It fulfilled my expectations

Rating: 9/10 (5 August 2006)

I can't really defend Jar Jar all that much. I don't really find him that character that annoying or offensive. He has a couple of moments that make me chuckle, but for the most part he's not funny unless your five. His character is a very self conscious attempt to pander to that kind of audience and it just fails. Furthermore, Jar Jar isn't important to the story. Many of the other characters in the story give Jar Jar annoyed looks and go about their business to more interesting parts of the story; I do the same as a member of the audience.
I LOVE those more interesting parts of the story! First of all, Liam Neeson is my favorite actor and it's a treat to see him play a Jedi. It's perfect casting. I also enjoyed the fact that Qui-gin Jinn seemed to have some grey areas; he was definitely a good guy but there was something ambiguous about him that I appreciated.
The main thing about this movie is that I got to see many of the things that were mentioned in the other three movies. The Senate. Anakin and Obi-wan meeting for the first time. R2 and 3PO meeting for the first time. Anakin as a child. Jedi knights in their prime, fighting the bad guys. It may not be exactly what I've been picturing in my head since I found out that there was a backstory. For the most part I don't really care. I wasn't expecting the second coming. I was expecting a new Star Wars movie. That's exactly what I got. And in spite of Jar Jar, I love it just as much as I do the first three movies. There's no doubt that I would probably be more into it if I were twelve. But it's nice to forget that I'm not for two hours.