Believe it or not, this is better than Ep. II

Rating: Null/10 (28 June 2003)

When i first watched both films, i thought Phantom Menace was horrible and that Attack of the Clones was a huge improvement.
However, having given it ALOT more thought, i think its actually the other way around...
Ep1 employed the highest of production values, "attempts" were made to keep it in the same spirit as the originals. True, Lucas failed miserably, as for Jar Jar ..(well i think enough has been said already)
Anyways, EpII is not in the spirit of the original films. It is just one big attempt to make up for the failures of the first one. Jar Jar is given bugger all screen time (that God, but it still helps me prove my point) the action scenes were on a grander scale, and we got to see Yoda fight. etc
However EpII has no direction, Anakin and Padme have zero chemistry, and the story has made me lose alot of respect for characters such as Boba Fett and Mace Windu. As for Dooku, that is a total cop out. Bad guys just dont spring out of the ground. It would have made more sense for Dooku to be a good guy, and have the Republic and the Jedi fighting on the wrong side. (think about it for 2seconds)
Lucas dilivers "what he thought the fans would want..." on the surface this may appear to work, but epII will not stand the test of time when people get over all eye candy.
EpI is a much better film, because atleast Lucas did what he wanted and what he thought was right. He didnt cop out, and give in to preasure like he did with epII.
EpI - 3/5 EpII - 2/5