Eye candy, but not much else

Rating: 5/10 (20 May 1999)

One of my greatest movie memories is seeing Star Wars for the first time in the old State Theater in Springfield, Ohio. That film focused on people and had a strong story and was something new--something we had never seen before. I knew that this film couldn't hope to live up to it's predecessor, but I didn't think it would be so disappointing. It's little more than a shiny toy--a big screen video game--all flash and no substance. The film looks and sounds great, as always, but there doesn't seem to be any heart behind it. Just the desire to sell more action figures. The CGI characters and sets just lack something. Everything is too perfect. I have no doubt that it'll become one of the, if not THE highest grossing picture of all time but it'll just show how easy to please the public has become. Well, I'm not going to wait in line for Episodes two or three. It won't be worth it.