good, but could have been better.

Rating: 7/10 (11 May 2005)

I never saw the original films, as i wasn't born then and so i never really grew up with star wars. I knew they existed but no more than that really. So when first watching this film as an 11 year old, i liked the fact that this was an exciting and watchable film. With hindsight, i can see that Jar Jar binks is extremely annoying and there is much dialogue that has been done before. It has brilliant action scenes, particularly the pod race and the battle at the end. Of course, the light sabre battles are well done and this contributes to the over all feel of a good star wars film. As a film i think it is very good, and is well worth watching. But, i can see why this doesn't appeal to hardcore fans as it does detract slightly from the original films. But i was excited watching it as an 11 year old and i would gladly watch it again.