What in God's name?

Rating: 1/10 (14 April 2009)

The movie's rating on this site proves that George Lucas need not do anything more than take a crap in a paper bag and people will love it. I was young enough when this came out in the theater to be genuinely excited about seeing it. I stood in line for hours and the whole bit. I went in thinking this was going to be the greatest thing since sliced bread and came out cursing the day George Lucas was born. This was so shockingly bad that I boycotted the rest of the series until a few years ago when I was forced to watch them by my Star Wars obsessed wife. First of all, casting a child in ANY role, let alone a lead role, is dangerous territory to be treading on, but I know there was no choice in this case. However, can you at least cast someone who can act? This kid was so annoying it made me want to go upstairs and destroy the projector. There are so many awful aspects to this movie that they can't all be listed here, but Jar-Jar Binks is easily the most annoying character ever devised. Whoever created it must be living in a bunker somewhere because I assume there plenty of p*ssed off people looking for revenge. Both Liam Neeson and Ewan McGregor are talented actors, but they sleepwalk through this performance, and with good reason. Would you be proud if you were acting in this?