema history. His countenance and persona just gives me chills! Superb acting from Ian McDiarmid.
My favorite Ian McDiarmid story is one he told about Christopher Lee. Christopher Lee was another older, classically trained British thespian. One whom Ian thought he'd found a contemporary in. And then it came time for the lightsaber duels. Ian discovered rightaway he had no ally in Christopher Lee. Christopher Lee was a champion fencer who could duel in his sleep! Ian realized he would now, once again, resume his role as the sickly puppy of the litter when it came to lightsaber dueling on the set.
@@jacktheflash8478 I think he was more saying how in the prequels the actors had a large amount of influence over their roles, vs the sequel series which seems to have the actors on rails.
My guess is it stems from live audiences. With a live audience, not only do you have only one shot to get it right, but you have only one shot to really hit it home. You can't go halfway, then say, "Eh, lets do that again." You need to give it your all the whole time, and when all you do is go all the way, so long as you keep it up, you can only go up from there.
The thing that stood out most to me about this is how well-spoken and articulate Hayden Christianson (sorry if I misspelled his name) is in his answers. I feel like him and Ian both have brilliant minds, and their similarly charismatic and charming personalities formed a perfectly symbiotic relationship between a Sith master and his apprentice.
I thought the exact same thing! Thanks for pointing that out because I feel that this isn't said enough. You can tell Hayden is a hardcore fan of Star Wars, who appreciates the lore very well and who has a great grasp on his character's evolution.
The Jedi were corrupt, disconnected from the force for century, Qui Gon realized this before his death, so he never want to be a jedi council. What Sidious did was simply force will to balance the nature of the force
When the Star Wars movies were made with true and real passion. With good and bads, the 1-6 episodes really felt truly great and fulfilling when watching.
I think that's what draws people in. There are Cheesy moments, there are bad moments, a few plot holes and wrong dialogue choices but... you can tell it had heart. It had passion behind it. It had people that really cared and were invested
Battle Axe Films I will say Ewan is a good actor but when he says the line about the younlings being killed is laughable. I don't know why he didn't pull that off. He's very capable of it.
Ian Mcdiarmid and Hayden Christiansen were both AMAZING actors and were the absolute highlights of the prequels. They don't get anywhere near the credit they deserve.
George actually wanted Sidious to be Anakin's real father he wrote it into one of the early drafts of the scripts I for one am glad he decided to scrap the idea.
donaldthescottishtwin (DTST) In the former expanded universe, now known as the Legends continuity, Sidious and Plageuis did in fact accidentally create Anakin out of the force. So there's that.
sheev palpatine sidious emperor chancellor and..this dude has so many titles names that it is hard to remember hes the same dude lol for 5 fucking films
George NAILED it! To me, Palpatine is the greatest villain of all time. The depths to his manipulation of the Jedi Order and the Clones to increase the despair, anger, and hate in the galaxy to feed the power of the Sith is astounding. Truly magnificent character and an amazing actor who plays him.
Ian McDiarmid gave such a powerful performance as the Emperor Palpatine, the Sith Lord Darth Sidious, in the Star Wars film series! Going to miss him in the new Star Wars films!
+AdjutantReflex well, you're wrong because, see... the right way to do it is not to make him look more terrifying, but to make him look the way he was in Return Of The Jedi for continuity reasons. It had to be the same person, but younger. Looking back at pics of him in Jedi, he had a wide variety of looks, whereas he had a singular, almost cartoonish look in Sith. Lucas also, obviously CGI'ed shadow under his hood and Jedi, it was more natural looking.
TheWilczak See, everything that you just said there simply amounts to "i prefer the way he looks in Jedi better", and while thats cool, you'd be wise to remember that not everybody is going to share your opinion. You prefer the old look, i prefer the recent look. As for how he is "supposed to look", and "continuity" thats really up to Lucas, not you. You can obviously tell that its the same character, only now he has more detail on his face, and to me, he looks more realistic, not cartoonish. Do remember that there is no such thing as "right" or "wrong" opinions, rather there is merely agreeable, or disagreeable ones.
Palpatine is such a cool character. He’s a guy who was completely corrupted by power. He represent a kind of evil that is very present in real life imo
I love Sidious. He used his enemies to prop him up as Emperor. Conquered the Galaxy with nothing but guile and deception, and yes, a pair of brass balls.
Well, and the Trade Federation, Techno Union, the Geonosians, the IntergalacticBanking Clan, the Commerce Guild, the Corporate Alliance, Hyper-Communications Cartel, their droid armies, two Sith Lords, a clone army made from the deadliest bounty hunter of the galaxy, half the senate on his payroll and a cursed Gungan forced to lead the Chosen One into his hands and the Galactic Republic into ruin...
Clorox Bleach But remember that with rating system from 0 to 100 movies that get 10/10 might only get 99/100. So in practice it is harder to get 100/100 than 10/10.
What I always admired about Sidious was what a master in social interaction he was. He created a full alternate persona, projecting it to the public in order to gain power, and deceived everyone up until it was too late for anyone to stop him. Truly, this kind of villain is very interesting to see; the evil genius, whose downfall is caused by their own hubris.
Such a gentle and soft spoken man in real life yet he can transform into the epitome of evil in an instant. That takes real talent. His portrayal of Palpatine in The rise of Skywalker is possibly his best yet. Genuinely frightening & chilling.
If Darth Sidious was a real person and I meet him, I would shake his hand. Darth Sidious is AWESOME!!!!! Respect to Ian for playing the character SO well
Watching Episode 3 now and thanks to the wonderful performances of Ian, Ewan, Hayden, and co., this is definitely the best of the Prequel Trilogy movies! 👍👏
They are every bit as good as the original trilogy! I personally like them a bit better, although I grew up with episodes 4-6, and saw them in theater.
Dang I don't know why people disrespect Hayden, I thought he was great, an when he talks in these videos he sounds smarter than Einstein, honestly who would've thought. I respect him
@Eddie Venkman Well, you have to consider that Vader is an almost completely different person. Anakin didn't have to be majestic and imposing only because Vader is. On the contrary, it makes sense that Vader literally is everything that Anakin was not. This said I'm not denying the bad writing issues of the Prequels, and the fact that Christensen is not exactly Anthony Hopkins, but there is at least something good about his casting.
I loved Hayden. Even when I was young o recognized the annoying parts of his role were just how he was written. I saw Jumper just because of him. That movie was deplorable but he was still the best part of that film as well. Hayden is fantastic. People just have no insight.
The problem is that the dialog and direction in “Clones” are so sloppy that Christensen ends up looking terrible. But he’s really pretty good in “Sith”.
Love Ian McDiarmid and Palpatine. ❤️ Brilliant actor, nailing every line. His eye acting is superb as well. A master in acting indeed. I would see anything he did as Palpatine. I remember he was in Sleepy Hollow as well, with Johnny Depp and Christina Ricci.
Probably the only actor in history who first played an older version of the character and then almost 20 years later played the younger version of the same character. I don't know any other actor ever who has done the same.
This might be considered controversial, but I really think Ian McDiarmid deserved a Best Supporting Actor Oscar nomination for this performance. He makes the movie. He has to be perfectly manipulative with Anakin, so that you will believe Anakin would trust him, but then he has to sell the cackling force of evil as the Emperor. He does extremely subtle and extremely over-the-top in the same character and he doesn't miss a beat. That opera scene alone is the kind of thing that wins Oscars. I think it must be the internet stigma around these movies that kept him out of any big awards, because this performance is seriously the best McDiarmid has ever done.
By fanboy I'm sure you're trying to imply that I have an irrational favoritism of the OT, but yes I do hold ep 4-6 in much higher regard than ep 1-3, as it should be.
Revenge of the Sith was a rare instance where the villains in a movie clearly won and it was still heartbreaking to watch the heroes either become villains or face certain deaths.
Episode 3 was easily the best of the prequels.
Clay Pidgeon agreed
Without a doubt, dear sir.
it was
***** the phantom menace
SwenglishGamer especially Jar Jar.
Requirements for this role :
-Must love Democracy
-Must be The Senat
-Must to Dewit
-Must have unlimited power
-Must be treason
DEW IT!!!!!!!!
And must have *UNLLLIMITED POWAAAA*
Love*
Liking isn't enough
-Mustafar
@@miguelpadeiro762 Ahh yes...right.
This man takes his job so seriously. He literally aged himself by 30 years for the prequel trilogy. What a method actor.
True dedication
Yes
@@ua7521 a surprise to be sure, but a welcome one.
@@ua7521
Yes
And don’t forget him ageing himself into the 80’s for TROS
Seriously how does he do it
Friendly reminder that the voice actor for jar jar is still struggling from depression. I have spoken.
Darth Vader Hello
i know everyone hates jar jar and this is most likly a joke but blame and hate the writers or character designers not the voice/physical actor please
@@docchoc2407 it's not a joke, the actor who played jar jar almost committed suicide over all the harassment he got for playing jar jar
@@Christian-oi7sd i thought he was doing better now?
Oh my god what the fuck is wrong with who does this
It is hard to believe that such a malignant, malevolent, evil, demonic S.O.B. is played by such a sweet and wonderful gentleman. That is what a great actor is able to do.
+Talking Donkey Peter Cushing was the nicest guy ever. Tarkin - not so much : )
+lesyayandfilksongs As is Jack Gleeson - AKA Joffery Baratheon.
Talking Donkey don't forget sadistic
Same for Sir Christopher Lee
I had the privilege of walking past Anthony Hopkins once. He simply made eye contact and said hello to me, a perfect stranger.
Mace got thrown out the WINDU!!!!!!!
Lol!
lol
The jokes are all on you man
The jokes are all on you man
+King Matthew II haha
I'm always amazed that all this came from George lucas's imagination.
Star wars is like most things is a biblical metaphor...notice george lucas says...palpatine is the "devil" and anakin is the "chosen one". Many science fictions and storys replicate biblical themes.
@@chrisnenshati7400 Most things? A far stretch! And Star Wars is much more: The force is basically buddism, and palpatine's rise is based on the third reich.
Btw: The PT questions the blind following of (clerical) authority.
Uncle Iroh it’s not he for the story from someone elss
This is why I love George, watch all the behind the scenes George is so passionate about making his vision come to life. So involved in all the ideas his studio helps with. He truly loves what he does. It’s beautiful; then everyone shat on his creation that he was passionate about so he sold it to Disney.
Yes, and HE DIED ON THE SECOND DEATH STAR and NEVER CAME BACK
Yes, he is DEAD
Amen
@Ludimeel Sorbo But with better CGI.
@@rickardkaufman3988 There was no CGI in the originals.
@@alh06 There was.
A masterful actor. Not a single fault.
Yet people say the acting in 1-3 sucks, I know right? Absolute bullshit, lol. So many good actors.
Kevin Rouse Indeed. All the actors in the prequels have been good in other things. It's the writing that threw them off.
Oh yeah, Christopher Lee was soooo terrible. Anywho, you're a fucking moron, clearly.
So, what's bad about the writing?
Agreed
So I threw the senate at him. The whole senate!!
Nice robot chicken joke.
+Brendan McCallion I'll have a turkey club... and some coleslaw, I guess...
...oh and a Cherry Coke!
Hahaha! You've made it go out my nose!
+Brendan McCallion "oh geez he's crying"
I wonder how often people that run into Ian ask him to say “dewit!”
Adam Baker Nike slogan be like “just Dew it”
He actually addresses this a lot in interviews... like A LOT.
He just tells them "I am the Senate".
Worked with him on a play a couple years ago now, he was playing Enoch Powell - we were told not to bring up the memes and it was so fuccking hard lol
Lewis Fraser F
Crazy how such a sweet guy so perfectly plays the most evil man in cinema
Same with christopher lee.
@@elkmeatenjoyer3409 Count Dooku isn’t supposed to be extremely evil, he is slightly conflicted.
@jeuroq lmao
@@jcad137 This is a Star Wars video….
@@alh06 I'd say ambiguous rather than conflicted
One of the best villains of all time.
Cathalo maybe Darth nihilus?
Eriz Ownuh what are you talking about?
Heiliger Jesus A Sith Lord that was in Knights of the Old Republic II
best senate of all time
@@decanusservius9180 not yet.
Episode III was the best of the prequels and Ian brought so much into the role.
Episode I FTW
White Ice Tv Shrek, fight me
Amen to that!
it is the turning point for Skywalker to darth vadar...
The prequels were sadly terrible but had such an incredible cast
"He wasn´t Anakins natural father, but a father figure."
**ARE YOU SURE ABOUT THAT**
Xentius what do u mean
Xentius he is related to rey as her grandfather but isnt related to anakin in any way
@@niegnieg8427 sidious manipulated the force that created anakin.
Ivan Rios is that a confirmed theory
still wouldn’t technically make him his father tho
There’s an image in the last of the Vader comics that explain it
I really like how George is always relaxed and at ease when filming Ian, he knows he'll do a great job
George probably works better with shakespearian or just old theater actors cuz half the time they can act without much direction. George struggles with actors like Harrison or hayden when they need more direction when necessary. Harrison over time just gave up on george lol
The Senate himself.
We know, you say that on all these videos!
AND the courts!
iLikeTheUDK
i sense...a fellow sith poster
To the top!!
Not yet!!
Palpatine was really my favorite of the prequels, especially Episode 3. He played his role to perfection.
+JAN2MARS Palpatine was always my favorite character in Star Wars. Even when I was a kid during the original trilogy I thought he was badass. I remember when all the kids wanted to be Luke or Han or something, I wanted to be Palpatine and the empire. ULTIMATE POWER MOAHAHAHAHA
Per-Ivar Sandbæk AGREED. Cheers, mate.
+JAN2MARS Absolutely. Even in his cheesiest moments, he performed his part perfectly.
+JAN2MARS Palpatine and Obi Wan were worth the price of admission.
+Per-Ivar Sandbæk UNNNNLIMMMIIIITEEEED POOWAAHHHHH
My fav character in the whole saga. When I was a kid, everyone wanted to be Han Solo, Luke or even Vader. But not me. I wanted to throw Force lightning to everyone 😂 Seriously
sidiously
you were wise beyond years my friend, lol. Force lightning is an ability some consider unnatural. But the rest of us consider it UNLIMITED POWER!!!
MrBlaoblao same
MrBlaoblao dude is brilliant af
Who the fuck wants to be han solo
I'm convinced Ian understands his character more than George Lucas.
I'm convinced Ian understands his character more than JJ Abrams.
I'm convinced Ian understands his character better than Darth Plagueis.
@@DanielLopez-zt4ig Which reminds me: Did you ever hear of his tragedy?
@@RedThorn no I actually haven't please tell me
@@RedThorn Come on, Senate! Tell the guy the Tragedy of Darth Plagueis the Wise!
Da fool Powah of thea daahk saieed!
i love his accent.
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WaNCe MOar the Sith sHaLL rUUUULe thE gaLAxY.
“Thennnn Weee Shalll Havvee Peaacceee >:•D”
He doesn't say "da".
Iain should get more work in Hollywood he's a great actor.
+arsenalrulez1000 I actually think that Ian prefers to work in theatre.
+arsenalrulez1000 I agree that Ian is a terrific actor who nailed Palpatine/Sidious character, but I think he should stay the hell away from Hollywood because Hollywood is crap! What have they done lately...in years as a matter a fact? The only thing Hollywood makes these days/years are remakes and superhero movies...it's ridicilous!
Per-Ivar Sandbæk LOL its true. Nothing but dumb Marvel movies and remakes of classic movies.
***** He didn't say that either but we were talking in general about Hollywood.
***** Okey :)
Ian was literally the only cast member who was able to make Lucas' stale dialogue sound not only convincing, but gave it a great deal of weight too. Him and McGregor are both fine Scottish actors who were the highlight of the prequels.
They are English, not Scottish, dumbass.
MrParkerman6 please tell me you’re joking
MrParkerman6 yes you’d have thought the famously English names “McDermid” and “McGregor” would be a hint
What the hell lol.
@V-Rex "I don't like sand" "If you're not with me, than you're my enemy!"
Ian McDiarmid: So how should I play this Darth Sidious?
George Lucas: Just dew it!
God Palpatine is such a glorious bastard, he's one of those villains who can pull off being nonsympathetic in EVERY SINGLE ASPECT and no one cares because he's just so charismatic and has so much fun doing what he does that it just somehow makes him believable. It's gonna be weird not having his presence around in future movies, he is really THE character I have the hardest time imagining Star Wars without.
Well then Illuminati confirmed!
ibarat kadyrova I always knew Palpatine was the head of the Illuminati...
Snoke has huge shoes to fill, no pun intended.
Guess who's back for Episode IX :3
no one's ever really gone.
I suppose you could say that the Star Wars movies (or at least the E1-3 arc) are a basically a tragedy. The fall of Anakin, the Republic and the Jedi and the rise of one man.
redcardinalist I love it because the truth is it’s never been done and is an original idea film wise
"Suppose"? That's exactly what they are. Obviously. George Lucas himself dubbed it the "Tragedy of Darth Vader".
redcardinalist Did you ever hear the tragedy of Darth Plagueis the Wise?
And TCW is literally Palpatine vs Palpatine! I love TCW!
@Flyshewoorst Homemade or Totinos?
ian mcdiarmid saying 'what kept you?' to darth sidious in the mirror was somewhat chilling
I think Palpatine is truly the most evil villain in cinema history. His countenance and persona just gives me chills! Superb acting from Ian McDiarmid.
So basically, Anakin has 3 father figures. Qui-Gon in episode 1, Obi-Wan in episode 2, Palpatine in episode 3
Red no, not Obi-wan, Anakin unfortunately treated him more like a brother, you can see the respect isn't there like it was for Qui-gon and Palpatine.
Elessar0wind Very true. In their duel at the end of III Obi-wan states he too felt of Anakin as a brother.
Elessar0wind In Ep II it's more of a father-son thing, but in III, I agree with you.
+Red And to think about it he had no father...
+Red And see how he turned out?
My favorite Ian McDiarmid story is one he told about Christopher Lee. Christopher Lee was another older, classically trained British thespian. One whom Ian thought he'd found a contemporary in. And then it came time for the lightsaber duels. Ian discovered rightaway he had no ally in Christopher Lee. Christopher Lee was a champion fencer who could duel in his sleep! Ian realized he would now, once again, resume his role as the sickly puppy of the litter when it came to lightsaber dueling on the set.
"You can make many choices. Of course not one that interfers with continuity"
Disney Saga: Wait, what?
Didn’t the prequels contradict the EU?
@@jacktheflash8478 I think he was more saying how in the prequels the actors had a large amount of influence over their roles, vs the sequel series which seems to have the actors on rails.
@@jacktheflash8478 how?
@@jacktheflash8478 EU wasn't canon. And EU didn't describe their era.
He was more talking about shot continuity, I think.
4:32 How I look in the morning.
lmao
haha XD
4:32 How I look like when I have unlimited power
How i look all the time
Jeanne Ramirez okay
Ian McDiarmid, Christopher Lee, Patrick Stewart are the prime example as to why theatre actors are better than film actors.
The way Ian utters his lines, you can tell that he's a stage actor.
My guess is it stems from live audiences. With a live audience, not only do you have only one shot to get it right, but you have only one shot to really hit it home. You can't go halfway, then say, "Eh, lets do that again." You need to give it your all the whole time, and when all you do is go all the way, so long as you keep it up, you can only go up from there.
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Don't forget Ian Mckellen
@@KAvanAlten Also don't forget Derek Jacobi, David Tennant and soooo many others!
I never realized that Ian McDiarmid also portrayed Palpatine in the classic movies, holy..
Galileel Talk about og
And in Episode 9. So he's been playing Palpatine for almost 40 years.
@@RoboEpic But that is a tragic non canon mistake, made by a certain B company called Disney who does not know how to make adult saga's.
@@RoboEpic yep and not aged a day
@@RoboEpic that's a alternate timeline
The thing that stood out most to me about this is how well-spoken and articulate Hayden Christianson (sorry if I misspelled his name) is in his answers. I feel like him and Ian both have brilliant minds, and their similarly charismatic and charming personalities formed a perfectly symbiotic relationship between a Sith master and his apprentice.
I thought the exact same thing! Thanks for pointing that out because I feel that this isn't said enough. You can tell Hayden is a hardcore fan of Star Wars, who appreciates the lore very well and who has a great grasp on his character's evolution.
noisy
Seeing Ian talk in his normal voice while in the makeup and robes is hilarious
He looked like he was having so much fun doing it :)
I HATE HIM. But that's why I love him.
Hate him because he's purging all the jedi and love him because he's such a legendary actor to being a villain..
It's treason then
Hayden Simmons INDEED!
The Jedi were corrupt, disconnected from the force for century, Qui Gon realized this before his death, so he never want to be a jedi council. What Sidious did was simply force will to balance the nature of the force
I absulotley hate the emperor.
I LOVE THECHARACTER!!!!!
When the Star Wars movies were made with true and real passion. With good and bads, the 1-6 episodes really felt truly great and fulfilling when watching.
I think that's what draws people in. There are Cheesy moments, there are bad moments, a few plot holes and wrong dialogue choices but... you can tell it had heart. It had passion behind it. It had people that really cared and were invested
7 thru 9 were trash
Jeanne Ramirez agreed
@@lukewebb604 Even though I disagree with it, I can understand all your complaints, but plot-holes? How?
@@VinVonVoom There are few, but most (if not all of them) were later fixed in EU
“Takes us back to the old return of the Jedi days” LOVE THAT!!😂😂
Ian Mcdiarmid, easily the best actor of the prequels
Hey don't sell Ewan McGregor short.
Lee Anderson Ewan McGregor has a few cheesy lines, everything Palpatine says in the prequels is amazing
DoctorXander That's not the acting, that's the writing. Blame the writers for Ewan's cheesy lines!
Battle Axe Films Dewwit!
Battle Axe Films I will say Ewan is a good actor but when he says the line about the younlings being killed is laughable. I don't know why he didn't pull that off. He's very capable of it.
This guy single handedly carries the prequels.
Ershiin the whole saga not just the prequels
Him, John Williams, and Ewan McGregor carried the prequels in my eyes.
Ershiin You see far in it.
Ershiin No that was Jar Jar! just kidding
Ershiin Had no problem with the prequels.
Ian Mcdiarmid and Hayden Christiansen were both AMAZING actors and were the absolute highlights of the prequels. They don't get anywhere near the credit they deserve.
4:26 "now they can probably dew it in their sleep."
...Just the way he killed plagueis in his sleep
Ironic.
1:02 Whoa. Imagine meeting McDiarmid with the emperor makeup and robes on...that would be surreal.
HyperGolem I would hope I'm wearing Wellington boots so I can say "Come at me bro". I'm lightning proof and he would be so confused.
HyperGolem und
Just hope I'd be wearing my brown pants.
That would make children cry and shit themselves.... hell I might do the same
I'd gladly pay for the experience
The scene where he uses force lightning on Windu must have looked hilarious :D
Critical Ravi 4:03 hilarious
Little known fact: Samuel L. Jackson wasn't acting. George literally pumped him with 700kV of electricity then cut his arm off. Method acting!
Mace windu survived and went to earth for hiding. Sometime later he joined shield and met a cat
@@Friedbeanbag Before that he became Richmond Valentine.
You lack of faith disturbs me.
Ian Is such an underrated actor. This man will forever be a legend.
“Star Wars Episode III: Becoming Senate Webisode”
He's so brilliant it's bone chilling!
George actually wanted Sidious to be Anakin's real father he wrote it into one of the early drafts of the scripts I for one am glad he decided to scrap the idea.
donaldthescottishtwin (DTST) In the former expanded universe, now known as the Legends continuity, Sidious and Plageuis did in fact accidentally create Anakin out of the force. So there's that.
Force Ejaculation?
LMAO!!!!😂😂😂😂😂😂
Herr Hansen midiclorians ejaculation :p
iLikeTheUDK I was just about to say what u said
I know he’s pure evil but Palpatine is so much fun to watch.
He sounds a little like his character in real life!
It's called a voice... he doesn't talk any differently either way
Wow who would of thought
Almost like it’s his voice
Mostly, but not entirely
Yeah, that happens
Becoming Sheev.
Jadty Becoming The Senate
that's it, chief. we found him
sheev palpatine sidious emperor chancellor and..this dude has so many titles names that it is hard to remember hes the same dude lol for 5 fucking films
4:32 Ian: "What kept you"? You can see how much devotion he puts into his role. Just wonderful. Scary as all hell, but wonderful.
And that soft sweet smile 👌😭😭🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
I love how Ian just is in a room, smiling to himself and saying 'what kept you' like the evil genius Palps is. Guess that's method acting for you
George NAILED it! To me, Palpatine is the greatest villain of all time. The depths to his manipulation of the Jedi Order and the Clones to increase the despair, anger, and hate in the galaxy to feed the power of the Sith is astounding. Truly magnificent character and an amazing actor who plays him.
Ian McDiarmid gave such a powerful performance as the Emperor Palpatine, the Sith Lord Darth Sidious, in the Star Wars film series! Going to miss him in the new Star Wars films!
They went too much on the prosthetics . His face looks like a ass
+Russiasvechenaya agreed , he looked off in sith . Looked much better in Jedi . Why can't they keep things consistent!
+backroom12 Disagree. I thought he looked much more terrifying in Sith. Thats the way it should be IMO.
+AdjutantReflex well, you're wrong because, see... the right way to do it is not to make him look more terrifying, but to make him look the way he was in Return Of The Jedi for continuity reasons. It had to be the same person, but younger. Looking back at pics of him in Jedi, he had a wide variety of looks, whereas he had a singular, almost cartoonish look in Sith. Lucas also, obviously CGI'ed shadow under his hood and Jedi, it was more natural looking.
TheWilczak See, everything that you just said there simply amounts to "i prefer the way he looks in Jedi better", and while thats cool, you'd be wise to remember that not everybody is going to share your opinion. You prefer the old look, i prefer the recent look. As for how he is "supposed to look", and "continuity" thats really up to Lucas, not you. You can obviously tell that its the same character, only now he has more detail on his face, and to me, he looks more realistic, not cartoonish.
Do remember that there is no such thing as "right" or "wrong" opinions, rather there is merely agreeable, or disagreeable ones.
Ian is a fantastic actor, one of the best things about the prequels.
Palpatine is such a cool character. He’s a guy who was completely corrupted by power. He represent a kind of evil that is very present in real life imo
He wasn't corrupted by anything, he was born pure evil. He killed his entire family when he was young for no apparent reason.
"I haven't seen a polished helmet since those days"
It's terrifying how good Sidious is at manipulating others as Palpatine, and it's all thanks to Ian's amazing acting.
Palpatine is the best villain EVER!!!!
I second that.
i Third that!
All who oppose will pay for their lack of vision. Only at the end will you understand.
then they will feel the full power of the Darkside!
Jonathan Herman In the movies, he remains a mystery, but you learn a lot about him in the EU.
I love Sidious. He used his enemies to prop him up as Emperor. Conquered the Galaxy with nothing but guile and deception, and yes, a pair of brass balls.
Well, and the Trade Federation, Techno Union, the Geonosians, the IntergalacticBanking Clan, the Commerce Guild, the Corporate Alliance, Hyper-Communications Cartel, their droid armies, two Sith Lords, a clone army made from the deadliest bounty hunter of the galaxy, half the senate on his payroll and a cursed Gungan forced to lead the Chosen One into his hands and the Galactic Republic into ruin...
His facial expressions while dueling with mace windu gets me every time 😂💀
why? because you don’t understand them?
Not really sure if he deserves 5 stars. Or 10/10. Maybe 100/100 is best.
Best villain ever.
TheRomanRuler 10/10 is the same thing as 100/100...
Clorox Bleach lmao
Clorox Bleach But remember that with rating system from 0 to 100 movies that get 10/10 might only get 99/100. So in practice it is harder to get 100/100 than 10/10.
theres these things called decimals
8/8
What I always admired about Sidious was what a master in social interaction he was. He created a full alternate persona, projecting it to the public in order to gain power, and deceived everyone up until it was too late for anyone to stop him. Truly, this kind of villain is very interesting to see; the evil genius, whose downfall is caused by their own hubris.
Makes you want to cry knowing that we’ll never have anything like this again. Kills me.
Really can't imagine new movies coming close to this.
@@paulk1773shut the fuck up and don't watch them then. Wah wah wah. Gotta bitch about SOMETHING. 🙄
Such a gentle and soft spoken man in real life yet he can transform into the epitome of evil in an instant. That takes real talent. His portrayal of Palpatine in The rise of Skywalker is possibly his best yet. Genuinely frightening & chilling.
Ian McDiarmid is just an awesome actor all the way around. Much respect for him.
such an underrated character
Underrated? By whom? Not by fans for sure.
THE DARK TIME WATCHER underrated....ummmm what? Huh?
Underrated by whom????
I allways thought he was more powerfull than darth Vader even before the prequels.
UNDERRATED
UNDERRFUCKINGRATED
WELL FUCK YOU MAN
What a powerful wave of nostalgia.
A journey back to the days when "Star Wars" was good...
3:00 When you're friend never gets a hangover the next morning but you always do.
If Darth Sidious was a real person and I meet him, I would shake his hand. Darth Sidious is AWESOME!!!!!
Respect to Ian for playing the character SO well
If anything. He was absolutely amazing in the prequels I loved every moment of Palpatine on screen.
How i miss the real movies. RIP star wars 1977-2005.
It was great to see him again recently.
Watching Episode 3 now and thanks to the wonderful performances of Ian, Ewan, Hayden, and co., this is definitely the best of the Prequel Trilogy movies! 👍👏
Millennium Falcon i agree
He was the perfect person for that role by far!
Jackie Wells yep
Ian McDiarmid a true thorough actor in every essence. No one can copy this man in this role sheer excellence!!
I love this movie so much
I love the prequels. They are great
They are every bit as good as the original trilogy! I personally like them a bit better, although I grew up with episodes 4-6, and saw them in theater.
Dang I don't know why people disrespect Hayden, I thought he was great, an when he talks in these videos he sounds smarter than Einstein, honestly who would've thought. I respect him
It wasn't his fault that he was such an awful character, no one can survive George Lucas's bad dialogue.
@Tom Caine to be fair, pun so intended, Vader wasn't all that level headed in OT
@Eddie Venkman Well, you have to consider that Vader is an almost completely different person. Anakin didn't have to be majestic and imposing only because Vader is. On the contrary, it makes sense that Vader literally is everything that Anakin was not.
This said I'm not denying the bad writing issues of the Prequels, and the fact that Christensen is not exactly Anthony Hopkins, but there is at least something good about his casting.
I loved Hayden. Even when I was young o recognized the annoying parts of his role were just how he was written. I saw Jumper just because of him. That movie was deplorable but he was still the best part of that film as well. Hayden is fantastic. People just have no insight.
The problem is that the dialog and direction in “Clones” are so sloppy that Christensen ends up looking terrible. But he’s really pretty good in “Sith”.
I love ian there is not star wars actor as dedicated to the fans as he is, goes out his way to attend events for us still
What an amazing actor. And on a serious note, Windu vs Palpatine was a sick fight. One of my personal favorites.
best part of the movie, his speech to the senate
Darth Sidious I am The Senate
You mean there's a scene where he speaks to a mirror? I had missed that.
Not yet
"While Palpatine isn't (we must asume) Anakin's natural father in this film" So he knows Palpatine is the creator of Anakin, cool.
It’s believed Darth Plagueis created Anakin.
@@nikolairostov3326 its also implied that palpatine created anakin
I created Anakin…from a foul fart
Love Ian McDiarmid and Palpatine. ❤️ Brilliant actor, nailing every line. His eye acting is superb as well. A master in acting indeed. I would see anything he did as Palpatine. I remember he was in Sleepy Hollow as well, with Johnny Depp and Christina Ricci.
Probably the only actor in history who first played an older version of the character and then almost 20 years later played the younger version of the same character. I don't know any other actor ever who has done the same.
This might be considered controversial, but I really think Ian McDiarmid deserved a Best Supporting Actor Oscar nomination for this performance. He makes the movie. He has to be perfectly manipulative with Anakin, so that you will believe Anakin would trust him, but then he has to sell the cackling force of evil as the Emperor. He does extremely subtle and extremely over-the-top in the same character and he doesn't miss a beat. That opera scene alone is the kind of thing that wins Oscars. I think it must be the internet stigma around these movies that kept him out of any big awards, because this performance is seriously the best McDiarmid has ever done.
@TheDestroyer2alltrolls Good scenes are usually turned into memes. It's because they're memorable.
Oh, he was completely screwed over.
Nothing controversial detected.
I love the pre-quels
+djrellco 3 was my favorite by far
+lildjboy Aks there are dozen of us , DOZEN !
I suppose every single one of you is entitled to your shitty opinion.
+lltheFacell and I suppose you're a OT fanboy
By fanboy I'm sure you're trying to imply that I have an irrational favoritism of the OT, but yes I do hold ep 4-6 in much higher regard than ep 1-3, as it should be.
So did no one else get Ians dirty joke?
"I havent seen a polished helmet since those days" 🤣
6:06 once the hood comes on the hands stay in evil mode. Yet his smile is all charm. What is this man.
Ian: Do I have to sound like this?
Lucas: DEW IT!!!!!
*Darth Sidious: Goooood* *POWER!! UNLIMITED POWER!!!!!!!!*
Revenge of the Sith was a rare instance where the villains in a movie clearly won and it was still heartbreaking to watch the heroes either become villains or face certain deaths.
Darth Sidious is by far my favorite Star Wars character.
For Star Wars to have two iconic villains is amazing
"We. Shall. Have... Peece."
Goosebumps.
He did a great job find the right actor to play the iconic role of Darth sidious. Very scary character.
In 2019 this means much more. Real star wars
A lot of people wouldn't agree with you
@Krljavi Dzo Lol, honestly I don't even look at them as canon anymore man. Anyone who knows what's good for their health would do the same